Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

which many are the bonds OF the vari-
GUS Doherty concerns.
A review of the activities of the Do
rcrties may throw 4 little light on this
question now.
Two years ago operating as the
Wichita Natural Gas company, a con-
celn which furnished gas TO a NUM-
Der of the small towns in Kansas. the
DchertyS began leasing in what is now
known as the Augusta and lei Dorado
pools. Here they drilled and opened
up the greatest oil pool since Cushing
was discovered. Operating as oil pro
ducers under the hume of the Empire
Gas & Fuel Co the Dohertys acquired
the larger portion of the good looking
stuff in both the III Dorado and An.
gusta districts. Then the company he.
gan wonderful campaign of cNpan-
sion II leased all over Kansas, then
invaded oklahoma and is now work
ins in Texas aud Illinois.
Net oil Producer
Re it remembered thlt the Doherty
concern had never before been known
as an otl-producing firm but rather
as financiers who had become inter
ested, through their New York trans
actions, in the natural gas business
Tfcn began another chapter in this
remarkable development. This COM
pany began acquiring oil refineries
First 1t purchased the Crew-Levick
company Of Pennsylvania, a company
with two refineries and "A good mar
keting agency. Then came the an
nourcement of the purchase of a re-
flnery at Okmulgec. Shortly after
ward came the purchase Of the PonCa
city. Gushing and Gainesville rofnor.
les ANA they are now dealing to pur-
chase another OF the independent re
fineries In oklahoma
These refincries were all indepon-
dents and so located that they could
not furnish IN outlet for the Empires
big Gil production in Butler county.
Kansas. These are the things thar
make observing mon believe that the
I)ohertys are really representing the
standard oil company. 1t has been
known that the standard looked with
disfavor on the mushroom growth of
the Independent oil refining industry
in the Mid-Continent field Price
manipulation Of oil failed to stunt
these refineries and what more natur-
al then to try purchasing Outright
purchase by "A known standard oil
company would have proven fail
uie. Then the deception Of using the
Dohertys as q blind
The last chapter written is the pur-
chase by the Dohertys of the Kansas
Natural Gas company. that great gar
distributing company for Kansas and
Missouri which has been upon the
financial rocks for many years FIRST
tha DohertYs bought Parnsdall's in
terests. move probably dictated bv
the powers that be I'm Standard oil
circles, Then came the offer to pur-
chase the outstanding stock at $40
share. This deal has now been con-
cluded and control Of the Kansas
Natural is safely in the hands of the
Dohertys syndicate.
After the Usage.
Despite the fact that the Wichita
Natural has the greatest source of
supply Of Eas in the world in The
Blackwell district, through the Kan
sas Natural, 1t is now seeking to ac-
quire control Of the Unbiased portion
of the western Usage, an undeveloped
tel lritorv that is the hes; looking he;
now in Oklahoma OF course the
application for this lease only men
tiops gas rights. but an analysis of the
Usage regulations will demon sirate
clearly that a gas lease on Usage ter
ritory will give the gas lessor 4 great
advantage,
In the first place, all formations in
Oklahoma show gas first and then
oil Under the regulations o. person
drilling for oil, If he finds gas. must
turn over the well to the gas
lessee. Thus II can be seen that If
the gas lessee insists on his rights that
the oil lessee would find it impossible
to N " through Tie gas sand and test
out the oil formation.
on tho other hand should the gas
lessee in drilling for gas find Gil what
is easler than to cover Il up. report il