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The Washington herald., 1922-05-21

Upper: These automobile tire
doughnuts look almost good
enough to eat. Aunt Mary
billings, who made the first
Salvation Army doughnut in
France. starts the race across
the Elipse in which the con-
testants are Mrs. r. E. Carl
son, Miss Ruth MCGEE and
Mrs. G. T. Mitchell.
Middle: High School boys
thought the doughnut was
long roll.
Lower: Youngsters compete
in a doughnut eating contest.
Holesome food, they say.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
Fredericksburg Normal
GfUes May Day Program,

FREDERICKSBURG Va, May 20.
The May Day exercises of the Fred
ericksburg State Normal School will
take place next Friday. beginning at
$50 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
The Reason

Number Forty" is a new idea IN
medicine, and depends for it's action
on the natural reactions o. the
body.
Whenever an accident happens.
whether a cold or a cut finger, etc.
the body reacts TO this and even
tually overcomes # II this does
not take place every accident might
prove fatal.
In Number Forty we give a
medicine. which. in the crude drug
would be a stimulant; but. We give
IL in such quantity and form, that
the stimulating effect is negligible.
the reaction commences almost i'm
mediately and the person Quiets
down and goes 20 sleep.
Since this sleep is not produced
by a drug but by the natural rear-
tion 10 the remedy, the sleep pro-
duced is natural. healthy and re-
freshing. and there can be no dan
ger OF habit"
Prize. 3oc and 81 90. at Drug stor-s. ~
sent on receipt Of price. OF COD. Parcel
Post
Humphreys' Honeo. Medicine Co.. 1855
william Street. New York. Medical Book
Pre-
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
DEATHS


wALroN-On Saturday, May 20. 1922, at
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore.
DAVID s., beloved husband Of Kate
A. Walton.
Notice Of, funeral hereafter $50
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
ff40''
INDUCES
SLEEP

DR.. Humphreys Number Forty"
Induces Repose, and Natural. Re-
freshing Sleep. For Insomnia. Sleep
lessness. Wakefulness, Restlessness.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Wiicox's PdUnee Well
Approaching A the Big Lime

The II. +. Wilcox oil 4 Gas Co.
well which is being drilled near the
town OF Pawnee, Okla, the descrip-
tion being the southeast OF the NORTH
east Of the southeast Of J-2l-5. has
now reached total depth Of 3.425
feet and within very short time
II is expected the big lime will be
found.
This test had a very good showing
OF oil and gas in the Bartlesvllle
sand. found at approximately 3,200
feet.
The company's other test In the
vicinity OF the G. Benning farm In
the southeast OF the southeast OF the
southeast OF i-21-i Is now drilling NJ
approximately 1900 foet with all
operations progressing in a very
satisfactory manner.
Both OF these tests were started
before the recent reduction I'm the
price OF crude oil and the company
found 1t necessary TO complete the
drilling.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Mid.Wes Pool Okemah

