Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-28
SINCLAIR HEADS
SPEND DAY HERE
After Hurried Visit and Coun-
try Club Dinner Oil
Powers Leave City.

our affairs here are So we'll ana ef-
iCieHtly UauIged that longer stay
would DE a duplicated and poInlsss
effort" u. +. Sinclair president Of the
Sinclair corporations eNplalTec his
hurried visit 10 the heart center Of
Tho oil world, gave u dinner al the
County CLUB 10 the company's en-
IlOyes in the city. and after a
twelve hours stay left ~ midnight
on his special car for Hpustor, Texas.
In the Sinclair party were A. +
Watts. president OF the sinclair
Gulf; " H. Ison', president Of the
Sinclair Refining company and -. -
/ Luycks yice-president Of th- Latin
/ American oil corporation. 4. ~. Pat
terson. heading the Sinclair Nayiga-
/ tiOn company and T. ". Thirue, sec
/ rotary for the company.
Notiing TO say.
Neither Mr.. Sinclair nor any of his
/ party would make a statement Of even
personal opinion On the W-tr situation
/ IN which they are 20 largely Interested.
/ Mr.. Sinclair IS member OF the
! Petroleum board Of the advisory
council OF national defense and mis-
| companies are supplying large quaint
/ ties OF oil to the fighting allies. The
head II the house OF Sinclair, how
ever. eN pressed tho opinion that the
I government would not either lake
I ONer the oil business or lesIsiate pro-
hibitiVc prices upon II
w. n. lsom president OF Sinclair
| refining, talked about the recently
irhtalled filling stations all the way
from PJstOn 10 Denver and about III .
many more 70 be established IsOm
wag for pany ycarc connected with
the Cudahy interests and before the
merger Of those with the Sinclair IN
ina
plants at CoffeyTlle, Kan. He
stated that the refining interests Of his
company heretofore centercd II
Chicago would soon all center in
Tulsa because OF the Large icentifica-
tion Of this city with oil refincrles
which had made Il imperative for US
10 keep In touch with the markets
here"
Development n Benefit.
G. 4. Braley, assistant to Mr.. lsom,
was for many years at ;he head Of the
Chanute refining company-now alb
fOrbed by the Sinclair combination.
Mr. Praley spoke OF the recent con-
J CeutrauCn OF al the widely scattered
Irefincries and the fact that the Sin
clair interests hoped in the near future
10 bring them into a perfect working
unit He said also that their develop
ment OF many OF these plants notably
in Vinita, Coffeyville and Gushing.
would he Of great benefit 70 the
towns. The new plant al Argentine.
Fl 81 across the line from Kansas City.
he said, was in running order and
turning ont refined products OF high
order. and II is," said Mr.. Braley.
hacked by large supplies OF crude oil
pl.i.h Is now being piped thru our
own pipe lines
a r.. watts. president of Sinclair
Gulf IS closely identified with the
Tulsa oil fields and their phenomenal
! development, coming here in the
early days as one Of the executives OF
| tie oil Wei, supply company and has
practical experience in every field. be
ginning with Chanute. Kan. ana ex o
tending down into the Gushing field.
Mr. Watts writes authoritativelv OF oil
subjects and has also :he distinction
not accorded 10 many laymon, OF hav-
ing written a triet in one Of the early
notable oil cases which was widely
used and quoted in the supreme court
Taxng tho value Of undeveloped
lease holds" said one OF it's famous
phrases. sis like taxing the illimitable
vista OF hope"
From Central America
Thomas w. White, also OF the
party, is ir charge OF develoDment
work in Central America and has led
some distinguished parties OF Seolo-
gists and engineers thru that interest
ing and scanuly known section Of the
American continent
! Heads OF the shipping and export
division also accompanied the party.
Members of the Sinclair party
salc the location OF a new plant,
which Will lie either at Houston o"
New Orleans, will be announced
shortly
The dinner at the Country club was
pose was to bring together the Off
cials and department heads OF the
east and the west.
Mr.. Sinclair spoke OF the faithful
ness and loyalty OF ihs employees and
their large contribution TO his sue
cess and thru all the speeches Of en-
ployes ran a strain OF gratitude and
affection for the man who had not lost
the common touch"
w l.. Connolly. vice president OF the
Sinclair Cudahy Pipe Line company,
who is leaving Tulsa after thirteen
years of service with the Sinclair COM
panies to take up larger responsible
ties for them in Texas, was the recipi-
ent of special attention. In an after
dinner talk he reviewed the history
OF the cornerstone company when 1t
consisted of Mr. Sinclair, w. A. Mar
tin. T. b. Houston, Paul Konz and
himself
Those who attended the dinner
were:
II. +. Sinclair. president. Sinclair
oil & Refining Corp, New York.
J. II. Manion, general manager, SIN
clair -Cudahy' Pipe Line Co, Tulsa.
O. T.. Dougherty, superintendent
production, Sinclair Oil X Gas Co.,
Co. Tulsa
Il. A. Griffith, assistant to presi-
dent Sinclair Oil & Gas Co, Tulsa.
G. A. Braley vice-president, Sinclair
Refining Co, Kansas City.
Il c. Il. Crawley vice-president, Sim
clair oil & Gas Co, Tulsa.
T. z. Hayes traffic and claim agent,
Tulsa
c. A. Dorm. assistant treasurer SIN
clair Gulf OIL Co., Tulsa.