The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-06
Who Is Who in the
Oil Business


Grant J.. Stcbbius who is JUST /
now having a wonderful streak Of
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down That way locating what was
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when asked which way the trend |
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Il, j. White, who was here during
tho beginning or the great oil pro-
ducuon In the Mid-Contlnent field,
is now chairman Of the board Of the
White OIL corporation, ana lives In
Ncw York. llo aud Frank ltor
drilled the first well In the Perry
man pool, as stated In the personal
devoted TO Grant Stcbbins, aud II
was after the first well was COM
plctod that mighty funny thing
Of
lfcr and Whito we'll, which yas
blowing off gas with only one Joint
ot easing In the hole, ana Mr.. Ufer
had this lammod at the top so that
the Eas spread out over "A largo
territory In the coarse water sand
which was about 80 feet under the
surface. IL even reached over TO
tho drilling well across tho 40 to
tho east took flro and blow up the
country between the wells aud the
river IN great deep burrows csenib-
ling the work OF monster plow.
John Black. with the Texas COM
pRny lost a very handsome team
uf hurscs, as also did farmer uV-
ing near the scene of the explosion.
otherwise there was hut little harm
done. but II was "a Vcrltablo inferno
for a few seconds. Mr.. white lived
to be Z. the head Of the procession
hero as an oil producer and his
judgment in staying In Tulsa dur
ing the hottest summer over known
aud thereby acquiring lot Of
mighty good acreage in the Cush-
ing field has often been commented
ON. MIR. White has grown rich and
prosporous ana no cnn atm count
his friends by the hundred In Tulsa.
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Colonel uumphreya, who has
eclipsad them ali as the biggest win
nor In the oil game during the year
lust passed, by renson OF having ac-
uuircd pretty much everything In