The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-19
SAGE LEAVES.

/ Mr.. J. Dennis Wolfe, in his paImies-
days, taught US that it is the contin-
ued gentle taps which break the
rocks in twain, rather than the mo-
mentous sledge hammer blows.
Our ceaseless hdmmering for the
| recognition OF North Pole" is at last
being rewarded by extended gas
/ lights out Davis street, in advance OF
the hard finish which is absolutely
indispensable from Gadsden street &c
the city limits.
Il told you So" Since my fore
cast for a normal winter freeze out
in February l have witnessed the
| formation of ice on six successive
mornings in exposure to radiation. A
minimum of 22 degrees has been very
damaging: but may serve to retard
the buds of fruit tress in general to
more normal season for the spring
time opening.
/ have an interesting letter from a
relative in the Oklahoma oil fields
whence two pipe lines are Moving to
the Gulf of Mexico, beside the sub
terranean river OF the Standard Oil
Co. which connects the great oil
lakes of the various states, giving
them a flowing outlet to the Allan
tic seabOard.
Referring to this mighty stream
which heads in the Glen POOL OF
the largest oil field in the United
States, my correspondent says 1T
is like some large artery in the hui
man body, as it has thousands of
small feeders which run to the va
rioUs leases and finally converge to
one of the big pump stations where
the oil is started on its long journey
with enormous steam pumps
AS the production is larger than
the lines can handle. tank farms are
built and large amounts are stored
in 10000 steel tanks. 1t Is estimated
that the Prairie Oil & Gas Co, (the
Western name for the Standard has
about one hundred million barrels
stored in this manner.
They pay IL cents per barrel, and
gauge your tanks to the one hun
dredth part OF a barrel.
When your oil is run YOU receive
a check the next day for the full
amount"
If oil and gas are not soon deyeI-
oped in western Florida. We may
have pipe lines from Oklahoma. where
they are going to waste, for supply
ing Pensacola on tap,
The daily output of oil in eastern
OhldADlAd 10 tSIIudAtu dG ulHciJ
thousand barrels. With five rail-
roads diverging from Tulsa, and
three pipe lines conveying the oil to
tideWater the immense accumula-
ton of grease has induced Rookie
Teller TO start another ten-inch flow
to the coast of Texas
A coming feature of geography
Will be the mapping of artificial oil
streams in the United States.
Glance at your maps and imagine
the original pipe lines of the Stand
ard Oil Company. heading in Okla
hOma and passing through the
fields" OF Kansas. Indiana. Ohio and
Pennsylvania, reaching the Atlantic
sea aboard at jersey City, where il
empties into the mighty ships of
commerce for transportation TO parts
unknown"
7 have forgotten the time required
for the passage OF oil from the
source to the mouth of this long
subteTranean river, as well as the
incomprehensibIe quantity required
10 fill the channel" ere the flow be-
gins from the seaboard exit.
With the development Of new oil
fields south of the Ohio and east Of
the Mississippi river. We may have a
pipe line attracted to Pensacola by
the completion of the Panama canal,
THOS MCMILLAN.
Baby Hands
viii get into mischief-oTten it means
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