Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-04-03
May Make Lexington
His Future Home
Mayor L. Darrow, Of LaPorte, Ind.
Large Holder Of Morgan Coun-
ty Interest May Come to
Blue Grass City


eastern section of Kentucky are
the subject of no small interests
and comment in LaPorte owing
both to the prominence of the man
and the magnitude of his under
takings. The question arises as
a logical sequence as to whether
LaPorte will consequently be de-
prived Of one of the most inde-
fatigable workers in its adv ance-
ments and progress and one of
the most popular and public -spir-
tied women of the city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Darrow have not themselves
definitely decided this matter, al
though it would not be surprising
to their friends if, in the course
of a year, they established a res
idence at Lexington, Kentucky, a
town Of nearly 40, 900 inhabitants
and a most desirable place of res
idence.
What is certain, however, at
present writing, is the success
which Mayor Darrow has met
with in his Kentucky ventures
and his business interests in
Kentucky, vast and diversified,
give promise Of commanding his
entire attention at the close of
the year, when he resigns the
post Of mayoralty. Newspaper
accounts give particular atten-
ton to development of the oil
field in which the Laportean is
interested, owning large blocks
Of stocks in several oil companies.
Just now the development of the
oil interests is foremost and the
prospects are that a large oil field
wiif be reality in afewmonths.
The oil companies have leased
thousands of acres of land and
it will be several years before
this acreage is anywhere tested
out by the drilling of holes. AL
though the operations up to the
present have resulted in the drill
ing of one dry hole, there are
three producing wells to the
credit of the operators and the
product of the three wells is a.
round 300 barrels per "a hours.
The Cumberland pipe line is only
three miles distant from the
scene of operations and a line is
now being built from the oil field
to the pipe line. At present, the
product is being SHIPPED by train,
a railroad line touching within a
few rods Of the several wells.
The several wells are in a few
hundred feet from each other.
Two more holes are being drilled
now and a saw mill,
which has been especially erect.
ed to supply oil derrick material,
etc., isin full swing, it is proba'
BILE that the drilling of a dozer
or so wells will be carried on sim
multaneously. The oil is Of a fin:
quality and con- mardi prize o
of $1.45 per barrel, The Cincin
natl Louisville and other paper:
and the oil publications, as well
have spoken of the high qualit!
of the oil, as well as Of the pros
pect of the development of a larg,
field.
Mr. Darrow's interests are no
confined to oil fields. Their,
seems to be an abundance Of ma
tural gas on sections which hi
has leased and on which ther
are now three gas wells, tn
town of West Liberty being sup
piled with natural gas at the rat
of % cents per 1000 feet from
we'll owned by one of Mr.. Oar
rows partners, namely, DIR. 5. K
Collier, president of the Com
mercfal bank, of West Liberty
DR.. Collier and NJ. L.NConley ar
Mr.. Darrow's active partners
Mr.. Conlen is superintendent o
of the Kentucky Block Came
Coal Co., president Of the Can
mel City bank and superinten
tendent of the 0. & X. Ry. TIL
interests which he represent
own in fee simple the town o
Camel City.
There has been little said Q
the timber and coal interests Q
the LaPortean but they are vast