The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05
OIL TOWN IS TO
STAGE COMEBACK
Bringing In Of Big Gasser
Revives Dreams of
Founder

| special to Tho world
! iIALlETr. Dec, 4. - Several
/ years ago there was started iu Paw
] uon county the town Of llnllott at a
! point whore the Katy and Frisco
| railroads run so close together that
! both Of them passed through the
! new town MANY lots were sold.
| residence properties were erected,
store buildings built, concrete Side
walks built all over the tnwnsite
and n big water stnndpipo. 1873 feet
IN height. Hnd numerous othpr real
city improvements put In that
would have done credit 10 city Of
some eight or ten thousand peOplo.
Rut with Cleveland on the cnst
Pnwnce city To tho north and Jen.
nlnrs 10 the south tho new town
1id NOT bonn like II was anticipated
and up unto "A few months ago
'hirgs we're me- dead almost ne well
they could be. but nevertheless u
mAngVed 10 keep alive by furnishing
amusoments 20 tho citizens Of Paw
ne" county by holding the county
fairs thcro and having monthly auto
races Rt the Hallott fairgrounds.
Dr. j. 4, Turner then anne 10 the
l'ttle town and he had born the idea
that there waA oil In paying quaint.
ties In md around the town lio
l'FulfU lNf lNIl'f iNNHhlnlfNl com
pany, placed an addition 90 the town
and sold lots In this 20 SECURE
enough money with which TO pm;
DOWN n well iusi onat ~ the new ad-
ditlon. Last Wednesday rirlf
week ago tho well was drilled into
the nouyer sand, lust merelv touch
Ing the top, and n O,00O.000-Rasser
wFa the result--the gas coming
with such force that the rig caught
ON fire and burned down. a new
rig has been built and tho tools are
now being pulled out ct the hole
and the well VIII be put on down
into the paw OIL men and geolo-
gists sav that the now hole hns
every indication OF being n big pro-
ducer, NJ tho GAS has quite q show
ing Of oil In n.
Since the bringing IN Of this wen
thlnns have taken quite a. turn Tor
the better in Uallc't. and tho peo-
pie who thought that On Turner
wns only trying 10 float n scheme
~ flcnre the rrOplr nrc now AMONG
the best boosters and are investlpg
heir marcy - iraiiott property nnd
believe that HHllctt is soon 10 be-
como IN" real oil center OF the coun-
try.
Hallett 10 idoalIv located for n
town rs II n I'm tho hoart ~ the
bost agricultural district ~ pawncr
county and since tho striking OF the
big gasssr rirht IN agulnst the town
a cooperative stock grain and
produce concern has given It's as
surancc that n win erect NJ once n
warehouse at this point aud deal
is ucnding with mn0ufacturing
concern now located io the eps' for
space close to tho railroads whore
fr0obngc ran ho secured FOR th"
erection Ot "a big pl1ut which wUl
omrloy In the uoirhborho0d NJ ono
hundred men nj tho start and other
Industries are looRIuE for loc1-
tlOn.
An effort will be made 10 hive
the watcrworks installed hero which
| can uso the old sfau1ulpo and mains
| of The Turnor Investment company
ana !s now sinking a sheet water
/ we'll for this purpose Peuplo who
have lived In and around Hallett
! n'uro lts inception now firmly be
| lioye that they are coming into their
| own and that when spring comes
| their little town win be the livest
place I'm Pawnec county and IN tlmc
wlu bo the principal metropolis Ji
fbnf UrOFD1rOus county.
Doctor Turner met many robuitg
criticisms ard seihacks IN trying 90
boom ana boost this town ard now
that he has mcCocdod Iu proving
that there o. 0n OH fold uudar tho
town, be ir receiving praise from al
e,da- ana uHllatt now realizes th7l
they would never have come 10 lite
nod O. NOT been for this vigorous
young doctor
Permanent waving Vogue Mari