The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-13
Racine Manufacturer Spends
Thousands at Cement Before
Any Returns in Sight;
Has 3 Wells Now.
HIS MACHINE HELPED
SOLVE WAR PROBLEM
Faith in Field Shown by Order
for Three Strings Tools; To
Start Work on Wells In
Short Time.

~ is d long way from the battle
fields Of France where the Yanks
showed the world the real art OF
fighting, to the Cement oil pool
southwest of Chickasha. 1t is but
another turn in the wheel of fate
that the man who made it possible
for the American and allied gunners
10 lay down withering barrages. plac-
ing them with accuracy and burst
ing shrapnel at any required dis
tance from the gun, should prove the
deciding factor in the development
of the Cement oil field That man
is George Gorton, president of the
Gorton Oil andS Refining company,
pioneer operators in the field, and
head CT the Gorton Machine com
pany Of Racine, Wis, makers of fine
machines and tools upon which has
been built an international reputa-
ton
Just how Geo re Gortc4 the in
ventor and mac ne maker turned
George Gorton the oil operator, does
not mattteFsss4Fs is II Cement, I.A4
spent much of his time there for
more than two years, has invested
thousands Of dollars there and
battling against every brand of hard
luck and Encouragement, has proved
that the Cement field is a producer
of oil and gas. His first venture
the Gorton No /, stands completed |
a big gas well but before whiff |
of gas was evidenced, before a pint
Of oil was taken from az GOrton WELL |
he has spent cut of his own pocket
more than $2500O0 Its took about
two years to bring that first well in,
but having started he proved his
staying qualities and is now the
owner of three wells, the results of
as many starts. These wells are
the Gorton No. 1, the Gala Belle and
the Betty G. He has 50 far bGtted
1000 and proving his faith ia tho
field. has stirred his tools '.om
The Gala Belle on fourth we !.
In addition, he has placed his order
for three more strings of tools for
Immediately delivery.
He's a Machine Man
Despite the fact that he is sue
cessful oil operator, a conversation
with his proves that his heart is
with his first love, the making Of
fine machines While directing the
operations of his interests in the
Cement field, he is in constant touch
with his company in Racine, Wis,
and makes frequent trips there. Since
the conclusion Of the world war, Mr..
Gorton is relieved of some of the
strain at the Racine end of his in
terests, as it is. no longer impera-
tive that there be capacity prCduc-
ticn Of war material machinery.
A shrapnel or high explosive shell
is bad medicine as any front line
will testify. This, with
reference to arrivals" The de
partures" are just as bad company
when the timer doesn't work just
right and they explode too soon.
At the beginning of the war, the
securing Of a machine for cutting
the powder grooves in the time fuse
disks proved to be a serious obstacle.
Several machines were made for the
work but none proved successful as
accuracy in production.
Put Up To Gorton
The proposition was put up to the
Ccrtcn company by the government
with the comment that they must
make such a machine. The result
was that Mr.. Gorton produced a ma
chine that delivered the goods and
which was used in growing all the
time fuse disks for the manufacture
of shells in the United States and
Canada. Several thousands of these /
machines we're made by the Gorton
and were in use at the .
close of the war.
Another war machine manufactured |