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Transcription ofaudio interview 66,316.
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“Start Recording. This is Agent Tobias Simmons. The
date is Friday, August ii, 2017. Time is two o’four P.M. Due to
the sudden nature of this particular case, and the fact that I
was reasonably close to said location doing another interview,
I am in Casper, Wyoming, at the Ramkota Hotel. As far as
accommodations go, they leave much to be desired. I will be taking
a statement pertaining to an incident that occurred in May of
this year from Ms. Hartwood. For the sake of privacy, any other
personal information will be omitted from this recording. See the
corresponding documents for further references. Our appointment
for this interview was set for one forty-five, so Ms. Hartwood
should be here soon.”
The sounds ofshufflingpaperSf then quiet, A persistent
tapping can be heard, likefingers against a table.
Sigh. “Honestly, I’m not sure what passes for punctuality in
this state. One would think that it wouldn’t be that difficult to get
to places on time, considering that it’s less than a twenty-minute
drive to get anywhere in this fucking town. But you never know
what to expect, considering that this state also has more sheep
than people, not that the people are more div-
A knock comes,faintly,
“Well, it’s about time. Unless, of course, it’s the manager
to inform me that I’ve overstayed my welcome. Not that he’d be
wrong, of course.”
The sound offootsteps moving awayjrom the recorder,
A door opens with a creak.
“Ms. Hartwood I presume.”
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“Yes, that’s me. I’m so sorry for being late, I was running
errands on the Eastside, and I lost track of time, and then there’s
all that construction on 2nd street, and I had to go around it“
“Please, it’s quite alright. Are you ready to give your
statement now?
“We, yeah. I mean Yes! Yes I’m-I’m ready to go.”
“Fantastic. If you’d step over here please.”
Footsteps tread closer,
“Have a seat Ms. Hartwood. Begin whenever you’re ready”
A pause, sounds ofshuffling, and a throat being cleared,
“Call me Rita, please. Should I- do I just start talking?”
“Why don’t you tell me about yourself and the events
leading up to the incident. Just pretend that the tape recorder isn’t
there.”
“Right. Should be easy enough I suppose. Um, my name is
Rita Hartwood. I’m 23, and I’ve lived in Casper all my life. Which I
guess you already know. Sorry So, what happened in May? It was a
Thursday...”
A longpause,
‘Actually let me clarify something really fast. I know you
came to hear my story, and that’s great, don’t get me wrong. But
people always want to hear a ghost story And that’s not what this
is. At least, maybe not what you’d normally think a ghost story is.”
“I don’t have an opinion on the veracity of ghost stories, or
lack thereof. I just need to take your statement.”
“No, I know. I just meant... Can I ask you Agent, are you
Christian?”
“I don’t believe my religious affiliation has any part of this
discussion.”
“No, no, of course not. I’m sorry I only ask because, well, I
was raised Catholic. Now obviously, I can’t speak for all Christian
denominations or even all Catholics. But ghost stories weren’t a
good thing or a fun thing growing up. They were a warning.
“I remember being in school, and the other kids would joke
about the bathroom being haunted. Or someone would mention
bringing a Ouija Board to a sleepover. And the paranormal TV
shows and movies that became more popular and more ridiculous
because ghost stories were fun. They gave a scare or raised some
goosebumps- but it wasn’t like they were real. Or if they were,
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then it wasn’t like a ghost could hurt you. But I knew differently I
grew up listening to Bible stories and the lives of the Saints, which
are heavy enough on their own. But as I got older, the stories got
longer, and deeper. More detail given to the tales of the martyrs,
to those who fought against hell. Demons are very real and very
dangerous.
“I’m sure you know. Agent, that there are plenty of rules
that come with being Catholic. There’s the commandments,
and all of what Jesus says in the gospels. And I’m definitely not
the textbook perfect example of a nice Catholic girl. Following
those rules have been a... trial to say the least. But the one rule
that always stuck with me, even when I wasn’t acting like a good
Catholic? ybu don’t fuck around with the occult, ghosts, spirits or
whatever the hell else is out there.”
A loud scoffand afew shaky breaths,
“I tell you this because I want you to know, what happened
to me in May? I hate it. I hate not knowing if what happened is only
in my mind or if it was... something else.”
Clears throat,
“So, it was a Thursday. I remember because I meet with my
book club every other Thursday. We hang out, have dinner, and we
talk. It’s great, actually. I don’t have a lot of friends. It’s nice to just
sit and talk.
‘Anyway we were up on the mountain. Celebrating spring
and all that. We hiked the Braille trail and then went to the Elk
Horn Campground for hotdogs and beers. We discussed the book
we were reading that month. It was Death Comesfor the Archbishop
byWilla Cather.
“We were there until maybe eight? We said our goodbyes,
and I headed back. I drove for less than 5 minutes, and my car
broke down. Which wasn’t really surprising. I mean, I drive a 98
Oldsmobile, and that incline on Casper Mountain Road kills the
brakes even when I'm driving in low gear.
“So the engine stalls; I pull over and put on my hazards. I
tried to call for help, but cell service up there is spotty at best. I
figured I’d wait. I was one of the first to leave, so someone would
have to pass by, right? I waited and waited, and waited. It felt like I
waited for an hour, maybe more, but no one came.
“I finally got out to pop the hood. That’s when it hit me. It
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was cold. Now, this is Wyoming. Weather can change at the drop of
a hat, and it was in the mountains in May But it dropped from fifty
to eleven. I could see my breath in the light of my phone, and my
fingers burned trying to lift the hood. I don’t know what I planned
to do; I know next to nothing about cars except how to drive one.
But it was better than doing nothing and being stuck up there in
the cold and the dark. There were hardly any lights up there, but I
couldn’t even see the lights from town.
“I glanced to the side, and I noticed... something. There
was a thing in the trees. It was like a figure, but not, if that makes
sense? It was like the idea of a person’s shadow, all dark and
formless and deep. I couldn’t make out anything specific, just that
they were there. Like passing by a mirror in a dark room or looking
out a smudged window. You can tell that there’s something there,
but you can’t focus on it. I froze. And then there was this sound.
“It wasn’t like anything else I’d ever experienced before.
This sound, it was like it was there and it wasn’t. Like the reverb
of a bass guitar through a speaker, but deeper, if that makes sense?
Or, uhm... when you’re in a canyon, and you call out your name just
to hear it echo back. And there’s this brief moment when the echo
is gone, but the sound is still there. That’s what it was like, just a
faded echo of a song or a voice. But it kept getting louder, and that
figure was just there.
“It moved and bent but not in a way that a person moves;
it was more like how a tree would sway And I know how that
sounds; then obviously it was a tree, right? And I was just out of
my mind. But the wind was blowing hard at that point, and this
thing was bending against the wind. It moved, and it looked like it
was gesturing toward the dark behind it. I looked, and it was like
the darkness was getting darker. I never understood the meaning
behind the word ‘abyss’ until I looked into it. And once I did, I
couldn’t look away I could see it beckoning me forward. I stumbled
back into the road, but I didn’t remember stepping forward and
I was trying to form the Hail Mary in my mouth, but it was like I
didn’t have the breath to speak.
“There was that sound that just kept getting louder, like the
reverb of a note held for too long, and the wind was blowing, and
I couldn’t see anything around me in that swirling darkness, but I
swear on my life I felt something touch my shoulder. I screamed, I
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think. It was hard to hear myself think with all that noise, let alone
anything besides the sound, a-”
Audio corrupted;for approximately a minute and 6
seconds, there^s only static. Some scattered voices, but nothing
coherent can be made out.
“-woke up. I was confused and sore and scared out of my
mind. But that wasn’t the worst part. I woke up in my own bed on
Saturday I have no memory of how I got there. And things were
off. I can’t fully explain it, but clothes that I had in the wash on
Thursday were folded and put away. Inside out. And-and there
was salt all over my kitchen floor and cracked dishes I don’t recall
having been broken before Thursday My roommate was out of
town that week, so she couldn’t tell me if she had seen me at all. I
called my Mom, bawling, and she hadn’t heard from me either. She
talked to me, calmed me down enough that I could tell her what
happened. She came over with Holy Water, and we said a prayer
over my apartment. She helped me clean up a little, and then we
left. I stayed with my parents for almost a month.”
A longpause, only the sounds ofshaky breathing, the
rustling oftissues.
“Ms. Hart, did you experience anything else after this...
incident.”
“No. I talked to Priests, who prayed with me but
recommended a psychologist, and psychologists who have all tried
to convince me that it was my mind playing tricks on me. That it
was my stress that manifested itself into hallucinations. And maybe
they’re right. But I have never seen a hallucination leave bruises
across my shoulder. Any other questions. Agent?”
“No, that will be all Ms. Hart. Thank you for your time. And
if you have any additional information, here’s my card.”
“It’s Hartwood, and thanks for listening. I guess. I’ll see
myself out.”
Furniture shifts,footsteps move awayfrom the
recorder. A door opens and closes again. There is silencefor
several seconds.
“Well, that went better than expected, all things considered.
I have the rest of Ms. Hartwood’s file with me, including pictures
taken at the local hospital. Details of said stay she failed to include
in her testimony. The bruises across her shoulders, one could think
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they were almost shaped like... well. I don’t have to say here, do I?
As per protocol, the audio transcription will be uploaded into the
database, along with digital copies of the file. The physical copy
will be sent to the archive to be processed.”
The sound ofchairs scraping along thefloor and then
tapping. Likefingers on a tabletop.
“I wonder if she knows how lucky she is? This is the sixth case that
I’ve investigated with this particular entity. And none of its other
victims have lived to give me their statements. We will have to keep
a closer eye on the situation.”
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A Wgomin^ Sonnet
Sophia Zettl
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
About an English Summer says the Bard.
But for you dear I’m obliged to convey,
such comparisons I wish to discard.
You are the Wyoming plains in twilight,
when we sat watching the distant sunset.
We were together through that gentle night.
Above, the stars made for us a lunette.
You are the breath of early morning mist,
that dissipates in the light of the Dawn.
And in that light you dared to steal a kiss,
it seemed my breath to your lungs indrawn.
To compare thee to a lone summer day,
would be to throw our other times away.
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There are antelope in the graveyard,
grazing amongst the headstones.
Offering a gentle thunder to these
Slumbering forms.
Wild turkeys have sequestered the suburban sprawl.
In this place, how can they tell the difference
Between forest and city.
Cattle guard the highways,
And chickadees man the checkout counter.
Racoons patrol the drainage ditches and waterways,
While geese stroll through the parks.
Dandelions wage war with cracked concrete
And sage brush collects on barbed fences.
We have always shared the place between
Home and wild.
Here the boundaries are not set in stone,
But the borders are edged with tulips.
I look out over a city in the forest.
There are antelope in the graveyard.
Grazing over our bones.
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Hout Do ‘Ifoii Jeet <o^ag?
Sophia Zettl
How do youfeel today?
I don’t know how to write what I don’t know
How to describe what I know is in my head but is felt everywhere else.
When I can see the finish line but the ground has turned to viscous mud,
Sucking each step I take deeper and deeper still.
Lol, you’ve never run a day in your life
I want to scream but meekness has nailed my tongue to the bottom of my skull.
Human speech on average sits at about 6o Decibels,
And I've never spoken above 59.
Who would listen to you anyway
I want to reach but there are weights on my wrists digging in if I lift them up.
And pulling down further and further as I let them drop.
My back aches and my hips will wrench from their sockets if my feet get any heavier
The exercise will do you good
The table is set but the feast tastes like stale saltines.
I’ll keep gorging myself.
Oink oink
I listen desperately but even the ringing in my ears feels muffled.
It’s all inyour head. Ton'llfeel better ifyoujust do the work
There is a blanket of silence that croons its insidious song of rest.
T>u should smile more
And I am so tired.
Tou’ll hurt them ifyou tell.
So tired.
Haven’t you done enough?
SoDon’t worry dear. Tou’llfeel better in the morning.
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�STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Indiana)
Board of Directors
R. W. Stewart, Chairman
W. M. Burton, President
Allan Jackson, Pice-President
W. E. Warwick, Pice-Pres., Genl. Mgr., Mfg.
R. H. McElroy, Traffic Manager
B. Parks, Pice-President, Asst. Genl. Mgr., Mjg.
E. J. Bullock, Director of Purchases
E. G. Seubert, Pice-President, Secretary-Treasurer
T. J. Thompson, General Manager, Sales
John D. Clark, Pice-President, Assistant to Chairman
Plant Managers and Superintendents
WHITING, IND.
J. E. Evans, Assistant Superintendent
H. F. Glair, Assistant Superintendent
R. E, Humphreys, Manager
G. Cash, Superintendent
SUGAR CREEK, MO.
H. R. Boehmer, Superintendent
G. H. Mofeett, Manager
WOOD RIVER, ILL.
C. B. Manbeck, Manager
W. W. Holland, Superintendent
F. J. Gainer, Assistant Superintendent
ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Thomas S. Cooke, Manager
Casper, Plants No. 1 and No. 2
Greybull, Plant No. 1
B. L. Warren, Superintendent
H. M. Lockard, Assistant Superintendent
R. M. Andrus, Manager
A. E. Thompson, Superintendent
Laramie, Plants No. 1 and No. 2
J. F. Cullen, Superintendent
Casper, Plant No. 3
Glenrock Plant
M. G. Paulus, Superintendent
R. E. Wood, Assistant Superintendent
J. E. Rouse, Assistant Superintendent
R. E. Chamberlain, Superintendent
Florence, Colo., Plant
J. C. Park, Superintendent
Industrial Relations Department
J. W. Curry, Director, Chicago, Ill.
F2. H. Fisher, Assistant Director, Chicago, Ill.
C. W. Smith, Director Safety Division, Chicago, Ill.
D. M. Lobdell, Assistant
W. X. Bercaw, Assistant Director, Whiting, Ind.
C. F. Hall, Assistant Director, Wood River, III.
A. S. Hurt, Assistant Director, Sugar Creek, Mo.
Director, Casper, Wyo.
Joint General Committees
WHITING, IND.
L. 1. Alexander
Henry Behrens
R. N. Brown
Mike Bukvich
Thos. F. Duggan
Dan Foley
D. J. Gallagher
Geo. E. Girard
L. M. Graham
H. H. Grieves
J. A. Hazzard
M. D. Henrikson
G. G. Humphreys
Luke Kelly
H. Koch
Andrew Kompier
Fred T. Lancohr
W. J. Lynch
A. S. Musselman
John Burns
H. O. Eyssell
A. O. Hodges
L. C. Howard
Wm. Bacheldor
Arthur E. Gladden
J. F. Halloran
John A. Hubbard
Wm. E. Kelly
George W. Lang
B. E. Anderson
J. H. Arbuckle
H. E. Cotton
Ray Conkling
Howard Daylis
S. H. Diggs
Wm. Durham
C. P. Fuller
Bert Henderson
Gilbert O. Housely
C. E. Hooper
J. P. Nielsen
G. Fred Orideman
D. J. Paskwietz
C. A. Phelps
John Plath
G. J. Prentice
H. W. Robison
Nick Scholl
Warner Sutherland
Fred Score
U. G. Swartz
R. R. Tilton
P. O. Vandeveer
Carl Walanser
R. G. Walker
Harry Wheeler
D. William Whiting
Harry Whyte
Mike Youkan
SUGAR CREEK, MO.
