The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-23
Resents Tuisu's Attitude

j. Il. Means is back from MeXia,
and says that Tulsa is looked upon
as a knocker to the Mexia field. and
that even Col. Humphreys asked
recently. What is the matter with
your town.
Col. Humphreys can be assured
that Tulsa people are not knocking
his great field, nor is anyone here
wishing TO see il fail TO live up to
his expectations, but that on the
contrary. Tulsa people are hunger
ing for genuine and accurate news
and are just as sore on any kind of
propaganda that would make it APP
pear that the Mexia field Is on the
decline, as otherwise.
What Is wanted here are the real
facts I'm regard to MeXla, and In
order TO get them this paper at
least has been willing to wait until
they came via Columbus and the
Pure Oil company, which as every
body knows, is an old time optinis-
tic concern with a long record Of
achievement back OF It,
And In spite OF Mr.. Humphreys
question and his unwarranted sus
picion that he IL not being treated
right here, It can truthfuly be said
that In every important crisis in
the development OF the MeXia field.
the oil men have been with him. as
for instance, when the Texas COM
pany pulled out and left him with
out market. and 10000 barrels
daily production on his hands.
That the information coming from
Mexia has been of n surprisingly
disconcerting nature, there can be
no doubt. There Is too much Of a
disposition 70 cXaggerate the good
qualities Of MeXia crude. as for in
Itt ffa srFH tEtN
that there was % per cent gasoline
content i'm the oil when treated by
the old fashioned skimming plant
methods. when In fact tests show
that there is about II per cent at
the most. and 10 per cent when
treated with casinghead This IL a
more liberal estimate than any the
writer has seen from refiners who
have been using this oil, but there
is no question whatever but that
with the Burton process, Mexia VIII
produce "A lot Of gasoline and has
line lubricating qualities.
The situation, however, is cleared
considerably by the statement made
by Judge Means, who shows that
f. julius Fohs had given the geo.
logical survey full credit for having
discovered this field. and had so
market IL on his earliest maps, His
original survey, which was re
marxably accurate one, and showed
that Mr.. Fohs followed closely tho
outline Of the structure as cent
broadcast by the geological survey,
and although Mr.. Fohs has moved
from Tulsa to Dallas, he viii always
be welcome here and can conti-
IDENTIFY count on having a world q
friends and admirers among the oil
men.
The chances are that there has
been much sent out from MoXia
that was not true, as for instance,
the statement accredited tu Coz.
Humphreys. who Is reported 70 have
said that God led me To MeNia.
And while the oil man may believe
I'm a divine providence az much ~
anyone anywhere. he is nevcrthe-
less constrained to believe that II
was the geological survey and f.
Julius Fohs that led Mr.. Humphreys
to the richeet pool OF oil over yet
developed.
But at that, the fact that the Col
onel has handled the big people
win consummate skill looks as
though perhaps he has had some
thing besides human aid, as never
was "A man more surrounded with q
bunch who know the gentle are OF
eating them alive han WAS the
Colonel He has got by with won
derful skill and everyone here ls
wishing him all the luck ~ the
world but hoping that he VIII not
open any more "MeNia" pools right
now. lie should at least wait until
the Magnolia, Humble, Texas, sin
clair, Prairie and Gulf get their
lines built and keep the orsca up