The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-14
WIN the Oil Men

Ben Whitchill arrived in Tulsa
yesterday from Pittsburgh and says
that the last six months he has been
making that city his home.
Frank g. Borough, well known 20
the oil fraternity or as many as
sOJourucd in the Illinois field, who
Is vice president Of the Farmers
state bank at Lawrcncevilie, Is In
the city and is more than pleased To
find SO many Of his oil friends hav"
made material progress toward the
millionaire class in oklahoma, TINS
applies particularly to the Castles,
father and son. who are now inter
rstcd in Tulsas leading theatcrs
besides being owners of much valu-
able real estate in Tulsa. He Is also
"A great admircr Of Fred Shrcaves,
who IS largely Interested with W
II. Barber " Minneapolis In IN"
Denver Producing q Refining Co.
which WAS reported on the front
page of yesterdays World as hav-
ing l,5O0-barrol well south of
Nuyaka. Mr.. Shreaves was agent
for the Big Four railroad at Law
ronCcvillc before embarking In the
refining businscs and did much to
build up the Central Refining com
pany which has recently been sold
by Shrcavcs' partners, the MCNeals.
who are now operating refinery at
Nincennes, Ind. The success that
Shreavcs and his partners are hav-
Ing in oklahoma will go forward
toward bringing many oil men here
from Illinois and Indiana" accord
ing to borough, and everyone who
] 10. tv,t. N1stfh ha ma
qualities Of the Denver Producing
~ Refining Co. bunch, will agree
with him.
A. \. Little. well known in the oil
business, is in the city from Wichita
Falls, Texas. Up until the last two
years Little had been n Tulsa citi.
zen for six or eight years and hc
says he is now living between the
two places. LttLes view on the
present situation is as follows:
"a peculiar condition confronts
the oil producer at the present time.
/ the price Of crude has been lower,
| but never before in the history of
the industry has all other lines OF
/ trade and industry been hard hit
at the same time. The cotton. wheat
stOCkraising, packing industry, etc.
are all doing their level best to get
/ by. Sugar has perhaps come nearer
/ reaching normally than any other
| important item. Many solutions
/ are being offered in the oil industry,
some have turned their attention
| toward a tariff on Mexican crude as
rhCing the best way out for relief and
/ Just now there appears to be Consid-
cradle disappointment that Presl-
/ dent Harding does not favor the
move for tariff on Mexican crude
/ 1t would appear that just now what
/ we really need most is reciprocity
! an agreement between the United
| states and Mexico and all oil pro-
/ ducing countries in matters pertain
, ing to oil and the oil industry; and
/ this should include all countries
/ which have an import duty on crude
| oil" (Meaning probably England
| France, Italy, Belgium, Germany
and the rest Of Europe. although ne
didn't say 500.
+. !. Kuchnlc. with the Camden
/ Petroleum company. is in the city
/ looking over the situation and trying
/ to get an idea as to the future
/ "Our main source OF revenue these
days is derived from tho sale Of road
| oil asphalt. The indication up
/ through tho northeastern territory
| is for better business and the out
I look is brighter saws Eulhnlp