Joseph E. Morgan
James E. O’Hara
Chas. Spahr
F. G. Lee
Eari. S. Mixire
C. E. Spitser
G. W. Thompson
0. W. White
WOOD RIVER, ILL.
Wash. McDonald
Wm. H. Miller
C. M. Shook
J. W. Stephenson
George H. Wilken
R. C. Wilson
CASPER, WYO.
John Lynch
W. F. Melvin
Clifford A. Miller
Albert H. Morris
Ed Moyle
R. B. Perry
J. W. Phelps
L. G. Smith
Chas. E. Stevenson
Carl Walker
J. C. ZOLNOSKI
GREYBULL, WYO.
R. L. D<x;kery
J. F. Fletcher
W. T. Hughes
E. L. Knight
George Ovens
J. W. Gandsey
C. P. Meyer
G. L. Shepardson
LARAMIE, WYO.
IL M. Stricker
Ed L. Wood
GENERAL OFFICE
C. M. Donigan
E. R. Essery
H. H. Finnegan
A. E. Gorvett
W. J. Hawkins
J. E. Hecht
E. E. Kelley
Harvey W. Kino
A. E. MacMeekin
A. E. Persons
A. R. Smith
Joseph E. Sohurkk
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Quarks
To Beaumont Parks and his associates, the officers and directors of this com
pany, we of the Rocky Mountain Division, express our appreciation of their kind
ly criticism, helpful advice and unfailing support.
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Standard Oil Company
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C. V. JULIAN, Editor
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Vol. 6
SEPTEMBER
No. 11
WYOMING A TREASURE CHEST OF AMERICA
Oil, Cattle, Furs, Sheep, Iron, Farming All Play Part in Spectacular History
of the State of the Great Plains; History Resounds With
Deeds of Early Pioneers and Settlers
By Lloyd G. Smith
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plains and mountain country now included in the confines of the State of Wyo
were well known to the French and American trappers and fur traders early
Tming
in the nineteenth century when very little was known of the rest of the Rocky Mountain
region. Through the middle of the state ran the Overland or Oregon Trail over which
hundreds of thousands of emigrants travelled to settle the Pacific states. But Wyo
ming was the highway and not the permanent home for these pioneers. Its rugged
mountains and desolate desert plains presented an inhospitable appearance to these peo
ple who were looking for lands even richer and more fruitful than those they had left
in the east.
The mineral resources had no attractions miners. In 1753 the de la Verendryes, who
because of the lack of transportation and had grown rich in the fur trade in Canada,
nearness of other mineral supplies closer set out from Montreal on an expedition to
to the markets. So it is that Wyoming is determine the fur possibilities of the Rocky
still an industrial infant, just beginning to Mountain region. They did not reach Wyo
develop its resources. With the exception ming until 1743. About a year was spent
of the desert state of Nevada, it is today in exploring and trapping in the western
the most sparsely settled state of the Union, part of the state and in 1744 they returned
having only 2.3 persons per square mile. to Montreal. The enterprise was a finan
It is still a pioneer state and its history is cial failure but it paved the way for the
the deeds of pioneers.
British, French and American trappers who
The territory of Wyoming was under the flourished in this region from 1808 until
control of Spain, France and England be 1850.
fore finally becoming a part of the United The Great Divide
States. There are Spanish records in exist
In the snow clad mountains of western
ence which relate of
Wyoming rise the
several expeditions
great rivers of the
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continent flowing
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prospecting made
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into the territory in
south. The Mis
ed. to the fbllo'uJing persons and.
the sixteenth and
souri, the Columbia
agencies fir pictures and muterial
seventeenth centu
and the Colorado
used in this issue. TV.S.Kimball,
ries.
Iron imple
have their begin
cd.J.eMohler, Casper tribune, Casper
ments and ruins of
nings here in a
Chamber of Commerce, Stale Highway
stone buildings have
multitude of small
Department, U.S.Bureau of 'Public
been found in the
streams coming
Roads, U.S.Reclamation Service,
Big Horn Moun
from springs and
U.S. Forest Service, and the eNational
glaciers.
These
tains which are be
Hark. Service,
lieved to have been
streams and the
forests bordering
used by Spanish
�^wo H&ro&s
In the minds of the younger
generation are two names closely
associated with the rise of the
West. No. 1—One is Buffalo
Bill (Cody). This monument to
that Indian fighter was erected
at Cody, Wyo., a town named
after him. No. 2—Another is
Jim Bridger, trapper, explorer,
Indian fighter and guide. His
fame was recently broadcast it.
the Emerson Hough’s “The Cov
ered Wagon.”
them abounded in all kinds of fur bear
ing animals. Great rivalry existed in the
early part of the nineteenth century be
tween the Hudson Bay Company and the
American fur trading firms and each main
tained large numbers of trappers in the
mountains and complete organizations for
transportation of supplies and furs to and
from St. Louis. Their route from St. Loui.s
was up the Missouri, the Platte and North
Platte rivers to the Sweetwater River and
up that and over the continental divide at
South Pass and thence into the Green River
valley, which was the rendezvous of all the
trappers.
Trappers from time immemorial have
used canoes for transportation but in going
to this region they had to abandon their
boats in the upper North Platte because of
its swiftness and shallowness and make the
rest of the journey with pack horses. Also
in their work of trapping they used the
horse instead of a canoe, thus departing
from the mode of travel of their eastern
forebears. As the business grew boats were
used only as far as Kansas City and wag
ons hauled the goods the rest of the way
but still following the former route. It
was thus from small beginnings that the
greatest and longest highway that the world
has ever seen came into existence and was
later known a.s the Overland or Oregon
Trail. The traffic grew from Captain Bon
neville’s train of 20 wagons and 110 men
in thirty years to trains of hundreds of
wagons, a stage coach line and the famed
Pony Express.
Heroes of the Old West
For fifty years the fur trading business
drew adventurous spirits from all parts of
the country. Men such as Kit Carson, Jim
Baker, Captain Bonneville, Jim Bridger, Jim
Beckwith and a host of others figured prom
inently in the development of the west. Jim
Bridger, because of services as a scout, his
intimate knowledge of the whole Rocky
Mountain region and his manifold exploits
is considered the dean of all mountaineers
and the greatest hero of early Wyoming.
He started trapping in the Rocky Moun
tains in 1822 with General Ashley’s trappers
and continued in this business in many ca
pacities until 1856, when he retired to his
farm near Kansas City. Soon after, how
ever, the Indian raids on the Overland Trail
caused the government to send several com
panies of the army to protect the emigrants
and Bridger volunteered his services as an
army scout, where he served with distinc
tion for twenty years, finally attaining the
rank of major. His name is perpetuated in
the history of the state by giving his name
to Bridger Pass, Bridger National Forest,
Bridger Peak, Bridger Lake and Fort
Bridger.
In 1843 Marcus Whitman took the first
band of emigrants to Oregon over the trail
which had been heretofore used only by
the fur traders. His train of 200 wagons
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�and 1,000 people with their live stock and
other property was the first of many hun
dreds of similar trains which braved the
terrors of the Great American Desert to
reach the rich land of the Pacific states.
By the time the Union Pacific Railway was
completed in 1869 the migration over this
trail was tremendous. As the hosts of emi
grants increased, the trouble with the In
dians also increased.
Days of Indian Wars
While the trappers in former years had
some difficulties with certain tribes of In
dians, they were on friendly terms with
most of the tribes and were usually mar
ried to Indian squaws and were members
of their tribes, but when the Indians saw
the increasing waves of white men advanc
ing to take their lands away from them,
they united under such chiefs as Red Cloud
and Sitting Bull and waged a bitter war
fare against the emigrants. For twenty
years the best talent of the U. S. Army was
engaged in subduing the savages, but due
to an inadequate conception of the task, the
officials in Washington refused to take the
advice of the officers in the field and many
lives were unnecessarily sacrificed.
The Overland Trail ran through the pres
ent site of the Standard Oil Company (In
diana) refinery in Casper and crossed the
North Platte River just above the plant.
The fort at this point was originally called
the Platte Bridge station, but in July, 1865,
Lt. Caspar W. Collins and eight of his
men were ambushed and killed by the In
dians and in his honor the name was
changed to Ft. Casper by the War Depart
ment.
By 1860 the population of the Pacific
States had become so great that better trans
portation across the continent was demand
ed. The Union Pacific Company was char
tered by Congress in 1862 but work was
not started until November, 1865. In spite
of the attacks of the Indians in Nebraska
and Wyoming the construction proceeded
rapidly and on May 10, 1869, the last spike
was driven with much ceremony on the
railroad connecting the Atlantic with the
Pacific. This rapid means of transporta
tion eliminated necessity for the Overland
Trail and it soon fell into disuse. The rail
road did not follow the old trail but took
a shorter route even though the grades
were not as easy. It passes through south
ern Wyoming and crosses the continental
divide over Bridger Pass. The building of
&arly Days
No. .1—While the CasperThermopolis mail stage doesn’t
look like the modern (movie)
conception of early transporta
tion it was practical. No. 2—
An emigrant camp on the pres
ent site of Casper.
the Union Pacific is considered the greatest
railroad achievement of all time.
Wyoming Means “Great Plains”
Up to 1868 Wyoming was a part of
Dakota territory but in July of that year
Wyoming Territory was established with
Cheyenne as the capital. The name was
suggested by Congressman J. M. Ashley of
Ohio and comes from the language of the
Delaware Indians and means “great plains.”
Soon after the Union Pacific Railway
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�was built, Wyoming began to attract atten
tion as a cattle range. The value of the
sun cured grass of the desert plains for
cattle feed was first noticed by emigrants
who had to turn their cattle loose when
they were forced into winter quarters. They
expected them to starve to death and were
surprised to see them return to camp in
the spring in fine shape, having subsisted
on nothing but the dried grass of the plains.
Texas and Mexican cattle were the first
to be introduced in Wyoming, being driven
up from the south, but later better breeds
of cattle were imported.
Cheyenne and other points on the U. P.
R. R. became the centers of the industry
which increased by leaps and bounds until
by 1885 an immense amount of both domes
tic and foreign capital was invested in Wyo
ming cattle. It was the day of the large
unfenced range, the picturesque cowboy, the
rustler and other characters immortalized in
song and story. Owen Wister’s “Virginian”
is typical of this period and the “oldtimers”
of Casper point with pride to the landmarks
in the vicinity mentioned in this story.
The weak point of this method of cat
tle raising was that no attempt was made
to protect the cattle against unusual weather
conditions. If the rainfall was scanty or
the winter especially severe, a great many
of them could not survive. In the late
eighties several hard winters bankrupted
most of the cattle men but it taught them
a lesson. The industry is now run on a
more scientific basis, supplying feed and
shelter for the cattle when they need it,
more in the manner of the stock farm in
the east.
years before the rush to California, but the
first actual mining operation was not start
ed until 1861. At this time the miners had to
flee for their lives when attacked by In
dians. From then until 1867 a little pros
pecting was done but the Indian attacks
prevented any one staying there very long.
When a rich strike was reported in 1867,
miners came by the hundreds from all parts
of the country and the district was so
thickly populated that there was no more
danger from the Indians. In 1869 placer
mining was in full swing and a great deal
of gold was taken out. The towns of
South Pass and Atlantic City were typical
boom mining towns with all the vices and
excitement. The boom continued for sev
eral years but the placers gradually played
out, so that now the district is practically
deserted, although there are still many min
ing men who assert that there is plenty
of gold there if the proper machinery is
installed for handling the dirt in large quan
tities.
Two Railroads Build
With the increase of population and
industry of the territory, better transpor
tation was demanded and both the C. &
N. W. Ry., and the C. B. & Q. R. R.
started extending their lines into Wyom
ing in 1886 and 1887. The C. & N. W.
Ry. reached Casper in 1888. This was
the western terminus of that branch until
1905 when it was extended to Lander.
The railroad started Casper as a cow town,
the cattle and sheep business developed it
into a lively western town and the oil busi
ness starting in 1913 made it the modern
city of 23,000 population that it is today.
The C. B. & Q. R. R. reached Casper in
War Over Land
1914, connecting it with the east by way of
The increase of population and the poor Omaha and the west by way of Billings,
returns from cattle produced the home Montana.
steader and the sheep man. These, indi
The railroads have done much towards
vidually and collectively, disputed the right developing the agricultural possibilities of
of the cattle men to monopolize the whole the state. The small farmers are becom
state, which resulted in conditions too com ing more numerous, irrigation projects
plicated to discuss here. The friction led are rapidly increasing the land values, and
to bloody battles, the wanton killing of stock, vast areas of non-irrigable land have
the hiring of professional gun men and become productive under scientific dry
other acts disgraceful to the state. Event farming. The larger ranches are also
ually law and order were established and more prosperous as their cattle and sheep
equal justice is now meted out to the cat raising is conducted in a scientific manner
tle man, the sheep man, and the small and the loss due to unfavorable seasons
farmer.
is low. The production of crude oil, es
One early industry of Wyoming must pecially in the Salt Creek field, in recent
be mentioned which flourished at the same years has added greatly to the wealth and
time as the cattle business. Gold was dis population of the state.
covered near South Pass in 1842, seven
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�Qhe, Story of Qfyoming Refineries
By R. M. Andrus
refining of petroleum is one of Wyoming’s largest industries and its startling
growth from a decidedly primitive beginning to its present day magnitude presents
a story of almost Aladdin-like nature. We have grown so accustomed to the conveniences
and facilities as presented by today’s modern machinery, methods, and chemical science
that we scarcely realize that it was not always so.
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Let us take a backward glance at some
of the hardships and hazards that con
fronted the pioneers of petroleum refining
in Wyoming, of the difficulties and disap
pointments experienced, and lastly a review
of the realization of the dreams of the most
confirmed dreamer for the oil industry.
After many tedious years of prospecting
and the drilling of numerous dry holes a
producing well was completed on June 30,
1890, at a depth of 1,090 feet.
This well was located in the Shannon
field, which joins the famous Salt Creek
field on the north, and was drilled by the
Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Co. An analysis of
the crude oil from this well showed it to be
24.5 Be. gravity with a paraffine base, low
cold test, and low sulphur content which
made it a desirable product for the manu
facturing of all grades of lubricants.
