The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11

will be redrilled 10 the 3.2O0-foot
stuu The total production of this
acreage " now around 5000 barrels
daily. but a sufficient number ot
wells has been drilled part way to
the dec pest sand. 80 that by sending
them on down, the production can
be Increased Within 60 days to st
least 5000 barrels All tho ioca-
lions in the field are TO be double-
rugged
only One ~ Properties.
Tho Kay county stuff is only one
Of the holdings Of the Weaver Nc
Cask ey Weniz trio. Vents was left
In charge IN Ponca City while Me
CAskey and Weaver went down 10
Texas, looking for new territory.
They leased "A big acreage in East
land county at 81 per acre and from
these operations resulted the Du-
quesne and states oil companies.
For a long time, McCaskcy Was en-
throned AZ Fort Worth. Weaver at
EnHlland and Wentz at Ponca city.
Recently. however. McCaskey has
returned 20 Pittsburgh as his con
ter ~ operations
OF tho five original Pittsburghers
who came to ponca City. a number
OF years ago. four have confined
Wcntz. Weaver and McFadden. On
tho other hand. McCaHkey, although
Just as greatly Interested In oil, has
never gone back on HE first love
and has continued TO run his big
sauor-ktaut plants IN New York In
the east he ia known az tho sauer-
kraut king because when he cor
ncrcd the saucr- -kraut market a few
years ago. 10 was declared that he
had beaten the Dutch at their own
game. An OF the five original PITTS
burEhcrs lived at Ponca city after
coming 10 oklahoma. and three OF
them still make this their home
Mnrl1nd, WontZ and McFaddeu.
NcCaskcy Was the FIRST.
Tho story is told that McCaskey
was the first Of the quintet to come
10 Ponca city doing 40 30 take
charge Of tho old lOI Ranch OIL
company. and that when he struck
gaH he went back 10 Pittsburgh to
get Marland, who had some expert
ence In tho oil and gas game. in
order 10 have n man on the ground
VINO understood how TO dress 1p the
trst gas we'll Then Weaver and
Mcfadden came, and later, Wentz.
Mcfhdden was In tho steel game In
Pennsylvania and really got into the
pil industry by accident. as he came
10 Oklahoma tn regain his health.
II is said that these men. or some
Of them at least, worked five wears
out here without salaries, getting
their oil properties assc scmbled and
development started.
Wentz, who It Is underst God il the
youngebt OF the five, was a high
school baseball coach back in PITTS
Dursh' ana II 10 told that his ambi-
Ton today is 10 own the PittsburRh
'Plrates' Of the National league.
some day when he can find Barnev
Dreytus ready TO sell. lie goes to
Hot Springs every spring to be with
me Pirates while they are in train
Ing
To tho Pittsburgh crowd porca
City owes all her dIstlnctIon ana
northern oklahoma her oil dIscov-
cries. They have been men who
nave helped to build the city. and
10 Marland Is given the credit with
providing the Kickoff that made this
cry grow. All are Interested in
athlctics. McFadden is one OF the
best known game hunters In Amer
lea; Marland maintains a roIf
course here. for the public and Ia
now equipping fine athletic mark
iot the city; Wentz has been equIp-
p!ns the local school grounds with
annette apparatus and all three are
members or the local Boy Scout or
sIhlhahon and helping very materi-
aiy ~ making 1t decided success.
hct adden maintains a hunting
camp on the Arkansas river. so1tbs
east or town, and Wentz a 35-acre
Ihke and grounds 20 miles north
west and at the latter place. prin-
clpaIIy, McCaskcy. Weaver and soy.
eral other members OF their marty
nave been entertained this week