San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
AUSTIN MEN VISIT
LULING FIELD AND
ATTEND BARBECUE
United North and South
Company Entertains Wis.,
itors Who Visit Wells.

Luling. Tex, April 2s.-A party Of
Austin business men visited the Lui.
ing field Wednesday and partook OF
a barbecue at the pumping station OF
the United North 4 South Oil CON-
pany after which they visited the
wells. Sam Sparks of Austin, presi.
4 dent of the Texas Bank 4 Trust com.
pany and a former state treasurer was
head of the delegation of about thirty
men. They came here in motor cars.
| At a little after Il o'clock the Wis
itors and members of the Luling party
| were invited over to the two long
tables which had been spread with
delicious barbecued meat. pickles.
bread and black coffee, prepared as
| only Luling men know how to pre-
rare them, followed by cigars and cold
drinks.
With Zeb V. Nixon as POSTMASTER,
talks were made ut the pump house
by Congressman J. Z. Buchanan of
Brennan, who has just returned from
Washington. and Judge Armstrong,
president of the Seaboard Oil Gas
company. who is one of the big men
in the oil game. and who is expected
10 do much toward putting the Lul-
ing oil field on the map. Judge Arm
stDng expressed the uttermost conf
dence in the local oil field. stating
that he had visited the Rios field last
fall and had satisfied himself that
this is to be one of the big fields of
the world. Later he interested others
of his associates in the field and the
Seaboard and others of the companies
represented in his group have acquired
considerable acreage here. Judge Arm
strong related some of his experiences
in other fields and stated that if Lul-
ing is TO have the benefit of the oil
boom. we must be prepared TO take
care of the oil men in every respect,
but especially with good hotel and res
taurant facilities. He also called at
tention TO the fact that where the
supply houses locate in any oil field.
is where the oil men of necessity are
bound to go. Another requisite of
successful oil town. he said. is that
its business men must be prepared to
treat the oil men courteously and give
them reliable information promptly,
From the pumping plant. the party
went direct to the Meriweather No.
> well of the Prairie Lea Production
company, where talks were made by
number of the Austin men, while
waiting for the well TO head. Walter
Long. secretary of the Austin Cham
Der OF Commerce, WAS the first speak
er, who was followed by Sam Sparks.
{. y. Avery. City Commissioners ID.
W. Griffith. Mrs. II. l.. Bewiey. Sec
retaiy of the Austin Retail Mer-
chants Association. A. w. Griffith.
Sam GreenburS. a. ID. Boone. William
D.. Weeg and Gillespie stacy. all of
whom were loud in their plaise of
Luling's hospitality. and unanimous
in extending all OF Austin's facilities
TO us in building up our oil field. Mr..
Stacy's talk was cut short by the oil
wells entry into the game and it made
two complete heads that threw oil
high above the derrick and furnished
sure enough thrills for the visitors.
many OF whom were sprayed by the
oil and will carry home visible evil
dence that they have been to the Lul-
ing oil field.
From the Meriweather. a trip
through the entire field was made.
the Hardemnn, Mexican. Tabor and
Roblnett wells being visited. AT the
Robinett well. the Austin men found
other Austin men in charge in Messr>.
Anderson and Danley and they were
made very much at home there. watch
ing the running in of fresh bit.
The personnel of the Austin party
was III. A. Wroe. president American
National Bank: George Shelly, attor-
ney: Gillespie Stacy. president Lions
Club: Will II. Folts. vice president
Austin National Bank: Mat Benson.
president Austin Automobile Associa-
ton: Sam Sparks. president Texas
Bank & Trust Co.: Dave Moffat Of
IInedccke-Moffett Co.: Roy Smith. of
Walter Tips COMPANY: o. G.. Ankcr.
man OF CaDitol Engraving Co.. Mrs.
II. Il. Bewley. secretary Of Austin Re
tail Merchants Association; Charles
-: Anderson. Tom Walling. W. II.
Ihaxton. Walter r. Long. secretary
Austin Chamber of Commerce: c. y.
Avery. city commissioner A. w. Crit
fifth of Griffith Drug Co.: Sam Green
burg: director Chamber of Commerce ::
Tom Banks. NJ. Fl. Reed. cotton fac
tor: s. +. Fillmore. L. s. Congress
man ]. p. Buchanan of Brennan !:
Reynolds Lowrey. farmer: A. ID.
Boone. PHOTOGRAPHER ]. F. johnson.
William J. Weeg Of the Austin States
man: G. L. Landsdowne. W. l..
Barlow