Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-11
REFINERY LANDED
At SAND SPRINGS
PREPARATORY WORK BEGINS
THIS MORNING-OFTIC IN
ROBINSON ARCADE.
material NOW ENR0UTE
All Business Transactions 10 BE Hand
led Through Tulsa--Largcst Rcfin-
cry In State Of Oklahoma.

Definite confirmation OF the clos
,ng OF the agreement whereby Wat
rs-Pierce OIL company is to locate at
sand Springs was received by Com
,nercial club officers and Charles
Page yesterday afternoon, and the
biggest industry any city Of oklahoma
aver put across" will at once begin
he work of construction.
The Sand Springs Railway company
will this morning begin the con-
,truction of necessary switches and
detracks for the accommodation OF
The refinery IN the unloading Of tho
material for the building OF the plant
md to take care Of the needs of tho
ompany after operations Of refining
,re started. This will alone take two
miles of sidetracks, whose building
viii be rushed necessarily to compile
lion.
Material Is Enroutc.
Two hundred car loads of material
which had been ordered shipped TO
Iale the original site chosen for the
location Of the big refinery, have
Deen diverted to Tulsa, and this ma
,erial is now on the road. In addition
o this, the ma aterlal which had al
,eady arrived at Yale Is being loaded
IN cars for reshipment to this place
1t once.
Survey OF the grounds at Sand
Springs will be started this morning
Construction work will be under the
PERSONAL supervision of Chief Engi-
neer Fegan OF the Waters-Pierce Oil
.oompany. Mr.. Fegan Is now in Tulsa
md is preparing for the hard task Of
designing which is now before him.
General Offices In Tulsa.
/, The general offices of the company
viii be maintained in Tulsa. For this
purpose, almost an entire floor in the
robinson Arcade building, Third and
Maln have been engaged, and the
iurniture has been purchased.
While the mammoth plant will be
located at Sand Springs, seven miles
Up the Arkansas river from Tulsa, the
refinery will be n Tulsa institution in
he larger sense of the word that all
# its business transactions will be
handled through this city. It's office
torce will be maintained here. all or
its banking and general local business
will be transacted in this city, practi-
ally all of the earnings of employees
will be spent here, and Tulsa other
wise may claim credit for its loca-
ion in that the subscriptions which
ventilated In the moving of the plant
were made by the people of Tulsa.
Site of 800 Acres.
The factory site. consisting of 500
acres Of splendid land, was given by
Charles Page. The selection of exact
ocation has already been made, and
he work of laying 1t off will begin
his morning.
This will be by far the largest re-
!inery in the state of Oklahoma, and
will be the only refinery in the state
which will manufacture all Of the by
products of petroleum. When COM
Jleted, it will have cost two millions
IT dollars, and will regularly employ
staff of workers In excess of six
hundred persons.
Make All PRODUCTS OF crude
Not only will the plant manufacture
and market all of the refined products
If oil, such as gasoline, kerosene,
engine oils, lubricating oils, parafine
wax, floor oils and the like, but it will
us well manufacture its own drums
FOR the carriage of gasoline 1t will
have its repair shops located here for
the keeping up OF the line of tank cars
which will be necessary adjunct to
the business. 1t will supply all Of
the Waters-Pierce distributing sta
tions in the states OF oklahoma, Ar
kansas Texas and Southwest Missouri.
In order to supply the refinery
with an adequate supply of crude oil
At all times. it Is contemplated to lay
an eight-inch pipe line from Gushing
20 Tulsa and thus place the Waters
Pierce In an independent attitude so
far as the railroads are concerned.
Contracts for crude production are
now being made in the field on the
oasis of a suhstantiatial premium over
the prevailing price. and with the
guarantee that the Waters-Pierce
Will MAINTAIN tnlS ratlO Ut all tlfiies.
Largest Local Institution.
}. = This is by far the largest manufac-
turing institution which has ever been
procured for Tulsa, and will mean the
largest investment in any single en-
terprise In tho entire state. The Com
mercial club and Charles Page work
ing In unison, have been on the job
for the past three or four weeks. but
only yesterday afternoon, when con-
firmation of acceptance was wired
from st. Louis headquarters Of the
Waters-P Pierce Oil company, were they
absolutely sure that they had met with
success.
II means that Tulsa and her I'm
mediate vicinity are placed on the
map In all Of the brilliant colors of
the rainbow by the earnest and pro-
sressive residents of Tulsa.
Work Of making collections on the
yubacriptfona will be begun today.