The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

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 The boss laughed
 All right, Peanut, you're on" said the boss.
 Right then and there J. W. Love lost the "J w and got a new name and a new job. He has kept both ever since. Hes still in the oil game and he's still Peanut in spite of all the money he has made.
 "Cleye" and Peanut wrote glowing letters back home about work and life in the oil fields. It wasn't long before another of the Love family at Cuilman was on the way to, Oil City. This time it was l.. P. Love. He is tall, strap ping chap. When he showed up on the scene the petroleum workers dubbed him Big Boy" and all over Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas he's known as Big Boy" yet After Big Boy" came E. B. Love, rebaptized and rechristened as Trigger
 BECAME EXPERT DRILLERS All the four brothers became expert oil drillers learning the game from the ground up and down-mostiy down. From Oil City they went to Burk Bur nett in northwest Texas, near Wichita Falls. Then back to Oil City. Last year in the summer they crossed the Arkan- sas line and encamped in Union county, Arkansas. near the then little town of Fl Dorado.
 In the meantime they had persuaded their father and mother and an unmar- | ried sister to come west. These are 1 now living at Blanchard La. Their 1 three married sisters With their hus- | bands also came out and are now liv- l ing at or near Oil City, La. These are MT. and Mrs, J. w. Aldridge, Mir. and Mrs. J. ". Derrick and Mir. and Mrs l.. Smith, all of whom were formerly of or near Cullman. Ala.
 Early on the scene at Fl Dorado the Love Brothers got in on the ground floor and acquired acreage in the now | famous section No. 31 where the big .gushers came in from the start. Their | holdings extend widely over ths 1 proven" territory at Fl Dorado and 1 far out to remoter sections of the county. The firm is known as the most successful drilling operators in the field. Since the discovery" well came in in section No. 31 Love Broth CTS have drilled many wells here and not one of these has come in dry They personally direct the operations 1 from the time the contract is signed They area beavers for work-all oi them. They have now eight drilling outfits and all these are kept busy day and night. In the Fl Dorado fielc the name of the firm is a guaranteS that prompt intelligent and skilfu work will be done on any drilling jot | it undertakes. The advice of these foul Alabama country boys is sought anc accepted by men of millions from New York, Chicago and Kansas City. Theil | offices here are the magnet for oi men coming to El Dorado. They drilled ] all IA sx,tA N Dorado Petroleum company whicf was the first we'll of pure oil brough in here. The firm does most of tn, drilling for the Payne interests on, of the big operators in the field. has contracts with various other op orators, besides having acreage ant companies of it's own that keep tn, Love boys busy.
 LARGE HOLDINGS
 No one has any idea what thes holdings and operations of Love Broth CTS in this wonderful new oil field--ai "El Dorado" in fact as well as il rame-will amount to in money Thei undeveloped holdings are not for sale Last Friday they sold a 10-acre wei for $250,000, as already indicated Their profits on the original 40 acre already amount to a clear gain o 1 of that original 40. The firm has jus begun to scratch upon the margin o it's holdings in the way of develop ment. Their acreage spots the whol, field, which is extending in every di rection as development progresses.
 And with 1t all--with all their new found success and suddenly acquire, wealth, influence and prestige, thos Love brothers are still the same whole some, natural, hard working, democrat ic chaps they were back on the farm near Cullman where they used to d, the homely duties of farm life. We live and work now in E Dorado" said "Cleve'' one night las week to The Age Herald correspon dent but, Lord, how would like t, get back to the old home place il Alabama some time and see the folk back home!'
 As "Cleve" spoke the words, Pea nut Big Boy and Trigger nodde- their heads, stuck their hands in thei trouser pockets and sent approvin, glances toward "Cleve."
 We're going back there some day too,' said Peanut"