The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-17

W. FIa'ns W. sf's III
Kept iis place on the pay rolls of |
tho country by sending out many |
scare reports as 10 tho waste OF gnA.
| Just ns when the Cushing field was
at its height, II broadcnsted the re-
| port that thero was more Ras going
| TO waste IN value than oil the oil
produced In that great field.
II IN further thought by tho wis"
one who know tho game that tho
/ big row now being stirred up iH
simply to detract public attention
| from the Teapot LONE deal and the
| scandal that is bound 10 ensuc which
will affect the secretary uf The In
| tcrlor, former Senator lall. and II mp
pears that hIs record f. being gone
| into moro thoroughly day by day.
/ ilo has heretofore held the good viii
Of the gas men ana has addressed
| them ut aum0 ~ these conferences
which Hro frequently held ana nj
ways had led tho gas people 10 be-
| liove that he Is strong for conscryn-
| ton when I'm fact. the very con-
trary is true. M everybody knows.
An interesting story was told tho
writer yesterday by j. -. forkor of
tho OH well supply with hoadqunr-
ters In on city He sayA that well
/ drilled by n. l.. Williams a. Go. ~
| ifdmunton, located on tho Peach
| river 500 or 800 miles north OF the
/ Montana line struCd n lot Of Ras at
| 800 feet, with 40 much rock pres
sure that II blew out aud loft n hole
* feet deep l03 feet wido and 900
feet long n became necessary IN
order TO save tho pipe which is OK
tromelv valuable on account OF the
| high freight rate. TO bridge this
ChaSm and this was done by rigging
M an improviAod plle-drlvcr and
after hundreds or piles had been
driven. platform was built over
tho top and the rig erected.
Here tho men worked with n
thermometer 90 degreos below zero,
but tho pipo was saved ana Mr..
williams who II an enthusiast ana
has tho money to back his judgment.
~ Of tho opinion that he IN going TO
get dil In paying quantities although
| many wolls have been drilled with
indifferent success in this vicinity.
We were more than pleased" said
| Mr.. Forkcr. with tho result Of the
drilling of tho well up at Fort Nor
man, Just outside tho Arctic circle,
because we had sold tho tools ana
had selected the mon TO do the drill
ing and although those people who
| were from TORONTO Know absolutely
nothing about oil, they wore able
to put down a test In record time.
which was n great compliment 10
our judgment In selecting the help
ns we'll as-in furnishing the tools for
tho drilling. The well was six miles
y-Nrth OF tho original well AT Fort
e5rmnn, but geology hnd changed
In this distance ana there was no
oil 10 be found"
| Among those who are attending
tho convention from Tulsa are Ar
thur Hun, who h enthusiastic In re-
gard TO tho great display being
made at tho convention hall: jess
Levy now or New YORK; Jack Grun-
dlsh, Arch Leonard or the oklahoma
Natural Gas company who is count
ed as tho best gas man now living
or since tho death or Dennis Hast
inss, the iatter being accorded first
place as the pest ali.round gas man
.hat ever llved; " was the gas
business ,hht killed MT Hastings ms
he was absolutely devoted to the In
terests OF inc people whom he
served. ana when II came to point
that no could not give service. he
worried himself sick and finally
succumbod. rms according to Eu-
gene Metz, representing tho Ameri-
can meter company VINO was one or
inc ilrst 10 VISIT TuIsa during tho
early days ana who has Kept In
ciose touch with tho situation ever
since
Tho OH Well supply Is putting on
n great exhibit at tho gas mons
convention They have big BLACK
bear gas engine connected with a
Mud Hog pump that is In con-
slant operation. The silenecr on the
exhaust Is not In very good wording
order. but the big noise attracts
people ana hence the Black Bear"
is good advertiser.
Among those who are associated
with the OIL Well supply company
ana are here are Garnt Hubley. vice.
presidents w. j, Glover, sales man
ager. both or pittsburgh; and j. u.
hennex or Tulsa, together with II.
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