The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-17

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the new ones the electric power is in
use now.
But It would have been wrong to
think that only our new oil fields are
we'll equipped and that the old ones
remain In the previous state.
All Well Equipped.
All the oil fields are getting their
equipment according to the request
of the modern technics. From the
old method of the shock boring we
are already getting on to the turning
boring, tross boring and to the com
bined boring.
Instead of previous methods of get
ting oil by means of "jelnoka," we
are beginning to use the deep pumps.
1t is true that for US who are re
siding here all this became usual
thing and we do not notice all the
alterations which took place in our
oil fields, but If one is leaving for six
months or so then he can see the pro-
gress when he comes back.
A friend of mine after being eight
months in Leningrad returned in Baku
with Leningrad citizen.
"Jelonkas Zone"
When they came to see how we are
getting the oil out of the pits in our
region, my friend wanted to prove to
his Leningrad friend the fact of the
superiority of the deep pumping in
comparison with the "jelonka."
But alas! They were unable to find
any "jelonka" There were in exist
ence only the deep pumps. In order
to find one 'jelonka" they wasted al
most half a day.
In order to shorten the time of the
work Of exploring the old forgotten
oil pits, we recently started to use
tractors and to build the moving tow
ers, etc.
Thanks to all innovations the pro-
duction of our oil fields is increasing
with every coming year and lowers |
the price of the oil products. For
example, by taking the oil out Of the
pit thru 'jelonka" It cost in our
region 20 kopek a pood, while a pood
of oil being taken out from a pit by
means Of deep pump cost us IS
kopek (this was during the first quar-
ter of 1925-1s26). But the workers are
watching not only upon the gain of
oil, but also upon its expenditure.
Electric Motors.
! The steam machines and the oil
motors used by the former owners
were rather expensive moving power
and very uneconomical from the point
Of view Of expenditure of the burn
ing stuff.
Therefore our oil fields began to be
equipped with the electric motors.
For heating purposes in the houses
we began to use the gas which we
have in sufficient quantity.
Such change OF the heating stuff
produced favorable affect upon the
common health OF our region,
During the past time the residents
Of Balahani complained about smoke
and smoke dust. They said! I'VE can.
not see the sun; It looks like the
eternal night here" But now the sun
is warmly and gently shining over the
Soviet oil fields and looks like glad
to see the achievement Of the workers
hands.
V, Kouznetzov.
Balahani, August 81, 1925.
p. 81 beg the comrade worker
correspondent OF the communistic
newspaper, The DAILY WORKER,
who will read this letter to explain to
me in writing how his fellow comrades
are working in the industrial estab-
lishments where they have TO work
Our workers are very anxious TO hear
about them.
In my own turn am ready to an
swer on all questions referring TO the
life OF our workers which may be OF
interest to the American workers.
Please mail the letters per address,
The Opt Of the Worker Correspond
ents, Rabotchaia Gazeta, Tyerskaia 8,
Moscow, u, s. S. r,
Expecting your letters, with fraternal
greetings, remain, " KouznetzoY,