Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
Ed. 0 'TERO REAL
NEW MEXICO KING
Of MANY CROWNS
Writer in Texas Oil Critic Pic
tureS Modest Spanish Am
erican As Superlative Power
In This State.

ellCdli RS oupeTldllVe ROVER
In This State.
There is a writer for the Texas Oil
Critic. Fort Worth. named Garfield
Crawford. In the language of the wild
and Woolly west, he is some writer, a
genuine "blowed inst -pottle" oil
booster with an imagination that is
woodland a-yard wide. and then
some.
In a recent issue of the Texas Oil
Critic Mr.. Crawford has a write-up of
Eduardo Otero, head of the El Dorado
Oil company, that has scored a spec
tacular success in Eastland county,
Tex. 1t is quite evident that the bril-
liant pen~pusher of the Texas Oil Crit
ic never has met Ed Otero, or if he
has had that good fortune he mis-
took red-headed descendant of Spain
for son of the Emerald Isle; for he
writes the name "OTero." Also Ed.
Otero never gave out the information
that he is a sheep king, a cattle king,
a financial king or laid any sort of
claim to being an oil king, Wealthy,
as wealthy men go in this country, and
one of the leading sheep growers, also
a political power in Valencia county
and in the state as well, he is one of
the most modest of men, and has no
aspiration to kingship of any sort. let
alone aspiring TO a duintuple crown,
as Mr.. Crawford insists. He will be
more surprised than any man in New
Mexico when he receives the Journal
at Rochester, Mimi, and reads the fol-
lowing from the Texas oil Critic.
The king is great. Long live the
king
Thus sang bird of the long ago.
I'm this far distant section of Uncle
Samuefs vast domain kings thrive and
nTnGnnr MO huxsA r4ttlp Einno and
sheep kings, oil kings, financial kings,
and political kings. These kings while
not clothed in purple robes nor
adorned with crowns Of gold and prec-
ious trappings, are kings,
Political writer's are going to dis
agree with me, for the political sharp
shooters are telling us that here on
this earth has been established uni
versal democracy and that this democ-
racy has been procured for us by
democrats. Their argument sounds
weIl here in Texas but ii means moth
O'Tero, king Of New Nfexico.
E"O'Tero can truthfullv be called the |
king of New Mexico. He Is a sheep
king. a cattle king. political king, |
and now he has added another crown |
for he is an oil king. O'Tero is presi- |
recently brought in gusher |
on its better than four acres in the
Brooks heirs tract Of Eastland county |
and since that time the folks of New
Mexico have been coming Texasward |
in droves
''The story il told that there are
many people in New Mexico who have |!
been declared into the winnings with I
O'Tero and thev have been done so
at the benevolent hand of the presi-
dent of the Eldorado company. The |
we'll is now doing 3,500 barrels per day. |
no iy, Fn, t,pnInnttn,, IF i
3. $50 barrels.
"The Los Lunas country of New
Mexico Is presided ove~ bv O'Tero. His
herds and flocks are many and large,
his financial and industrial interests
are extensive and his friends are le-
yion. In the Los Lunas country he is
as the richest man in New
Mexico and upon his bank account is
the country of Los Lunas operated.
"O,Tero was close personal friend
u Theodore Roosevelt When the
aid that the two had a real friend
hin for each other. In New Mexico
OTero Dresides over the dolngs of the
party, and to him politi-
.ame in Texas he brought with him
many friends and as he wins SO will
Judge r. W. Parker chief Justice
lated with o'Tero. Judge Parker
'ame to Texas and witnessed the ].
irilling In of the Eldorado wellS. He
aw LIQUID gold gushing from a, hole
n the ground in Quantities almost
,evond comprehension and now the
hief Justice has returned to the
,ingdom Of O'Tero to report to the
.ood folks of that domain lust what
heir friend and ,benefactor has un-
overed over in the land Of Houston.
listed Fort Worth and he saw the
astest growing city in the United
tates.
'ins nool, bit nearer to the Stephens1
ract on the north, extending the
Pleasant Grove pool quarter Of a
"Ed w. Sargent state auditor. Of
lew Mexico; H. o; Bursum; rs repnibli-
nd Rov Hall. former state treasurer.
ccompanied Judge Parker. Hall Is
citizen of Santa Fe and one of the 7
popular men of his state.
Another large stockholder in the
Colorado well is John Fullerton of /,
N. M. prominent in !
he insurance world and also lead {,
ng sheen. man. !
'Since the bringing in of the Edo
duO W0Il tiltTe has Detu a 81 StlihiiiidRCt q
or royalty and interests in the prop J
rtv. The Pleasant Grove district J
ROYALTIES company were successful in '
ecuring a one-seventh interest in the
ovaltv on the property. A story car {
led in this paper last week gave the v
that $25.G00 worth of 3
his companys stock was immediate /
' picked up bv Texans who. know the c
il business and what it really means. 1
"The Pleasant Grove district can
be claimed as one of the
1ost attractive oil pools in Texas. ..
ince the bringing In of the Perkins
10. l., good wells have been regular
by this pool.
1.-THE EIdorado company will have
ther wells and neople who are fas
liliar with the plans of O'Tero and
ssociates believe the New Mexico
eopfe interested will profit largely
trough the drilling campaign to be
arried on bv this company"
Eggs Take sharp Drop.
Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 21.-Eggs which!
old sn Lincoln ten days ago for 85
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