The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-02
TUCKER is INVITED.
Uncle Sam Refinery Man Asked to
Talked Things Over.

The directors of the Topeka Com
mercial club have invited II. H. Tuck
er, jr., secretary of the Uncle Sam Oil
Refinery company, to come to Topeka
for a conference with them, with
reference to the proposition to locate
an Uncle Sam refinery here. The in
vitation was extended today to Mr..
Tucker by President Holiday and Sec
rotary Anderson.
Some time ago, while Mr.. Tucker
was in Topeka, he gave out an inter-
view t othe newspapers that if To-
peka would consume enough of the
by-products of the oil If it were re-
fined here, the refinery would be
established in this town. 1t was his
purpose at that time to get an express
the Uncle Sam company could count
on.
The Commercial club has now for
mally decided to go after the refinery
and took the first step today by invit-
ing Mr.. Tucker here for further in
terview. 1t is thought that the con-
ference can be had by the end of the
week.
Uncle Sam refineries are now in
building and operation at Cherryvale
and Turner. I'VE intend to build a
third, said Mr.. Tucker when he was
here. "and want to place it in a large
town which will consume the by-prod-
ucts- Topeka looks like a very favor
able location to our company
The Uncle Sam rehneries are of an
! independent nature, being built by
capital subscribed in the main by peo-
pie Of Kansas. who can buy as few or
/ many shares as they care to invest
/ money in The idea, is very popular
and the Uncle Sam company is a sue
cessful and growing concern.
{ We make that refinery no
/ all right here" said President Holiday.
| Topeka should have it. and there is
/ little reason why it will not get it. I
4 know that the Uncle Sam cononanv
/ would like to build its third refinery
! here, and we will arrange for a con-
| ference, see what they will do. tell them
/ in what manner Topeka will reciprocate.
/ and I believe that there will be little
| difficulty in getting the establishment
/ here.
II do not know exactly what Mr..
/ Tucker will ask of u.s. said Mr.. Holli-
/ day, beyond that he wants a guaran-
/ tee that the by-prOducts will find a
market IN this city. imagine that To-
/ pelEa people will take stock in the CON
| Germ because they know that it is a
/ good proposition. We want the directors
| to meet Mr.. Tucker and then if he
/ desires will call a general meeting of
/ the club and have him also address
/ the members.
kansas City would like to have the
\ refinery 7 know" said Mr.. Holiday,
! and if there is any show for that town
! getting it. the people down there will
| annex themselves to it quickly enough.
/ Since Topeka is preferred by the con-
! Germ, and since it will be a mighty good
thing for US. why should we not have
/ it. The thing for the business people of
! Topeka is to get right on their toes and
/ go after the refinery. We stand every
/ show in the world of landing it. What
! is moro we need it."
j. Nj. Drake, who is handling money
/ for Dayton capitalists. and who is now
/ in the oil fields looking over the situa-
ton, was also informed this morning
/ by the Commercial club that a confer
! ence would liked to be had with him.
/ I'VE told him. said Mr.. Holiday, that
/ if he is planning to build d private re-
! finery here, and that if he really wants
/ to do business, he better get into the
/ game