The Pulaskian., 1920-07-29

ing upon their customers and friends in El Dorado. Then came the trip by automobile to the Constantine wei. the great gasser of the Union county field. This well has been the best advertised in the state. Expected to be a producer of oil in short time. a flow of gas was encountered, caus- ing the cessation of drilling opera tions. An effort to stop the flow of gas caused it to break loose about a half mile southeast of the well, form ing a great crater in the bed of a 1 titles. The presence of wet gas in dicates the proximity of oil.
 Drilling in the immediate vicinity of the Constantine well Is just now 3 ticklish proposition as match might enyelop an area of half mile square in flames. All those who approach this we'll are warned against the use of matches and at the entrance to the property stands a dummy which warns the visitor that his safety de bends upon refraining from smoking.
 Some Wild Ride.
 Little Rock business men were giy- en many thrills in the trip from Fl Dorado to the Constantine well and return. The roads are good but rath- CT deep with sand As most members of the party drive cars ar home, they have at one time or another had an experience which instilled in them a wholesome respect for sandy road, but there was none of the expected sskidding among the Fl Dorado cars. The tires on these automobiles are almost fiat, only about thirty pounds of air is carried, which prevents skidding, and allows the drivers to pass over the roads like Barney Old field after record.
 The Constantine management was extremely courteous to the excursion ists. They met the party quarter mile from the we'll and they per sonally escorted it through the beauti- ful pine woods to the clearing where the well stands. The derrick Is in the center of an abandoned field, very close to the railroad track which con- meets Fl Dorado with Wesson. A TO- tary drill with a fish tail bit has been used in this well and, as the forma- tion has been light all the way, rapid progress has been made in sinking 1t.
 Returning to Fl Dorado the excur- sionists were brought face to face with rather amusing situation. Hugh coalpiles were to be seen everywhere. and car after car on the railroad tracks, were being unloaded to pro vide fuel for oil wells and to keep the natives warm during the winter, and only a short distance away millions of feet of the finest fuel in the world was being liberated into the air every hour of the day.
 Where Bankers Shine.
 Some folks have formed the opin- ion that banker is not human be- ing, especially in the past few months since the lines of credit began to tighten. This opinion was about as well founded as the average "blue sky" speculation, the party discovered upon it's return to Ri Dorado. The ex- cursionsists beheld tables in the courtyard and seated close by were Ed Cornish, Gordon Peay, Fay Curtis, Geo. w. Donaghey, Charlie Mccain, Lloyd England, Joe Stanley and other Little Rock bankers. The bankers thereby proved themselves to be not only human being, but sensible human beings, determined to be in on the ground floor when the repast was spread. Will Terry and Jesse Jones, ice cream manufacturers, invited the iibes of their companions through their determination to remain in close proximity with the memorial fountain which stood in one corner of the court square.
 Elastic Belts Needed.
 Promptly at 12 o'clock every good looking woman in El Dorado was us ing a green leafed branch from a nearby tree to keep the flying insects off of deliciously brown fried chick ems, salads of every conceivable kind, relishes. ham and other substantial viands. The party was lined up for the purpose of having it's picture talk en, but when the photographer put the excursionsists at their ease again, it was apparently the signal for a rush upon the long dinner table. Bill ly Mann of the Democrat Printing & r sat- III n