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

TUISA had its real beginning city with the dis
= covtry of the Glenn pool in the fall OF 1909 Prior
to that it likely enough looking place, ideally
situated with four railroad systems represented and III
the throes of l1ildng era that has not aoated TO
this day. ~
Bartlesville however was the oil metropolis of Okla
homa before the Glenn pool was opened BarteSYLe
was adjacent both the Usage and Cherokee oil elds
and had been the center OF activities IN Oklahoma since
the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil company had OBJ
tanned its first blanket lease the Usage country
Now and then a BarteSvle "magnate would come
to Tulsa to spend few hours IN the town smiling the
atmosphere in diSdanfu sort of way then would beat
it back home Ask him what he thought of Tulsa and
he would reply, "Oh, it's pretty fair burg but you
ought to see Bartlesvile.
But the relative positions Of the two towns were
ransposed after had been proven the greatest ed OF
high grade oil discovered in the world up to that
time had been opened with the discovery OF the Glenn
pool In a few days Tulsa was a seethmg mass OF OIL
prospectors and SPECTATORS Every large OIL company OF
any consequence anxious to get hold IN the new
field so established headquarters in Tulsa Many OF
these had maintained headquarters in Bartles
VILE prior to that time
Established Tulsa Permanency,
1t took over two years to develop the original Glenn
pool and by then Tulsa had firmly established Its reputa-
ton as the oil of Oklahoma which title 1t wears
with great grace today Wherever crude oil and its
products used Tulsa is known which means through
out the length and breadth of the civilized world.
But this story has to do with the naming OF the Glenn
pool There is not person familiar with Oklahoma OIL
discoveries but is acquainted with the story OF the find
inc of this field. Bob Galbreath and Frank Chesley.
both of whom still residents OF Tulsa, were Wild
eating ten miles south of proven territory In the then
Creek nation oil fields the Ida f. Glenn allotment
when they struck 73 barrel we'll For weeks an armed
guard was maintained about this well and the general
public was not fully of what had happened until
the second well was drilling But it took three wells to
make the oil fraternity realize that great new field had
been found
Galbreath and Chesey were the lions of the hour and
within a few weeks they rated milliOnalres
whereas before then they had been sparrng for eats
to use vernacular of the oil fields.
Bunny Lee, at that time city editor of The World
and the most versatile newspaper man III the southwest
and Wilbur Neal a widely known newspaper correspond
ent who still lies here, intimate friends OF botE
Galbreah and Chesley. About month after the first
Glenn well had been drilled Galbreath Lee and Neal were
sitting in Galbreath office discussing the possibilities o
the new field. All of a sudden Galbreath inquired
'What will name her. boysY Lee suggested the
Glenn pool in memory of Mrs Glenn. Galbreath anc
Neal both concurred in the suggestion and from that day
on it was known the Glenn pool
Known to the World.
That night the newspaper flashed the name Owe
the wires and the field never spoken OF thereatte
excepting as the Glenn pool As further token OF nj
appreciation the discovery of wealth and fame in tn
field Mr. Galbreah bestowed the Glenn" upon hi
Youngest son who was born after the discovery
the first well
The First Tulsa Well
The Iogee Oil and Mining company, with capita
stock of S5O0OO0 was the first company to drill es
well in the vicinity of Tulsa. LOgee means deep
the Creek Indian language. Doctor Nickerbocker,
banker from Iowa, presidents Fred Turner, Dr. I
l. Reeder L. d. Mari Col C. B. Lynch and others wer
officers and directors j. B. Dickinson, who wrote tn