The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-08
OPERATORS IN ALL FIELDS
PREDICTING BETTER TIMES
Eypsct Greal Benefit From Con-
ncction with New Refinery
at Baton Rogue

Baftlesville, Okla, March S.-Oil
opera orsf in all The Oklahoma fields
are predicting be ter times. They
are sraat,y concerned because of the
near compile ion Of the Standard Oil
pipe line from Oklahoma to the new
refinery at Baton Rouge. In addi-
tion, the Gulf Pipe Line company is
expanding in this s,ate, and has re-
Gently made a p oposiion TO contract
for production in Bartlesyille and
o,hef Northern Oklahoma fields for a
period Of welye months at Acc per
barrel. This is big increase over
the oil prices of the last year.
A representative of the Oklahoma
oil inte. ests has recently returned
from Baton Rouge, where he visited
the Standards new refinery, now
nearing completion. Oil is already
being refined there, five OF the elev-
en- stills being under fire. The re-
finery will have a daily capacity OF
$4,000 barrels of oil and will cost
$2,000,000 While by no means is IL
the largest of the Standards refin-
cries, its capacity can be increased
from time 10 lime, as the business
demands
Why to Baon Rouge,
II was the original intention to
build 10 New Orleans, but the Stand
ard people figured on the prospects
of high water in he Mississippi bot
toms and an overflow. 70 be out Of
the way Of Hoods they went up the
Mississippi river 100 miles until they
found near Baton Rouge tract ol
land GOr,y feet above me ordinary
water stage in The river, and an ele-
Vati0n of thirty feet IN that Hat coun
try means something Here 5ne new
refinery is being constructed over an
area ot 225 acres. Work was begun
last June, and al times as high as
1000 men have been employed
There were between go and 700 men
at work last week. The TO &c is be-
ing decreased as the construction
ncars completion
Baton Rouge, which means red
sick has been given quite an i'm
petus by the refinery. Property
has increased in value and the main
stree,s are being paved BitulilhiC
paving, which is said to- be particu
larly satisfactory in Southern cities,
Is used In addition TO the refinery,
which will not be very great help
after the construction work Is com
pleted two new railroads are as
sured and Baton Rouge which is as
old as New Orleans, is looking up.
Although ii is the capital of the sta {
and claims 10000 people and has the
state penitenliary, II doesn't seem
any larger than Bar,lesville,
To Connect in sixty Days.
The Standard pipe line, which is Z
connect the Oklahoma field with the
refine. y, will be completed within
sixty days L will surprise people
TO know that pfac ically all the pipe
Is in the ground, and that work is
being pushed on the pumping STA
tons. The five stills now in use "a
the refinery are being supplied will
tank ears. Owing TO fayorite legis
la ion in the matter of oil rates ii il
almost as cheap to ship by rail as Il
run the oil through a pipe line TIL
word almost may admit OF consic
cradle stretching, but he railroad
rates are surprisingly low
What master stroke of bushes
foresight Is This new Standard pip
line and refinery With the opening
Of the Panama canal ana the increas
ed Importance OF the Gulf of Mex
co in shipping, he Standard will b
on hand with the goods; il can SUI
ply South America with refined PROD
ucts and The ships with fuel oil. An
after the battleships age equippe
with oil burners the residuum of th
Baton Rouge refinery and the heavie
oils viii be in demand.
! There are already couple OF pip
( lines from The Oklahoma field, th
Gulf and the Texas companies, bu
their capacities are limited. and The
run through Texas, where, owing I
! unlaY5rable laws. corporations hav
( hard Shedding. In tile new pipe lin
to Baton Rouge the Standard ha
fortified itself against tho Texas en-
I barge
Will Relieve oil Congestion.
I While the new 80 un Rouge pip
llipe will not come north of the Glen
pool, It will be beneficial TO Barile
4 vile, as The congestion of the Prairl
companys pipe lines through BarlIc
vile to the Glenn pool will be r.
\ lieyed. There are those who profes
to believe that when the congesiio
Is eifeciually relieved and the piC
cf oil ADVANCES IN this territory. thel
viii be renewed aciigity in drilliI
and the production increased TO Il
extent Of bringing back the congo
iion. Still there are no persons wi
4 are no. willing to see the experimel
Tried
But why talk Of congestion,
matters sfenh traav the~r ie no m