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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
NEW ROAD WILL AID
IN DEVELOPMENT
Steel Connection in Oil Fields VIII
Furnish Opportunity for Branch
ing Out.

Special to The World
OILTON, Okla, May 1.-THE
building of the Sapulpa- Oilton rail-
read by former Governor Haskell and
associates will give oil men an OPP
portunity to ascertain if there are oil
and gas in that big district lying east
OF Oilton. or the east side of Creek
county, at present an undeveloped sec
tiOn. The test well, TO be drilled i'm
mediately by the Prairie Oil & Gas
and Mc-Man companies in 25-19-7, is
the first test in that direction, and it
is on the route of the new railroad.
1t is understood there will be q num-
ber Of other tests between Tulsa
Sapulpa and Oilton when the road is
completed.
When asked yesterday if early con-
struction on the road is contemplated.
it was said that work would begin
within the next fftten days and be
pushed az rapidly as possible. 1t is
known that the same parties who are
building this line are interested also III
a western project, and they will build
this one as rapidly az possible in
order to reach the other late this
year. The new road will be 43 miles
in length, including the connection
between Sapulpa and Tulsa. The road
from Sapulpa to Oilton will be thirty
miles long.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
DIFFICULT TO MAKE
OIL FIELD SURVEYS
Right -Of-Way Men for Railroads Com
PEELED To Dodge Gas Wells and
Drilling Property.
Sneclal TO The World

Special to The World
DRUMRIGHT, May 17.-Railroads
encounter considerable difficulty in
building a line through an oil field.
In the fiji st place it is hard to procure
right of way because the land owners
want to keep 1t for drilling purposes
and besides that IT is necessary to
avoid coming near producing wells,
pump stations and tank farms, most
especially producing gas wells.
Surveyors who laid out the lines of
the Oil Belt Terminal and Gushing
Traction roads found gassers to be
their biggest difficulty. The track
must pass not closer than 100 feet
from gas well, as sparks from the
locomotive might ignite the well or
the atmosphere surrounding it.
Usually $50 feet is demanded for
safety. From so to 100 feet is the
required distance from an oil well and
$50 feet from a tank farm.
The Oil Belt Terminal between OIL
ton and Drumright runs rather in a
zig-zag fashion which is necessary
from the character of the country
through which it passes. There are
about three hundred and fifty big
wells in the area through which the
line runs and 1t was necessary to
avoid these
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
NEW BRIDGE MEANS
MUCH TO THE CITY

The need Of large modern bridge
across the Arkansas river at Tulsa
has long been apparent and the re-
suit that will accrue to Tulsa and the
surrounding country cannot be esti-
mated" this was told to the directors
of the Commercial club at their noon
day luncheon yesterday by their guest,
John L. Harrington of Kansas city, of
the firm of Harrington, Howard &
Ash, bridge engineers.
Mr. Harrington told what had been
accomplished by the building Of the
bridge at Fort Smith, connecting up
with Van Buren,. and said the same
thing would apply here, only to a
greater degree. Changing the tenor
of his talk somewhat Mr.. Harrington
urged upon the people Of Tulsa the
work OF making the city more beauti-
full He related what other cities had
accomplished and said that while
Tulsa was a very pretty city, he could
see some room for Improvement.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

Lightle was and SO far as has been
learned he never reached her In time.
The two women were engaged in
conducting the Cherry lodging house
on the Mc-Man lease northeast Of
town about three miles The Had
docs girls people live at Markham.
Mrs. Hilton was a widow with one
child. "A 3-year-old girl who lives with
her grandparents at saltwater Swan
drives a delivery car for large
butchcring establishment in Oilton
and has been connected with the firm
elsewhere. His father, who lives in
Cleveland, arrived sunday morning at
the Drumright hospital.
Swan had gone out to the Cherry
house to deliver a consignment Of meat
Having another delivery to make far
thcr on he asked the women to take
the spin with him, as he was return
ing that way. Their work was over
and they went. The road leads
through a draw just above the forks
of a small creek, Both branches Of
the stream were running perhaps 20
per cent oil. The humidity Saturday
had been unusually great and when
the fog rose at night a great deal of
gas had settled i'm pockets i'm the hol-
lows The moment the gas was ig-
nited the car was between the streams
and in an instant they were sur
rounded by fire. Each victim ran in
different direction, it is said try
ing to avoid the .lames. Five auto
mobiles were on the road close CROUCH
to hear the explosion, and see the
flash. Some came to Drumright, 9TH
ors went to Oilton and still others re-
maincd to help until doctors came.
The s2ene If the accident was about
four miles from both Oilton and
Drumright, about a mile east of the
most Travelled road bC<ween towns.
The two women died at l o'clock sun
day morning. Deaths occurring from
like accidents aggregate about twenty
! in the history of the Gushing field
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Many Pumping Stations.

