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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-24

ogists fix the upper oligostratacene
first pig, the ancestral peccary, in
vaded America. In those days, so
We understand, neither the Atlantic
nor the Pacific ocean had commenced
to exist.
In time the peccary, as the new
world representative of the swine
family was called, ranged from New
Mexico and Texas to Patagonia. He
is still to be found there in large
numbers. He is dark gray, with a
whitish band across the chest from
shoulder to shoulder, and he has a
most pugnacious disposition.
Large numbers of other pigs,
nominally under ownership, range
the woods in the southern part of
the country today, picking up their
own food of heritage, roots and nuts.
Constant roofing for food, constant
walking and much hardship have
made these pigs gaunt, thin, high
backed, long legged and wonderful
runners. Locally they are known as
''razorbacks.
By way of contrast, take look
at the razorback's cousin, the thor
oughly domestic barnyard pig con-
fined in a clean small pen, eating
three times a day and sleeping on
clean straw. This pig has no walking
to do. His quarters are too confined
for exercise. All he has to do is to
eat, sleep and grow ponderously fat.
So he gains about a pound day in
weight, his legs disappear in rolls of
E. L - oI1 oil OF
the ground. Then he is ready for
the slaughter house, a victim of over
feeding and oversleeping, too lazy to
run when he sees the butcher.
Held in Loathing by Hebrews.
Skipping from the Upper Oligocene
age to Biblical days, we find the pig
fallen into sad disrepute. Its use for
food was forbidden to the Hebrews
in the first Biblical reference to the
pig (Lev XII, ~ 1t even said that
the Hebrews of that day held the
flesh Of the pig in such detestatlon
that they would not so much as pro
nounce its name, but instead said
''that beast, that thing"
In II. Maccabes, vi, IS, when. old
Eleazer was taken by the servants
of Antiochus Epiphanes, he was We
hemently urged to taste the swine's
flesh, or at least to pretend to taste
it. They opened his mouth by force
to compel him to eat it, but he chose
rather to suffer death than to break
the divine law and give offense to
his own people.
| Porphyry affirms that the Hebrews
and Phoenicians abstained from pork
| because there was none for them IN
their country. This was not cor
rect. He might rather have sale
there was only very small number
and these were running wild. The
Hebrews and Phoenicians bred M
hogs because of the adherence the!
had conceived for them. 1t is Ger
tain they might have raised hogs /.
they had cared to. That there wer'
herds of swine in Palestine during thu
time of the Savior is evident from
his mention to his disciples not t.
cast their pearls before swine les
they trample them under feet. Thos'
herds undoubtedly ran wild and wer
nothing but scavangers.
Origin of Roast Pig.
The ancient Chinese claimed al
] the credit of cultivating the despise
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
JAKE HAMON, JR.

a new member of the oil fratcrnit
in this city Is Jake Hamon, son AZ
the late Jake l.. Hamon. When IL
stood In the court when his mother arro
sister were granted an allowance arr
he asked for nothing his silendD
breathed out the kind OF stuff he \
made OF Although less than 20 year
OF age, without business experience
and with his education yet unfln!s shed
he wanted to follow In the footstcpS
OF his father and hew out his own
career and make his own fortunel
There was evidence OF an innate sel(
reliance and independence that bsZ
speaks the man. There are no achieved
ments to his credit except that he IA
devoted to his mother and sister,
that he has been n very hard student
and that he has already won rccorl
milton as II school boy orator. nd
has not had time to go farther. WRlI
a sweet mother TO inspire and WITH
the business acumcn Of Frank I'll
ketch to lead he has an opportunitvl
TO achieve success and to build a md
whose influence for good will be felt
over a wide area.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

