The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-02
$50, 10000 FOR AN OIL
WELL NEAR LIBERAL
Must be Brought In Within Ninety
Days and be of 200-Barrel
Capacity

Liberal folks still have faith in the
productivity of the Liberal oil field,
but they are getting anxious to have
the fact demonstrated, and are going
to make it interesting to the person,
firm or corporation bringing in we'll
of 200 barrels or more capacity with
in ten miles of Liberal before April
Gath this year.
A bonus of $4,000 will be given
the party or parties bringing in such
well as plans now under way mater
ialize. More than $4,000 has already
been pledged and committees are
working to raise the remainder.
4 T. J. McDermott, one of the towns
Oldest boosters, is responsible for the
idea. 1t occurred to him while dis
cussing the delay in the opening of |
the Liberal field, and he spoke of it |
to those with whom he was talking.
The plan was discussed at length and
developed to the place where commit
tees took subscription papers and
solicited signers to guarantee.
Then it occurred to several that
there should be an organization to
handle the proposition, and possibly
others which might come up, SO
meeting was called at the office of
Gardner & Son last Monday after
noon. A large crowd of boosters
gathered, and the plan was thorough
ly discussed, also very enthusiast
cally.
1t was suggested that an associa-
ton be formed and officers and di-
rectors elected.
A temporary organization was
perfected, after which the following
officers were elected:
President, L. v. Gardner;
Vice President, L. D. Weidensaul; ;
Secretary, Ray Kennedy;
Treasurer, J. N. Maxwell.
The Board of Directors elected in
cMded the officers and F. G. Boles,
J.UC. Mahoney, J. B. Miller and A.
G. Stewart.
The organization was given the
name "The Southwest Oil Develop
ment Association" and the purpose
to assist in advertising and develop
ing the Liberal field
The original proposition was en-
dorsed. This specifies that the per-
son, firm or corporation bringing in
an oil well of 200 or more barrels
capacity within ten miles of Liberal
before the oath day of April, 1922,
be given $4,000. The money is to
be raised by subscription, and is
! about half pledged.
The proposition can only effect
the two tests already started, one by
the Seward County Oil & Gas Com
pany, and the other by the McQuigg
Investment Company. The former
test is down around 1000 feet, the
latter 1850 approximately. 1t is
expected that both companies will
get busy and try for the bonus and
that race for oil would be started
which may be the means of opening
the field at an early date
Should this plan fail to produce
the desired result, it is expected to
double the bonus, grant a year IN
which to start and finish test, take
in territory of possibly twenty-five
to thirty miles, exclude any test al
ready started and throw the PROPOSE
ton open to the world
We are told by some of the So
licitors that few persons hesitate
to sign the contract because they
"don't think it will amount to any
thing. Just the same, Liberal is
not the only town which is doing the
same thing. One town in Texas and
another in Oklahoma have posted
bonusus for oil wells, and they are
doing it in business-like manner.
It is UP to Liberal TO take some
interest in the oil business or there
will be no oil business. Liberal hao
a gas we'll when Amarillo had moth
ing. We rested on our laureis anc
today, Amarillo has around forty
derricks up, several gas wells, ant
some oil wells. One oil man, wher
asked the reason for this, replied thai
they had bunch of real oil boosters
at Amarillo, and that they kept the
Amarillo field advertised all owe
the country.
The Southwest Oil Development
Association is composed Of a buncl
of fellows who viii boost the Of
game here if they can get the sup
port, moral and financial, of the peo
Thou haVl