Other Producers Followed
Other producing wells followed in this
field and in 1895 the Pennsylvania Oil &
Gas Co. erected Wyoming’s first refinery
under the supervision of F. J. Carman.
This refinery was located in Casper on Wol
cott street, between Railroad avenue and
the C. & N. W. railway tracks. The re
finery consisted roughly of one 1,000 barrel
still, four receiving tanks of 75 barrels
each, a 50-barrel agitator, two small settl
ing tanks, two tanks for finished products
and a 60-H.P. boiler. The crude tank farm,
as we would term it now, was composed of
one underground wooden tank holding
about 300 barrels and one steel tank of
500-barrel capacity.
Dr. Frederick Salathe was superintend
ent and being a distinguished and able
chemist, proved a capable and efficient head
during the life of the refinery.
Mr. John Duncan, still a resident of Cas
per and engaged in the dray and transfer
business, and Mr. Ernest Gerber, now acid
works foreman for the Standard Oil Com
pany (Indiana) at Casper, were the refinery
forces.
Present day working conditions in our
refineries call for an eight hour shift and
conditions were much the same then, except
that the shifts ran end on end and both
Mr. Duncan and Mr. Gerber found their
three eight hour shifts a day well filled with
such duties as firing the steam boiler, charg
ing and firing the still, running the agita
tor, finishing up the various grades of en
gine, valve and car oils, and loading the
refined product for shipment.
Crude Hauled in Wagons
Probably the most picturesque yet at the
same time most hazardous problem for this
pioneer refinery was getting the crude oil
from the Shannon field 50 miles away to
the refinery at Casper.
To accomplish this string teams of from
18 to 22 horses were used drawing 3 or 4
wagons, each wagon carrying a tank hold
ing about sixteen barrrels. One of these
outfits would make a round trip in about
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Wyoming was admitted into the Union
on July 10, 1890, with a population of
62,555. It has the distinction of being the
first state to have the woman’s suffrage
clause in the constitution. Its motto, adopted
in 1890, is “Equal Rights.” In 1924 the
people chose Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, widow
of the late Governor Ross, for their gover
nor, making Wyoming the first state to have
a woman governor.
Wyoming is just emerging from its
pioneer life and is getting well started on
the manifold development of its tremen
dous resources. It has within its borders
rich lands, immense quantities of valuable
minerals and coal, and magnificent moun
tain scenery all waiting to be fully de
veloped. The climate is invigorating and
second to none in the world. The citizens
of the state are energetic, virile and am
bitious. We have outlined the past history
of this state. Who can predict the future
of a state with these possibilities?
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�gA String ^e.am o£ Sarly Refinery QJays
Here is a photo of a string team of early refinery days.
A stout heart and seven days
of hardship were required to deliver a small piece of equipment to the field or a few barrels of crude
oil to the factory.
seven days, if in good luck, so that about
four outfits were kept busy supplying
enough crude to keep the refinery in oper
ation.
What a comparison between then and
now! In those days it required a stout
heart, twenty to twenty-two strong horses
and seven days of hardships to deliver fifty
to sixty-five barrels of crude oil to the re
finery. Today, with no more physical effort
than the turning of a valve or two, a hun
dred thousand barrels or more will have
changed location from the Salt Creek Oil
field to the Casper tank farms in one
day.
More producing wells were constantly
being brought in in the Salt Creek field
and in November, 1903, the Societe BelgoAmericain des Petroles du Wyoming bought
all the holdings of the Pennsylvania Oil
& Gas Co., consisting of lands, producing
wells, refinery, etc., and in turn sold out
to the Franco-Wyoming Oil Company in
1910.
This company immediately began further
development of the producing field and in
1911 started laying a pipe line from Salt
Creek to Casper to supply crude oil for
their new refinery being built in the eastern
outskirts of the town.
This refinery was owned and operated by
the Natrona Pipe Line & Refinery Co.
which was a subsidiary of the FrancoWyoming Company and fired up their first
still on June 11, 1912.
In the years 1911 and 1912 develop
ments came thick and fast and Wyoming’s
infant industry was coming to the front
with the speed of our native jack rabbit.
“Midwest” Organized
Early in the year of 1910 The Midwest
Oil Co. was incorporated with Oliver H.
Shoup, president, and Verner Z. Reed, Karl
Schuyler, H. M. Blackmer, R. D. Brooks,
and Bern Hopkins his associates. This
company acquired considerable land in Salt
Creek and in July, 1911, commenced the
erection of a refinery in the western out
skirts of Casper. A pipe line was laid to
bring the crude oil from Salt Creek and the
first still of the Midwest Oil Company was
charged and fired on January 15, 1912.
In the spring of 1913 the Franco-Pe
troleum Company (same being the result of
a merger of the Franco-Wyoming and The
Natrona Pipe Line and Refining Company)
began the erection of a refinery just east of
and adjacent to the Midwest Oil Company
plant, and by October 1 of the same year
their first still was charged and Casper’s
fourth refinery materialized.
(Continued on Page 10.)
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�Qhrce, Rocky ck^ountain. R^ncrics
Above are views of the Casper, Greybull and Laramie refineries of the
Standard Oil Company (Indiana). No. 1—This shows a section of the
refinery at Casper. No. 2—A portion of the Greybull refinery with its
tank farm in the background is shown here. No. 3—^This is the Laramie
refinery, which is at an elevation of 7,000 feet. It is the highest refinery
in America if not the world.
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�Casper Refinery’s
Plant Council
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An unique organization was formed by Mr. T. S. Cooke, manager of the Rocky Mountain
division, which handles plant executive matter en bloc. The organization is called the Plant
Council and consists of various officials and heads of departments, who meet regularly to consider
various matters concerned with the management and employees. In the picture are left to right
(front row) M. G. Paulus, superintendent of Plant No. 3; T. S. Cooke, R. M. Andrus, managers
of Plants Nos. 1 and 2; D. J. Smith, chief engineer of Rocky Mountain division; (second row)
Pitt Covert Jr., head of re-running and coke still department. Plant No. 3; L. G. Smith, head of
lubricating and paraffine department; A. V. Forbes, office manager; (third row) H. E. Cotton, head of
pressure still department; A. E. Thompson, superintendent of Plants Nos. 1 and 2; S. H. Diggs,
director of research. Rocky Mountain division; R. V. Heinze, head of acid and steam refined treating
department; J. E. Rouse, assistant superintendent of Plant No. 3; (top row) R. E. Wood, assistant
superintendent of Plant No. 3, and W. H. Tolhurst, master mechanic. Photo is by Deluxe, Casper.
valuable and necessary products (for which
the world’s markets were ready and in
need of) from the heavy crude bottoms
by the cracking process of the Burton pres
sure still, and in the summer of 1913 the
building of a refinery for this purpose was
started under the supervision of Mr. C. B.
Manbeck and a corps of assistants brought
from the Whiting, Indiana, refinery.
(^Continued from Page 8.)
A consolidation of the Midwest Oil Com
pany and the Franco-Petroleum Company
was effected on the first day of March,
1914, and through this the present Mid
west Refining Company came into exist
ence.
In the operation of these refineries there
was of necessity a considerable quantity of
the heavier products for which there was
very little outlet. This condition interested
the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) who
saw the possibilities of manufacturing more
“Casper Ships More OU”
A location was selected immediately east
of and adjoining the Midwest Refining
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�Company’s plant and the work progressed Company (Indiana) commenced the erec
rapidly so that by March of the following tion of four batteries of pressure stills at
year (1914) the first battery was put into Greybull and in May, 1917, began operation
operation.
under Mr. H. M. Lockard as superintend
Both the Midwest Refining Company ent.
and the Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
Oil having been discovered in the Rock
continued to enlarge their plants and ex River field in the Southern part of the
tend their operations until by 1921 Casper State, the Midwest Refining Company start
claimed to possess one of the largest re ed building a refinery at Laramie in the fall
fineries in the United States and the Cham of 1919, and the Standard Oil Company
ber of Commerce adopted as its slogan: (Indiana) erected a battery of pressure
“Casper Ships More Oil by Rail than any stills at the same location, both refin
Other city in the
eries starting up in
World.”
the following sum
Casper con
mer, which was the
tinued to attract
occasion for a huge
the oil men and in
celebration by the
July of 1922 the
citizens of Laramie
Texas Company,
in which there was
after a careful sur
some feasting, more
vey of conditions,
oratory and still
began the erection
more dancing.
of a refinery on a
In the spring of
location three miles
1918 the Mutual
east of Casper and
Producing and Re
by February of the
fining Co., now a
following year fires
part of the Conti
were started under
nental Oil Company,
their stills.
began the construc
Following the
tion of a refinery at
completion of this
Glenrock, 25 miles
refinery the White
east of Casper, and
Eagle Oil & Refin
in January, 1919,
ing Co. began con
started operation on
struction
work
crude oil from the
July of 1923 on a
Big Muddy field,
location about half
and in October,
a mile east of the
1921, the Standard
T e x a s Company,
Oil Company (Indi
and in February,
ana) started con
1924, their refinery
struction of a bat
was completed and
tery of pressure
stills which fired up
placed in operation.
on May, 1922, under
In the foregoing
we have simply recited the history of re the supervision of L. E. Chamberlain.
fineries in and near Casper but other
The year 1922 saw the Producers and
refineries were being built in various Refiners Corporation begin the erection of
parts of the State.
a refinery at Grenville, Wyo., located on
Some time in the year 1914 a group of the Union Pacific Railroad seven miles east
capitalists from West Virginia decided to of Rawlins. Grenville, being a typical Wyo
construct a refinery at Greybull, Wyo., sit ming station of very few if any houses, soon
uated in the Big Horn Basin, at the junc became a bustling community and took the
tion of the Greybull and Big Horn rivers. name of Parco, this being a contraction of
This refinery was completed and placed in the company initials. This refinery was
operation. In the following year, 1915, the completed and began the shipment of gaso
Midwest Refining Company became inter line in March of 1923.
ested and in 1917 finally absorbed this re
The Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
finery into the Midwest organization.
having secured control of the Midwest ReIn September, 1916, the Standard Oil
(Concluded in Col. 1, Page 21.)
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�SxecuiiVes of
Some. Tiani
Above are some of the executives who have made the Rocky Mountain Division
one of the greatest refining organizations of the world. The photo of Mr. Thomas
S. Cooke, manager, is on another page. No. 1—M. G Paulus is superintendent of
Plant No. 3, Casper. No 2—R. M. Andrus is manager of Plants Nos. 1 and 2,
Casper. No’. 3—A. E. Thompson is superintendent of Plants Nos. 1 and 2. Casper.
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�Tlocky
cMouniain
Division
most majestic. No. 1—This is Lincoln highway in Telephone Canyon,
43 miles west of Cheyenne. The photo is by the State Highway depart_ment. No. 2—Shooting up fifteen to thirty-five feet every twenty to
fifty-five seconds is the Constant Geyser in the Yellowstone Park. The
■photo is by National Park Service. No. 3—This is the Great Fall, 309
„ . ., .feet high. The photo is also by National Park Service. No. 4—Superintendent Albright of the Park is shown waylaid by A. Bear, alias Holdup
H. M. Loclpgfg^ Qjj jj highway. No. 5—In Shoshone National forest is Cody road
assistant suand the Palisades. A good road and a majestic view. Photo is by U. S.
tendent of Forest Service,
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No. 2, Greybull. Photos Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are by Deluxe Studio, Casper.
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Qhe. fhre, of the Open foad
Good highways that unfold amid everchanging landscape beckon the
stranger to go further and further into the mysteries of nature at its
most majestic. No. 1—This is Lincoln highway in Telephone Canyon,
43 miles west of Cheyenne. The photo is by the State Highway depart
ment. No. 2—Shooting up fifteen to thirty-five feet every twenty to
fifty-five seconds is the Constant Geyser in the Yellowstone Park. The
photo is by National Park Service. No. 3—This is the Great Fall, 309
feet high. The photo is also by National Park Service. No. 4—Super
intendent Albright of the Park is shown waylaid by A. Bear, alias Holdup
Pete, on a highway. No. 5—In Shoshone National forest is Cody road
and the Palisades. A good road and a majestic view. Photo is by U. S.
Forest Service
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�QAe Grandeur thai is ’TUyomin^
Where each morning you look forward to your evening s camp site—
the air is so clear. No. 1—This is Lake Marie at the timber line. No. 2—
Top o’ the World is a section of the Great Glacier beds where earth and
sky meet. No. 3—Lake Geneva reflects the glory of the Big Hom
Mountains. The lake is fed from the mighty peaks and glacier streams.
Photo is by J. E. Stimson. No 4—Natural Bridge over LaPrele creek of
Douglas is a much patronized picnic spot.
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�Qhe. State, of Opportunity
By Charles E. Winter
Congressman from JCyoming
N 1848, Daniel Webster, in a speech in the Senate, declared that the western part of
the United States, specifically New Mexico and California, was not worth a dollar. At
the same period Henry Clay, visiting the West, said that he could hear the tramp of the
oncoming millions. Clay had the true vision. The million have come. Many more millions
will come.
The West is in the formative period of a transition of the wilderness to civilization,
history at which the people of the nation constitutes a theme of surpassing great
and of the world will stand and gaze in ness.
The State of Wyoming is typical of all
amazement. The wonderful strength, the
superb resources, the unlimited possibilities the states comprised in the Unopened Em
of youth are its inheritance. With its gold, pire. The vitality for centuries of progress
silver and copper, its coal and iron and oil; lies in her mountains and plains. Wyom
its phosphates, nitrates and potash; its ing is now stretching herself, even as a
forests and rivers and millions of square young giant rises from slumber, reaches
miles of undeveloped, productive area, the forth his mighty limbs, throws back his
West and its heroic people stand facing a shaggy locks from rugged brow, and takes
future which even today, no man can his position for the race. This young,
sparsely populated state is rising in her
measure.
The passing of the old western day of might. The glory of the morning of life
“space eternal” to the new day of diversi shining in her countenance, her veins puls
fied industry; the birth of a new era of dis ing with prinstine vigor, her heart throbbing
covery, reclamation and development; the with vital power, her sinews vibrant with
unwasted strength, she is prepared to take
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her place in the forefront of the great
fining Company’s interest during the sum states of this great Union.
mer of 1921, took over on October 1, 1921,
Source of Three Rivers
the operating end of the combined refin
The mountains of Wyoming, forming a
eries of the two companies at Casper, Grey
bull and Laramie. Mr. T. S. Cooke, for 275 mile section of the Continental Di
merly general superintendent of the Whit vide, give rise within its borders to the
ing Refinery, was appointed as manager of three great primary river systems of the
the combined refineries and the name United States west of the Ohio; the Miss
issippi by the Missouri, the Colorado by
“Rocky Mountain Division” was adopted.