Marshall n Midwest have a rig on
tho ground In the southwest Of the
nortnwest of i-iG.5.
Prairie OH q gas co. Is drilling
iu o. 900 feet with oil showing IN
the southwest OF the southeast OF
the southwest Of i-i0-9
Pure on company is drilling ~
H50 feet IN the northwest or the
southeast % 1908.
Sinclair oil company II shut down
at 2.BG5 foct FOR gaa danger In the
houfhweat ~ the northwest Of the
northwest i-lQ-g.
COfden 4 skeIey are muddlng OF
Rn8 90 3.0i3 feet with "a 50,000,OO0
show in tho southeast OF the north.
east Of the northeast Of 2-i0-9.
Empire Gas & Fuel CO. has a To-
cation IN the northeast Of the south
west of 2-iO-9
Foster OIL company IL drilling Al
3.099 feet ia tho northeast OF the
southeast OF 2-i0-o.
Mldwcrt Gmf has 10000 900 Fas
showing a. 1850 feet in tho north
east OF the southeast or the south
cast % 2-1O-g.
Waue.phllllps has 6O-barrcl nat
ural showing at 3,0S3 feet IN the
northwest OF the southwest Uf 2
1913.
Foster ON company IL drilling a,
1880 feet in the southwest OF the
northeast NJ the southeast NJ 2-i0-g.
Foster on company is drilling at
2 $40 feet IN the northwest OF the
northeast OF the southeast Of 2-iO-9.
Gypsv & Empire are drilling at
750 feet in the center ~ the south
line Of tho southwest OF 2-iO-s.
Gypsy & Empire arc drilling II
40 fcot IN the southwest OF tht
northeast Of 2-t0-9.
Independent on & Gas co. is
drilling ~ 100 feet IN tho center ~
the north line IN the northwest OF
tho southeast OF 2-lO-9.
Independent oil & Gas Co. Is rig
ging up IN the northwest OF the
southeast ~ 2-l0-0.
Kemp. Jennings & Johnson are
drilling at 1850 feet In the south
west OF tho southeast OF the north
east OF 2-10-9.
Midwest Gulf has location in the
northwest Of tho southeast OF the
southeast Of 2-10-s
Robinson and others are spudding
In the southeast OF the northwest Of
2-1O-g.
Empire Gulr 4 Fuel Co. is shut
down at 8.1g7 feet with hole fun or
water in the northeast OF the south
east of tho northeast Of 11-10-0.
Oklavania oil company is shut
down for orders at 1900 feet In the
northwest of the northeast OF tho
northeast OF l1-10-g.
Oklavania oil company has n rig
on the ground I'm the southeast OF
the northeast OF tho northeast OF
11-tO-9.
Plymouth oil company is shut
down at 1885 feet for finishing Job
with hole fun Of water in the north
east OF the northwest OF the north
east OF ii-l0-9.
Foster oil company has a rig IN
the southwest OF the northeast OF the
OF 12-l0-s.
jennings e Kemp are drilling nt
I 900 feet IN the northeast OF the
southwest OF the northwest OF r.
1O-9.
Transcontlnental is underreaming
at .220 feet In the northwest OF the
northwest OF 12-l0-9.
Gypsy OH g. Empire have a rig on
the ground in the northeast of the
southwest OF the northeast of q
1919
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
In the WeIeetka District

Prairie ON & Gas Co II clean
ing out at 3.520 feet In the north
west OF tho northeast Of S-10-i0.
Thomas Glicrease Is shut down AZ
500 feet In the southeast or the
northeast OF the southwest OF 3
1910.
-Loulsanan are drilling az
800 feet In tho southeast Of the
northwest OF lO-1O-1O.
Pure oil company is fishing for
l0-inch bit at 2,s0O feet In the cen
ter Of the south line OF the north
half Of the southwest OF 17-l0-i0.
Stenson r. Mathews are drilling
at 600 feet In the northeast of the
northwest Of the southwest OF lS-
1910.
1880 feet Ia the northeast 0t the
northeast OF 29-l0-l0,
Oklahoma Producing e. Refining
Co. Is drilling at 2.5i5 feet In the
southeast Of the southwest OF the
northeast OF l0-10-l1.
Transcontinental Ia fishing FOR an
S-inch casing at 1900 feet In the
northeast OF the southeast of To-
l0-11.
Transcontlnentai has rig in
the northwest OF the northeast OF
the southeast OF l0-i0-11.
Trnnscontinentni IL drilling At
2.4gO feet In the northwest OF the
southeast OF the northeast OF 10
1911.
Trsnscontlnental has a rig In the
southwest OF the southeast OF the
northeast Of iO-l0-l1.
Kippa ami others are shut down
at 3.020 feet IN the northwest OF
the southwest OF the southeast of
l7-10-li.
Fisher & Duvall are drilling at
3,Ot1 feet with gas ana oil showing
In the northeast Of the northwest OF
3G-IO-1f.
NcClain and others are drilling
at $40 feet I'm the southeast OF the
southwest OF the northeast OF a.
1912.
Bradstreet on company has rig
and tools partly In In the southwest
OF the northwest Of the northwest
OF 2S-l0-12.
Carter OIL company has rig on
ground IN the northeast OF the
southeast OF tho northwest OF 36-
i0-i2
Roudyhush ana others are shut
down at $500 feet for fishing Job
in tho northwest OF the northwest
Of s-l0-13.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Refined Market Continues to
Hare Weak Tone

