Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-08-10
WIN. p.CONTINtN1 SITUATION con-
DICnE IU DISlNrEGRATtON.
SHALL QUICK GAINS RULE?


Anything rlatng to the oil indus
try Is of exceeding great importance
to the people pr this section Of Okla
noma white anything that offers
ray of hope t, the present producers
is a perfect Godscnd There are
many who profess to understand their
oil business, maLy who can and do
write ou the subject with perfect as
surnucc RuD In breadth of view and
depth or Thought nothing of greater
value has cy,r leen written than the
follcvh from the pen of l.. j. Roo
ncy Of TULSA
editor 'ulsu world
Silt ,crcumg to your editorial of
Sunday imu dcalng with the mid
continent ou situation, 1t might be
appropriate ahd even useful to call
To- mind the ltt that the coal supply
of an the countries of Europe has
been causin- considerable worry to
statesmen q 1T thinkers there for some
Years past / win endeavor, In a brief
way, To- maize the analogy apparent.
England's supply of steam coal has
been estimated by some scientists 20
be sufficient tor one hundred years
onl. While other able experts have
limited the t,rle to fifty years. The
urovarb that luglands greatness has
been measured by the wealth OF her
Welsh and scottish coal pits Is as old
lar British commercial supremacy, and
win not be allowed to pass into OBJ
dvion # ENGLAND can IN any manner
inject new li'9 into 1t,
y he recent mepacing attitude OF Ger
may towards England, politically
speaking nc' cr lacks in aggravation.
while Gcrmauys tremendous COM
mercml strides are being taken every
day and In every part of the globe.
even lp to the very warehouses Of the
British Isles. This Teutonlc aggres-
iivcncss and enterprise has stirred
the Brtons miFhtlly, rs we have seen
during the psi two years. particu-
larly. II has aroused them to action
as displayed IN the STRENGTHENING Of
their navy in tonnage and In perfect
ing IT mechanically.
Naturally The first consideration
has been an adequate and econom-
real fuel supll without being forced
10 the ncceAty Of drawing heavily
lpQn ule red VrceS ot me iuture
sun unmlneP N Chrdllt. lor Carulit
coal Is tholr alcam coal par excel
lcncC
II seems entirely logical therefore,
that FnRlands wise men should cast
their e., cs about the world for that
source of energy which recent expert
menlation dnd actual usage have
shown 10 he highly available for their
purposes Ibo uelds OF Russia ana
Northern Eui'pe were eliminated as
impmctlcahie nom several view
points. old IeMco furnished nhe
ll'al teld l'r 'le exploration OF inc
ldea ana tht operations were placed
N charge OF the Pearsons' who may
be sald Judge to he the foremost
llrm OF engineers ana constructors IN
hhSahu' Inal work unuer wiue
CONCESSIONS li'm the Mexican gov
crhmenL u more or less success
'lt ''f!hhI} WIN tenaclly OF pur-
poo wen IN "'' plnB WIN brltlsh char-
"ct'r ana q "'H founded design
as me ca'icfh OIL fields OF the
un'ted States nave long ago been pre-
"opled or ao'e been placed beyond
the more OF control OF non-citlzens.
me california ana mid-cohtlnent
llelos came 't"t ~ point OF attrac-
'loI. 'h' 't'llorhia llelds nave seen
ol latc Hi"t lnVesiment OF Engiish
capital ana one utllily OF the call
Iorhla produ"t ior Britlsh-Asiatc ser
vice, alone, nrcrs no comment, The
COMPLETION 'f the Panama Canal in