The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-14
Hy SOFIA N. sUppEs.

Hy SOFIA VI, SJIIES.
with the official approval ~
Judge williams. In the federal court
ycstctduy "a deaf was eliminated
whereby Ralph =. kistlcr, promi-
mont young oil man and president
of the newly organized Consolidated
pipc Line company. personally
leased from the receivers ~ the do
uugt Midpo transportation COM
pauv i2j miles Of pipe line, comhi-
nation G-iuch and 4-lnch, plus the
necessary gathering lines, that cou-
ucDt with great oil pools of northern
Oklahoma with rcfincrlcs At West
tulsa and Arkansas city Kan, The
importance OF this project can hard
lv be- stressed enough IN these times
OF high freight rates and flush pro-
ducilon OF newly opened pools.
Tho pipeline. which has lain idle
since the first OF the year, has n
capacity OF 10000 barrels OF crude
per day II ls In three distinct parts.
beginning at Billings and running by
way ~ tho newly opened Tonlawa
pool, north TO the Arkansas City re-
finery Thence east TO Frankfort,
Oklahoma, and south to tho famous
Burbank pool. There is gap Of 20
miles from Burbank to pawhuslSa,
which Mr.. kiBticr intands 10 I'm as
soon a. II Is needed. From Paw.
huHka the line runs south by Big
heart and Nelngony I'm the Usage 10
West Tulsa, whore II connects with
the Midco refinery
~ already have markets for all
available OIL" said Mr. Kistlcr yes
torday. although have not yet
signed contracts for nearly enough
production to nm tho limos. I fiud
L.. A. o..
the only field that has any Consld-
crable excess OF crude. and at the
rate the wells are hoing completed
there, that situation can not con-
tinuc very much longer. Premiums
arc being paid throughout these
fields for crude. averaging 25 cents.
hut running much higher In the
Tonkawa aud Billings fields"
II expect to have the entire line
In operation by May - he replied
to direct question. although | may
run some oil before then" with the
contamination OF this deal. q young
mans dream OF achievement Is be-
/ ing made possible OF fulflllmeut--a
| dream of networking tho great oil
| pools OF the country with a system
| OF pipelines 80 complete that ship
ping both petroleum and refined
/ products can he carried on entirely
| by means OF complicated system
| Of pipelines 10 the various rcfner-
les and to the exporting stations.
Mr.. Kistler, although well known
In tho oil Industry, mostly because
OF his connection with his four
prominent brothers. the officials OF
the Producers Il Refincrs corpora
| tion and various other projects, Is a
! newcomer I'm the pipeline game
In fact, no has been In the business
/ but 60 daysl Tho Consolidated Pipe
| limo company which now has under
way a i-incv line to tap tho vast
/ production IN tho Lyons pool and
surrounding "ll-il country" is his
/ first venture, To connect with the
| great burbank TOnkawa, Billings
ana other northern pools IL the SOC
ond step In his realization OF his
dream, while other pipelines. that
viii extend to all the greatest pro-
ducing areas in the Mid-Contiucnt
field are possibilities OF the near
future.
The youngest Of family Of fivc
young mon OF tho highest type Of
splendid red-blooded Americnnism.
Ralph kistler has watched his
brothers attain success. wealth and
onviahle fame IN the oil producing
ana refining industry. w. l.. IIistler
or Tulsa Is president Of the produc.
ers a Refiners corporation; T.. y
kistler OF Denver Is chairman OF tho
board of directors; II. H. kistler T.
In charge OF the Kansas holdings q
that corporation with headquarter.
In Howard, Kan. and residence here
and II. l.. kistlcr of Tulsa Is an at,
torneY Of prominence.
] Lake them, he has always had 9TH,
b vision" and dreamed dreams OF
, wonderful accomplishment In now
fields, but being the younEest lad IN
s1ch n brilliant family, his accom-
b pNshments and natural executive
ability was overshadowcd by hi,
older brothers: a.. he determined tC
make his fortune and fame In an
entirely new branch OF tho industry
High freight rates, restricting oI
districts whore refined products may
he shipped with any chance OF ~
oven hreak-uot counting n legitl,
mate profiC congestcd traffic al
loading racks I'm the newly opened
pools; the low price OF crude and
consequent low prices for refined
stutfs all pointed tho way 10 m,
, pipeline industry which is a life,
, saver I'm the Mid-Contlnont field
lnordlnately modest and unassum
ing Mr.. Kistler docs not care 10 dis
cuss his project FOR fear that no {,
thouEht TO be footing his Norm
, yet his face lights with animation
. and determined purpose when he