The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-10

4. Rogers Kemp Is Dead

h. Rogers Kemp Is dead. and tho
entire oil fraternity - sinceiely
mourning. The news came as a great
surprise and shock. boius In the
form of telegram from T.. " 1n-
clair. his ploscst friend ana uclEhhor.
TO FRANK G. Ilaye. who has been In
charge ~ an of Mr.. Kcmps busi-
ness attain. Tor many years.
1t brought the ncws that an
operation for appendicitis disclosed
tho fact that there was IN ulcet
which had p,rforatod the iutoslineS
finally developing into acute
Brlrht's disease. And this. with
reference to man Just turned 30
years. and, apparently AZ strong ana
free from ailmcnt as any man with
ia the borders of Tulsa.
MI Kemp had gone to New York.
taking his children with him.
where he met Mrs. Kemp, who had
zone ahead to arrange for tholr
summer home st East Hampton, L.
L. and where he expected to consult
tho best physicians available. IL is
but another time that II is proven
that the good die young" and that
God Almighty In His infinite wis
dom takes thoNo first whom He
loves best"
Mr.. Kemp's career In the oil busi-
ness ir Oklahoma dates back TO
1904, when he came 10 Bartlesville,
then the center OF activity and be-
gan leasing for what eventually be-
came tho Pure OIL company. But
during his earliest experience mere
he found II difficult TO persuade his
eastern connections that the chances
OF acquiring great oil properties
were here. and 30 his first venture
In a business way was shown when
he organized the Usage Water COM
pany and supplied the many driYng
wells along the border OF the Chero-
kee nation with water so greatly
needed and, up TO then, almost Inn
possible 10 obt0in.
MIR. Kemp's rise was rapid. lie
possessed n personality that had for
It's outsta nding Characteristic, un-
swetving honesty and an unbend-
ing disposition to do the right thing
under any and all circumstances.
He never was for one moment mis-
led by any sort OF deceit or misrep-
resentation, especially when calcu-
lated to do an injury to anyone
and thus wherever ~ became neces-
sary that some one be put to the
front. to take the lead IN difficult
undertakings, It was Il. Rogers
Kemp who bore the burden.
Mr.. Kemp was among the very
first to recognize the possibilites
when the first well was completed
in the Gushing field, and was among
the lucky ones acquiring acreage IN
the very heart OF the original pool,
where no operated as the Toxaway
Oil company, and his many opera
tions during the early days of the
Glenn pool, and the fields around
Bartlesviile, gave him an unrivaled
experience OF which he made the
most. -.
Thus II happened when the SIN
clair organization was perfected,
Mr.. Kemp was included. and II was
he would do the most TO teach east
erners the possibilities OF great OIL
company, with sn outlet to the cen-
ter OF population. His personality
and evident sincerity did great
deal toward bringing about an en-
thusiastic orga nlzation which ne
continued until the day OF his death
10 believe In and to help manage'
ss the chairman OF the board OF the
sinclair oil g. Gas Co. ana as q
member OF the board OF directors oi
the Sinclair Consolidated,
Rogers Kemp was n great man
and a great Christian. He prhcticeo
practical Christianity under any
and all circumstances, and never wa'
he known to undertake to prescrio'
10 his associates any certain mon'
OF lie or action. He simply leo th'
way by personally setting an eA
ample.
doubt In the minds OF his frienu
,,hn nave known him all these years
hut that he has gone straight TO nj
reward. and that his example WI
long have a wonderful Influence 10
good in this commonwealth wher
he was best known and where n
was most loved =, :.
That he is not to he buried y
Tulsa Is great misfortune ~
here that his grave would be ~ep
greenest and where he would
mourned longest. II may be that
some future time his remains ma
he moved here and a suitqble monu
ment erected TO his memory. j
should be done by his friends.
Az the Sinclair offices in Ne'
York there was an almost comple,
shutdown during yesterday, VIII
everyone saying; TT seems impos
Eible that ROBBERS Kemp Is dead
and the following statement wa
given out by ]. V. Mcmahon, prssi
dent OF the Sinclair oil & Gas co
who expressed for himself and HI
associates:
I'VE have lost, which I deeply re
gret. one OF our most valued an
loved associates. His good tudl
ment and advice will be great
missed. In his untImely death In IN
prime of life our companies and IN
city of Tulsa have sustained an II
estimahle loss. His philanthropy an
deem concern. and efforts for th