Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27

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Louis b. Tip" O'Neil, vice president
of the California Petroleum corpora
ton and director OF that %company's re-
filming and field operations in Montana,
will leave the state permanently on
March /, tc become head of the cor
p0rati0n's land department, with head
quarters in Los Angeles. In his new
position he Will continue as vice presi-
dent and the change will marke an i'm
pOrtant advancement for Mr.. O'Neu
within the Calpet organization.
Reports that that MIR. O'Neil would
transfer to theh Calpet's headquarters
offices were confirmed by him following
a visit to Montana Of Jacques Vim Mont,
president OF the corporation. He will be
succeeded as ranking executive Of the
corporations Montana operations by @.
s.. Frary of Great Falls, until now q mem
Der of the law Arm Of Freeman, Thelen
g. Frary OF Great Falls and Montana
counsel for the Calpet. MIR. Frary has
severed his connections with the law Arm
and will devote all of his time to the
Calpet affairs.
MIR. O'Neil's departure for Los Angeles
will follow that OF his brother, John T.
O'Neil, who retired from all connection
with the oil business Jan. / and left two
two weeks ago to submit to the head
quarters office of the Calpet his resigna-
" bAAV POSAtAoA Az ~ AVIAN ~
the corporation for the last year n a
half. His retirement was announced dur
| ing the visit Of President Vim Mont at
| %Sunhurst.
Jchn O'Neil has made no plans for the
future, 1t was stated, but does not In
tend to be actively identified with any
business for an indefinite period. He will
said shortly from New York for q trip
around the world and will not be per-
| vnononfIu of nta hnma in Los Angeles
until late in the present year.
Outstanding Figures
The promotion OF Tip" O'Neil to q po-
sition that will locate him permanently
in Los Angeles and the retirement Of his
brother removes from Montana two OF
| she outstanding figures OF the states oil
industry. Tip" has figured largely In
Montana oil operations for the last eight
years and John became associated WITH
him In 1922. In August. 1926, they dis
posed Of their acreage holdings, produc-
ton and refining interests to the Cali
fornia Petroleum corporation, becoming
associated with the corporation there
after but retiring from their ormer &C.
tivities each with n OF the largest In
dependent fortunes ever accumulated II
the Montana oil industry.
Tip" O'Neil made mis- nrst entry int
the oil industry in the Cat Creek region
where he carried on extensive operation
before disposing of his interests there
Upon the opening OF the Kevin-Sunburs
field in 1922, he transferred his activi
ties there. acquiring important holding
and becoming one OF the early producer
of the area. His brother became associ
ated with him at that time and In 1872
they ventured into the refining business
organizing the company which Launched
the international refinery at Sunburs'
From tha point the Kevin-Sunburst hel'
began it's permanent expansion, an In
mediate consequence of an adequate an
assured market.
1900 Barrels Daily
The refining venture was undertake.
with the thought that 1T could see 1t
] way through If the production handle
should reach q comparatively smal vol
I ume daily, but from the day of tn
opening one expansion has followed an
other until the plant now has a dali
: capacity Of approximately 1900 BARREL
r Gasoline % Is manufactured, th1
2 process having been added after the re
e hnery had operated for some time as
= topping plant. u Oil from the Sun
: burst plant furnishes the principal SUI
/. ply used by the Great Northern railwa
In its oil burning locomotives in tn
district.
Sale Of the O'Neil Brothers interest
( to tho Calpet in 1925 was made for
consideration OF e5. 0O0. 900. the larget
The Calpet took over the acreage an
: production owned individually by tn
brothers and tho international Rohnin