New navy specification gasoline
now IL quoted ut IS 20 IS IA cents
q gallon, while IN. quotation for
66-6s-4b0 gasoline II selling around
IL to ~ IA cents. The current fuel
oil quotation iSs1.0b to t1.10 a sar-
rel, There continues to be a good
market for kerosene. which for sew
erai weeks has been the only re-
fined product that has manifested
any strength. There Ia fairly
good demand for lubricstins oils.
but not sufficiently strong to affect
prices favorably.
Reflneries throughout the Mid
Continent field are reported TO be
running considerably moro oil than
in August. when the demand for
gasoline was Mt the peak. The big
Coaden plant at West Tulsa is run
ming approximately 40. 900 barrels q
day. Because OF this piant's high
pressure stills. tho gasoline yield Ia
large and tho marketing OF other
products is not such n task ms In
the cnse of soms retinerie.s The
Cosden organization In having no
difficulty disposing OF Its lubricating
Oila
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Interesting Developments in
BFist0W TerTitOTy

Prairie OIL a. Gas co. has n 4G-
barrel well I'm the southeast Of the
northwest Of 23-1f-g. In the snnd
from 2.b25 no 2g53 feet
Prairie OH a. Gas CO. has ahan-
duurd ltg well in the northeast of
tho northcnHt OF 23-lG-9 0t 2,o33
feet
wilcox nud oswald have shut
down their well Boo me northwest OF
the northeast of tho southwest OF
2f-1G-0 I'm the Dutchor sand nt 2 1887
feet sand brokon ana dry.
MarE1y on company has n SEQ
barrels wcll In the southeast of the
southeast OF tho southwest OF 33-
1919. sand 003 10 29ls feet.
waite Phillips is pulling the big
pipe IN its well in the southcnst Of
tho southwest OF tho southwost 81
33-iG-g. al the top ~ the sand at
2,9i3. Nothing showing yet.
Prairie oil 81 Gas Go. well I'm the
southeast of fhe southwest Of the
northeast OF 85-16-9 topped the sand
nt 29S5 and have n showing OF gas
Now bnilinR hole.
Phillips Petroleum company has
90O-hnrrpls well In tho southwest OF
the northeast OF t4-iG-s I'm the sand
from $40 to 3.l72 feet
Cortez OH company well IN the
northeast Of the southeast OF the
southwest Of 23-i6-s is making 600
barrels In the sand from 3.l04 to
3,10G feet.
Texas company's Norma West No.
In the southeast OF 23-i6-9. hns
been abandoned at 3.i72 feet.
Texas compnny's Hattie Roberts
No. in the northwest Of the south
cast OF 5-15-S found the sand from
3,423 20 343O feet. Total depth
3.1i5 feet. well was plugged back 20
bottom sand, ana made i50 barrels.
Present production S5 barrels
natural,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Many on Ne. Planning
10 fittsHd Contention

A large number OF Tulsa refiners
and marketers are planning to at
tend tho annual convention Of the
National Petroleum Marketers as
ISOLATION at the Congress hotel. Chi
cHgO. October 10 20 is. inclusive.
Most OF the local men will go 20
Kansas city and take tho special
train which win carry tho members
OF tho on Mems club OF that city
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Phillips Big Gasser Also a
Big oil wen

Phillips Petroleum companys big
gns vol I'm the southwest OF the
aouthoaHt OF 14-IG-S, which was do
I1g between 10000 600 and 10000
900 feet when first brought IN at n
depth NJ 3.17O feet, ana wos spray
inR OIL promlaoq 10 h' one of the big
producers iu tho 1913 vicinity ~ the
we'll made 200 barrels in ~ hours,
Monday. n has been drilled only
two foot IN the sand.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04

