Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
INVITE ALEXANDER
TO TIE OIL TOWNS
ASK MAYOR AND GOVERNOR TO
JOIN EXCURSION
Tom O'Donnel Arranges Elaborate
Program for Entertainment of VIs-
itors, and viii Make Occasion
Memorable in History

Tom ODonnen of the American
Crude. and Billy Erbe of the Nevada
Petroleum company, the former as
chairman of the field committee Oh
entertainment Of the Los Angeles eN-
cursionists to the oil fields ana the
latter as press agent, have worked up
SO much enthusiasm in Coalinga that
there will be little doing in the way
of work while the Los Angeles people
are there Mr.. O'DOnnell writes capt
Tucey. chairman of the Sierra Madre
club excursion committee, that he WiIl
try and keep enough of the boys III
the field to show off some of the Dig
wells His letter was followed by a
telegram which reads, "Can take care
of 250 royalty
The committee has extended an IN
17itation to Mayor Alexander to hc-
cOmpanv the eXcursiOnistS, and also
waited on Governor Gillette at his no
tel. and invited him TO travel on the
club train. Capt. Lucey stated yester-
day that it was the intention to add
one more sleeper, making six IN all
and limit the number to 40.
Mr.. O'Donnell writes from Coalinga
and his letter, which was dated NO
vember u, indicates that he has been
hustling. He says in part, so far
have been more than pleased with the
enthusiasm expressed by the entire
population here regarding the proper
entertainment of the delegation upon
their arrival. After Canvassing the
situation thoroughly I believe we will
have no trouble in taking care of any
where between 200 and $50. ] am sur
prised at the number of automobiles
here, and l think We can safely count
on sixty to seventy machines. With
rHrrIt "a Is
take care Of over 200, We also expect
some assistance from Fresno residents
owning machines and having business
connections in COalinga.'
Mr.. O'Donnell has appointed a re-
ception committee to meet the train,
which is expected to arrive at Coalinga
bv 8 O'Clock Friday morning at some
place between Coalinga and Hanford.
The committee will distribute tickets
to the automobiles, designating the
number of the car. The eXcursiOnists
will step from the train into the ears
and will be taken out to the celebrated
"Section Six" where are located the
great Silver Tip, Lucille, Amy and
other big wells. From this point can
be viewed the initial pumping plant of
the Producers Transportation COM
pany's new pipe line, running from
Coalinea to Port Hartford, where the
expenditure of $3,000000 is being made
for the transportation of oil in itself
an object lesson of the tangible sort.
From Section Six the party will pro-
ceed to section Sc, viewing the Asso-
ciated properties and the initial pump
ing station of the Monterey pipe line,
showing where the oil starts ON its
Journey to Monterey bay, and on down
to the American Petroleum company's
wells in section go then over to sec
tion IS, where Mr.. O'DonneH says there
are some interesting wells the history
of which will be related by the mega
phone guide. The old we'll on section
7 will be the next point Of interest,
where can be viewed the initial pump
ing station of the S-inch pipe line
which the Associated Oil company is
building to san Francisco bay. From
section Z we'll the party viii inspect the
properties on Commercial Hill, where
will be seen the original Garfield and