The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25


. country about Okcmah until h'
, knew II like n book, and was on IA
, miliar terms with every farmer and
his family In the district Finish.
ing high school. he worked his way
through Kendall College. now Tul.
- University, following terms nj
Central state Normal and then, the
Army.
! Serving with honor and valor h'
soon was made captain and his lit;ie
Kingdom was Camp PIKE. In July
1919. he was discharged and went
home. 10 Okemhh. Restless he got
into the oil game. playing the Mid
Continent field generally, ana again
went bnck 10 Okemah.
fellow townsmnn. ". Rcplogle,
now prominent attorney of Okla
|homn city "RtnkCd" the young Off
Ger TO $4,000, which he invested
I'm Iensog for oil on every aide Of Oko-
mnh. and this almost year be-
fore the Midwest well was even -lo-
Gated This capital ~ $4,000 has
now grown into leases valued ~ be
tween Si50.OOO and 100000. owned
| Jointly by w. q Johnston and -.
! RcrloGle. the firm owning more than
| 10000 acres ~ present much OF
which is close In acreage, ana I'm all
probability viii make these two ng-
gressive residents of Okemah, i'm
mcnscly wealthy
Wilbur e. Mcintosh, the largest
| Individual land owner IN Okfuskee
county. capitalist and Wholesale and
retail lumber dealer nnd hardware
merchant, is another TO bcncit
splondidly by Okcm1hs new oil de-
volopment. MIR. Mcintosh has been
resident Of Okemah 1S years. hnv-
ing earned all his large fortune and
enviable position among the finan-
cial men of tho state from thnt dis
tricts raw resources. A dealer In
farm lands and oil leRscs since oil
has been brought 20 pkemah's very
doors hia IL In fine wnv 10 become
wealthy beyond all dreams of ov-
nrlcc Mr.. Mcintosh II splendid
character and ono NJ tho leaders In
all civic activities. lie IL half owner
Of the oity's three largest drug
etoros. owns II store buildings In the
business district, and II constructing
nine more nt present IIo also owns
lumber yards at Okcmah, Wctumka
and Castle, Okla.
w. s. Thompson. pioneer hard
ware merchant. IL also collecting
much "unearncd increment" from
the oil field. Owning 500 acres Just
lv sold n part of his tract for 1000
cash TO well-known oil company.
V. w Mira Gle. land owner after
whom Miracle lake II named; =. g.
Wilson, one OF the "livest wires I'm
tho CITY," and owner OF the Wilson
Grocery company: Alvin Fields ot
tho Fields Buick Garage. and others
too numerous to mention among Ok
cmah's best citizens are among
those To whom the oil industry IN
proving a blessing. Fine conserva-
tive citizens such MS these nre In
decd an asset to any commonwealth
In that they invest all profits accrued
in homo town Unsatisfactory are
there 10 stay.
w. w. zingcry. general manager,
field superintendent and reprcscn-
tative in the Okemah territory OF
the Lenox oil company, is another
example of Okemah's entcrprlsinE
citizenry. That company now owns
10000 acres of good leases checker
boarded through Okfuskee, Okmul-
gee and Seminole counties, NIL OF
which were purchased by Mr.. Hin-
gerry. The Lenox interests. who are
Laurence u. Miller. president; Rob
ort 7. Miller. vice president. and j.
G.. Martin. secretary, Mr.. Martin and
Mr.. Zingery having Headquarters In
Okmulgee. are 10 he congratulated
on their valuable holdings In this
new field. The company also has
six wildcat tests now drilling on Its
unproven leases, and nm equal num-
Der TO be put down shortly.
And out In this operating center,
the heart OF the Midwest pool from
which all this "boom town spirit"
this fevercd rush and scramble to
get in" these bewllderingly largo
profits emRnatc. I'm the heart OF the
new oil pool n brandnew town has
sprung up almost over night. and
is called Garrison city, after the
farmer on whose land tho Midwest
corporation opened the pool.
Typicnlly new and hot and oily.
the raw pine houses lntorsperced
with raw pine derricks, high pow
cred cars whi 2lng down the one
street OF the town, trucks ana "liz-
ziesr crowdinR the dusty thorough
fare driving out the dogs that are
always stretched out sleeping In the
warm oily dust. Garrison City is Ike
every other mushroom oil town, and
as unlike IL as two towns can possl-
bly, be glad. and stlll It Is typical.
The road connecting the Midwest
pool has become almost impossible
with heavlng oil field hauling, and
liz now being improved with 40 ear
loads OF Salina gravel, after which Z
will be oiled. This work 10 he done
Immediately and tide over until the
hard-surfacing Is completed.
Garrison city Itself. Okemah's
newest suburb. IL OF course n camp
where oil workers are enabled TO-
have their homes and enjoy family
life with their wives and children
while at work In the field. The
town now boasts fine new hotel,
frame, and two stories in height,
with "a clean comfortable rooms
The hotel now has shower baths and
a really good dining room, which
naturally makes II the club house
and club OF all unattached oil field
men.
The Garrison City Townsite com
pany. owned and operated by W. ID.
Iledrick and j. NJ. Teague, who are
also owners OF the hotel, has now
opened 75 town lots in thls newest
town and has already disposed ~
two-thirds of them. on these lots,
small but comfortable "shantie
houses" bunk houses and even
great number OF tents are going up,
and the camp Ia assuming metro
politan air There are now several
cafes. The Bradford Rig & Reel Co,
has acquired site and will build a
Warahpusa ana several fIghip.s tool