w. II. Hubbard president Of the
Ardmore chapter OF the Southwestern
Geological Society. has been in the
employ of the geological department
Of the Humble Oil and Refining Com
pany for the past two years.
OF most pleasant nature and fine
personality, Mr.. Hubbard is beyond
doubt the most popular man Of his
profession in this territory. Nothing
pleases him more than to be able to
10 something for somebody" and he
IS always most willing to cooperate
in any worthy cause, financially and
otherwise.
As n geologist, Mr.. Hubbard is con-
dered as one of the most valuable
men which the Humble people have
in their employ. He has covered con-
siderable territory during his work,
and rendered many valuable reports.
At the request Of the United States
Bureau of Mines, he recently wrote
n paper on a local geological sub
iect for use in the government report
on the Hewitt field.
Mr.. Hubbard halls from Duluth,
Ntinn. He Is graduate of two uni
versities, Wisconsin, where he received
the degree of Bachelor of Arts. and
Minnesota. where he won his min
lng engineer degree.
Prior to his employment with the
Humble Company. he was with the
Texas Company ut Wichita Falls. Mr..
tt,,hta,d -orved In tho limited States
army during the great war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
Casinshead Gasoline Plant Built By
Carter Oil Company At Hewitt Field

The Carter Oil Company has re-
Gently completed two-stage COM
preston gasoline plant, located in the
southwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section 90, 4s-2w, on the
Eva Hefner farm. The plant at the
present time is composed OF three
units, but there are provisions for the
addition of many more, which will
enable the Carter plant TO take care OF
as much gas as they can obtain from
all producers in the field. The Gu
pacity of the plant can be doubled
within n very short time by the in
stallation of surplus machinery which
is now in other plants and ready for
immediate shipment. Besides handling
gas from about Is Carter leases, the
plant has already contracted with
other producers for their gas.
At the present time, the plant has
capacity of about one and one-half
million cubic feet daily. The machin-
cry includes. two 165 h. p. Besse-
mers, three so h. p. Bessemers, one
belt-driven Ingersoll. Rand compressors.
Ingersoll-Rand compressor, two di-
or, two direct connected Bessemer vac.
one 12x6xl2 lngersoll-Rand compress.
uum pumps.
An S-inch gravity line for the col
lection Of the gas is now being laid
and 1t extends from the east to the
west sides of the Hewitt field. This
line will take In under vacuum all
gas except that from wells in the
immediate vicinity of the plant, which.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

however. will also be gathered by
vacuum.
Ten by 20 foot flow tanks are being
installed on all leases from which
gas will be obtained. 4 feature Of the
Carter system is that flow gas will
be taken off the oil as we'll as casing
head gas. The system Is SO arranged
that there will be no back pressure
on the flow tanks or wells. and the
Carter people expect much better
yield or gasoline recovery by this
method
The Carter Company has expert
mented in taking casinghead gas
alone, and according TO the statement
Of one Of their engineers. the CASING
head gasoline of the Hewitt field does
not test high at the present time
This engineer stated that they have
experimental with both the absorp-
ton system of gasoline extraction in
the Healdton field and also the alb
sorption system as applied to resi-
due gas from compression plant in
the Gushing field, but have found in
both cases that the best all around
method, with much moro satisfactory
results; with lower operating ex-
pense; and actually obtained q bet
ter recovery In the Healdton field.
with two-stage compression plant
than with the straight absorption sys-
TEN. The Healdton plant was convert
ed from an absorption into COM
preston plant after operating for is
months as a plant Oh tho former
type.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
INDIVIDUAL
PORTABLE REFINERY

The Peerless Steel Company of this
city have completed their first peer
less Individual Portable Refinery"
which they designed and have erect
ed on their property just south of
their plant in this city. The idea
upon which this small refinery is
based, was developed by Mr.. w. h.
Hassett, president of the Peerless
Steel Company, who is also president
of the Imperial Refining Company of
Ft. Worth, Texas. and this city and
who has had many years OF pract-
cal oil refining experience. The de-
sign was made by Geo. f.. Batchelder.
Chief Engineer and the refinery con-
structed by Il. d. Gray, both working
under the supervision Of II. B. Fell,
vice-president and general manager
Of the Peerless Steel Company. All
Of the steel plate and structural steel
work was fabricated in the Peerless
Steel Company's plant in this city
and erected AT the plant under the
supervision OF J. ]. Kirkpatrick, sup
erintendent.
The plant is well constructed and
equipped in every manner and is
capable OF performing the same duties
as the larger slsimming plants in
this section Of the country, only. OF
course. in n smaller way. The plant,
when erected. presents an extremely
neat appearance. No unit Of the plant
Is so large but what 1t can be con-
veyed upon truck. thus making the
refinery portable and enabling tho
operator OF the plant TO move the
plant at any time to new location
should he desire. The plant can be
used for the manufacture OF gasoline,
Kerosene gas oil and fuel oil and il
also adapted for use in manufacturing
lubricating oils. The still has n capa-
city OF 20 barrels so can be charged
with high gravity oils with n charge
'of approximately 90 barrels. 1t Is Sos-
. sible to run from two to two and one
half charges per day with this plant
so that the plant has capacity OF
from 100 to 1876 barrels per day. The
basis upon which the plant works Is
TO handle one charge at a time, taking
off from the oil the various products
which are desired.
The plant Is complete in every way
having still. vapor tower, condenser
coils, splash boards. water tank, look
box. pumps and manifolds for distri-
buting the products to the tanks,
boiler. agtator for treating blower
for use IN connection with agitator,
500 barrel crude oil storage tank,
15O barrel fuel oil tank and five 65
barrel run down tanks.
These plants are extremely well
adapted for use by large manufac-
turers who consume fuel oil and have
larger number Of trucks and auto
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
Every Man Would Like To Work
For A Company Like The Carter

