Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-14
NEW TANK FARM
FOR CUSHING POOL
Tulsa Men Let Contracts
For Much New
Works
Are Beginning Construction
of New Oil Town in
Gushing Field,

special ~ The World.
OIlTON, okla, Tc'O ~ Oh ~ a
magical word that builds elites, CON
structs railroads. makes UionCUYs az
tracts capital and labor converts a
guietude into a busting community
and turns peaceful, dreamy Countr!
roads into highways ~ Vushiug bust
ness. As an oil field expands II ere
ates demands for additional business
Centers, thus bringing material and
supplies closer to tn. seat of opera
tions and development, making shorter
hauls. increasing the facilities for
business transactions and establishing
nearer markets for both the producer
and the iabOrer II was such Condt-
tions that caused Tulsa and Muskogce
and okmUlgee 10 growO thai put
Henryetta and Ringing and Nowata
on the map, and that awakened Eush-
ing and Collinsville and ArdmOre from
long Van Winkling slumheTs.
Makes New Town.
And its was the expansion OF the
Gushing field to the northwardo until
Il threatens to push beyond the Cim-
arron river, that caused a new raile
road To be started only "a few weeks
ago. and that Is now creating here a
new business center FOR further oil
development. Only the completion of
steel bridge is delaying the Con-
struction of the Oil Belt Terminal into
Oiltons n day in the near future that
vs. 20 be celebrated with much pomp.
In the meantime. however, the builds
Ing of a city is IN progress with the
sound OF the hammers interrupted
only by the buzz of the saws and the
clanking of iron and STEEL For right
4 Str ga N 20
In course OF construction here where
only Ii days ago there We're fields Of
alfalfa and cotton.
With the building of Ghe city, roo,
are coming additional oil tank farms
tor the big producing companies Of
this field, while daily news rigs are
being built and new drilling locations
are being made for additional develop
ment. The Gem company or Charles
Page of Tulsa. has let the contract for
sixteen 55.000-barre oil tanks on the
eighty acres adjoining Oilton on the
west; three of these having been built
and work Is starting ON the fourth.
And Charles WrightsmaR has let the
contract for "a such tanks on the
eight acres adjoining the town on the
south. These are In addition to- the
tanks now being constructed for
Wrightsman on the Susie Crow aYlote
ment. one and One-halt miles south of
town.
Big Payroll
Some understanding can be gained
OF what the extension OF the north
or Oilton pool means when Il Is
known that over two-thIrds OF the
states production OF oil comes from
this field. and that only one-fifth OF
the Ollton field Is developed. The cone
fines have not been determined with
the field drifting to the north and
east. 1t is claimed for this field that
nowhere have there ever been pro.
duced so many large wells on so small
an area. and where 900 barrel well
Is considered baby. within a radius
OF two and one-half miles OF this
town are four thousand people em-
ployed at the present time. with a
monthly payroll of over 100000.
Within this radius, too, the produce
tion Of oil at 50 cents barrel, the
ruling figure in the Cushing field,
month.
Along the township line, just a half
mile south Of Ollton. Is row OF new
oil rigs. with new locations being
made daily. There are 1873 strings of
tools in this locality and within the
past few weeks there have been 100
new derricks built Gas is being piped
Into the town now for lighting and
heating purposes, the contract for q
telephone system was let yesterday.
an electric light franchise Is pending,
two banks have located. n 4O-room
hotel Is going up. a waterworks system
Is to be installed at once. and string
ent sanitary regulations for the new
town have been adopted. 1t does not
take long to build a new town when a
railroad builds into an oil field.