The Midwest organization continued in the Green, and the Columbia by the
field operation of exploration and produc Snake.
The state is 356 miles east and west, by
tion and this has proven a very satisfactory
275 miles north and south and has an area
combination.
While it has been thirty years since Cas of almost 100,000 square miles, sixty-two
per boasted its first refinery, yet the past million acres, made up of plains, valleys and
six or seven years have witnessed the big mountains, the latter containing seven mil
substantial progress. From a single one lion acres of forests and much of the finest
hundred barrel still refinery to eight active river, lake and mountain scenery in the
refineries located in six different cities in world.
The first and greatest of all national
Wyoming with a combined charging ca
pacity of 90,000 barrels daily is the story of parks, the Yellowstone, 54 by 72 miles in
progress for the refining industry, with ag size, visited last season by 145,000 people,
gregate storage capacity of 35,000,000 bar lies in the northwest corner of Wyoming.
It and a similar area south of it, including
rels.
To such proportions has grown that un Jackson Lake and the Teton Mountains,
pretentious, little underground wooden tank 13,500 feet in altitude, unsurpassed in the
world for beauty and grandeur, are the
that was the first “tank farm.”
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�fowl. All mountain streams and lake
abound with native brook and rainbow
trout.
Stated conservatively, Wyoming contains
numerous minerals: gypsum, sodium, lime,
salts, mica, graphite, alum ; stated enthusias
tically she is seamed with gold, silver and
platinum, lined with coal and iron, she has a
copper bottom and she’s two-thirds full of
oil. If ignited, these would produce a young
hades below, but Providence, taking care of
her favored people, has distributed much
asbestos on the surface. The state has vast
deposits of phosphate and nitrate rocks.
In the Leucite Hills are volcanic deposits
containing 200,000,000 tons of potash and
200,000,000 tons of aluminum. The phos
phates, nitrates, and potash, the three great
essentials of soil fertilizer, will preserve the
fertility of American soil; the aluminum
will build 10,000 airplanes annually, which
will serve the nation in time of peace and
save the nation in time of war. At Ther
mopolis a medicinal hot spring flows 18,000,000 gallons every twenty-four hours.
A Leader in Wool
Wyoming alternates between first and
second in the Union in its production of
sheep and wool, with 3,000,000 sheep grow
ing annually 24,000,000 pounds of wool.
It produces annually 7,000,000 tons of
coal. Some of its coal veins are from 40 to
100 feet thick. It can supply the United
States with coal for 300 years. Last year
400,000 tons of ore were taken from its
iron mines. In 1924 it produced 40,000,000
barrels of oil and refined and shipped by
rail more gasoline from Casper, Wyo., than
was refined and shipped by rail from any
city in the United States. A train load of
gasoline to Baton Rouge, La., for export
has left Casper, Wyoming, every three
days for the last two years. During the
fiscal year 23-24, Wyoming paid in Royal
ties on U. S. oil leases over $12,000,000
and has paid to the government a total
amount in oil royalties of $30,000,000.
Wyoming’s per capita wealth is $4,663.00.
It produced in 1924 a total of $300,000,000
of wealth.
There are 2,500,000 acres of irrigated
land. Three great government reclamation
projects, the North Platte, the Riverton,
and the Shoshone, are assisting in advanc
ing agriculture to the greatest industry.
The Riverton project presented President
Coolidge with the royal bronze 40 pound
turkey which graced the president’s last
home of the last and greatest herds of
buffalo, elk, moose, as well as the last great
refuge of the deer, antelope, mountain
sheep, bear, mountain lion, wolf, coyote,
lynx, beaver and every variety of wild
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�Christmas dinner table. This project ad
joins the Wind River Indian reservation
occupied by the Araphoes and the Sho
shones. The Arapahoes are the largest
statured race on the Western continent, and
in all the world excepting one race in a
section of Russia.
Chief Washakie of the Shoshones was a
great warrior and a statesman and a true
and faithful friend of the whites. In the
Shoshone burial grounds in the foothills of
the mighty Wind River Mountain range,
part of the Rocky mountain system, rests
the body of the Indian woman, Sacajawea,
who accompanied by her husband Charboneau, guided Lewis and Clark on their
epochal expedition to the Columbia and
the Pacific in 1805. She is the greatest
woman character in all our history and
should have a government-built monument
to commemorate her invaluable services to
the nation. High above her burial place
rises Fremont’s Peak, 13,500 feet in alti
tude, discovered, climbed, and named by
General John C. Freemont, in 1842. In
this range lie the greatest glaciers in the
United States proper. East of this range,
flowing north, is the stream whose name
was a World War battle cry, “Powder
River”.
Irrigation, Ilarning
Brone Gives Way to Honk
The most famous and original Wild West
Show—Frontier Days—is held annually at
the state’s capital, Cheyenne, located on the
transcontinental Union Pacific and the air
mail routes (from which ran the celebrated
Deadwood stage in ’76). This great spec
tacle is visited by people from all over the
world. But the bronc has given way to
the honk; the state has an automobile for
every five persons.
Her churches are many; her educational
system and buildings the most modern. In
the election of 1924 Wyoming attained the
first record among all the states for the
highest percentage of increase, 37.7 per
cent in her presidential vote, casting 70.8
per cent of her total qualified vote. Its pop
ulation of 225,000—2.3 persons to the square
mile—sent the greatest percentage of phy
sically fit men, out of the total number
examined, and more soldiers in proportion
to her population into the World War, of
any of the 48 states; 97.8 per cent of her
population is white; 87 per cent native born.
According to statistics recently issued
by the government a section of Wyoming
ranks first in the United States in its birth
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No. 1—A flume on the Inter
state Canal. No. 2—Diversion
dam for turning water into one
of the great irrigation ditches.
Photo by U. S. Reclamation
Service. No. 3—The State Uni
versity at Laramie. It’s called
“Cowboy College.”
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rate. Thus, these two records prove her
first in quality and quanitity rate of pro
duction.
Wyoming is the greatest undeveloped
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�finding
Oil in OVyoming
By Edward L. Estabrook
Petroleum Production Engineer
The Midwest Refining Company
first use of petroleum in Wyoming began about the middle of the last century
when the fortyniners or some of the other pioneers, toiling their weary way along the
Oregon Trail, ran out of axle grease, and replenished their supply with oil from oil seep
age in what are now Natrona, Fremont and Lincoln counties. Wyoming oil mixed with
flour is said to have been quite as efficient as are the present day refinery products.
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The first oil wells in Wyoming were
drilled in the Dallas oil field near Lander
in 1884, near the seepages which had been
discovered by Bonneville in 1833. There is
no record of the date when the seepages of
oil and gas at Salt Creek were first dis
covered or when the oil was first utilized
for any purpose but we find that in the
early eighties the land was being staked out
as oil claims.
The first big oil well in Salt Creek was
drilled in 1908. On October 21st, of that
year the well now known as No. 15 on the
SE% of Section 23-40-79, reached the First
Wall Creek sand and began to flow, shoot
ing a column of oil 100 feet into the air.
About 1,500 wells have been drilled in
Salt Creek and 1,400 of them are produc
ing oil. Many hundreds are yet to be
drilled, and development work will con
tinue for many years. We may even look
forward to the time when the Casper re
fineries will be supplied with oil from the
“Salt Creek Mines”. Shafts will be sunk
and tunnels driven into the oil sands to
recover some part of the oil which will re
main after our wells cease to produce.
First Big Horn Well in 1906
The Big Horn Basin was the scene of the
{Concluded from Page 23.)
state in the Union. The nation now needs
all that she can furnish. The feet of many
thousands are turning to her. She has an
imperial domain and she welcomes them.
She has brilliant sunshine and vitalizing
atmosphere and she bestows vigorous health
and virile strength; she has mountains and
valleys and plains and she bestows fortunes
and homes and acres; she has unlimited
opportunities and bestows limitless ambi
tion; she has unmeasurable potentialities,
and she will bestow on all who seek her,
with faith and with work, hope, power,
mastery and success.
third important oil discovery in Wyoming.
The presence of oil seepages in the eastern
part of the Big Horn Basin, in the vicinity
of Bonanza, has been known for many
years and drilling was first undertaken in
1888. The first oil well in the district was
located in the Byron field—Well No. 1 on
Lot 52—completed in 1906. The following
year gas was discovered at Greybull and in
October, 1908, the first oil well in the Grey
bull field was completed. The Torchlight
oil field was discovered in 1913.
Boom days for the oil industry of Wyom
ing began with the discovery of Grass
Creek in June, 1914, and of Big Muddy and
Elk Basin in 1915. Lost Soldier was drilled
in the summer of 1916 and late that fall
the first well reached the deep sand at Big
Muddy. Wyoming “looked good” and oil
men flocked to the state. Casper was a
wild town in 1917. The oil stock exchanges
worked overtime and many a man had to
spend the night in a chair because every
bed in town was occupied. But the pace
was too swift—no new discoveries came
to stimulate the excitement, and the World
War began to absorb more and more of
the country’s thought and energy. The
speculators moved on. Many, with Dr.
Cook, went to Texas. Casper and Wyom
ing relaxed a bit and then turned again to
the serious work of developing the abund
ant natural resources of the state.
Showings of oil or gas have been en
countered in wells at ninety different lo
calities in Wyoming, but only about fifty of
them were important enough to warrant
further development. There are now
twenty-one oil and twelve gas fields in
Wyoming, which are actually producing.
During 1924, there were marketed from
these fields, 39,298,130 barrels of oil and
about fifty billion cubic feet of gas, to24
�gether with about thirty-five million gal
lons of natural or casinghead gasoline.
Drilling to Go On
It is probable that all of the large and
reasonably shallow oil fields of Wyoming
have been found, but there are still many op
portunities for the discovery of small accu
mulations at greater depths and it is antici
pated that discoveries will continue to be
made for many years. The state contains
a great many anticlinal folds which have
not been tested to the lowest possible oil
sand and prospecting will continue until
deep wells have definitely shown the value
of every area where there is a possibility
of oil or gas accumulation.
The discovery of oil pools is popularly
supposed to be almost entirely a question
of chance with the rewards going to the
luckiest man. Luck certainly plays a part
in the game, but conservative organizations
aim to have considerably more than a
“hunch” when they authorize an expen
diture of $5O,OCK) or $100,000 for a wild
cat well. A brief description of the con
ditions under which oil occurs and the sur
face indications of its presence may be of
interest.
Petroleum originates in and is found in
the sedimentary or bedded rocks. These
sedimentary rocks are spread out like a
great blanket over a large part of the earth’s
surface. Probably they can better be com
pared to a great sheaf of paper for they are
built up of a multitude of different sheets
or beds of rock. Some of the beds are as
thin as paper, while others are hundreds of
feet thick, and the total thickness of the
sheaf may be many thousands of feet. Most
of the beds are composed of shale, but
some are limestone and others are sand
stone. The shale is made up of very minute
particles—it is only a hardened and com
pacted mud—and has so little pore space
that water has difficulty in penetrating it.
The sandstones are coarser grained and
water or oil can circulate quite readily
through the pores or spaces between the
grains. Limestone usually contains crevices
or cavities through which water can pass.
Petroleum was probably formed in the orig
inal mud of the shales and as they
compacted was squeezed out into the more
porous sandstones and limestones, where it
has been moved to and fro by the circu
lating waters. Oil is lighter than water and
in a mixture of the two fluids, the oil will
tend to rise to the top. This tendency acts
on a mixture of oil and water in the pores
of a sandstone or the cavities of a lime
stone just as it does in a bucket of oil and
water, and to it we owe the accumulation of
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�A beautiful and modern structure is the state
Capitol at Cheyenne. Photo by J. E. Stimson.
arched up somewhere—like a big parlor rug
with a golf ball or some other small object
under it. The oil in the sand in the vicinity
of that arch would tend to rise and fill the
elevated part of the sand while the water
would tend to run down to the level part.
Presently the entire 100 feet of sand on
the top of this arch or dome would be
filled with oil—an oil “pool” would have
been formed. Let your well drill into this
oil filled sand and it will be a “gusher.”
The geologist is the man who finds the
domes, or the places where the sedimen
tary rock beds have been so arched up
that it is possible for an oil pool to form.
But all domes do not contain oil. If they
did, every geologist would be rich or every
body would be a geologist. Wyoming con
tains hundreds of domes, many of them
very highly marked by the rock outcrops,
but neither radio nor spiritualism will tell
whether there is oil in the sands that lie
maybe 3,000 feet below. The only answer
to that important question is given by the
drill which makes a hole down to that
sand and permits you to sample its con
tents. The Midwest Refining Company has
spent millions of dollars in Wyoming drill
ing holes—“wildcat wells” we call them—to
test the domes that our geologists have
found. Most of the time we get water—
and water that isn’t even fit to drink—but
once in a “blue moon” luck is with us and
a new oil or gas field is added to our list.
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Twin gushers in a dead heat for production
records. A good idea of what a producing well
looks like is given here.
Quincy Division—Siney McCarty, coun
try driver, was instrumental in preventing
a disastrous fire recently. Siney was mak
ing a delivery of Perfection to R. J. Hamil
ton, a farmer, when one of the Hamilton
children struck a match over the gas tank
of the Hamilton car to see if they needed
any Red Crown. Immediately the car burst
into flames which no doubt would have
spread quickly to the house, since the car
was parked right beside it, had not Mac
dashed for the ever ready extinguisher on
his truck and used it so effectively that the
blaze was soon extinguished. Mr. Hamil
ton was very generous in his praise of
Siney’s work, since but a few weeks pre
viously several large barns on the place had
burned to the ground. As it was, the only
damage done consisted of painful though
not serious burns about the face of the child
and a little damage to Mr. Hamilton’s
car.
our most valuable oil pools. Imagine that
there is deep in the ground below you a
perfectly flat bed of sand 100 feet thick
with its pores containing 1 per cent of oil
and 99 per cent of water, and that a well
in which you own 10,000 shares of stock at
one cent per share (“going to two cents in
ten days”) is just drilling into it. One
foot of sand at the top will contain oil and
the other 99 feet will be all water. The
driller will report a “show of oil”, the hole
will be abandoned, and your stock will cease
to be of value, except for wall paper.
The Happy Ending
But everyone likes a story with a happy
ending so we will fix up the geology a little
and try again. Suppose that this bed of
sand, instead of being perfectly flat, is
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�THE COVER
The cover design for this issue is
the work of W. C. Vandegrift of the
main office, Casper Works. Here Mr.
Vandegrift has depicted Wyoming—
her past, her present realization of the
dreams of the early settlers and a faint
suggestion of her hopes for the future.
The realistic part of the scene is
Wyoming as the white man found it—
the Indian on his scrawny cayouse, the
buffalo, the sage brush, and little else
but vast spaces. In the dim mirage
above we see the works of civilization.
