The Washington herald., 1915-08-28

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Special Correspondence Of The Washington Herald.
Muskogee. Okla, Aug. 25.-Since arriv-
Ing in this town from Washington last
Monday morning for the purpose of in
vestigatng the oil fields of Oklahoma.
and especially the oil properties of the
Oklahoma Oil Company. whose officers are
In the Union Trust Building. Washing
ton. the realities and the possibilities of
the oil and gas fields of this immediate
'ection, not to mention the state at large.
AVE proved amazing.
It is impossible to imagine the situation
Or appreciate the intense interest of the
people in connection with this vast in
dustry without a personal visit. You
hear OIL see oil. talk oil, and certainly
smell oil all day long. except when the
several senses are not detecting the pres
ence of gas. these correlative products
forming an upending subject of CONVEX
sation and interest. Yet there is little
excitement, except when another big
gusher is shot aother big field is
found The day of feverish excitement
over the situation is past. the boom Pc
riod vanished. In place of excitement
there has come calm confidence. and
the effervescent boom has been succeed
cd by a permanent prosperity.
This confidence and this prosperity is
based on what the people have seen with
their own eyes and what government in
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Oklahoma is today the second largest
oil-producing State on the continent. Cal
ifornia being first: but. as the supply in
the California fields is diminishing and
the output in Oklahoma constantly in
creasing. it is only a question OF time
when this State will get out of second
place and take pre-eminent rank as the
largest oil-produCing State in all Amer
lea. Its future is not only promised-it
is assured.
ance.
Arriving from st. Louis over the
"katy"-which is the affectiOnate Cogno-
men the people of tho Southwest long
Texas Railroad-I walked out Of modern
passenger station to he confronted with
a bunch of jitney chauffeGrs. howing
smiling. and inviting me each and every
one. into his particular conveyance. But
in order to stretch my legs after the
long train trip I walked to the Sewers
Hotel along streets paved as we'll as
hose in WashinEton-strccts which !
afterward learned extended throughout
this thriving city of 5000 population and
represented n total Of eight seven miles.
When | entered the lobby of the Sewers
it would have taken little imacinat,on
to believe myself in the lobby of Che
Raleigh for this ten-Story hotel is not
only metropolitan in its architectural ap-
pcaranCc and appointments. but its rooms
and lis service are also Of metropolitan
excellence. That is as il should he. how
ever, for the city itself i Il notably we'll
designed and attractive town. The NiS-
ttor is both SURPRISED and pleased with
its appearance immediately on arrival.
and Will" the surprise decreases. the
complimentary pleasure increases the
longer onv STAYS
MuskoEce Men Confident.
In talks with many business men and
bankers throughout that first day there
was never anything hut confidence cx-
pressed in the future of this section and
in th, pcrmancnca Of III, nrosnerity
which alrrad, attends thu, oil and gas
industry
As might he imagined and readily I'm
derstoo5 Tho b,pkcrs vcr,, tho more con-
servatiyr In, exn,.ssin, their views Of
the situation than the business men. hut
even they displayed real evidence OF con-
c,,n,incin. than a disDIay Of ,ntb,si.sn,
Nth, have bcon
ono of IN, first bankers mot v.s