The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-26

q
being completed now at the rate of two or
more each day and it is reasonable to pre-
sumo that the production will be doubled
by the first of the year. BY that time Ard
more will have in its trade territory the
largest producing oil field in the United
States.
Pipe Lines.
The Magnolia Pipe Line Co. has a pipe
line in the field; the Thelma Oil company
has one pipe line; the Ardmore refinery has
a pipe line; an S-inch line is now under con.
struction and will be finished by the 25th
day of September Other lines are in pros
pect and are certain to be built, for the
reason that the lines already finished and
under construction will not care for one
fourth of the production of the field. One
large refinery has been in operation in Ard
more since the first of the year, and the
second refinery to be operated on Headton
crude is now under construction. 1t will
have a capacity of 12,500 barrels. The San
ia Fe Railway company owns and operates
a pipe line from the Wheeler field to Ard
more and the Ardmore Refining company
Healdton field to Ardmore.
Wonderful Gas Field
The production of gas in the Healdton
field alone is something like 300 600 900 cubic
feet a day. Four wells in one small area
produce approximately 500OO.O0O feet each
every day. The gas production, like OIL has
scarcely more than been touched The Ard
more City Gas company has a gas line ex
tending from the fields into the city.
Many Fortunes Made.
score of drills are now being operated
in prospective oil territory, in Carter, Love-
jefferson, Stephens, Marshall, Murray and
Garvin counties, and as new fields are de-
veloped in these territories, they will add
mmeasuraby to the wealth and to the busi-
ness activity of Ardmore. Many handsome
fortunes have been made by investors and
many more will be made by the end of the
year.
City Government.
The city has a commission form of gov
ernment and its affairs are always in har-
monious condition. There have never been
any serious differences in city government
nor in school government, and the people
live as happily as one big family
The Reason Why
In the brief paragraphs above we stated
that Ardmore had done more building in
the past year than any other city in the
southwest, and here are the reasons:
Six Oil Fields
This city has within radius of forty
miles, six oil fields. 1t is the center of
vast oilproducing area. 1t is headquarters
for the oil fraternity of the southern portion
of the state. Oil production which has been
at high tide for the past twelve years in
the northern portion of the state is now
moving to the south side and this city is in
the midst of wonderful activity. Those un-
acquainted with the petroleum industry can
scarcely realize what this means, but it can
be realized to some extent when it is known
that Oklahoma produces 65 per cent of all
the hgh-grade oil in the United States, and
that the center of this activity is now re-
vovng about Ardmore. The most import
ant of these six oil fields is Healdton.
Expert Opinion.
celebrated petroleum engineer of the
Texas coast country who has a minute ac
NlIu OhlduOIld, says Ilc Ohly
prospective oil lands are located near Ard
more This industry alone ought to build
a city here of $4,000 people, and every real
estate owner will become wealthy.
Attract Wealth of World.
Big things are happening here every day.
While this article was being prepared for
the printer the Roxana Petroleum Company
has invested three million dollars in the
Healdton oil field 1t is said to be the largest
oil deal ever made in the state. The Roxana
is a European company. The Ardmore oil
fields are attracting the wealth of the world.
Farewell
Ardmore does no idle boasting. 1t is
not our desire to deceive any individual We
do not want our city built at your expense.
A letter to the Chamber of Commerce or to
The Daily Ardmoreite, will be given prompt
reply. All special information requested
will be furnished cheerfuly.
CuAMPEP OF COMMERCE