The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-05
Umiand Interests Are
Expanding RAPIDLY

PONCA CITY. Okla. April A.
The interests. OF which T.. w. Mar
land of ponca City is the head, are
gradually expanding, until at the
present time they constitute one OF
the most important oil, gas and oil
products syndicates in America.
Since the present year began the
Marland Oil company OF Mexico has
been organized with $iO.0O0,O00 cap
ital and has taken over a 25-Near
concession Of G 900 900 acres Of land
y for oil development on the western
coast OF Mexico.
r.. W. Marland. formerly an at
torney in Pittsburgh, Pa, where he
was Interested also in an oil way
came 10 Ponca City in 1919 and with
others organized the Marhnd oil
company with 100000 capital
Later this organization took over the
iOl Ranch Oil company. Then,
later. all the Marland interests were
united in the Marland Refining
company with s1.000.000 capital,
which was later increased TO $1,000
600 and about year ago to s25,-
200, 900. The Msrland Refining COM
pany has a daily capacity of 5000
barrels OF crude oil, which Is worked
into all the products. everything
that can be made OF crude oil, a
For 100000 Marland purchased
the Kay County Gas company in the
fall OF 1918 and re-organiZed II, TAX
ing in the Marland Pipe Line COM
pany, with 81 100000 capital. since
Increased TO sl0.000.000. The Kay
County Gas company is engaged in
all lines OF oil and gas excepting oil
refining. At the present time the
Marland Refining company and the
sasy
employees. The Marlond Refining
company alone now has a daily oil
production of 5000 barrels and with
its affiliated companies it has 5000
barrels.
The Marland Oil company, Inc. o,
Louisiana was organized in the fall
of 1919, with $4,000 capital and
with headquarters at New orleans,
operating only in the Louisiana
fields. other subsidiary companies
other than the Marland oil company
or Mexico and the Kay County Gas
company, are the Tom James OF
company the kinney-Cleary OF
company and thN Francoma oil
\, company
y Marland As a Citizen.
~ In addition 10 his business activi.
ucs. Mr.. Marland finds time to tax
personal interest as citizen ol
fohcd CITY and Oklahoma. He IL
presldent and a director of tn
chamber of commerce of Ponca City
ne ls now equipping complete
hospiial, under an arrangemcn
with the chamber of commerce. ant
VIII build permanent home for tn,
hospital al cost OF 100000. Ht
MAS the plans drawn also for a five
story hotel building here. IL nov
erecting five-story office bulldinl
l9r use by his own companies, ant
adoge'hor Is "eNpenidng approx
mately 100000 In improvement
IN ms city at the present time.
Inc M3rland residence here is on,
OF me real mansions of Oklahoma
costing quarter Of a million dol
lars with furnishings OF approx
mately 5000. 900. lie maintains, II
connection with his home and 70
me benefit OF the public. a flowe
ana shrub garden of 10 acres. and .
sot course OF 60 acres. which
open 10 all citizens.
IN 2Il things that are for the gen
erai welfare and for the advance
.Weht OF his city and state Mr.. Mar
Nuu gives prompt and liberal sup
port He Is the largest Oklahom.
contributor annually 10 the genera
MorH OF tho Y. NJ. c. A. in the state
ahu during the various war drive
nls was the only million dollar sui
scflpton In the state for Libert