Gladys Belle Sunbwst Well
Montana Sensation

That the recently completed
GLADYS Belle we'll in the sunbursi
field is proclaimed By MontRnhns AZ
the largest producer yet completed
in that apparently prolific field, u
the word brought back by Grant
StebbinA, president OF the GLADYS
Belle company, who hss Just re-
turned to Tulsa after a stay OF sew
erai months In the Wyoming Mon
tana territory. The well In good for
150 barrels n day, Tho sand was
found NJ l.6s5 feet and wns drilled
In only feet, although the average
thickness OF sand In the field IN 90
20 35 feet The we'll Ia In ls-3b-2w.
when the GLADYS Belle producer
came in II flowed over the top OF
the derrick.
There -,s nov. ascending :s s..s-
bins. ~ producing wells In the sun
burst field. Z gas wells and I dry
hnloa with 81 wells drilling. The
wolla thus far completed have
shown production ranging from 30
TO 100 barrels daily. The oil 10 OF
.52 gravity.
The Illinois Pipe lane company,
q former subsidiary of the Ohio oil
company, has laid . sir-inils line
from the GLADYS Belle well to the
railroad, where a loading rack has
been erected. This company also
IL building n 3b,O00-barrei tank. The
oil is being shipped into Canada.
which market, according 10 stebbins,
viii absorb $4,000 barrels OF oil
daily.
The GLADYS Relic company now
owns approximately sixty thousand
acres OF lei "a Montana, and at
present have two wells drilling In
that tarrItory.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Ossenbeck Gets Gas ShOUings

Ossenbeck & McMann. drilling
their wildcat test four miles north
east OF the Tonkawa field, in the
southeast Of 17-25-le, have had
three shows of gas and are now
drilling IT'S feet. Showings OF gas
were encountered at 345-55, 4S0-520
and 65b-7O.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
TD0 NeU Ones at
Edst{dnd, Texas

Bcllport & Maniey No. Iiucrest
addition TO Eastland topped the
lime at 3,3i5 feet and have 2.5OO.-
600 feet OF gas and las barrels OF
OIL. Total depth OF well is 3,365
feet.
Root. Rhodes e Sykes No. I
Bond, section X, Eastland district.
s making between 100000 ana
100000 feet Of gas ana 100 bar
rels OF oil In the sand at 3,5G5 feet.
This well Is an Old ono drilled deep
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Losing Of s., 900 900 Suit
Hits Pierce Oil Shares

Pierce oil common stock, in tho
last few davA has sold off from
around 7 i-2 20 Z "a down to az
low as i-2 yesterday. with the
quotation standing at at the close
Of yesterdays market. During the
same period the preferred shares
have sold OFF about 10 points. The
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04

reason for the market slump In de-
clared 10 be the fact that the com.
pany on September 27 lost a
$1,000 900 suit by decision rem
dered In federal district court at
Houston, Texas. The winner OF the
cult is the international Great
Northern railway, which alleged
that the Pierce corporation dam
aged IL In the sum OF the award
through the alleged violation Of a
contract.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
OIL AND GAS

WANTFD-will consider the pur-
chase OF refinery with capacity
of from 1000 to 5000 barrels daily.
Price must be right. Give full partic-
ulsrs, location, etc, In first letter.
Communication treated conflden-
tlal. Address Il. q. BOX 66i.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
IN THE OIL FIELDS
Office. 624i w.H PECK Residence 2442

TO Chicago. This train viii leave
Kansas city at s.33 tho evening ~
october ? and got into Chicago the
next morning. a rate % a fare ana
a half for the round trip has been
made by the Chicago Milwaukee
a ~. Paul, over wnOHe road 'Hf
special train will travel This rHi'
Ia good ou tickets purrh1srJ ft'W
October Q 10 ~. with tho return
limit October a.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Hiram Wilson Wen
Continues Rig