OlLTON, Okla, May 17.-The
power plants and the mammoth
pumping stations, located in the Oil
field by the larger corporations, form
one of the most interesting features
of the field. In this locality, at the
present time. there are twenty big
pumping stations that cost on an aver
age of $4,000 each. Others are being
put in. The power plants are also
numerous throughout this district,
costing anywhere from $4,000 to
$3.50, 200 each.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

distinctly asked the lecturer earn.
estly.
some Of them did" said the COM
mitteeman. as he stifled yawn. for
saw them get up and go out"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Sunday Will be Observed.


DRUMRIGHT, May 17.-Sunday
may become day of rest in the busi-
ness portion of Drumright after a few
weeks 1t is not at all likely that
Sunday will be distinguished from any
other day in the oil field but the
seven -days-a- week Job" is palling on
a number of the business men of the
city and they are circulating a petit
ton to have Sunday observed as a
holiday.
Although Sunday is a legal holiday
in Oklahoma, the city council had to
before the merchants would close
their places of business to attend the
Cushing g-Drumright game last Sun
day. the opening game Of the OIL Field
Baseball league.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
JENNINGS HAS BIG
FREIGHT RECEIPTS
On Account of the Oil Belt Terminal
Railroad, Station is Second to
None I'm State.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
JENNINGS, Okla, May 1.-THE
freight receipts at Jennings are now
second to no other place in the state,
direct result of the Oil Belt Ter
minal railroad being built and con-
Meeting here with the Katy and Frisco
systems. More than one thousand
cars of freight a month are now
being received here for the oil field.
The Katy and Frisco have greatly
increased their working foSces here
and both the Wells Fargo and Amer
lean Express companies have been
compelled to put special men here as
agents, in order to take care of the
rapidly Increasing business The
Frisco has moved its station to the
business center Of this city and from
now on all work will be done up
town.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
BIG CROWD ATTENDS
DRUMRIGHT GAME
Thirty Automobile Loads of Fans go
10 Oil Town From Cushing TO
Witness Contest.

Special to The World
DRUMRIGHT, May 1.-THE man
ner In which citizens Of both towns
turned out TO the Cushing -Drumright
baseball game Sunday afternoon
shows that the teams in the oil field
league will be strongly supported.
Fully thirty automobile loads Of
Gushing people came to Drumright to
witness the opening game of the sea
son and a large number of fans made
the trip by rail to Pemeta and thence
to Drumright by hack. Two automo-
biles brought loads of Cushing fire
men in uniform.
After the game the visitors rode
about town in the cars or around the
streets with some Of their acquaint-
ences here, taking a thorough "onca
over" at the rival city. The Drum
right people turned out very credit
ably indeed. Grandstand and bleach
ers were filled TO overflowing and as
the Cushing delegation largely oc-
cupied the slideline in automobiles, it
might be said that the seats were
filled with Drumright people.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Mc-NIan Line Cuts HauIs.

SpeCInI u The WOrId.
OILTON, okla. May 1.-THE com
pletion Of the Nc Man pipe line to a
connection with the Magnolia line at
Addlngton. Okla. not far north of the
Red river, will materially affect the
tank hauls Of the Katy railroad from
the big leases in this locality. Here
tofore the Katy has hauled from the
Norfolk station an average of 1000
tanks of oil a month for the Magnolia
company alone. The Mc-Man pipe line
was built to take care of this oil. The
Magnolia pipe line was built into Ok
lahoma to take care of the Healdton
production, and at that time it was
announced that some time later il
would probably be extended to this
field
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Gas Settling in a Pocket
Was Cause of Death Of
Two Women.
MAN BADLY BURNED
Automobile Driven Through
Drumright Gas Field
Causes Explosion.

