The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
OIL NEWS.
IN AND AROUND ARDMORE
Brourhton Leaves Texas Company.

Ardmore Is called upon this week to
give up one of the most popular and
efficient men who has ever been In these
fields. T.. |. Broughton has resigned
with the Texas Company and viii leave
the latter part of the week for the
Ranger district where he viii become
assistant general manager for the state
ot Texas for the Il and T. Coal com
v-ny which was the discovery company
In the Ranger district
Mr.. Broughton has been with the Tex
as Company for period of 10 years
He came here from kcier In March
1914 and become production foreman
under l.. W Buriow. lie afterward en-
tered the scouting department where he
remained for some time and during
wnicn time he gathered exhaustive In
formation concerning the operations
and production OF the field. From this
position he was made Healdton superin'
tendent and then Division Superinten'
dent and was assigned all the territory
in southern Oklahoma between the Cen
adian and Red rivers.
He was born In the old Bradford fields
I'm PENNSYLVANIA where oil was first dis
covered and he has lived in an element
Of oil production all his life. lie began
work when a mere boy ana by diligence
and faithfulness has climbed to place
where his salary does not fall much
short Of $4,000 a year.
As an evidence of the high esteem
In which he is held by the men under
him he was summoned TO lIealdton yes.
terday where the employees Of the Texas
Company had gathered. After several
talks among the workers in which the
merits and goodfelowship of Mr.,
Rroughton was the topic he was pre-
sented with q watch and chain both OF
which are very handsome. The watch
bears the engraved inscription present
ed to f. l. Broughton by the Texas
Company Boys, June "a, 1919
Mr.. Broughton has acquired a degree
of thoroughness and efficiency in his
work that puts his services in demand.
When il was learned that he could be
induced to leave his old company there
were a number of local companies which
would have been glad to have availed
themselves of his services at price far
above ordinary wages.
To the young man who is inspired
with a desire to do something and TO
be somebody there is a useful lesson in
the record made by Mr.. Broughton. He
has always been thorough in his work.
if it were necessary when he finished
a days work that he be in another field
the next morning he went If he travelled
all night he has used the floor of the
office or of the rig many a night for
a few hours rest that he might be ready
to outline the work for the day. But
the one big feature that has contributed
10 his success was the possession OF
love and respect for the men under him.
Every man on the leases was loyal to
him because Broughton took care of his
men While his office was farthest from
headquarters his payroll was the first
one in. and his boys always received
their checks first He would work all
night for his men any time 1t was nee
essary and as a result he inspired them
10 put forth their best efforts which
gave his company maximum service.
Mr. Broughton is still a young man
with the big part of his life before hfni
and he is now almost at the top with
company that has 140 drilling wells
and with a wealth that will give him
every opportunity for further advance
ment The company has provided him
with a Packard for his work in the
fields and has given him every conven-
ience that an oil field offers.
Mrs. Broughton will continue to re
side in this city after her return from
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