The covered wagon, even now only a
memory, is rumbling its way out of
the picture over the Oregon Trail,
soon to be forgotten entirely. The
cowpuncher and sheepherder watch
their charges and with the coming of
irrigation the farm begins to develop.
The oil fields come into prominence
and general idustry, still in its infancy,
is suggested. What it will finally bring
to Wyoming is only in the mind of the
prophet. And over it all the eagle still
soars and guards his lordly domain.
This is the bridge across the Platte at Tor
rington. The state is doing much to beautify the
highways. Photo by State Highway Department.
THANK YOU MR. BREWSTER
To Mr. O. C. Brewster, chairman of
the special committee formed to han
dle the Casper edition of the Stanolind
Record, goes much of the credit for
this issue.
Mr. Brewster’s connection with the
Standard Oil Company {Indiana)
contains much that might be of inter
est to other ambitious young men. He
started with the company as a com
mon laborer in 1920 after graduating
as a graduate engineer from Cornell.
Shortly after he became centrifuge
operator in the lubricating plant, later
becoming special engineer in charge
of maintenance in the same plant. In
this position he attracted so much at
tention by his ingenuity, ability and
excellent personality that he was se
lected to take charge of the experi
mental laboratory when it was built
in 1922. In this position again his
ability was so outstanding that about
1923 he was appointed research physi
cist and became a member of the Re
search Laboratory organization, which
position he now holds.
The above information concerning
Mr. Brewster was furnished by Mr.
T. S. Cooke.—Editor.
‘ Powder River—Let 'er buck!” The Wyoming
war cry that resounded in the World War
typified the manhood of the state—virile, ag
gressive with the never-say-die spirit. Frank
Carter is shown riding Edstone. Photo is copy
righted by J. E, Stimson.
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�‘T^olarine.
tractors Best Blriend
Joliet Division—Polarine lubricated all the tractors in a three day tractor demonstration on
the farm of Dexter Stocking, near Rochelle, Ill. Thousands of farmers attended the demonstration
and saw the good work of Polarine—the tractor’s best friend. Leaning against the drive wheel of
the right tractor is D. H. Wells, Joliet’s tractor expert. C. R. Hinton, Rochelle salesman, is the
man in the dark coat near the cans,'
“Coed Oil Johnny " Beed Honored
(The following article, dealing with the retirement of “Coal Oil Johnny” Reed,
•veteran service station attendant and Standard Oil Company {Indiana^ employee, was
taken from the July 7, 1925, issue of the Kansas City Post. Mr. Reed had many friends
as this article will testify.—Editor)
F YOU were 67 years old and had worked long enough for a concern so that you had
received a pension for life, wouldn’t you just love to find a nice, cool shady spot
and rest and rest?
I
there a while, then I’ll get an easy job
somewhere.”
“I just have to have something to do, I
can’t sit around.”
Mr. Reed ten years ago built the modest
home in which he lives with a daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Smith, from his earnings and
he acquired his Ozark farm the same way.
So faithful, so industrious has he been that
it was not until three weeks ago he broke
a record of twenty-five years and was late
to work. His watch was slow, he explained,
or he wouldn’t have permitted it to happen.
“How many vacations have you had?”
somebody asked Mr. Reed the other day.
“Had three days off once,” he replied.
The records of the Standard Oil company
show that Mr. Reed took his first vacation
three years ago and that after three days
of idleness he had to go back to his filling
station at the southwest corner of Thir
teenth street and Baltimore avenue.
Mr. Reed’s one big regret is that his
But John Reed, 2537 Spruce avenue, isn’t
like the rest of the world.
Tomorrow night, Mr. Reed, familiarly
known as “Dad” or “Coal Oil Johnny,” will
work his last for the Standard Oil Com
pany at its filling station at Thirteenth and
Baltimore avenue, having served twentyfive years and having passed his sixty
fifth birthday anniversary by two years.
He will be retired on a pension sufficient
to care for all his needs the remainder of
his life.
“What do I intend to do now ?”
“Well,” Mr. Reed answered after repeat
ing the question he had been considering
ever since he learned a week ago he was
to be retired. “I guess I’ve done my work
for this world, but I wouldn’t mind doing
some more.”
“First thing, I’m going out in Kansas for
about two months and see some folks of
mine. Then, I’m going down in the Ozarks,
where I’ve got a 40-acre farm. I’ll stay
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�JJjLy Corne^rstone. at Sa^inaW
Saginaw Division—Simple ceremonies marked the laying of the cornerstone of the new Saginaw
division office building. In the above photo, a picture of the ceremonies, are (left to right) H. H.
Herbert, general office inspector; Eddie Johnson, contractor; H. H. Keating, manager; Charley
Lawyer, oldest man in point of service in division, serving company forty-five years; H. E.
Anker, advertising department, and Herb Allen, contractor.
wife—his companion for forty years—died
last January and will not be with him to
enjoy the life she always yearned for.
“If she were here,” said Mr. Reed, “we’d
go down to the Ozark farm to live. She
always wanted to do that.”
The veteran oil man is a native of Wales.
The life of Mr, Reed is a history of the
oil business in Kansas City. For twelve
years before he became associated with the
Standard Oil company, he had been em
ployed by the National Oil company.
In those early days, of the oil business,
Mr. Reed drove a team to an oil wagon and
“peddled” gasoline and kerosene to grocery
stores, to be used more for illumination than
for power.
Drivers then were in competition, the
man selling the most of his product being
the most valuable employe. Mr. Reed
worked up a large business in the North
side and in the downtown district. About
that time the Standard Oil company took
notice of Mr. Reed’s big business and in
duced him to sell Standard Oil company
products.
He accepted and in 1900 took over a
Standard Oil wagon.
Then came the rapid development of the
motor car. Ed Moriarty obtained an agency
for selling cars. Mr. Reed obtained Mo
riarty’s business. Then Robert Greenlease
began selling Cadillacs and again Mr. Reed
got the business. A Buick agency started,
then Ford began selling his product until
one day—his record day—Mr. Reed de
livered 2,350 gallons of gasoline, or 16,450
pounds, which equals 8 H2 tons.
There weren’t any tank wagons, either.
The gasoline was delivered in 5-gallon con
tainers and had to be lifted on the wagon
and off by hand.
�line and oil from “Dad,” as he has been
known since he took over the filling station.
There are still earlier friends who know
him still as “Coal Oil Johnny.” They drive
up to his station now and purchase gaso
line for their motor cars. It used to be re
verse—“Coal Oil Johnny” used to drive up
to their grocery stores and deliver kerosene
for their lamps.
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Aid of Standard Oilers is sought by Mrs.
Emory Adamson of Wabash, Ind., in the
search for her husband, a former employee
of the company at Wabash.
Mrs. Adamson, on a report that her
husband was working at the Casper re
finery, drove to that city in search of him.
The report was unfounded and Casper
has undertaken to search for Mr. Adamson.
The photos of Mr. Adamson and de
scription of him are in an adjoining column.
Anyone knowing such a person will please
inform Mrs. Adamson.
Some years ago, Mr. Adamson was
kicked by a mule and suffered injuries
to his spine. This is thought to have
brought on an attack of amnesia which will
be cured at a meeting with his wife and
children.
Above are two photos of Emory
A.damson, who disappeared from
his home following an accident
which is believed to have brought
on an attack of amnesia.
Mr.
Adamson was a former employee
of the Standard Oil Company (In
diana) at Wabash, Ind. He is
now 35 years old. The pictures
were taken (No. 1) when he was
26, and (No. 2) when he was 28.
His hair is brown, his weight is
160 and he is 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Quincy Division—The following news
story was printed in the La Belle (Mo.)
Star under the heading, “Mrs. Culpen
Given Check”:
“T. P. Jones, assistant manager of the
Standard Oil Company, at Quincy, accom
panied by his wife, arrived in LaBelle yes
terday, the latter to pay a visit to Mrs. R.
H. Seaman and the former to deliver check
for $1,400 to Mrs. Riley Culpen, widow of
the late manager of the Standard Oil filling
station at this place. The check, is an evi
dence of the manner in which this company
looks after the interests of its employees
and disproves the oft repeated expression,
‘Corporations have no souls.’ This neat sum
of money came to Mrs. Culpen without the
outlay of one cent on the part of Mr. Cul
pen, the protection being given absolutely
free by his employer as a token of appre
ciation for faithful service.”
Mr. Reed continued on his wagon until
1920. Horses were obsolete in the business
and the company offered Mr. Reed a truck.
“No, sir,” said the man who had sold
gasoline throughout the city, “I won’t drive
one of those things.”
He then was given a filling station at
St. John and Brighton avenues, where he
remained a year. Then he was transferred
to the station at Thirteenth street and Balti
more avenue, from which he will retire to
morrow.
Mr. Reed is credited with knowing more
business and professional men in the city
than any other resident. For the last four
years the majority of the members of the
Kansas City club have purchased their gaso
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�Qh&y’re Standard Oil 'lit-mSif'S
General Office, Chicago—Recently a big bathing beauty contest was
held in Chicago. The niece of A. R. Smith, employees’ chairman of the
General Office Joint General Committee, won first prize, and Miss Ethel
M. Allen, manufacturing department, won fourth prize, a grand piano.
No. 1—A pose of Miss Allen. No. 2—Miss Chicago—Miss Margarita
Gonzales—who won a trip to Atlantic City for the national contest, a
movie contract and a job in the Rose Marie musical company. No. 3—
The pose of Miss Allen that won for her fourth place and a Wurlitzer
piano. No. 4—Another pose of Miss Allen taken at one of the Chicago
bathing beaches.
��oreman’s Club Qiolds Picnic
By U. G. Swartz
HE Fourth Annual Picnic of the Foreman’s Fellowship Club of the Whiting Refinery
was held Sunday, July 26, at Spring Hill Grove, St. Johns, Ind.
The call for cars to meet at the Com
munity Memorial House at 9:30 A. M. was
responded to generously. Banners were
passed out for decorating cars and horns
to warn all to keep out of the way of the
“peerade.”
Shortly, under the leadership
of William Haman, president of the club,
all whirled away for the scene of the day’s
activities.
About eleven o’clock the cars began
pouring in and at eleven thirty, sixty-two
cars had discharged their loads of bappy
people. Others kept arriving later in the
day until there were over one hundred
cars.
The fun began at once. A giant push
ball, secured through the courtesy of Capt.
John Prendergast, private secretary to
Chief Collins; Major John Bander and Mr.
Elmer Doonan, civil service department,
Chicago police, became immediately the
property of the small boys who kept it
going constantly.
The Standard Oil band was also much
in evidence, and provided music from time
to time; made unusually delightful by the
slight re-echoing under the trees.
Harry Rolph with his force of assistants
soon became the most popular man on the
grounds by inflating and distributing to all
the youngsters toy balloons, the gas used
causing the balloons to float. Some of these
youngsters had gray hair, but all who
wished had balloons. However, he was
robbed of his popularity when Frank Spors
opened up his free ice cream cone booth,
and Frank became the idol of the day. He
did a rushing trade. The prize for eating
the most cones was won by one urchin, who
topped the test at fifteen cones.
Tables were spread from well filled
baskets, and all enjoyed a noon-time feast
while the Standard Oil band furnished
music.
- Followed the first surprise of the day—
that the Standard Oil band had a genuine
rival in the fiield, and an active one at that.
This was seen when Billy Eggers led out his
clown Standard Oil “Band-Its”, who really
were “its.” Bedecked in fantastic garb with
the inimitable Bill as drum major they
paraded through the grove to the hearty
enjoyment of all and for once the dignified
Standard Oil band was forgotten. With
drums made of pitch barrels, with har
monicas and horns they showed how music
could make the welkin ring, and even howl.
When Bill and his band had returned from
their tour, Harry Huggins mounted the
band wagon and awarded the lottery drawn
prizes. Blindfolded Janet Patton drew the
lucky numbers, in each case the fifth num
ber drawn.
As each prize was awarded the lucky
winner was appropriately serenaded by Bill
Egger’s Band-Its. The first prize, ladies
special, was awarded to Mrs. Smith—a two
pound box of candy. Billy Eggers, the
peerless leader of the Standard Band-Its,
was the lucky winner of the prize for men
—a beautiful traveling bag, about four by
four by six inches, artistically wrought at
the Tin Shop out of sheet steel—very dur
able. The third prize went to D. J. Paskwietz, the golfish, a set of golf clubs and
golf bag—Woolworth’s best.
For the next hour the dance pavilion
commanded general attention, the Standard
Oil band furnishing the music. The day
was cool and delightful for this activity.
Athletic events were called at threethirty on the ball grounds. The following
contests were made: Shoe Race—Girls
under 12—won by Josephine Parker.
Horse Shoes—won by Bercaw and Prentice.
Ball Throwing (Distance) — Girls and
Women—won by Eleanor Beaubien. Fungo
Hitting—Men—won by H. F. Glair. Tug
of War—16 men on each side—won by
Bransky’s Process team. Three Legged
Race—Boys under 18—won by Nichilson
and Sanders. Married Couples Race—won
by the Bercaws. Push Ball Contest—won
by Girard’s Process Team.
The base ball game followed immediately
after the athletic events, and was much en
joyed by the large crowd watching it.
Lunches were then spread in the grove
and dancing followed till nine o’clock.
�closing a day of happy events and a very
successful effort on the part of the Fore
man’s Club.
Messrs. Hatmaker and Wilson of the
Sales Department were much interested in
the success of the event, especially of the
balloon ascension. The balloons carried a
letter of authority for the finder to call at
any service station of the Company and re
ceive, without cost, one “combination” offer
consisting of $5.50 worth of the Company’s
products at the usual single sale price. Their
activities in different event was enjoyed by
all.
The Management took a decided interest
in the success of the picnic, and was rep
resented by Mr. Warwick, and all the local
management, except Dr. Cash, who was
away on a vacation.
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By J. E. Frisby
Secretary-Treasurer
Casper Refinery — On July 7th, 100
shares of Standard Oil Company (Indi
ana) stock was purchased, thereby com
plying with the resolution passed at our an
nual meeting on June 3rd. The stock cost
$6,580, which was about the same price we
would have been compelled to pay if it had
been bought immediately after the annual
meeting. But in the meantime we collected
$131.50 in interest by not withdrawing this
amount from our savings account until after
July 1. The increased value of the stock
each year should net the association a nice
profit.
During the month of May there were 9
lost time accidents and 10 during June.
Of the 19 cases only 1 belonged to this as
sociation. From July 1st to 28th there were
11 lost time accidents and only 1 belonged
to the Shiftmen’s Benefit Association. The
next man to be hurt may be the man who
works by your side. Does he belong to
the Shiftmen’s so his family will be pro
tected? Or is he like the 28 who probably
thought they didn’t need this protection?