The Carter Oil Company is noted
for the fine manner in which it takes
care Of its employees, paying the stric-
test of attention to the necessary conf
modities which make up u happy
home life.
The village has its own sewage sys-
tenn. electric lighting plant, ice plant,
water system. and a concrete side
walk, extending the entire length of
the house frontage is abovt to be
laid. A six-inch pipe brings fresh
drinking water from mountains twen-
~ miles away.
Among the camp buildings is
hospital, completely equipped and con-
tanning ten beds. A first aid man is
continually in charge, and takes the
bes. of care of the sick until company
physicians who can be called at very
short notice ARRIVE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

lard, arrived on foggy day, making
it very dangerous for flying. Neverl
theless, Superintendent Shaner kep1
his word OF acceptance, and flew thd
greatest part Of the distance unde1
the most hazardous circumstances
Mr.. Shaner has been in the oil gamel
all his life. He has been with the
Carter people for the past three years.
Prior to that time, he spent consider
able time in the fields Of Ohio and
Pennsylvania. His first occupation
In an oil field was az a pumper III
the fields of western Pennsylvanial
Then, in successive steps, he worked
his way up To his present position.
Mr. Shaner was born at Hamn|
ton, Penna., in 1874. He Is married
and has a 10 year old son, who Is
now in the graduating class of Nor
man University, where he Is pursuing
course specializing in oil chemistry
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

mobiles using gasoline. They are alsd
we'll adapted for use on leases havI
ing small production or in an oil
field where development has just
started and where there is q great
demand for fuel oil, gasoline and
kerosene. A jobber of Oil product{
who already has market for tho
cradle money by the installation Of
one of these plants which will give I'd
him the refining profit rather than
giving ii to the refiner. There ard
many other places for which thij
plant can be utilized in a most profll
table manner.
Peerless Steel Company have run
several experimental tests with thi1
first plant since its erection and th[
results have far exceeded their high
est expectations. The efficiency 81
the plant has proven to be Just u
great as the larger refineries so tha{
IL is possible with this type OF plari
to have an efficient small refinery q
an exceedingly small cost. For n maS
or concern having an outlet for theh|
products there is no question but
what this plant will make large prot
its for the owner, the amount &
profit, Of course, dependent upon tl,(
market prices of refined product
and Of crude oil but even at this tin,9
with market conditions as depressed
as they are, it is possible to mako 4
daily profit Of from twenty-five d
fifty dollars. There is no questid|
but what these small refineries win
fill n much needed want in the petro1
leum industry and the Peerless Stee1
Company is to be complimented upor
producing such "a we'll constructed
and much needed product
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

