Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-03
PROGRESS

Mans destiny is to progress. He perfects that
which is crude and devises yet new things, which
in turn will be perfected Need we mention
examples?
In this age of mechanical miracles is it not
perfectly logical that eventually there must come
a practical, dependable automatic system OF eX-
tnguishing oil tank fires? Must it be assumed
that forever fortunes stored in oil tanks are to
be destroyed at the whimsical will of those freak
Monsters lightning and fire?
Years ago by experiments abroad it developed
that foam containing carbonic acid gas would
extinguish fire on oil. Since, in this country,
by various men, methods have been devised for
applying this foam to burning tank.
Some of these systems were better, some worse.
Of them we have little to say except that through
their mistakes we have profited. THE HOLMES
SYSTEM, developed by 0. J. Holmes in this,
THE OIL CITY OF THE WORLD, is the even
tual, the ultimate, the perfect system of extin-
gushing oil tank fires.
BY means of floats resting at all times on the
surface of the oil, this fire-killing foam is ap-
piled AT THE SURFACE OF THE OIL-AT
THE BASE OF THE FIRE. Pipes, in which
the foam is kept under constant high pressure
right up to the outside of the tank, conduct this
foam instantly and automatically to the float,
when the fire starts.
Rushing out over the surface of the burning
oil, this foam cuts off the blaze like scythe
cuts weeds. When the foam has traversed the
distance between the floats in the tank and the
edge of the tank, the fire is out; and that's
about all there is to it.
The time required to put out fire is less than
that required to read this advertisement. 1t is
done Immediately and automatically.
Let this statement stand alone and it sounds
mighty big Compare it to thousands of feats
performed daily in this modern commercial and
industrial age and it sounds commonplace.
Eventually THE HOLMES SYSTEM will be
seen almost as frequently as an oil tank. It's
merit will carry it throughout the world, wher-
ever oil is stored in tanks.
There is no question that practical depend
able system eliminating the hazard of losing
tank of oil by fire will meet demand that is
existing and urgent. In marketing it's product
THE SURFACE FOAM APPLIANCE COM
PANY does not have to create demand 1t has
only to prove that THE HOLMES SYSTEM
works-and that is easy.
Is it not logical that TULSA should father
this new industry? The profits that surely will
come from the manufacture and sale of THE
HOLMES SYSTEM should be sufficient induce
ment for CAPITAL to get behind this worthy
enterprise and push it to successful operation.
Without Capital nothing succeeds An invest
ment in this company is conservative as any
investment which carries with it opportunity for
large profits.
Naturally unless we could prove all our state
ments, we could not hope to interest investors.
After another man has devoted years of study
and work to the development and perfection of
THE HOLMES SYSTEM will you not take few
minutes to investigate it?
Mail the attached coupon and receive a copy
of our booklet, "Save That OIL" which explains
THE HOLMES SYSTEM in detail, accompanied
by request for an interview.
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