The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

ness men Of Ardmore formed the
corporation known as the Ardmore
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Cor
poration, and bought 500 acres OF land
just north Of the city, fronting on the
main line of the Santa Fe railroad,
and offered 1t to industrial enterprises
that would establish thereon manu-
featuring institutions.
From this corporation the Cameron
Refining Company. procured so acres
of land, lying on both sides OF the
railroad at the northeastern corner OF
the Industrial Addition. and about
three miles from the center OF the
city of Arlmore, and on 1t set to
work building n refinery. Their plant
was completed and began operating
early in July, 1918.
From the time. and even before,
their plant began TO turn out petro-
leum products. Healdton crude was
not only In keen demand, but was
selling at premium above the post
ed price, and Is still doing so. The
fact that Hoaldton producers had prov
an their faith in Healdton crude by
investing their own money In a re-
finery to manufacture II into gaso-
line and other petroleum products,
and were really getting ready to put
IL on the market, made the buyers
Of crude oil suddenly forget their oft
repeated assertion that "Healdton Ia
"a low grade oil and not suitable
10 manufacture into high grade pro-
ducts" Hence the day Of $50 cents
n barrel for Healdton crude" faded
into history.
From the day the first run was
made through the stills Of the Cam
eron Refining Company up 20 the
present time. It has handled no crude
oil in the making Of its products ex-
cept that coming from the Healdton
field.
As stated. the Cameron refinery Is
about three, or three and a half miles
north of the city. II IL reached by
tho county road running along the
north side OF tho Industrial Addition.
and which passes all OF tho refining
plants OF the city. From this public
highway the Cameron Company has
built AN exccllently graded and oiled
road, leading east about n quarter
Of a mile to their plant. passing all
of the way through their own prop
erty and maintained ut the COM
pany's expense. In fact. the Cameron
people have given n practical demon
stration OF what grading. dragging.
and oiling, will do to the ordinary
dirt road. by dragging and oiling the
county highway from Its intorsec-
ton with their private road to the
gate leading TO the Ardmorc-Akron
Tire & Rubber Company plant---a dis.
tance OF more than n quarter OF o
milc--and any one riding over this
oiled road quarter Of a mile, and
coming on into the city over the
county-maintained road. will get an
object lesson well worth the trip.
The plant OF the Cameron Refining
Company In tho most Immediately
clean, and scrupulously neat, institu.
tion Of its kind that the writer has
ever visited. Tho roads into and
through II are graded. oiled. and free
from dust In dry weather and mud
when II rains. The buildings and
grounds are equally well taken care
OF. and there are no unsightly nor
disorderly blots. trash piles. or stump
holes anywhere 10 be seen either on
the grounds or about the buildings.
Nor In there any evidence OF waste: II
IL in truth an ideally kept industrial
plant.
As one enters the inclosed grounds