The Hiram G. Wilson No. IN the
southeast of the north hail of the
northeast ~ s-i5-s is at.li holding
Dos own. having made 2.iis barrels
600 the "a hours ending yesterday
morning.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04

Of the two men who are accused ~
having hijacked and shot nj am
early In August on the road betws.r
Chelsea and Vinita. The ALLEGED
highwaymen were bound over To tbs
circuit court under heavy bond
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Roland oil Company
Gets DrB Hole

Roland oil company No. Alec,
In the southeast Of the southwest
Of the northwest of the southeast of
3-lB-S, Is dry in the Wilcox sand at
3,7sG feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Closing Stock Letter, October 2

NEW YORK. oct. 1-The man
ner In which tho market closed is a
definite indication that We are ont
OF tho woods and any further drive
later In the week win only be in
cidental ana OF little consequences
Hence, from this point on II f. be-
lievcd all good stocks can safeIy he
bought on u scaic-down with llttlo
or no fear OF such reaction de.
volOping into another break
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Gasser In I7-I6-I4

l.. r. Cooper we'll we'll In 17-1s-l4
II making between 5000 and i0.-
100000 feet OF gas in sand from
1918 to 1918 feet. IL will be drilled
in soon.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
DiHgWdH Drifting Test

j. Alex Diugwail. lr., is drlllnp
a tost In 25-G-6. but at present IN,
wei is shut down for water at
1903 feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04

Crude oil production In the Gnit"i
gtAtes average l,b21.47t lurrrI4
daily last week. . decrease of 1863
from the previous week, according
to the OIL city Derrick FOR tho nix
months ended Juno 30, 1922, ih"
consolidated statement of Middle
states OH shows total gross income
OF t6,gOe.77A. an increase ~ t..iuu,-
900, not from operations, gI,bbG.lvst
Increase Of 100000. After setting
aside 100000 for reserves. iuclud -
Ing federal taxes. the balance. sub
iect % depletion. was t2,iG7OG7, IN
crease ~ f1.Oi8.0Ou. The conHOli-
dated surplus is tG4,7i1.3o4. com-
pared with t45.B01,832 Rt tho end OF
June, 1891
The Standard of California, lnrg.
ert Garner OF domestic oil companies
In 1921. IL making big profits this
yonr. Talk is for an Increase in
dividends. The market ig very
strong under leadership OF standard
oils ana equipments oil stocks VIII
10 bottor.
LoNDOT. Got. s.--AmstafdaH
hears that DeterdlnR and Tcnglo
agree 10 send Representatives of
Royal Dutch Shell ana Standard on
20 AnRora 10 negotiate with ma
tionalists Turkish government for oil
concessions in tho Black ana Caspian
seas region.
NEW YORK Demand for stand
ard OIL II based on belief that re-
capitalization OF aome OF tho com
pnnies IL near, announcement 10 be
he made whenever directors Hee 1T
O.. b. "a rf
York and Standard on OF Kansas
will be among the first
DENvER.--The Sale Crock Pro
ducerH association declared tho reg.
ular dividend Of 90 cents share
and the usual extra 30 cents. dates
OF November 1 and October lG.
Standard Oils have completed one
OF their largest selling seasons Tor
refined oils and with tho bonus bill
eliminated ana tax law making pos
sible. realizing profits on stocks held
ever two years with tax OF but
i2h percent distribution on tho part
OF big surpluses held by Standard
Oils is looked for soon.
PARIS, Oct. s.--H. NJ. Day. presi-
uent OF the Bnrnadhli corporation, IL
Paris, preparing 10 sail for New
York Wednesday TO got approval OF
tho American state department for
valuable oil concession from Rus
sion soviet government. II f. un-
derstood TINT II the agreement isl
made officially effective. tho Amer
lean corporation In question will se-
cure so per cent OF oil oil-bearing
lands in tho Baku dlstrlct OF the
Caucasus
NEW YORK. Oct. s.--The rally
power exhibited by Mexican Pc
troleum during the setback Is
being referred TO In active market
circles having connection with the
interests behind this property ms re-
1ectlng scale-down buying for
account OF rumorcd favorable Mox-
lean developments, the prospect that
tho demand for It's fuel product will
steadily Increase nt rising prices the
next few months and that the COM
psny win be able 10 show close 10
$50 a share earned for 1922.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
Pulaski Has I5O-BarreI Well