It is much better to be able to say “Yonder
he goes”, than to say with regrets “How
natural he looks”. A word from you may
cause him to become a member and thereby
assure that our weekly check will keep the
wolf from the door in case of sickness or
accident.
I recall going out of my way about 3
years ago just to persuade a fellow work
man to send his application to the Shift
men’s. Later he went “Over the River”
and the money this association paid the
widow was thankfully received. For the
payment of $1.50 his widow received $400
from the Shiftmen’s and the “Over The
River Club”.
Base Ball By Our Special Reporter
Living up to their reputation, and play
ing as only “World’s Champions” can play,
the Renowns, pride of the process gang of
Whiting refinery, neatly trimmed their
noted rivals the Polarine Speedsters, after
one of the liveliest tilts seen in many a day,
thereby retaining their championship lau
rels at the Fourth Annual Foreman’s pic
nic held at St. John, Sunday, July 26th.
“Bullet” Jimmie Burton, ace of the Re
nown pitching staff, was selected by
Muggsy Walker for mound duty. Slim
Nielson was hurler for the Speedsters. The
first inning with the Renowns at bat was
a replica of the bombardment of the Marne,
and when the noise, excitement, and what
not had died down and the smoke cleared
away the champions were on the big end of
a 6 to 1 score.
In the second, third, and fourth innings
for a total of 8 runs, which gave them an
8 to 6 lead. By this time the “Bullet”
had found himself and held them to 4 runs
in the last five innings, three of which came
in the ninth after the game had been sewed
up by the champions.
After a lull for the Renowns, which
lasted through the second and third in
nings, Pete Gorman opened up in the fourth
with a single, which was followed in rapid
succession with safeties by Ehlert and Bercaw, and before the side, was retired, three
runs were scored. The final score was 16
to 12. Burton and Langhor did battery
duty for the Renowns, Nielson and Naef
for the Polarines.
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Chicago Sales Division—If crosswords
don’t get you, radio must. So saying, the
Harbor Trio, this division’s songsters, rent
the ether with half a dozen selections at the
Oak Park Arms hotel, station WGES, on
July 22. Webb LaVette, Carlson and Olson
were the singers. Mr. Scherer was accom
panist.
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�J ^e^catur 0{re,rs “oMost He^auHful Hanher''
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Decatur Division—With an idea, perhaps, that nothing more is to be said about beautiful service
stations. Manager George F. Phillips of Decatur division offers the above as the “most beautiful
truck.” This, to quote Mr. Phillips, “is a photograph of a strictly Polarine tank wagon designed
by the management of the Decatur field, to be used at East St. Louis, Ill. The color of this truck
is gray, tank, cab, hood, bucket box, all following out the color scheme of our Polarine barrels.
Chassis of the truck is red. The railing top of tank, dome covers, railing along running board,
headlights, rod guard are all bronze gold. Lettering on side of tank, the word Polarine, also in
gold, making a very pretty contrast.” Does Mr.Phillips win the prize without a murmur ?
EXECUTIVE ORDER
The following changes have been made, to take effect August 1st, 1925:
Mr. T. V. Warren from position of Assistant Manager at Davenport, Iowa, to
position of Manager at Davenport, Iowa, succeeding Mr. R. G. Stewart, assigned
to other duties.
Mr. J. J. Leu, Jr., from position of Sales Manager at Mason City, Iowa, to posi
tion of Assistant Manager at Davenport, Iowa.
DECLARE DIVIDEND
Chicago, Ill., Aug. 3, 1925—The Directors of the Standard Oil Company (In
diana) today declared a cash dividend of 62 L2 cents on each share of its capital
stock, to be paid September 15, 1925, to stockholders of record at the close of
business August 15, 1925. The transfer books of the Company will remain open
during the entire period.
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�Sugar Creek Refinery—The above pictures the personnel o£ three departments at the Sugar Creek
refinery that have gone three years without a lost time accident. The departments are the carpenters,
the laggers and the painters. The last lost time occurring in any of these three departments was on
June 9th, 1922, when a carpenter stepped on a nail protruding through a timber, necessitating a
lay-off of a few days. The last lost time accident occurring among the laggers was in June, 1921;
and none of the painters has suffered a lost time accident since Safety Records have been com
piled, and as far as the Safety Department could learn there has never been a lost time accident in the
paint department. All of these departments are under the supervision of F. G. Lee. Mr. Lee took
charge of the three departments in August, 1921, two months after the last lost time accident
occurred; therefore Mr. Lee has a perfect record. It is probably unnecessary to add that Mr. Lee
is one of the strongest advocates of safety at the Sugar Creek refinery. By the way—Mr. Lee is the
handsome “dressed-up” man in the lower row.
UGAR Creek Refinery—Pointing with pride to a record of three continuous years
without a lost time accident in the carpenters, painters and laggers department,
Foreman F. G. Smith wrote the following congratulatory letter in which he pointed out
that not only had the department gone without a lost time accident for three years but
through no fault of its work had any other department suffered a lost time accident:
S
“On June 9, 1925, we passed our third
year without a lost time accident. This is
a remarkable record and every man in our
department is entitled to a word of praise
for this perfect score. There has been no
accident in the plant caused by defective
workmanship of this department, which
would be just as serious as an accident in
our own department, for we must con
sider safety for our fellow workmen as well
as ourselves.
“Do your work the safe way and it will
be well done. Be careful of the new man
and insist that he work the safe way and
all work 100 per cent efficiently, or as
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rjhree 100 ^Percenters
A total of $4,6CX) was paid out in accord
ance with the provisions of the Death Bene
fits Plan in July, according to the report of
Mr. E. G. Seubert. The payments follow:
Riley Culpen, died June 19 and his
widow, Mrs. Senia Culpen, was paid $1,400.
L. C. Rooney, Quincy, died June 26 and
his widow, Mrs. Nellie L. Rooney, was paid
$500.
DeLon J. Burke, Indianapolis, died June
25 and his widow, Mrs. Beulah H. Burke,
was paid $500.
Frank Kompon, Sugar Creek, died July
10 and Fred W. Klaber, public administra
tor of his estate, was paid $200.
Harry J. Savage, Whiting, died June 26
and his widow, Mrs. Lydia R. Savage, was
paid $2,000.
Mankato Division—The Fairmont Senti
nel says: “Tourists and travelling men who
visit Fairmont regularly have often been
heard to remark that Fairmont’s two
Standard Oil filling stations surpass all
others for beauty. This credit goes to the
gentlemanly attendants who are constantly
at work on the grounds in spare moments.
Fairmont can well feel proud of its beauty
spots.” Whitney and Heller, attendants,
are all puflfed up over this splendid tribute
in their home town paper. Nice work,
boys!
(Concluded from Page 38.)
nearly so as possible. With 100 per cent
safety, with 100 per cent stockholders.
“Let’s make our stock pay dividends.
“Yours for another year.”
Manager G. H. Moffett, hearing of the
record made by the painters, laggers and
carpenters department, wrote the following
letter of congratulation to Mr. A. S. Hurt
in which he praised the" work of the
department:
“It has come to my attention that the
department in which our carpenters, paint
ers and laggers work, has completed three
successive years without a lost time injury
case and I wish to convey to this depart
ment through the Safety Division of the
Joint General Committee the congratula
tions of the plant management on such a
splendid record.
“It is very gratifying to feel that our
Chicago Sales Division—Here are
three of the youngsters who keep
their dads hustling to bring in the
where-with-all to make them happy.
No. 1—LaVerne Jane Seibt, daugh—Children of S. S. Attendant Wal
ter of George Seibt. Nos. 2 and 3
ter Reetzke, No. 75 station.
employees are so imbued with the spirit
of safety and I trust other departments
will be able to go through similar periods of
freedom from accidents.”
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Pressure Stills.—Fred Bosnick, fireman on the
4th Battery has gone into the glove business.
Anyone who has any old gloves bring them to
Fred; he has them washed and mended for 2
cents a pair. If he is not on duty leave same in
wash room, 4th Battery, in front of his locker.
No. 48.
Fred Bosnick, fireman on north end of 4th
Battery Pressure Stills, came out to work Sat
urday, July 18, wearing crepe on his arm. When
asked who had died, Fred began to weep and
said he slept in yesterday and lost a day’s pay.
Buchanan, our famous sunshine roller was seen
in the Whiting Park Sunday night with all of the
Chicago Sunday Tribune under his arm. We
wonder why all the paper. More speed the next
time Buck.
Cleanup Department.—Baseball fans who saw
Johnnie Mostil do his stuff July 10 were Jack
Prentice, George Fortener, Irwen Dearbon and
Carl Moore. Incidentally we took Bill Rose,
the other half of the fire department along.
George Fortener chevro-layed to Ohio for a
vacation the last two weeks in July. Shortly
before leaving George was heard singing that
old song, “There’ll be somebody waiting for
me.” We hope Indianapolis Boulevard will be in
good shape when he gets back.
John Savage has, purchased a new Dodge
sedan, complete with balloon tires and a tow
rope.
John Kish and Mike Kristoff have returned
from their two weeks’ annual outing at Sharp
Shooters Park.
Steve Ignats has been off sick since June 18.
We hope Steve is recovering and will soon be
back to work.
Tower Stills.—Phil Smith and Charles Casper
backed out on their fishing trip to Dayton Lake.
If they only knew how many fish you could
catch up there they surely would have gone
as the fish are so thick up there you have to
knock them away from the boat with the oars
in order to get the boat to move.
Roy Welsby returned last month from a trip
to the Wisconsin woods and several large fish
were caught, including a muskie 42 inches long
weighing 35% pounds. Not so bad. What?
Engineering Department.—Would you believe it.
C. L. Erickson has a home-made ice box on
the running-board of his Ford. We wonder
what he keeps cold?
Do you remember way back when the car
load of beer was dumped in the lake and all
the boys in the main office were weeping
crocodile tears? We understand that that was
the only evening this Summer that Dick Powell
went in bathing.
Still Cleaning Department.—William (“Horse
shoe”) Stoll is off burning up the roads with the
Oakland he won on July 4.
After spending many months taking a va
cation in his mind only, Herman Vater at last
took a week off for some real fishing.
George Flint has returned from an extended
2-day vacation in Michigan.
John Hahn spent his vacation cutting grass in
Calumet Park, east side. “Anything to help out
on those taxes,” says John.
Lee Matthews drove to Maplewood, Mo., in
16 hours, while on his vacation. He says he
had no trouble passing Buicks with his flivver,
but he could not overtake one Hup.
B. S. Voight, the efficiency man at the Still
Cleaner’s office, is about ready to leave on his
vacation for “back home.” He will knock the
natives dead when he tells them how he kept
the Standard Oil Company from going into
the hands of the receiver.
After John Barry took in the Elks picnic at
Thornton he should have had a steam roller to
drive home instead of a Hup.
Jim Lewis has been assisting the foreman for
the last few weeks. He has been doing good
work, and we hope he gets a chance to show
what he really can do when the right time
comes.
Sandor Szucs, a cousin of the time keeper
was on the sick list for a few days.
Lee Matthews, still cleaning foreman, drove
his Baby Lincoln to St. Louis, Mo., on his va
cation. He left Chicago at 4:30 a. m., driving
on a pre-arranged schedule which he maintained
throughout the trip. He purchased nothing but
Red Crown and Polarine on the trip. No engine
or tire trouble on the way there or back and Mr.
Matthews says that Red Crown, Polarine and a
Ford made a wonderful cooperative combination.
Harold Dunning says he got close on winning
the new auto given away on the 4th of July at
the Whiting Park as his Brother Foreman Wil
liam Stoll won it and Harold says that as long
as one of the foremen won it he could say he
got close. Better luck on the next one, Harold.
James Ambros Lewis (Alias 97J) but better
known to all who know him as Windy Jim from
Lawrenceville is going to purchase a new 4-door
Ford sedan, wire wheels and balloon tires, and
drive home on his vacation to give the old home
guards the surprise of their life.
In a Record published a few months ago it
was stated that Charlie Woods, the new as
sistant swing foreman in the still cleaning de
partment, was going to broadcast his million
dollar laugh. Now all you radio fans listen in
on Station SCWR (better known as still clean
ers wash room) on September 15, 1925.
Bill says the new one dollar Oakland he won
on the 4th of July is sure a good car, and that
he will run the wheels hot on his vacation.
Lee Matthews says he recalls seeing eleven
Buicks and 12 Hups along the road on his trip
to St. Louis but he said the little old reliable
got him there just the same. Hold your tem
pers you Buick and Hupmobile owners.
We all hope Mr. Porter on his vacation and
trip east has as good luck with his Buick as
Mr. Matthews did with his Ford to St. Louis.
When Mr. Vater came back from his trip to
Wisconsin all he brought back was a couple of
good fish stories as nobody saw any fish. But
he says there were some big ones up there.
Mr. Voight is looking forward to a fine
vacation this summer as he has a good partner
to accompany him (his wife).
Steam Department.—John Hahn of No. 7 boiler
house was asked how he spent his vacation this
year and after a few moments hesitation and
with a guilty countenance he finally confessed
that he was working for one of his $1.00 a day
friends over in Glencoe “cutting grass.”
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�SUGAR CREEK. MO.
Richard Jett, office boy, has been reporting that
ht had been taking long drives alone after dusk.
His story blew up when a neighboring girl slipped
over to his garage early one morning and
searched the car for her hat.
B F. Gore, welder in the pipe department,
wishes to express his appreciation for the flowers
and sympathy from the employees of the pipe
department in the recent death of his sister.
Jack Logsdon, pipe welders helper, proudly
announces the birth of a ten-pound daughter,
July 26.
John Kroll said it was bad enough to be sick
without being kidded about it.
Mike Hakala, blacksmith, has just returned
irotn a pleasant vacation of two weeks, given
employees of twenty years service.
John Pallo announces the birth of a fine baby
boy July 26.
Warren (“Sally”) Stark probably never will
be the same after the recent arrival of a son. He
says he has decided to stay at home at nights and
probably will start to Sunday School.
. Curtis Wright, foreman of the filling racks, has
just returned from a vacation. It may be a
coincident that his car was wrecked before he
decided to take it.
Johnny O’Hara, youngest of the clan, recently
a job as helper at the main pump house,
which so elated him that he took unto himself a
bride.
Speaking of the O’Hara family, the mail boy
wore out two perfectly good new golf soles,
walking around the plant trying to deliver a
letter addressed to a Mr. O’Hara, Jr. Finally
he took It back where he got it and found that
the party was a new key-knocker and intended
the epistle for Jim O’Hara, Jr.
B. F. Lee, amateur gardener on the side, re
cently was proudly displaying some tomatoes
weighing nearly two pounds each. This one is
vouched for by A. S. Hurt.
