Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-03-01
OH. nARxEr QUOTATIONS.
When rs q WiId Cat Wild?

AS was indicated IN y'Sl'i W. y
World. the oil producers are NOT 10
DO allowed "A proper amount Tor DC
probation In this particular tlrln,
and are requested to wire any views
they may have AZ TO the fairness Oh
tho proposed regulation reghrdins
the bill now before congress, to r.; u.
Howard who is on the job ana mas
been for some time
II seems that California operators
Impressed on Dr. Ralph Arnold mo
fact that there were but few wllicdl
wells drilled In Oklahoma ana there
by demonstrated the vast Euperlotlly
OF the California mind, and hpill'y
TO do things to suit California peo-
pic.
Dr. Arnold was informed. 40 In
stated, that "A well properly "geoios-
izedtA was never a wildcat and tho
owner thereof, could not bo allowed
anything Ms n discoverer. that ottset
wells were never wildcat, nor any
thing that lined up with any other
we'll nor anything within tho bound
AIRY OF what Is known as the MIG
continent field.
In California, however. and In all
the western states, everything IN
wildcat, and depreciation can be
claimed and allowed accordingly.
This, OF course, Is only hearsay, and
the chances are II IN entirely wrong,
because In all the experience OF
many long years with California
operators, there has been nothing
that could be charged to them that
would reflect In any way upon ther
honor, integrity, or when IL comes 10
that, their loyalty.
Many and many n tins have Stor
les reached this desk that would II
printed, cause a real break In diplo
matic relations between the Mid
continent field and California. For
instance. when Represe ta''ve stat
ford OF wisconsin charged that CAT
ifornia oil producers had 'sneaked
n toker into the oil and gas leasing
biii," and Il vas duly reported by
our washington correspondent ana
was turned down, and never saw the
light of day. II 10 only given here
TO illustrate the subject.
Congressman stafford's charge was
Ia the effect that California oper.
stors had Incorporated In the said
oil and gas leasing bill which affects
principally Wyoming. q provision
that called for one-eighth royalty TO
deducting the actual and necessary
expenses Of such production" which
meant that the government would
xet the short end by a big majority;
in fact, would he lucky II II got any
royalty whatever.
Not only that. but all tho stories
relating TO the prices obtained FOR
Mexican crude by the Dohency or
ganlsation, through young Doheney
acting ~ purchasing agent ana all
the stories affecting the connection
between Mr., RequA and the standard
Of California. and forgetting ana ab-
Solutely ovsrlooking the numerous
emes when California peepls haHe
rubbed II In on our oil producers -
they did when they ssnt . man 20
coneerve oil by the use OF the mud
dIng-in" process, who know Ices
about II than did our own people.
who paid out hundreds OF thousands
Of dollar to educate the gentleman
from California himself. and many
other equally frivolous and foolish
theories that have since been ex-
ploded.
Llkc the man from California who
could shoot wells without drawing
the casing: or like tho other fellow
who had n new process OF drilling,
and Immediately sought the help OF
the corporation commission to put a
law into effect that everyone must
use his system.
All this. In the face OF tina fact
that Oklahoma has moro operators
with a compictc knowledge OF the
business than California over had.
and has right now one man In Tulsa
who taught California operators how
to drill wells with something u triflc
larger than a 3inch bit.
They are great bunch In Cah-
/, fornla; Il Is said to be In the air, but
God help us when II comes TO match
Ing wits with them at the national
capitol; they have put II over us
every time, and will probably con
tinue TO do no as long as oil and gas
In proepeeted for In any country on
this terrestrial globe,
Some day we are going to print
Tom O'Donnell's great speech al
Caspar, which will certainly show
what great minds California people
have.