The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-22
Observation-Disclosures Thous
ands ofDollars ChangingH Hands
Hourly. The Liberal Field Is
Proven. Liberal Is the Oil
Center of the Southwest

100000 FOOT GASSER BROUGHT IN TODAY
The greatest day in the history of Liberal and the Southwest
At2 o'clock this afternoon the Traders Oil Corporation
brought In ten million foot the BoeS farm four and
In the presence of President NJ " McGugg of New York,
Frank McQugg field manager of Los Angeles California
and Judge Chas L. Reed Vice President Cleveland Ohio
the big valve slowly opened and the gas shot out in re
Hundreds of persons Witnessed the opening of the WE'LL
and cars lined the road for miles on either side
Workmen finished making the necessary connections at a
few minutes before o'clock the valve opened %
There was Kissing sound which convinced all of the pres
en'e % Of s Fsnf eS Meougs ane MDi M smiles and hrmmD with
sfacon You can that not in the least dappon
ed the showing said Mr. McQuigg We have at least TO-
100000 feet OF wet wa pressure of 625 pounds and I'm
great volume"
Asked the chance of the we'll blowing into an oer Mr.
McQugg replied the well would be allowed to blow several
days necessary and it did not blow into oiler they would
start the drill AS to the possibility of finding oil he said that
would stake millions the chance they had for big
producer
Oil which is almost pure gasoline is eepng out around the
joints in the pipe.
Liberal is wild and southwest Kansas is wild with excite
twenty five to thirty tests going in Seward county within
the next year.
There has never been such excitment in
Liberal before and neve will be again The last
few weeks have been working the people up for
this climax, and not only are the home people
wild, but the strangers in our midst.
For more than week the town has been on
the tp-tOe of expectancy, and each day has seen
the fever increase.
The test was closed down several weeks ago,
presumably awaiting fishing tools. A huge
valve was put in position at the top of the hole
and two joints of casing run up into the air.
|, Many people visited the test and thought they
could hear gas escaping. All sorts of rumors
gained circulation as to the status of the well
from this fact
When the officials of the company arrived in
Liberal Saturday there was added speculation
and it was deemed certain we'll was to be
brought in.
Then when workmen started tearing down
the brick work around the boilers, and later
moved one Of them back considerable distance
everyone was certain of a gas we'll.
Then the two sections of casing left sticking
in the air were removed and around the edges
] of the huge valve there was a frying kissing
sound denoting the escape of gas. The top of
the valve showed the presence Of oil.
When this fact became known hundreds of
persons visited the test to see for themselves.
Then there appeared on the scene the pres-
lent of the company and his son. The dope was
hat they had come to see the we'll brought in,
md this gave another impetus.
leases have scared, and have found ready
ale at almost any price asked
Oil men are here from everywhere and have
been for the past several weeks. and not onv are
he oil men coming but men in all walks of life
pming to share in the golden steam which re-
Its from an oil strike