The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
FOURCULLMAN BOYS MAKE BIG SUCCESS IN GREAT 0|L CAME
Though Now Facing Fabulous Wealth, Love Brothers Still Long to See
 Old Home


 Fl Dorado, Ark, April 4.-(SpeciaD Ten years ago the eldest of four brothers living with their parents on the old farm midway between Gull man and Decatur in the state of Ala bama ''broke the home ties," en- braced his father and mother, wrungI the hands of his three younger brothers, kissed his four sisters good bye and set out for the southwest to make his fortune.
 Don't worry." said he -Tm going to make good" ' That young man was M. ". Love. son of Mir. and Mrs. s. B. Love of Cullman. Ala, the home place in the country of the Love family for many years.
 Today M. W. Love and his three brothers, who later came out to join him, are sitting on top of the world" at M Dorado. Ark. the wonderful new oil field uncovered in January and des- tined to become one of the biggest producers of petroleum in America-a field wherein they were the first to drili & well and where their holdings have now an actual value of more than 1yo00 900, and a potential value of 10 or 20 times that amount.
 Last week they sold one we'll with 10 acres to Little Rock parties for s25o- 900, after having already sold 20 of the original 40 acres before well came in on the tract for $65,000. The initial investment on this 40 acres by Love Brothers was less than $6,0e0, and this 40 acres is only a fraction of the ex- tensive acreage of the Alabama men in the rich Fl Dorado field.
 POVERTY TO SUCCESS
 The story of Love Brothers is one of pluck, poverty, patience, and pathos not untouched with suffering and sacrifice and marked at length by smashing, startling success. Today the firm, com posed of these four Cullman boys, is the best known and most highly respected in the El Dorado field Nobody be- grudges them their success. Everyone rejoices in their deserved good fortune. They are not only the most successful operators on the scene, but also the most popular, with a following that is ready to go blindfold where the Love Brothers lead.
 Love Brothers consists of four mem bers-M. w. ("Cleve'D Love. J. W. ("Peanut') Love; L. P. ("Big Boy") Love, and E. B. (''Trigger'D Love. In the oil fields and among oil men these brothers are not known by their initials or Christian names. They would not be recognized by such names or initials. Each one of them has been rechristened in baptism of oil.sreuamed out of the nomenclature of the petroleum fields in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. "C1eve,'' Peanut Big Boy and -Trigger"-these four nick names are known throughout the Arkansas oil vii An1x aC iv,ff fyro ta1x a a Jack" Dempsey is in the pugllistic world or "Ty" Cobb is among baseball fans. In spite of their sudden and startling success, each one of the Love Brothers is the same modest, direct, unassuming, democratic chap he was when he hit the oil fields ten, five or three years ago got into his jumper and began as a 'roughneck' worker on an oil derrick.
 WHEN "CLEvE" BEGAN
 '-Cleve' Love was the first of the four brothers to come out to the south western country. first to come "out where the west begins" With littlesor no money, he hit Saratoga, Tex. 10 years ago, made for the oil fields and asked for a job,
 What do you want% growled the superintendent at the we'll.
 T want work" said ''Cleve."
 What can you dol" A
 T don't know. Never had any ex- perience. Want to learn Give me chance. will your"
 The "boss" sized up his man with a measuring glance.
 Report here tomorrow morning" said he. s
 "C1eve'' got the job and began work next day
 Tt was 'rough-necking' job" said ~-C1eve,r in alluding to it here last week. Hard work and long day Day $3. Plenty to eat. Good chaps to run with. Dead tired at night and eleep the moment your head hit the pillow"
 That was the beginning
 From Saratoga, "Cleve" went to Oil Eity in Louisiana when the field there broke. At Saratoga he had learned the
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