The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-26
INTHE OIL FIELDS
Office: 624l w. II. PECK Residence 2442

10 Vredlt therefor are much disap-
pointed because ot the fact that no
longer VIII Kansas city be consid-
cred the headquarters OF the big as
soclation. That Tulsa was selected
is due 10 the fact that Texas refin-
crs, including the Panhandle Refin-
ing company which dominates the
situation IA far ~ Dallas Is concern
ed, and G. l.. Mayhall OF the lmpc-
! rlal REFINING company were both
I Tor tulsa as matter OF eXpcdicncCy
and, beyond that, because thcy were
loyal TO the town which has done
I things without OVERRIDING them at
any time. In other words. they
we're against any town having the
reputation for hot air.
Among the members OF the West
crn Petroleum Rcfinors association
attending Mondays meeting. who
have an interesting history in the
development of tho midcontinent
field was l.. T.. Lockhart OF the Rio
Grando oil company OF III paso,
TcNas, who began life as Il salesman
for Gay and Richardson, travelling
out OF Corsicana, Texas MIR. Lock-
hart recalls the fact that while ne
was on the road the very irrepros-
sihle wild prairie flower was an Of
flee boy and II now secretary OF tho
big Meridian OH company. Mr.
LoCkhart SAYS that he IL having a
/ lot OF trouble with his outbound
freight rates ana Is making big
fight to have the rates from FL
Paso into Arizona and Southern Cal
fornia lowered. The chances are
he will succeed.
To those of us who have watched
the growth OF the Mid-Contincnt Re
finers. the meeting at Kansas City
was a JOY and inspiration. That no
failures have occurred during the
times OF depression is n real source
of satisfaction TO all the friends Of
the Independent operators and re-
finors and that on the contrary there
have been some remarkable changes
and all for the better in the financial
standing of refiners who operate in
| Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. As
| for instance, the Bighart Refining
company is now the Barnsdall Re-
/ filming company with the best pos
| sible organization in the producing
| end behind II. The Richardson in
| terosts are now merged in the Me-
| ridlan OIL company, which has sue
| ccssfully financed big bond issue
/ and is now beyond the reach Of pos
sible financial difficulty.
w. b. Hassett OF the Imperial Is
now a leading refiner in Kentucky,
az well as being at the head of the
/ profession here. Tom Melvin and
Z the Phoenix Refining company arc
now backed by the big Chestnut and
( Smith concern with unlimited capi-
/ tai and much production. The old
| Uncle sam refinery In West Tulsa is
| being operated by the Tidal oil
| company.
The Pure OH company with its
| two rcfineries located In the west
! and five more east of the Mississippi
| is among the most prosperous and
best managed concerns in the mid
| continent, having built up n refin-
| ing organization with II. Il. Ashton
| at the head that is amply qualified
! to cope with every situation that
may arise. The oklahoma Produc-
| ing and Refining company which is
| also under the management of the
! Pure OH company, is just now en-
| joying n wonderful streak OF good
! luck in its drilling operations and Is
| operating the complete refinery nj
| Musk ogee at full capacity on veL~
| high grade crude, with n demand
/ for It's products that is impossible
/ to supply.
The Sapulpa Refining company is
| right now considered n model OF ef-
I IlcltNtN ana lbOIlH ldlEt lu tllt ~
! fairs of the refining industry I'm the
midcontinent field, having gained
an enviable reputation for a good
/ output of light oils and wonderful
/ reputation for lubricating and cyl
| inder stocks. This IL largely due 10
/ the efficient manner in which the
sales end is handled by l.. y, open
! heimer, who is also vice president
! OF the company Mr.. Oppenhelmer
success lies in the fact that he
| knows the game from beginning to
end and is more than all, reliable
and continually looking out for the
welfare of his customers.
The Buffalo Refining company IL
/ the outgrowth OF the old Pawnee
Bin Refining company which has
! been organized under the auspices
! of Arch D. Grider. Mr., Orders
/ strong personality and ability as
/ markcter will put the Buffalo Re
/ filming company to the front as one
/ of the newer and most aggressive re-
! fineries I'm the midcontinent field.
The refinery at Cushing owned by
/ the old firm OF Anderson and Gus
| tafson, now Gustafson and spencer
| is in operation again and is running
| 800 barrels of crude daily IL Is
/ going to be enlarged and Will soon
/ take front rank among the refin-
/ cries In the midcontinent field as the
/ products Of this company are as-
| sured of a ready market Mr.. Gus
tafson is Just back from Europe and
not only las he reorganiZed MS
/ company, but has come back loaded
with pep and will soon tako on his
/ old-time aggressive policy as mar
kctcr, as we'll as a retincr
The Constantin people VINO began
/ In comparatively small way are
now in a position to trade crude Tor
crude and will doubtless have somo-
| thing big In the way of an announce
ment Within the next day or So It's
/ connection with tho Export OIL cor
poratlon has given II an unusually
| good market during these times or
/ depression as the Export Oh IN still
/ loading the. big boats and has snip
nod three cargoes during the pres
ont Month,
And so 1t goes, The failure of one
would mean trouble for them all
/ There il no end TO the criticism
hoapad upon the independent refin-
or who finds himself in trouble and
n has been all the style Of late TO
charge the Independent refiner with
nh the trouble that the producer OF
oil has been subjected TO. IL mas
not been the refiner's fault that he
has laid low and has waited for con-