Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-03
IDEAL OIL TOWN
IS HILLS CAMP
Considered Most Modern of
the Many Oil Field
Camps.
People Determined to Keep
a Model Town in the
Future.

Special 10 The World.
D~RUMRIGHT, Sept. 29.-Most iso-
lated OF all the camps in the entire
Gushing oil field is the Hiu's camp,
but it is perhaps the most modern
and up-to-date place m the whole ter
ritory at the preseE, time, not even
considering its size. Hilrs camp is
not a town and has no intention Of
becoming one, vet it is an ideal set
Element and an excellent place to live.
1t was designed by the Hill Oil & Gas
co. as a home for its employees and
the company has left nothing uudune
to make it n fit place in which TO
live.
The nearest point on the railroad
is Drumright, seven miles northwest.
The nearest railway pOStOffiCe is De
pew, II miles away. It is also within
striking distance Of BristoW, rs miles
away. 1t is affiliated more closely
with Drumright than with either Of
the others, being an oil camp, the
farthest point south in the Cushing
field, having 4 name. 1t is twenty
miles from Gushing, the easiest way.
Good Mail Service.
The camp is composed Of some
forty families, about 225 inhabitants,
and every person lives in this far
away place. enjoying the comforts Of
city life. minus some Of the Injuries
and all the Disadvantages of the
larger towns. So much hauling is done
from Depcw to Hilrs camp that there
is always some tenmster in town to
bring the mail out each day, ana thus
the citizens Of the pretty little camp
come in contact with outside and hear
from their friends somewhere else.
IN the center Of a vast tract of oil
production stands the only electric
pump station in the Cushing field. In
stacks upon stacks Of casing, back
from the powerhouse along the ridge
south Of the pump station and supply
house, is q very orderly, clean, little
cluster Of houses.
Farther out in the field wells are
pumping the oil which is thrust
through the pipes and carpenters are
erecting Is new rigs which will be in
operation within two weeks, which in
diCates what Hills camp is going to
be presently.
Influx of Employees.
Accompanying the renewed oil aC-
~tivities is the influx Of employees with
their wives and families and the cry
for new houses is being answered by
the company today. 1t is estimated
that within two months the row Of
bungalows along the main street will
have been finished and the Hill com
pany will be ready to take care OF
the new people who will join the
camp. Persons having no work with
the company have little to do and a
short time to stay there, unless 1t is n
professional man who chances to Sc
lect the soquostered little spot for his
place of abode. There Is little dam
ger Of Hills camp ever getting on a
boom, no matter how prosperous it
becomes.
The most recent acquisition to the
town is a school. An entirely new
building stands on the opposite of the
grade where the town stands. 1t was
built by the company, and is free to
the children of HIS camp. The oil
company hires the teacher, buys the
hooks, furnishes the building and
keeps 1t in repair. so the children of
this inland colony may have the same
advantages as any other children.
Homes are equipped with water
works, electric lights, gas heat and
all the other c~Onveniences cOnstttut-
ing a twentieth century dwelling.
Few people know until they have
gone to Hills camp what II is ike.
The popular opinion IS that 1t Is or
the same tupe as the majority of the
others. only worse I'm that il Is far
ther from civilization and harder to
reach, but the little group of dwell
ings in the woods of the south field
is far from the rag town It some
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