If you were visiting the Carter
Camp in the Hewitt field, and would
for Il moment throw out the sight Of
the oil derricks from the minds eye,
you would gaze upon row Of neat
ly arranged cottages, with grass
lawns and beautiful trees shading
them. Your first thoughts would be
what pretty little village" and
later you would express further sur.
prise, when you discovered that the
village was in the heart Of the
Hewitt oil field, and that on all
sides We're dorricks some covered with
oil and others new. 1t is indeed n
beautiful sight.
rhe cottages all are equipped with
most modern conveniences, electric
lights, hot and cold water, and "every-
thing" Each has its front and rear
porch, where the citizens of the vii
lage may enjoy the evening breezes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
The Texas Company A Great Organ
ization With Humane PRINCIPLES

the Texas Company are 5,O15 tank
cars. Also fleet of ships with gross
registered tonnage Of 1iS,527 tons.
Worn Out Animals
A fine demonstration of the fact
that there is in the Texas Company
some man in position Of RESPONSE
bility whose heart is in the right place
is the fact that the company main.
tains homo for veteran horses and
mules, grown old in the service Of
the company and retired, as ii were.
an a pension.
The farm is at Sour Lake, Texas,
and consists of 200 acres OF choice
pasture land where the animals are
free to roam at will. Occasionally,
when one Of the old-timers gets
bit frisky. saddle is thrown on his
back and he is given a little exercise,
but he is never made TO do any hard
work. The company figures that his
past labors entitle him to rest the re-
mainder Of his days. The animals
have plenty Of food, pure water, and
good care. II one becomes so infirm
as TO be unable to chew his food
he Is given bran mashes, and when
he grows too old and decrepit to en-
JOY his surroundings he is humanely
put out Of the way and given decent
burial.
The barn is 6OxlOO feet, with 10
foot sheds on each side.
The cottage home OF the superin-
tendent Is three-room building with
screened in porches. rear and front.
1t has bath room. running water, gas
and electric light and is modern
throughout
Most of the employees of the Texas
Company give chief credit TO the late
Walter II. Sharp. head of the Pro-
ducers OIL Company for conceiving
tho idea of the animal home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

one of the finest characters in all
the oil fields Of the state is !. w.
Williams of Purcell. His nature has
been refined by the early day strug-
giles that all the old timers had 10 go
through. lie came to this country
from Texas in 1884. Since that time
he has lived in what is now -Garvin
and McClain counties. lie is a native
of Texas, his father was n native
Texan and his grandfather was in
the Mexican war.
Mr.. Williams settled first on ranch
which belonged TO Grant Kimberlin
near where Maysville is now but
which was known then as Beef Creek
He worked for Mr.. Kimberlin at SIS
n month and just twenty years from
the year in which he began work on
the ranch he bought II out with all
the stock and all other appurtenances.
1t was known as the Crutch and Cof-
fee Pot ranch from the brand it used
and old timers will remember it by
that name.
Dorset Carter, the empire builder
of Oklahoma has made Mr.. Williams
his right hand man. When Mr.. Car
ter was going through the struggles
Of building the Oklahoma Central from
the coal mining region Of the state
to Chickasha Mr.. Williams was with
him. When the bridge contractor fell
down on the job, Mr.. Williams, who
knew nothing of railroad bridge build
ing was assigned To this part of the
work and he constructed the bridges
on the last twenty miles of the road
and did the work better and at less
cost than the contractor was doing
it,
II was Mr.. Williams who promoted
the road west out of this town. He
discovered the old Arkansas & Choc-
taw right of way. He knew that it
would revert to the tribes or to the
abutting property owners. He and
Mr.. Carter took out a charter for
the road and afterward sold the char
ter to Jake l.. Hamon and his as
sociates who built the Ringing road.
Mr.. Garter is now president of the
Coline Oil Company which is a Sant,o
Fe company, and Mr.. Williams de-
votes the principal portion of his time
to the interests Of the Coline Oil
Company.
He organized the Cement Field Oil
Company and is serving ON the board
Of directors. This company has just
completed the deepest well ever drill
led in this portion of the state in
the Cement field.
Mr.. Williams only son was Walter
*. Williams. He had many friends
here as he was a student in Har-
grove College in this city. This only
boy lost his life in France. On Octob-
er 16, 1918, less than month before
the signing of the armistice, he was
killed by shrapnel in Argonne For
rest. He was a machine gunner.
The oil man may look rough and
ruddy with his big boots and his
coat covered with oil spots but we
can never know just what some Of
them carry in their hearts. Nothing
else can ever come into the life OF
Mr.. Williams to take the place of his
son whose life was given in the world
war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

