The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-06
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amount Of white flour.
while the country sections have
been practically untouched by the
bClsheviks, some parts have ex-
perienced the passage OF troops,
whon fields were tramplod and
horses rcquEitiOned. These have
been paid for IN most cases, and
thS peasants live we'll with fresh
milk, butter. eggs and meat, but are
unwilling to sell these for mony.
only wishing to trade ia exchange
.oF clothing.
AT present one can safely say
that there Is hardly walking
beam moving In all Of Baku aud the
drilling has completely ceased. Re-
lining has practically stopped due
to lack of soda and acid. Small
quantities are being received
through NovorossislS and Datoum.
but not enough to seriously count.
on April 1920 there were ll9
standard rigs working and 10 ro-
taries.
mo Kerosene is coming through
the pipeline at present, the only
quantity arriving at Batoum is
shipment OF 100000 pools, pumped
through the line In April and hold
by the government for local use.
1fflis received approximately some
100000 poods al the same time.
since then the pipeline station at
Evlakh has been completely de-
stroyed by fire. Fuel oil for use
OF the railways and government
work, is being sent over In tank
cars and the supply is insufficient.
The transportation by way OF tho
Nulga river has decreased greatly
since the barges and boats are com
plctvly out of repair and II is csti-
mated that less than three million
poOds are being moved ~ r month.
Tho rumor that some TWO thou
sand five hundred skilled oil work
ers have been recruited from
Wrangle's army in Constantinopic
and brought to Baku for working
the oil fields, is untrue. Some
five hundred workmeu totally I'M
skilled, were brought and besides
this, they have refused to work
under existing conditions, Under
the existing conditions, with the
working man underfed and insuf.
ficiently clothed, tho transportation
demorall1ed. the factories Idle,
there can be no normal commerce
with the Caucasus. since 81 comes
to the market with empty hands.
I'm rega. d to American oil men
Russia" concludes MIR. Wrights-
man. the opportunity is favorable
with the government anxious and
eager to negotiate; but the rights of
the past private owners as well as
their future rights must always be
considered, and the practical diff
Guilty of controlling the workmen
remains at present an almost un-
: surmountable obstacle. In regard
to the situation in Baku, the present
stocks can be estimated at two mil
lion tons Of all products, practically
none OF them refined.
There viii be no drilling or re-
filming on any large scale until for
eign capital supplies the materials
and organization. Baku and
Goosby as far as they are concerned,
as producers affecting the outside
market, can be neglected for the
time being: or at least until some
foreign capital works the fields;
and even then II will be a matter Of
years before the field can regain
any hing ike it's former productive
ity"
Mr.. Wrightsman, after conclud-
ing this extensive and compre-
hersiye visit to the once famous oil
fields of Russia. returned by the
NdIIlt tOuIt w NllNli NV NhNN''N
that boishevik ridden country and
returned home to Tulsa the last of
October. Just in time to enter the
air races Of the American Legion at
Kansas City. Tulsa can well be
proud of the indomitable spirit OF
daring. courage and adventure that
dominates her youth, for 1t was this
characteristic that has made Amer
lea famous for all time, among the
nations of the world, and the main
factor that won the world war
Charles Wrightsman is typical OF
the modern young American. and
his home city may well be proud OF
his achievements.