Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-30

Tulsa oil fields, boomers, leasers anC
prospectors are taking fling at tn
lower Chickasaw country along Re,
rcver and things are beginning Il
liven up. Fifteen or 20 well.knOwr
leasers from the northern fields are OF
the ground and quite bunch Of res
estate men from Dallas, Fort Worth
Denlson and other North Texas cities
are getting busy. The first result
Of course, is 10 raise land and bonul
prices, Denison, Madill, Sulphur and
nearby towns are getting to be- thu
headquarters and the usual boom
talk is heard everywhere, with an
occasional "knock" by some fellow
who failed to get in on the ground
floor, Not many practical operators
are noticed yet,
The occasion for the unwontcd stir
is i50-foot well showing consider
able gas and little oil. The Texas
people claim they are sore pressed
for fuel oil, which is true, but how
5-borrel wells that produce 45 gray
ily oil will help them out, or just why
the "black strap" fellows are so
anxious TO chase the "rainbow col
ors," is not exactly clear to the cyni-
cal onlooker. The gravity OF the oil
il undoubtedly quite attractive, but
80 far there is nothing else observable
about the situation to attract an oil
mans cnpidity, eredulity or cnthu.
Tasm. Probably the reason for the
mild excitement is the boomer. High
pressure space writers are getting
busy and the "up-to-date" news
paper is having page-wri,e-ups and
illustrated tips how to get rich. A
sample Of this literature is annexed
"Sulphur, !. T., Sept l9.-Oil men
from the Texas and Tulsa oil fields
met in this city yesterday and the
action promises to be of vast impor-
tanee TO the oil industry in Indian
Territory as well as Texas. II is
stated that all Texas railroads are
interested in the pipe line from Tulsa
to the Gulf of Mexico, and that pow
trtu| interests are planning to build
pipe line at once. This line will
be owned and controlled by independ-
cnt rehneries and producers, as well
as railroads, and if their plan car
ries, as proposed, it will work a revo-
lution throughout the Chickasaw ma
tion and other wcll-known Indian
Territory oil fields, as we'll as the
Corsicana and Beaumont fields. The !
published interview with Robert Gal |
breath, the big producer from the
Glenn pool, the other day, has at
tracted widespread attention among
oll operators as well AZ purchasers |
Tor independent refneries, and il is
predicted tina, the meeting here will
result in definite plan by which an
Independent movement will be put in
to practical operation, backed BY un-
limited capital. Several large opera
tors are already on the ground, and
there will be large delegation from
the Mid-Continent field. One oper-
stor said today that he believed the
CmcAaSaw nation field would prove
TO be Of great value in high gravity !
oil. He also said that oil develop
lnent IN the southern half OF Indian
Territory would be pushed with vigor
during the next six months"
The injecting" consisted Of sew.
ersl visitors 10 Msdill going up to
sulphur, which is health resort
founded upon water SO bad people
cannot drink It and therefore work
It of in a anitsrium. Mr.. Galbreath
hangs out there, and since the Glenn
pool discovery every newspaper de-
lights in interviewing him as the
coming buster" of oil monopoly. !,
and Bob kind o. likes it, too. Two 4
or three directors Of one Of the boom
saw stranger coming up
from the depot aud held hurried
executive session In the hall 10 frame
It mp. The special" war CORES
Pouicni, who i, IN with the play. !
framed up two or three pipe lines.
threw IN q railroad or two took A
shot at the octupuS, and the "indc.
pendent ' movement va, In full !
bloom. rs dead easy % snap. so '