A company which stands among the
leaders for the upbuilding of the oil
fields of Carter county, and the most
productive development in this vicin-
ity, is the Carter Oil Company, the
largest producing company in the
Hewitt field. The company has a
most efficient organization, which Is
always ready to cooperate with its
neighboring producers to aid in the
most efficient methods of production
available. The Carter people have
operated in this vicinity since the be-
ginning of the Healdton field, which
was practically the beginning Of Car
ter county as an oil territory.
The company produces in the Hew-
lit, Healdton and Fox fields at the
present time and has total daily
production of over 5000 barrels. The
flush production has reached as high
as 1l,750 barrels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
REFINERIES AT
WILSON-ARBUCKLE

The other refinery located at Will
son is the Arbuclklc Refining Com
pany. II was formerly the Terminal
Refining Company. but several months
ago was forced into bankruptcy by
the fluctuation Of the oil market and
the effect such fluctuations had on
pre-existing contracts. At the sale
by the bankrupt court the Arbuckle
Refining Company became purchaser
OF the assets Of the Terminal and
now own and operate the plant.
This company is not now operating
its stills; In fact Is only engaged in
re-handling fuel oil through its pipe
lines 10 the Hewitt field.
The plant Is equipped with nine
stills of modern type, and has Il ca
pacity for handling 1000 barrels Of
crude oil per day. The company owns
so acres of land located on the tracks
OF the O. n. NJ. & + railroad, one
mile west of Wilson. with u siding on
the company's property, snd a loading
rack with eight "spots."
Ii also has one 10000 barrel. one
Ji,"VV Darrei, one o,VVV barrcl, one -
900 barrel, six 600 barrel and five ITO
barrel tanks. portion Of which are
now In use for storing fuel oil which
the company purchases and delivers to
drilling operators In the nearby oil
field through the miles Of 3 inchand
miles OF two inch pipe line 1t owns
running into that territory.
The executive offices OF the company
arc located In the Simpson building
In Ardmore. and its officers are Har-
old Wallace Of Aromuro, president:
Il. A. Hawlcy, OF Cushing, vice presl-
dent: r. +. Caldwell. Of Ardmore.
sccretary.treasurer The plant sup
erintendent is J. G. Kelley. Of Wilson.
The authorized capital Of the company
Is $500. 900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

j. II. Graham, Jr.
]. II. Graham, Jr., assistant TO
superintendent George Z. Edgett, of
the gasoline department of the Carter
Oil Company, and Who aided consid-
erably during the construction of the
gasoline plant, and who is busy get
ting contracts from the producers in
the field, came TO Oklahoma from
Pennsylvania. While In the Keystone
state, Mr.. Graham was employed by
n firm Of consulting engineers at
Pittsburg and later became assistant
to the chief inspector of the depart
ment Of labor and industry. at Har-
risburg. Mr.. Graham graduated from
Allegheney College, at Meadville, Pa,
with the class of 1914. While there
he pursued a civil engineering course.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

Pete Shaner, division superintendent
Of the Carter Oil Company properties
in. southern Oklahoma, is one Of the
most popular and capable oil men in
the Hewitt field district. AS the man
who supervises the operations Of the
largest producing company in the
field, Mr.. Shaner has shown his re-
markable ability by the efficient man.
ner in which he handles his duties and
his men. That no holds the complete
confidence Of his employers, and the
respect and hearty cooperation Of his
employees il well demonstrated by the
unusual spirit which they manifest
in carrying out the plans Of their
super"
Mr.. Shaner recently displayed his
"gameness" when he accepted an in
vitation to fly in an aeroplane to at
tend banquet at Tulsa. The plane,
which was sent by the host to Dill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

erwise, he will still have the respec-
and admiration Of oil men who ap
preciate the efforts cf those who hav,
tried TO do something for others and
themselves.
Immediately after the declaration
Of hostilities with Germany in 1917
Miller enlisted as a private in th|
United States Air Service, received
training as an army flier, and serve{
abroad. At the time of his discharg|
he was holding the rank Of captain.
Mr.. Miller has had a thorough
training in geology and other uni
versity subjects, and this, combine,
with the practical experience which
he has gained in the fields. have Civ
en- him an expert knowledge of tin
oil game.