J. A. Hininger, of the shipping department,
recently was explaining to the other employees
that It was his wife’s driving, not his that caused
his recent visit to the police court in Kansas City.
It was ever thus.
The question is: “What did Clarence E. Spitzer
have in the little brown jug on the recent party
of the Limberger Club.”
Thomas R. Chandler, Independence councilman
and assistant foreman of the pipe department,
recently was congratulated by the sales department because of his influence in securing contract
from the city of Independence, Mo., for the
exclusive use of Red Crown for one year.
A. J. Creviston, fireman on the pressure stills
became the proud father of an eight and one-half
pound girl, June 30.
Tom Hart, stillman at the tower stills, has
a new Gardner 6.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Carr announce the birth
of a son, June 28, whom they have given the
name of John Newman Carr.
Jester Paschal, the Standard Oil Athletic Asso
ciation’s king of swat and pressure still helper,
was passing around the cigars, July 19, and smil
ingly announcing the birth of a nine-pound
daughter.
John Olinsky Jr., and Ray Simms, testers in the
inspection department, both enjoyed a week’s
vacation during the hot weather in July. Alvin
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Duncan, switchboard operator, also took a week
off and visited the boys down in South Missouri.
He reports the fishing rotten.
WOOD RIVER, ILL.
General News.—The: old stills from No. 1 Crude
have been carted from their old settings. Some
were hump backed and some had developed a
waist line but all were found to be good for a
few years more service.
The band concerts have been going good and
are mighty fine these Summer evenings when the
Red Crown tooters fill the air with music. Our
band exchanged with the celebrated Edwardsville
band recently and we enjoyed a concert by the
Edwardsville organization.
A duet entitled, ‘ California Here I Come,” was
sung by Messrs. Tuley and Lang during the vaca
tion season. Earthquakes, glass bottom boats,
deep sea fishing and oranges! Oh, Boy!
“Doc” Council and his helper, Mr. Taylor
were forced out at first (Aid) recently by the
Old Summer Flu bug.
Athletks.—The men’s handicap tournament has
been finished with Jake Forter winning. Twentyfour entered the tournament and all played ex
cept one or two who left on vacations. The
finals were played July 19 between L. D. Palmer
and Jake Forter, with Forter winning, 6—4, 4—6,
The elimination tournament has started and the
winner of that tournament will be refinery cham
pion and will represent us in contests with the
Western Cartridge Company.
The ladies have not finished the handicap tour
nament. The best excuse we have received from
itiem for not finishing yet, is that the weather
has been too warm. Many are using the courts
this year and all are agreed that the game has
no equal in promoting health and good times.
Horseshoes.—The tournament is being held
throughout the plant and the indications at this
time are that several new men will be seen at
the top of the list before the season ends. An
account of the final standings will be published
in the next issue of the Stanolind Record.
Club.—The members of the gun club have
gone in with the other clubs of Madison and
St." Claire Counties and formed an association
which holds monthly shoots. In July the shoot
was held in East St. Louis with the home club
team winning the honors. John McClintock of
No. 4 Pressure got high score with 49 out of 50.
Howard Gibson also got in the money with 45 out
of 50. Gibson has made the best score on the
Standard Oil shooting grounds with 96 broke out
of 100. The next shoot for the Madison-St.
Claire County Association will be held here on
the Standard grounds at the river in September.
A large number of sportsmen attend these shoots
and anyone is invited to come out who enjoys
seeing Blue Rocks destroyed.
Baseball.—Our team is certainly going in fine
form this year with a clean sweep of all games
in the first half of the Industrial League season
The second half was slated to start the 25th with
a game with Box Board but a fire the night
previous at the Box Board, in which the ball
players took part trying to extinguish the fire,
was responsible for the game being called off.
�The Red Crowns got a little local competition
recently with the Wood River Business Men s
team. The first game was played in June and the
Red Crowns were defeated, 7-1. July 11, the
second game was played and the Red Crowns
won, 3-2, in a 13-inning game. The next game
will decide the little series. In the second game
Tony Federle pitched the thirteen innings and in
that time gave only four hits.
Association picnic will be reported in the next
issue of the Stanolind Record.
Masons.—The Mason Department went picnick
ing recently on Indian Creek. The activities can
be summed up by saying they ate and drank, not
much eating and no fishing. The main dish was
Italian, prepared by members of the crowd. The
department had Messrs. C. F. Hall, Shorty Henry
and Joe Lamm as guests and a merry time was
enjoyed by this fine crowd. This form of diver
sion is recommended to other departments.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Trotter are proud over the
arrival of a baby boy and they have our best
wishes for the new member of the family.
Wes Koenneker has returned to work after
being sick a week. This illness occurred the
week following the big picnic but it is too much
to assume that rampage had anything to do with
the illness.
Jim Tardino is reported doing fine and is
around on his feet again. Jim has been gone a
long time and we expect him back soon.
Same old stuff about Harkey’s not being able
to come to the picnic and we know he would have
enjoyed it so much.
Acid Works.—Jack Hubbard has gone to the
Ozarks for his vacation, where the air is sweet
and the nights always cool.
We have at last found out how Joe Evans gets
so much speed from his new car. He says he
has ‘Cadillac Cdands’ grafted on it.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Pavelek, July 16, and the lad is doing fine.
Congratulations to the parents.
Pipe Department—Steve Kladar is doubly
blessed now with the arrival of two fine baby
boys. “Smoke up,” says Steve. “Smoke twice.”
We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Kladar and wish
the boys a happy life.
Filling Racks.—Bill Cook, Jr., has been away
on account of illness for some time which is
reported to be serious. We certainly hope it is
not and he can return soon.
Mr. Schmeidler has quit filling cars and will
now inspect them for the C. & E. I. Best wishes.
Stand by, say Mr. Shook, when they take the
top off a car of hot asphalt.
Blacksmiths and ITfiWers.—Mr. Bacheldor spent
his vacation up in Canada where it’s cool and
you can quench a thirst.
Mr. Hamer came back from his vacation, and
that is about all we can report. “Red” was about
Alton all the time but no one saw him during the
two weeks. He very likely worked two shifts in
bed and one at the table.
Mike Cummings is a new joiner in the welding
department.
We must report that Mr. Britton, Texas
welder, is ably representing the department on the
tennis courts.
Boiler Department. —W. Yenny, A. Fosha and
friends were fishing in Otter Creek recently
where they catch fish by logging and diving for
them. The water is about twenty-five feet deep
in that creek. They were not able to get any
fish but located a good supply of sweet corn.
Harry Meador, old timer, has returned. The
last time Harry left he was headed for the Pacific
Coast. Harry was in the department when the
refinery was built.
“Skinny” Westbrook has tomatoes which, we
understand, are worth 27 cents a pound. These
must be from those valuable seeds which sell
for $1.50 an ounce.
J. Bennett is another Old Timer returned. Mr.
Bennett was here last, about five years ago.
William (“Big Bill”) Meisner is reported mak
ing plans to go to a real dry place for a rest and
will head for Kansas. A friend later said they
had been mistaken because he didn’t say Kansas,
he said Canada.
Machine Shop.—]oe Schenk has proven himself
a real fisherman. Recently some of his neighbors
missed chickens and geese and a large turtle was
seen while grabbing a chicken near the edge of
the water so Joe caught this enormous turtle and
tied it to his back porch, near his favorite hound.
Going out a few minutes later, he found his dog
gone and Joe decided to take no further chances
with the rest of his livestock and killed the turtle.
(Now altogether.)
William Shampine has taken unto himself a
wife and like most newly-weds, says married life
is the only life. Good luck and more power to
you Billy.
Those wishing to ride back and forth with
Frank Meyers, had better speak up since he is
about ready to turn her loose. If the manage
ment wishes to tear out the south wall of the
machine shop to make it cooler there and give
more light, Frank will guarantee a good job with
his bus.
The official bouncer is the proud papa of a baby
girl. This makes two girls and a boy in the
family. The machine shop wishes to congratulate
Mr. and Mrs. Schenk.
Lubricating Department.—D. Naef has returned
from a visit with old friends at Whiting. Don
reports a fine time and that he made the drive
from Chicago to Wood River in eleven hours in
his Baby Lincoln.
“Toots” Halloran is having his vacation^ at this
time down in the Missouri Mountains. “Toots”
reports the Moonshine is fair tonight down in
the Ozarks.
Harry Wilkening recently returned from a fish
ing trip to the Ozarks and reports lots of bites.
(Mosquito?)
There is much speculation around the clay plant
about why Art Swope had his hair clipped. While
visiting a nearby institution recently. Art hap
pened along just as the barber was clipping hair
and Art being next in line, the near-sighted bar
ber forcibly applied the clippers.
If you hear a loud conversation around the
clay plant, don’t be alarmed. It is only Tom
Point, Charles Locke and Massey Hays explain
ing the merits of their new Star automobiles
purchased recently.
Harry Mahoney has the record for running
steam stills. He ran two stills so fast the other
night he burned the bearings out of the gauge
bob wheel, filling up the receiver and pumping
it out again. We might also mention that Lady
Luck has been hovering around Harry. For the
�price of 30 cents he won a tailor made suit
recently at a raffle of a fraternal order,
Massey Hays is the proud father of a baby
girl. Thanks for the cigars, Massey.
Laboratory.—Ed McCredie is sample boy now
while Beaumont Parks is taking his vacation.
Beaumont is spending a month in the C. M. T. C.
camp.
Russell Pinkerton is back on the job after an
absence due to tonsilitis. Pinke says if he did
not care so much about having his tonsils removed
he could feel fine now.
Kathleen Halloran, Ethel Hooper, Hilda Deuer,
Edna Dietz, Genlis Giesleman and Beaumont
Parks have all been on the sick call this past
month.
Not only the laboratory boys are sporting new
cars but the girls are following in line. Miss
Dorothy Bandy in partnership with her brother
is driving a fine new Star coach. Dorothy at
the wheel makes a fine chauffeur even though she
does forget to use the clutch.
The lab girls have been playing some interest
ing games of tennis. Most of the girls are new
players but they have defeated some of the more
experienced players in the tournament. Miss
Bandy won from Miss Schueler in a very close
game but later lost to Miss Mary Hoefker of
the main office. Miss Hoefker also defeated Miss
Deuer. We were looking to Miss Brown as our
star player but she was defeated by Miss Hallo
ran. Now, Kathleen, it is up to you.
Hugh Christy spent his vacation in Cuba. Of
course it was Cuba, Ill., but that made no differ
ence to Hugh, we understand, so far as good
times and refreshments were concerned.
The tennis handicap tournament did not last
long with the lab boys.
C. Van Duesen is now a fully qualified life
saver and has a lovely white badge to prove it.
His examination for this honor included many
difficult water stunts. One requirement was to
dive to the bottom and fully undress, then dive
back and get the clothing from shoes to cap.
Charles can almost live under water now if he
is allowed to come up for meals, and has the
right to save anybody’s life any place.
Mr. Witthofft has a fine new car now and
E. Hartwig has a Ford. Earnest says that part
of the agreement made, was to the effect that he
should be ready at any time to tow Bill back to
town.
Pressure Stills.—Starr Oulsen has become a
hard road booster. He cleaned up a couple of
dollars recently with his wheel of fortune which
will be spent on good roads near Fosterburg.
Arthur Slater is also on his vacation at the
time this is written and has combined his vacation
with a honeymoon trip to the Ozarks. “Art” and
his bride have the congratulations of the pressure
department and we wish them a long and happy
life together.
George Wilkens is moving back to the city. His
future home will be in Upper Alton. This is
another proof of the saying that you can take
the boy out of the city but it’s hard to make him
stay.
Carpenters.—Eddie Lutz has returned from the
Ozarks where the air is refreshing and as exhila
rating as old wine and the mountains are covered
with the dews of gladness. Eddie spent most of
his time fishing and hunting.
W. Burgan, Wes Mathie and Claude Burris
are promoting a new organization called the
Sowell Hunting and Fishing Club.
Ralph (“Sox”) Parker has a family now, a
baby boy, and “Sox” is very happy, “Sox”
always was a good receiver. Best wishes to the
mother, the baby and friend “Sox.”
“Dad” Burris is taking a vacation now. Driv
ing around, calling on old friends.
Crude Stills.—Robert Ford, Stillman at No. 6
house, is the owner of a new Ford sedan, but
seems to have very little control over the new
Ford. After having some interesting escapes on
his first trip, he drove home and ran right
through the new garage he had just built.
W. Thurston, still cleaner, is furnishing the
boys with garden truck. He has oversized toma
toes and expects to get three truck loads of
cucumbers oft of six vines. Even George Buck
could not beat that.
George Gillham, Stillman at No. 6 house, is
making a trip up through Wisconsin. He said
he had read much about that beautiful country
(in the Stanolind Record, we imagine), and
wanted to look over the land of promise.
CASPER, WYO.
On July 26 a goodly number of refinery em
ployees attended the gathering at Bessemer Bend,
where the Historical Society held a very in
teresting program. Old settlers were in at
tendance, and talks made from the site of the
first building in the State of Wyoming. One
attendant arrived in Wyoming in 1864. This re
union was held near Goose Egg Ranch, famous
in fiction, “The Virginian.” A general basket
lunch followed the program.
It is said the “early bird gets caught,” meaning
that the game wardens made a rough passage for
the poachers on sage chickens, and many a man
paid penalty this year. The observance of the
law tends to bring happiness and saves those
spare shekels the judge might take.
While the Red Crowns are not occupying first
place in the Oil City League, the combustion
department team is rapidly assuming the lead in
the inter-department contest. With the silent
moral support of our department, “Dick” Row
lands and the active, bombastic, gyrations of
Manager E. Period and Jay Mullenix, the other
teams are being defeated with regularity.
Last week “Oskar Muscovite” Howard’s pipe de
partment was knocked over, S-4, and this week
“Doc” Jenkin’s crude stills from No. 3 ate the
dust to the tune of 8-6. The team consists of
a few old timers who should be through but
don’t know it, with the balance aspiring to Babe
Ruth’s crown. The line-up at present is as fol
lows : “Kid” Tobias and “Weather Beaten Bud
dy” Gleghorn are on the receiving end; “One
Round” Dowler and “Smoke” Jones on the hurl
ing mound; “Caruso” Dayliss on first; “Silent”
Smith and “’Gimme a Cigarette” Dunn hold
down second; “Youngster” Charley Jabelamn
picks them_ up at short with “Fred, himself,
your Clothier,” Hussion at third. In the out
field “Blizzard Pete, Himself” Alkire, “Slivers”
Bratager, “Ford Coupe” Allen, “Fusser” Steele
and E. Period cavort in the outfield.
