Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

Tn THE matter of pipe line mileage Oklahoma is easily
l. the first state in the union For many years Penn
sylyana held the record but Oklahoma at this time has
than twice the pipe line mileage OF amy state And
this spite of the fact that for years after the opening
of the oil pools in Oklahoma the policy of the depart
ment of the interior antagonistc to pipe line eX-
tension due TO the ridiculous charge made by certain
class of producers that the pipe line systems OF the
country controlled by monopoly and that further
OF lines would but further fasten the grip of
monopoly Oh of the greatest industries and dis
courage individual investment and the laying Of new
lines. AT the time of the opening of the now famous
Glenn pool pipe line facilities wOefully inadequate.
1t is exceedingly difficult to arrive at an accurate
statement OF the exact mileage of the various lines i'm the
state for the reason that what would be true today
would be inaccurate and misleading tomorrow For I'M
stance the Prairie Pipe Line company at this time is
laying more than $50 miles Of line the Mc-Man Oil com
pany laying more than $50 miles the Oklahoma Pipe
Line company laying than 100 miles and
reflnerleS aud gas companies are adding to the total
First Line Eleven Years Ago.
The first pipe line constructed in Oklahoma was laid
by the Prairie Oil Gas Co. in 1904. Prior to that time
the southern terminus Of the Prairie s lines was Caney
Kan but that year the company crossed the river and
laid line INTO Bartlesvile and opened a purchasing
agency there for the taking of the rapidly ncreaS
mg production III the Usage country. After that lines
were land 10 what IS known the shallow sand pool i'm
Nowata and adjoining counties. The system of pipe lines
has been gradually extended and its capacity increased
till today the lines Of the Prairie cover all of ba oro
ducmg districts the northern and eastern portions Of
the state II reaches the remOtes production In the
Usage N thc Morris OkmuIgee the Cushing the Tulsa
Fiat Rock Cherokee, Shallow Pool and other districts
ID" "ui Pipe Lime company OF Oklahoma has main
trunk ln' running from the northern part of Oklahoma
arro-, h' state ~ connection with the Gulf Pine Line
company p.irm in Texas, This line supplies the ma
'.T" for 'fr bR refining plant of the company at Port
Arthur I'. 'ngfh IN Oklahoma is more than two huu.
area "'" Hl'eh with Ahc atcraIs and feed lines will
make DO total mileage 0f this company alone moro than
your hundred miles. The Texas Company also has a
main trunk Inc extending from the production north of
Bafbf<gIIf r'far through Oklahoma and this compauy
as" ms o. ih'al mileage Of more than four hundred
"l" Ih' Oklahoma Pipe Line company has a trunk
un" from bIrun pool dagonay across the statc to bo
Arkansas hm and ~ extending this TO Gushing As we'll
a7 doubling The Azc OF the frat line With its lateroS
ana i"fd lines thus company probably has three hundred
mIcs OF transportation. The line of the Mc-Nnn oil
company from Gushing the line into Texas will
be lbO miles The Magnolia Pipe lime company = Texas
corporation has two lines from Ieadton district INTO
Texas and with feed lines and aterals is close "a tyo
hundred and fifty miles in the total
Gulf IL a Tulsa Asset
The Gulf Pipe Line company maintains penrraI of
lcrH IN Tulsa and employs n large force of men ,vbo
make lhcr home here The local officials of tbe con
''ih are loyal lnlsans and constantly STRIVING to
MAKE lufa bigger aud better city in every way The
'ul Iip' Lane company 10 Of the big oil institutions
mere 'I winch every clillcn ia justly proud NJ NJ Doan
~ the executive hcnd Of the company h Oklahoma acti;
lies and - one Of the best known and best likcd ,r
"a The entire industry
Ihr Ppt limos that have headquarters in Tulsa nrob
AMY represent more money and bigger inv csmepis thnn
any of '@hs 81 institutions IN the city The heads Of
"''N' '"'''m hhYe iheir homes here own Tulsa real
o',a. " ""' "' closely affiliated with all civic move