The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-03
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Oil and Gas Journal: From all
the oil fields of America come re
ports of intended increase in oper-
ations. Old companies have been
increasing their acreage and max
ling preparations for brisk work
when the spring opening comes.
New ones are busy in the same line.
1t is believed the government will
help the producers to obtain sup
plies. There will probably be some
sort of exemption for skilled well
workers from military duty. AS yet
no definite announcement of plans
on this phase of the oil-producing
situation has been made by the oil
administration, but action will
probably be taken in the near fu-
ture. Shortage of labor, like that OF
material, would be severely detri-
mental to the movement in behalf
of increased production OF oil for
the government the public and the
nations allies in the war. Fortu-
nately there is ample man-power to
draw upon in the United States, for
all purposes required in meeting
the German menace. The vital mat
ter is to distribute and dispose OF
available forces as they may be re
quired to carry on the different ac-
tivities involved. Oil men are CON
vinced that the oil administration
will cooperate in a reasonable way
to aid the industry in swelling the
production of oil, and it is to be
hoped there may be no diSappoint-
ment in this connection. In any
event, it IS safe to predict that with
such facilities as may be available,
the development of oil fields will be
proceeded with expeditiously and
that big results will follow.
The Scouts Oil and Gas Com
pany of Enid, Okla, with Offices in
the Enid National building, opened
for business Friday. The new com
pany is incorporated and author
lied to transact business in Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas. The incor-
porators and present officers of the
company are: President, Bert L.
Miller, Enid; vicc-president, Joseph
l. Cromwell, Muskogee; second
vice-president, X. f. Young, COT
feyville, Kan; secretary-treasurer
Frank II. Letson, Enid; assistant
secretary-treasurer, X. w. Ketelsen
Enid. The directors are composed
of the above named officers and o.
J. Fleming OF Enid.
Mr.. Miller resigns the position OF
district manager of the leasing de-
partment Of the Carter Oil Com
pany to become president and gen
eral manager OF this new company
Mr.. Miller's experience in the oil
business has been varied and con-
tinuous with the Standard compa-
nes for Is years serving in differ
ent capacities of the South Penn
Oil Company in West Virginia; the
United National Gas Company il
Pennsylvania, and for the past two
years with the Carter Oil Company
in Oklahoma, with Offices in Enid
His experience in the different de-
partments particularly qualities hin
to assume the duties of president
a, ~cneral manager.
Cromwell is vice-president
am also has charge of the land and
lease department and direction OF
geologists' work Mr.. Cromwell ha,
been an Independent producer foi
several years in the Mid-Continent
field and has a a wide acquaintance
with oil operators, more especially
the large companies OF the Mid
West with whom he has had many
imp r1rtan, transactions. He is con
sidered an expert in the field work
which qualities him in getting fnan-
cial results for his company.
Mr.. Young resigns as scout of the
western division for Costed & Co..
and as second vice-president will
have charge of the production OF
the new company. Being born and
raised in Coffeyville, Kan, he OBJ
tanned his first experience in the oil
and gas business there. For sew
eral years he has been with Cosden
& Co. and has had four years ex-
perience in the Gushing pool and
will fill an important place with the
new company.
Mr.. Letson, vice-presidcnt of the
Enid National Bank is widely
known throughout Kansas and Ok
lahoma and has become interested
in the oil business since the open
ing of the CARRIER field east of Enid
While he will not take a very active
part in the operations of the COM
pany, he will help direct the 6nan-
cial end of it,
Mr.. Ketesen is the youngest man
in the company, and resigns a good
position as scout for the Carter Oil
Company, having been in the FL
Dorado and Enid fields for some
time. His experience along differ
ent lines will fit him to become as