The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
Tulsa Oil Mans Hobby,
Pumping Rig That Works,
1-12th Regulation Size

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this outfit. whenever hc is near II
he observes it with the eye ~ an
IDuuuUFiour and ul the same time Az
ono might observe his child. II
anyone wants 10 start trouble with
Rose, let him attempt 10 handle any
part OF this outfit clrelcHsly. Be
cause OF itG smullncEs. II " CORES
pondingly frUii. and ita owner In
alert to stop any observer who In
prone to TuughuCFH.
And the Scrub O..ka, Too.
NOsc iH IL rcIlist. That is proved
by his efforts To- add realism to tho
miniature OUTFIT. In oklahoma there
are at least "a few scrub oak trecB
at or near every oil wen. Probably
th!E " because there Is only "A small
portion OF the state whcro scrub
oak doca not grow. SO Roso placed
two small scrub oak trees beside the
engine Don In the top OF one OF
these trees may bo seen tho nest OF
a robin, securely fastened IN the
d%ivorglng llmba inside the nest ara
ithrce eggs, aud-atill moro realism
lon a nearby limb In tho mother
robin hcrHolf. of tho nest tempor-
arily while she IL dOubtlcssly warb-
ling her morning BOng for the bcne-
nj Of the pumper or the saugcr.
And the guugCr Us there To hear
her song. clad Ia o%ycralla ana cap
hc may be observed standing on top
~ the 1~OO-barrcl tank waiting pa
ticntly for someone To relieve him
ana allow hin to rcturn TO tho arm
chuir that IL placed uca tho ouBinu
house, ready nt all times to furnish
rest n comfort for those who wish
to use the facilities II offers. II the
guagor wants to take an afternoon
nap, he may stretch himself In "A
barrel otave" hammock, which is
Z a NuA NNA- 49, Ia AnNHHAN do gAI
which Us alwnyA found ON every well
regulated lease.
Entered" NJ Many Fairs.
Thousands OF OklahomanH as well
ms many persons ron other states.
viii see this miniature this year at
fairs n expeditions over the STATE.
hose expects 10 exhibit u at the
free state fair at Muskogec, and pos
sihly at Oklahoma city. Because OF
its uniqucness. officials OF fair as
soCiatioua, unaware that there Is
such an exhibit, have failed TO in
cigdc a classification under which
II may be entered, As Rose explain
cd the other day, he ~ not concerned
whether II wins any prizes SO long ua
II furnishes interest and culightcn-
meut To the crowds that wil see II
and who may thus become better
acquainted with the equipment that
Is such an important part OF the vi,
industry.
Tho entire outfit rests comforta-
ihly and permanently on a table ton
feet long ana about four feet wide.
When ON exhibition, the table In coy-
cred with a. thin coating OF Hartios-
VILE sand, The bumpers walk liz
represented by Wilcox sand. Rocks
arc realistically represented by large
Jumps of Bartlcsvillo sand.
The pumper has everything nee
essary for the successful operation
: of an oil we'll except u package OF
, scrap chewing tobacco. "A dog. and.
not the least. a girl" Rose cx-
/, planned.
The tanks and wood work for
the rig We're made by George Kuy-
kendall. . rouatabout on tho Fixico
lease noa Drumright. one day scv-
ofNl months & when Rose was Vis-
sting this lease he voiced his desire
to have a perfect miniature outfit.
made to doCSite specifications and
complete to the smallest article and
alignment. Kuykcndall, an adept
with carpenters tools. undertook TO
fiji Roses order.
II was nearly four months before
the rig WIS roady for delivery, Kuy-
kendall having worked on It during
most of hia spare time, Next came
the ioGking of tools and OF INSTALL
ing the pumping apparatus and pipe.
and lastly the addition OF realism
such ms the guugcr the BIRDS nest
and tho bird itself.
II was realized from the first that
II tho small outfit was to measure
up to the hopes and expectations OF
It's owner, the proportional size must
be observed In every piece Of mate
, rial used in its construction. ANY ar
, ticle used In It may be measured
! with a ruler or -micromctcr and IL
, VIII DO found exactly onc-twolfth
: the size OF the same article as used
In n standard outfit. according 10
Rose. Some conception OF the diff
Guilty encountered In conforming TO
= this plan OF size may I've understood
= when II Ia known hat common uaila
= were threaded and used for bolts I'm
several places. the nuts also having
n been made especially for these tiny
y "bolts."
= \ Mid-Contincnt Souvenir.
4 81 hope to keep this outfit as lone
= as | liyu,' Rose cunflded. III IL will
last long enough l hope II WIN be
-, kept by future generations as a SOU
! vnir Of the Mid-Continont oil field
= and OF the days when Tulsa proudly
d boosted OF $1,000 inhahitants-bc-
fore It became the greatest city In
the southwest"
Rose has another hobby. II IL tn,
. collection OF oil samples from every
oil field In the world. In his offiC,
In the Tidal building NJ sixth and
: Cheyenne are dozens of cylindrical
l bottles, each containing u sampl,
, from some we'll and each Labeled
! with the name and location OF thai
well, Those samples occupy AN en-.
, tire corner OF the room over hi,
! desk, arranged on narrow shelves
3 Here Is "A sample from China, Their,
/, is another from South America
l over IN the corner Ia u from can.
: ada and near It one from Rumaui,
while on the next shelf may be seeI
samples from Pennsylvania. Oklaho,
ma, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas. and
every other oil producing staff In
America.
Roses penchRnt for oil samples Il
wen known among his friends, II Is
illustrated in nm incident that oc-
CURED IA few days = and which Is
typical OF other similar incidents.
a friend was going TO Colorado "a
spend his vacation,
Say" Rose requested on the day
lof his departure, "you be sure TO get
me a sample from that Boulder
WILL
The sample was obtained. turned
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