Pulaski OIL company well in tHc
southeast OF the southeast OF the
southwest Of i5-14-S, Billingslca
pool. IL maSing llO barrels in the
butcher sand from 3,234 TO 3,265
feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04
with the OH Men

Grant stebbins. president OF the
Gladys Belle oil company returned
home Thursday from Montana,
where he spent the entire summer
in the oil fields. having left Tulsa
on June 7. The Gladys Belle COM
pany has just moved it's offices from
the Cole building TO the sixth floor
OF the new Atlas Life building.
II. w. .McTlvaln president; T. o.
Dilystrand. vice president, and ID. l..
Gilland. sales manager OF tho Okla
homa Producing a. Refining Corp,
spent yesterday at Muskogee In
specting the company's refinery.
Lilystrand spent the preceding day
At NLnIta at the preliminary hearlnE
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-04

rr. having been brought in on
March 27 for 800 barrels daily at q
depth Of 1919 feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-11
GEORGE W. KEYS DIES

George w. Keys, we'll known resi-
dent of this city, died at 10 o'clock this
morning at his residence Rosemont.
Avenue. The deceased had been in
failing health for some time past.
He was ~ years old.
Mr.. Key is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Anna Burnett Spedden Keys.
The deceased was a native of JEFF
ferson county, w. Va, but had lived in
Alexandria for many years. He was
a locomotive engineer but gave up
that work many years ago owing to
declining health. Mr.. Keys was con-
nected with the Southern Railway
Company since 1869 and afterward
became resident engineer, When
the Alexandria National Bank of this
city was organized he became connect
ed with an institution with which he
remained for several years. Recent
ly he had been employed in cleri-
cal capacity in the general Offices of
the Southern Railway Company in
Washington.
The deceased was member Of An
drew Jackson Lodge of Masons, a
member of the board Of stewards of
the NJ. f. Church South and a men,
Der of the Brotherhood of Locnmo-
tive Engineers. The burial will be
in Bethel cemetery, this city, al-
though the funeral arrangements
have not yet been completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-11
PIONEERS VISIT
LIGHTING PLANT
Industrial Visitation Made
by 81 Pioneers and Their
Leaders
BOYS Will Write Essays on Their Ex-
perience-Three Prizes Will
he Given

Thirty four Pioneers and leaders
made an industrial visitation to the
Alexandria County Lighting Com
pany's plant on the Potomac river last
night. f. A. Fcldtkeller, manager of
the company personally conducted the
boys through the plant. Before enter
ing the plant he told the boys on the
outside what they might expect upon
entering the building and the care he
wished them to exercise while IN the
plant.
The tour began at the coal pile
where tons of coal are received daily
from the mine were being crushed into
dust to be fed automatically into the
mammoth furnaces. From the boiler
room the boys were taken to the gen.
orator room where several turbo-gen-
orator units were making electricity
to send out to cover territory near
ly fifty miles long and thirty miles
wide.
The interesting trip was concluded
in the transformer room where cur
rent is stepped up from 1900 volts
to 1880 TO be sent out over hign
tension wires to the outlying DIS
tricts. Mr.. Feldtkellcr also graphl-
cally explained just what the llgntn-
ing could do to a plant and what ire
qucntIy happens when thunder storm
temporarily puts the light out IN the
home.
The boys will write essays on their
trip and three prizes will be gwen
for the best productions. MIR: feldt,
keller will give the first prize and
he has also consented to examine the
essays personally. The boys were. en-,
thusiastic over their interesting and
most instructive trip. Troops four,
five and six will visit the plant March
third.