The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
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. ~ LOT . NNHNNN "H' w ANNH" H
marked. Whether the sage who ut
tered this rule for longevity and
happiness " right or wrong, 10 De-
apparent that many mon are obScrv-
ing Il, either Intentionally or un-
Intentionally. Some men have "a
hobby and nrr not consciously
aware OF it-for Instance. tho fol-
low that has been bitten by the glld
bug. There's no two ways about
St; n he likes the game u becomes
an Obscsslon with him-ho pAays
golf. talks golf and dreams golf II
on the other hand, ne dpoant like
the game hr looks upu MS
Eolf-bug bitten friend with a feeling
OF tolerant sympathy that is akin
TO pity. But when the golf fleud
aasociates with his iuoCulatcd follow
players ne b. among Chri8tinus'
who understand him ana appreciate
him and tho game he plays.
others infected with the hobby
germ may collect postage gtdmpa,
specimens of precious stones, or
their hobbies may be their families
or IL may be an article that was aC-
quircd at "a great porsunal sacrifice
or after q period OF painstuking cf-
fort. ICE value being embodied In ita
uniqutuUgH.
In the latter class is AZ. T.. Rose,
3i5 South olympia avenue. district
superintendent for the Tidal oil
company, with offices at sixth and
Cheyenne. Roses hobby 81 "A nina
turo oil derrick and pumping outfit
that tx exactly onc-twclfth the size
OF u standard outfit ms used In the
Cushing oil field. Not a single detail
Of construction has been overlooked,
even TO the woods used In It's make
up. Every nall. bolt, nut, belt, pulley
and board is In exactly tho same
spot and position as II Is In "A stand
ard rig. Where oak is used In n
standard outfit. IL is used In Roses
actual size and fitted with almost
unbelievable precision.
IL Pumps Real OH.
Tho most surprising feature OF
tho outrit is that II pumps actual
crude oil from n hidden reservoir
through n line into the tanks. which
were made from the slaves Of "A
standard 1OO-barrel tank and which
also were built to the une-twclfth
measurement. Tho tank ON the
scaffold ~ a miniature of n 65-bar-
rel tank, with seven hoops. the five
top hoops having been made from
steel measuring line. The stock tank
ia one-twclfth n size of u standard
l00-barrelor, which has eight hoops
with a turnbuckle on the top ono.
When the "well' IL In operation.
the oil Is pumped from the conceal
ed reservoir into the 65-barrol tank,
Thence II runs into tho l~00-barrol
tank, which Ia equipped with an in
side syphon that returns the oil tC
the reservoir to be repumped.
Motive owe Ia furnished by o
one-cight horsepower motor. Drop.
ping into technical terms for "A mo
ment. which may be clearly under
stood only by tho oil field worker
the counter shaft Is equipped will
An alM.lnRh nnllU EnuaH Ia tho con
ter. driven by an endless bolt r
tho motor and the onc-inch pulley ol
the end OF the counter shaft drivini
the belt on tho band wheel 10 op
crate the well. Counter shaft bear
ingS are babbited, and the shaft pull
leys and hangers arc made OF too
steel.
A Monument to Patience.
Tho well ls equipped with a bras
working barrel, lower valve, ball
and seat and feathers. tho same N
an ordinary oil well, All tools ar,
ono-twelfth actual size, Tho derrick
IS ~ Inches high, or O~ne-twclfth tn,
height OF a standard derrick. Tn,
derrick top has headers. and Is alsC
double braced. The bun whooll
were made with oak SHAFT, onl
arms, pine cants and oak pins. On
the back side OF the derrick IN,
necessary girths II braCcs are Gu
M for pulling In the stem. ON tn
seventh girth IL "A tubing board use,
by men TO stand on while working II
the derrick TO pull tubing. Tn
walking beam IS OF pine rciniorc1j
on the top OF both ends with oak
All the hardwood for this little der
rick was ripped out OF an old hui
wheel arm that had been throw
away. All the pine was ripped an,
planed TO size from new two-inc.
H. --I
some idea OF the patience n wor
required &C build the rig.
The belt house - OF the old can
ell back" style with corrugated roc
and IL battened from tho cngtn
house 10 the derrick. The corrugat
cd galvanized iron was made es
pecially for this miniature, and .
sheets were used IN the engine an
belt houses. The engine house Is ~
ted with two doors wung On sma
strap hinges, and there are we vii
dows two inches by two Inches. Win
dow frames are made from soil
pieces OF wood. with glass puttie
into the frames.
why did you go to all this troubl
M expense, not considering the pa
thence you have exercised In acquir
ing this miniature outfit ?" Rose wa
asked.
Why He Did IL.
WELL" he replied. smilinEly, ="
great many people have asked tina
game question. My reply has al
ways been that all the oil wells
ever drilled were dry holes, 80 / de
cidcd at least one would be a pro
ducer. even though l had TO build /
and place the oil In II. The reply
the easiest to give. But my real rea
son Is hat / have always wante,
20 see a miniature outfit that wa
built true TO standard specifications
with no little detail overlooked.
have seen many so-Callcd miniatuIv
models. but In every one of then
something was lacking. A person
does not realize what "A task II Is t.
build and fit one OF these little out,
fits until he starts working on it
and when he finds what a Job ht
has on his hands he gets tired aut
finishes It the quickest and castles
way possible, committing many OF
the essential parts because OF tn,
t-edtousness of assembling them. T.,
This little outfit of mine BE- n,
near perfect as / could get n. I
pumps with the same mollona AM
has every piece of equipment Of