Special to The World.
DRUMRIGHT, May 17.-The eX-
plosion occurring when an automobile
with carbide lights was driven into
"a draw where a large volume Of "as
had settled in the early part of the
night caused the saddest and most
horrible accident occurring in the oil
field in more than a year. Two Wom-
en-, Rachel HaddoCk, aged II, and
Geneva Hilton, aged 2S. are dead, Their
bodies are in the Stubblefield Under
taking parlors charred almost past
recognition. Fred Swan, driver of the
ear, is in the Drumright hospital
slowly recovering. A large part Of
the skin was burned from his hands
and face, but in the event of no COM
plicatlon of ailments, the DOCTORS think
there is little doubt of his getting
well.
Bringing the news Of the tragic oc-
Currence, an automobile darted into
Drumright at 1890 o'clock Saturday
night Just as the car reached the
edge of town four pistol shots were
heard in rapid succession, then four
more, and sour more. Recognizing
the report rs the fire alarm, people
swarmed into the streets in night
clothes and negligee. The fire was
trivial, but just az the people WIRE re-
turning home the messengers arrived
at the congested corner calling for
medical assistance for the injured.
Seven Doctors Answered.
As fast as cars can go over oil field
roads, medical assistance was on its
way. In Is minutes seven doctors
and a trained nurse were on the scene.
They were all needed. After the pain
was alleviated with anesthetic and tenn
porary dressing was on the burns, the
patients were taken to camp nearby
10 wait for conveyance to the hospital.
The man alone lived to reach town
The delirious cry of one of the
women for her sweetheart, made an
indelible impression on everybody in
hearing. "Oh, won't you bring Lightle
to met" she pleaded again and again.
Unfortunately nobody knew who
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

The eminent lecturer had Just fin
ished two hours talk, and he was
walking back to the hotel with one
of the committeeman,
do you think the people heard me
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
SWIMMING PLANT
ON CIMARRON RIVER
Oil Men Say Many Barrels
of Crude Can BE Saved
Daily.


Special to The World
OIITON, okla, May 1.-THE plan
to establish a skimming plant on the
bank of the Cimarron river. at this
point and save the crude oil that is
now carried away daily by the river
is said to be feasible by on men. and
ii is understood that such plant will
be installed WITHIN the near future.
1t will be the only one of its Kind in
this state, perhaps in the United
States. The owner expects to save
anywhere from 150 TO 500 barrels Of
oil daily. This oil is washed down
stream and may be seen on the
beaches as far east as the Mississippi
The oil. thus saved from the river,
retains all the properties necessary
for the best fuel oil, but it is said
that the gasoline and kerosene prop
critics are destroyed. The owner will
build a trap in the river, at some
narrow point, where the oil will thus
be caught in q lake or pool and then
be pumped into tanks on the shore.
A donkey engine on the bank will do
this work. The plant Will be put in
just above the Santa Fe railroad
bridge here, thus lessening the dan
ger to the bridge from the oil catch
lEg on fire. Frequently there are
disastrous fires on the river, caused
by some miscreant igniting the " Naste
OIL
Much Oil Wasted.
More oil is wasted in this immedi-
ate field than in any other in the en-
tire country because Of the wonder
fully big production Of the deep sand
wells. When a well is brought in that
makes anywhere from 5000 to 5000
barrels day. the workmen are not
so careful to save a little matter Of
several hundred barrels that may es-
cape and this reaches the CimarrOn
river and in time is washed down
stream. During high water periods,
too, earthen dams are released and
much oil lost. Naturally, too, there
is always some loss of oil that cannot
he helped, from the river bed proper
ties.
1t has been said that oil men will
burn the oil in the creeks that empty
into the Cimarron before they will let
| 1t be caught by the skimming plant.
This, however, is not anticipated, ia
the oil is entirely lost to the original
owner and will be in the nature OF
salvage to the man who can assem-
! BILE and tank ii. A number of mon
ster wells have come in, during the
past week, and the river at this point
has been black with oil, as much as
, a thousand barrels a day being lost.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Drumright Industrial Section.

NptVIHI 10 TIT NUIIU'
DRUMRIGHT May Ito afford
sites for factories and smelters the
Drumright Commercial club is plan
ming an Industrial Section" This
land is to be purchased by the club
seek to locate desirable industries
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
WHY NOT SMILE

Are you angry? Is your lip crack
ed? Are you afraid of wrinkles?
Are you suffering from an ingrowing
crouch? None of them? Then why
don't you smile? History tells us of
men who trained themselves not to
smile because they wanted a stern ex-
preston of c~onntenance. The savages
also pride themselves on not show
ing any sort of emotion. \ hard and
stern expression does not indicate a
good heart nor a clear conscience. A
thief seldom smiles. The woman of
the streets smiles with her lips, but
her eyes are hard and cold. The
poverty stricken nan on the street
who begs for a dime sends his plea
direct to your heart If his appeal is
accompanied by a smile. Only the
failures of life never smile. A smile
is the cry of the sentry of the soul
"All's Well"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
TYRONE POWER IN PORTRAYAL

The Paramount Pictures Corpora
ton, whose recent releases have
created much favorable comment in
this city. present Tyrone Power. n
of the most important stars of the
modern stage. in the Famous Play
ers Film Company's film version of
Bronson 'Howard,s great theatrical
success, "Aristocracy."
Taking for its theme the dangers
and evils of social ambitions. as ex-
emplified by the young wife of an
American millionaire commercially
portrayed by Marguerite Skirvin.
"A~rstocracy" presents a forceful
moral in an intensely dramatic nan
ner. In the role of the millionaire
who despises the can and hypocrisy
of the aristocrats into whose circle
his wife seeks admission, Tyrone
Power repeats the dramatic success
be recently attained in the great
stage triumph, THE Servant in the
House."
This production will be at the Ely
Theatre tonight
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

debtedness. II is from this orebody
that the company is nov mining. and
We are confident that there is much
more profit than this in sight. The
company is out of debt and now able
TO accumulate what Is left above ex-
penses for its treasury. before going
TO depth where the assured o~rebodies
are.
AT THE CARDIFF property, work
is progressing rapidly. Various engi-
neers have given us an estimate of
the orebody there being 10000 tons
without counting what the additional
tonnage will be. Even counting this,
at an average, of what all the ore out
of Alta and Big Cottonwood has aver
aged during its entire existence, Ii
will bring $40 per ton. The company
is shipping 49, tons a day, and with
the high metal market is bringing ex-
cellent returns.
AT THE EMMA COPPER the COM
pany is now shipping some ore, and
there is no reason to believe but what
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
BRAIN FAC AND WAR

Modern man is a top heavy being
whose brain is disproportionately SUI
perior to his other organs. says the
New York Medical Journal, and then
goes on to prove that the wal in Eu-
rope is the result of brain flag. The
Journal believes that the stress and
hard mental work of this age n
ed inevitably to the reassertion OF the
primitive impulses. Something had to
snap. and when it did the result was
the war. Other nations ccuse Amer
leans of living too fast. But they do
not see that we combine pleasure
with work to such a degreee that If
we don't let down on the play, we
are apt to remain normal human be-
ings. For instance. the tired bust
ness mar takes a couple of hours
from the office and goes to the ball
grounds, where he yells like a Com
anche Indian. bowls like a steam 81
rem, cusses the visiting teams and
throws p~Op-DOttleS at the Umpire.
The ONE relieve the tension of
modern life by dancing, or motoring.
or strenuous physical exercise on the
gols course or tennis courts. The
use of tobacco is mans first aid to-
ward relief of taut nerves. 1t is said
that the sudden stoppage of drugs
would result inevitably in a nation
wide i%rritability that would result in
a possible social upheaval. Ameri-
can men work hard and live fast. 1t
is better they should find relief in
harmless amusement and stimulants
than to go until something snaps and
the result is a war.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

in the future IL will be one of the
regular producers of the camp. The
company is working on a face of ore
that is producing shipments. There
are also other assures that are show
ing up very we'll. Within the next
few weeks this company. with the
splendid showings that IL o has,
should he a mine. A mine means "A
company that is self-sustaining and
has a promising orebody in sight.
ALTA CONSOLIDATED two years
ago was selling at As cents a share,
and Is today 200 per zen better on
account of mine developments than
il was then. 1t has an excellent
chance of becoming n of the big
producers of Alta. Because IT is we'll
located. has had sufficient develop
ment work done to show the manage
ment where the orebodies are and
has sufiicint capital behind 1t to car
ry out the plans the management has
In view. We understand that this
property has five places where men
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
SCHOOL PUPILS SAVINGS.

The constant drive for thrift is
having effect not only among the old
or people but among school children,
as seen by the report of sixty-one
savings banks formed in as many
Chicago public schools last year.
The report shows 1858 children
saved s%27.115.94. and Of this amount
$1,000. 80 has been transferred to
regular banks. Six pupils of the
seventh and eighth grades conduct
the bank. Any sum from five cents
up may be deposited, and as soon as
a pupils account amounts to 50. it is
transferred to a regular bank and an
account with the pupil is opened. 1t
is reasonable to suppose that rural
schools will adopt the teaching oil
thrift as a subsidiary course. The
could be deposited in the To-
cal banks in savings departments to
pay three or three and one-half per
cent interest. When the account
amounts 10 S25.. it could be with
drawn and a bond paying four and a
half or five per cen could be bought.
Many reputable bond houses will sell
a hundred dollar bond on the install
ment plan, paying the full amount of
interest on the amount deposited
until tho face valup of the hOnd is
paid in full.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

are working In ore We do not MAIN
tain that every one of them will pro-
duee shipping ore. but the chances
are more than good that this ground
will show up o~rebodies which will re-
turn to the stockholders much more
than what they put into II.
REEDS PEAK-Bunk houses and
a boarding house. as well as all other
equipment for a winter campaign of
development. are being installed at
the Reeds Peak ground This prop
erty, as yet. Is a prospect: but as
such. 1t is in "A position TO develop
into a mine. The geological condi-
tions are such as TO lead an engineer
to believe that good orebodies can be
developed here. Our engineers tell
us that this is one of the most prom
Using prospects of the camp. Devel-
opment is necessary and this COM
pany Is equipped to carry out such
work indefinitely.
We solicit your business In all
markets.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
THE MARKET.
Furnished by Il. w. Hulse & Co.

The placing of Cardiff in the divi-
dend list during the past week should
prove a convincing argument to
those who are still in doubt as to the
possibilities of the Alta-Cottonwood
districts and the stocks of the COM
panies operating there. Here is a
company whose stock now selling
around $3.50 a share was less than
a year & quoted at less than one
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30
A SHORT HAY CROP
Farmers in Distress over the
Outlook. What is Being
Done to Relieve the
Situation.

Farmers in many sections OF
Vermont are much concerned re-
garding the poor condition of the
hay crop. 1t is claimed that in
some parts of the state not over
half the usual crop will be harvest
ed. A good second crop will be
the only relief this season from ex-
tremely high prices before next
spring.
The Agricultural Experts are
proving their worth in this as in
many another similar difficulty for
they are telling the farmers to top
dress with Chemical Fertilizers as
soon as the grass is cut and they
are likely to get a second crop OF
hay or "Rowen' nearly as large
and if properly handled, of much
greater value as a milk producer
than the first crop.
The Vermont Experiment Sta
ton in one of their recent bulletins
recommend Formulas especially
adapted for summer top dressing.
If you will send your name ane
address to c. S. Page, Hyde Park
VT, he will send you copy Of
these Formulas free, postpaid, to-
gether with directions for mixing
cost of materials, ETC., Hadn't you
better write him today?-News ane
Citizen.