�Then, when the 4th was over and the long
line of cars were slipping about in the mud,
“Penny” Nichols passed ’em up with his bug,
and skipped about like a water spider. He was
determined to reach home, whether or not, and
mud was no barrier.
The Second Annual Picnic of the refinery
electrical department was held July 19 at Lower
Garden Creek, with 72 present and one dog.
Wives, children, and sweethearts of electrical
employees watched with abated breath the feature
of the picnic, or the ball game, in which several
men were crippled on the grounds, and more on
Monday. Innumerable pounds of victuals were
consumed and to say it was all a success would
be mild.
If you drive through the Standard Addition
some evening you will decide that it is the show
residence of the district of Casper.
Standard
employees show they love home and this dis
trict cannot be outdone by any home section in
the State for beauty and display of thrift.
Vacation tales seem to come from the seven
Seas. Tom went to Nubraska, Jim saw Colorado,
Max relates of the wonders of California. And
one more evidence of the generosity of the com
pany in allowing employees two weeks on time,
comes forward.
Mack Davis, wife and little daughter spent an
enjoyable vacation in Yellowstone Park and ad
jacent country to Jackson Hole. The daughter
took keen delight in feeding the bear, and the
thrills of big trout held Mack fast.
Albert H. Morris now speaks of Martha
Loraine who arrived in his household the other
day, and with the twinkle of pride when speak
ing of her, it is quite easy to guess who holds
the scepter in the household. Mrs. Morris’ pride
is not to be outdone by that of the ‘Secretary.’
John H. Gibbs tells of good fishing and scenic
miles between here and Salt Lake. Also of one
“colored puson” who paid for a damage in
flicted on John’s car when the dark-man backed
into it. John’s way of making the collection was
sure, but firm. We are glad he collected.
On July 11 at St. Mark’s Church in Casper,
Miss Leia E. Forsling and Frank Matthews of
the accounting department were united in mar
riage. If good wishes and spoken words count,
they should be showered with happiness for many
a July 11th to come. Tokens of Matt’s hap
piness were generously passed out and we all
smiled smiles for the happy couple.
Mr. Lobdell of the Industrial Relations De
partment has a healthy growth of climbing wood
bine started along the walls of the Industrial
Building, with an idea of further beautifying the
building, one of the many items Don is con
tinually promoting to make you glad you are an
employee of the Standard Oil Company
(Indiana).
Earl Caldwell gnawed roasting ears back
“where the tall corn grows” (in Iowa) during
vacation time, and watched the snails whizz past.
To spend some of the time in the corner drug
store while home, and hear your favorite phon
ograph selection “The Storm” is no small treat
and Earl enjoyed it, along with other amuse
ments.
Henry Bennick with pride and propriety,
piloted his Detroit cousin through Yellowstone
Park, during his vacation and the wonders of
Wyoming made one more convert for our
State.
“Willie White Hawley” spent his two weeks
on the ranch and right away offered his son
three cents per head for gophers, dead or alive.
With forty or fifty a day showing up “Willie”
nearly went bankrupt. He can say at least that
he has a livestock ranch.
GREYBULL, WYO.
Plant No. L—Homer Williams is spending his
vacation in the Big Horns fishing.
Fred Frary is sporting a new Durant touring
car.
Superintendent Lockard is back on the job
again after two weeks’ vacation in Pittsburgh,
Pa.
. .
P. L. Truax has gone on a fishing trip in
Shell Creek basin. The big fish had better look
out because he throws a wicked hook.
D. E. Yandell is wearing a broad smile these
days. His family has returned from Dallas,
Plant No. 2.—Superintendent Warren was in
Casper recently on company business.
The writer recently enjoyed a short visit with
Percy Shorey of the Casper Refineries. Percy,
who was with the Greybull plant for several
years, was transferred two years ago. He was
a hard worker here and is a hard worker there.
His friends will be glad to hear that everything
is lovely with Percy.
Some of the boys strayed “far from the trod
den paths of man” in quest of undisturbed fish
ing haunts. They easily found the ideal fishless
stream and did a fifteen mile hike before emerg
ing into civilization. W. T. Hughes, office
manager, says he likes his unsophisticated ang
ling but prefers the streams containing at least
a few of the game beauties.
Charley Heckard, formerly of Plant No. 2,
Greybull, returned from his present location at
Casper for a short visit with old friends and
associates.
Bill Robinson, who has alternated between
electric welding and pipe departments, has been
transferred temporarily to the welding force at
Casper.
Claude Derby, in charge of the store room, has
returned from his vacation and reports a most
wonderful time. Claude, with his brother and
their families, spent most of the time seeing the
wonders of Yellowstone National Park.
And now comes Chief Bluejacket, welder, an
swering the call of his noble ancestors in search
ing for the thrill of the trout’s nibble from the
pools of unexplored waters. Exultant in the
belief that he had found a new head of “Medicine
Lodge,” famous for its speckled wonders, and
planning to keep the secret for himself and se
lected friends. Big Jim led his party downward
into what soon proved to be a box canyon with
practically inaccessible walls. Dangling their
tackle unsuccessfully in each promising eddy, they
covered miles and miles. At last, Green Simp
son, blacksmith, wearied and turned aside. Scal
ing the walls with the aid of his pocket block and
tackle he returned to the car and met the other
boys in the meadows fifteen miles below. Green
says he’ll never again follow Big Jim down a
creek that drys up every summer.
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�Frank James of the storeroom and a pioneer of
the saged bad lands attended the old settlers pic
nic at Hyattville. Frank came in with a sore
arm from the strenuous handshaking attending
such events.
Fred Koschei, who has been with the company
for several years in different capacities, recently
quit to accept a position as chef with the Griffin
Inn. Fred knows his stuff as a disseminator of
ham and.
A generous reward is being offered about the
plant for information leading to the whereabouts
of “Mike,” cat of warehouse fame. Mike with
her only baby has disappeared in a queer way and
in spite of her education and cute tricks seems
unable to find her way back to the store.
Several of the boys from Plant No. 2 attended
a picnic given at Otto, Wyo., in celebration of
Brigham Young’s advent into the Great Salt
Lake Basin seventy-five years ago. The event,
an annual, affair, was well attended and everyone
had an enjoyable afternoon.
LARAMIE, WYO.
H. M. Gray recently underwent an operation at
Cheyenne and we understand he is getting along
very nicely.
Roy Stewart went and did it; he bought that
new Buick Coach and when you see him going
down the street he spreads that grin from ear to
ear. He and family spent a short vacation in
the Encampment country.
E. L. Knight, chief clerk, is a real papa now.
It’s a big baby girl and her name is Lyell Knight.
“V” doesn’t need any sleep any more, he says he
weaned himself, as he now has the job walking
the floor and being the nurse.
Al Musser is changing, he is strolling about
in the state of oblivion.
ATTENTION — T. M. Bingham; Chicken
season is now open and we don’t mean grouse.
Stricker, Miner and Knight, the three “Musty
tears,” have come home. They fought gallantly
for their country which the white streak around
their faces plainly shows. But now they want
to go back and it breaks their hearts. Be brave
boys, be brave.
George Goodman, Stillman, spent a few days in
Denver taking in the sights and buying some new
furniture for his house.
Charles Hofman and relatives from Casper,
spent several days at the Snowy Range, fishing
and taking pictures.
Don Hunton, shipping clerk, bought a new golf
suit, which is to enable him to ship cars a little
better. By the way, Don lost a lot of jewelry in
Denver and we are now informed that the costly
trips have ceased—some jewelry came back. He
recently purchased a new Ford coupe, got himself
a new girl—and—the jewelry disappeared again.
Mr. P. A. Ward surprised himself and family
just recently by showing agility heretofore undis
covered. However, said “agility” failed to accom
plish the purpose for which it was displayed,
whether or not the propounder of it, i.e., Mr.
Ward, was overly anxious to accomplish his mis
sion, is still causing a great deal of discussion.
One night recently, Mr. Ward was awakened in
the wee hours of the morning, by Mrs. Ward
who told him that some one was in the house.
Phil says that he turned on the light immediately,
and saw standing over his bed—a stranger. Now
just what would you have done in a case like
that? Phil’s story is that he sprang from his
bed to catch the man, but by the time said
“agility” had begun to work, said burglar was
clearing the back fence. Even though Mr. Ward
didn’t get results direct, he succeeded in protect
ing his household, and preventing a loss of any
kind. Nice going, Phil, old man, and you may
be sure that none of us are envious of you and
your experience one little bit.
F. O. Blair is spending his vacation at home,
polishing floors and fixing up the new addition
which he built to his house.
Harry Cotton from Casper spent a few days
with us on company business.
John Hart was married to Lulu Estes on July 2,
in the Christian Church at Fort Collins. 'TTie
happy couple are now home to their friends on
North Pine. Congratulations from the bunch and
may your troubles be “little ones.”
Banty Rouse reports great sorrow on the Little
Laramie River, as Banty brought home a trout
17% inches long. Now that he knows where they
are he will bring in several more.
CARLINVILLE, ILL.
T. W. Starbuck, Correspondent
Miss Alice Loehnberg, one of our genial black
smith’s lovely daughters, was married recently
to Russell O. Cotter of Indianapolis. Mr. Cotter
is an artist.
Mrs. John Kroeger is on the sick list we are
sorry to hear. We are pleased to know, however,
she is improving nicely.
Dale Jarman, alias “Boojie,” is quite sore
around the shoulders and arms as a result of in
structing a certain “Fair One” in the art of
rowing. Hot sun, blisters, etc., meant nothing
to our hero so long as “she” was attentive and
eager to learn.
Tod Porter, better known as “Katy,” recently
had a narrow escape from serious injury when
the Ford roadster in which he was riding to work
hit a bad place in the road and catapulted him
into the gutter. He was bruised some and badly
shaken up but nothing serious. Katy closely re
sembled a turtle on its back when he was helped
to his feet.
Gerald Baker, sheik of the construction gang,
has a job driving a truck for a bridge contractor
in Bluffton, Ind.
John Swanson who was in the hospital quite
a while is improved sufficiently to be back home
again. John is convalescing at his beautiful sum
mer home at Schoper Lake. From what we had
heard we are surprised that John is still a bache
lor, especially after being among so many pretty
nurses so long.
Our old friend, Joe Valle, is back with us again
as check weighman. He has a grocery and meat
store in Standard City which required his atten
tion for awhile but now that he has it on a good
running basis he has returned to his regular job.
Talking about trading machines. Freddie Eng
land of the Power House swapped his Lizzie that
would always run for a Chewy that refuses to
run most of the time. Puzzle: Who got stung?
Freddie has named it Maud.
Joe Laws is now engineer on the yard engine
succeeding Frank Gibberson who has a pipe fit
ting job in East St. Louis.
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�After considering .all the evidence and arguing
the case for a week George (“Monkey Wrench”)
Gosnell and Howard Reynolds have decided that
Scopes can teach other people’s kids that their
grandpas were monkeys if he wants to, but there
are no monkeys swinging in their family trees.
And such may be the case, but we are too polite
to pass any remarks such as the “Monk” might
be as much ashamed as they. Anyhow, George’s
nickname sounds suspicious.
Since Art Hibbard has changed his place of
residence we also are beginning to note a change
in his speech, as for instance he used to say “I ’ad
a ’arcl time of hit yesterday, doncher know.” Now
he says, “Oi had a hard toime of it yistiday be
jabers.” Hib lives in the third ward now.
Jimmie Casson is percolating over the highways
now in a new Star touring car. It is rumored
that Jimmie has to keep the windshield open so
he can throw out his chest.
Joe Crosby, son of our face Itoss, is working in
St. Louis for the Illinois Power Company. Joe
graduated from high school this Spring. Judging
from the appearance of Ethel’s hair she has de
cided to take her brother’s place at home. This
boyish bob seems to be becoming quite popular,
too.
As we drive past “Bobby” Burns’ large and well
kept garden we can’t help admiring it. We hear
that “Bobby” is taking contracts for potatoes and
tomatoes in carload lots.
Ernest Hutchens must have been stepping on
the gas lately. He came in with a broken spring,
and two blowouts. Did you outrun the speed
cops, Ernest ?
Speaking of speed we hear that Jesse Gempp
(Andy Gump) pulls his gas lever down three
notches instead of two now, but then Jesse is a
careful driver and can control his flivver even
under this increased acceleration.
Anyone getting hurt now will travel in style
and comfort as our ambulance is now equipped
with large balloon tires which will add much to
its easy riding qualities.
It is rumored that several of the members of
our official family are not so green on the
“greens” as they once were. In fact they were
on the Hillside Country Club team which played
Alton here and almost won. Just to show the
Altonites that they were game they went to Alton
last Sunday and almost won again. Earl
(“Dizzy”) Anderson says he stood eighth but we
counted up and found out that there were only
eight on the team which kind of weakens his case
somewhat. Those on the Carlinville team were:
Harry Daley, Lionel Moise, C. W. Clark, Dr. R.
H. Bell, A. L. Hibbard, Earl Anderson, E. A.
Ibbetson and F. P. Nims. After looking that
line-up over we don’t see how they could have
lost both games.
Referring to the “evolution” trial we figure that
Jake Werner instead of having monkeys for
ancestors must have had fish as Jake says he
used to be some swimmer and diver when he
lived back in Cincinnati. He could do a fancy
dive and stay under water fifteen minutes which
we claim is a world’s record. Boy, page Major
Hoople.
Mrs. Lowell Adair, formerly Grace Loehnberg,
is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Loehnberg.
GENERAL OFFICE, CHICAGO
Fifth Floor.—We extend our deepest sympathy
to Miss Foote, whose father passed away very
suddenly.
Our deepest sympathy goes out to Miss
Morrison, who recently lost her sister.
At last Tillie Lyman had her hair bobbed.
There are now just about six horse and buggies
left on the fifth floor. They are gradually falling
one by one.
Equipment Department.—From all reports, the
weekly meeting at Joe Didesch’s house was a
success. What say, Bahr ?
Sandquist bought some chewing tobacco?
As a coffee maker Evelyn Swenson cannot be
beat. Looks as though Ann Rommell is going
to lose her job.
It has been rumored that Gert Moran has a
regular sweetie now. She hasn’t admitted it but
that new ring looks suspicious.
Manufacturing Department.—Agnes Brandt is
wearing a beautiful new diamond ring. We’ve
been expecting this, Fred.
Bessie Schneider and Carrie Zimmerman have
joined the ranks of the bobbed heads. You sure
look fine, girls.
Joe Sohurek has about decided to cast his
vote for the selection of our old friend, George
Varcoe, for censor on Boul Mich, although
Joe Skorcz and Jack Crothers are furnishing
plenty competition.
Doc Coulter has not lost his fascinating charm.
He is still as popular with the sixth floor beauties
as ever.
A. R. Smith claims Johnny Wyand is leading
him astray.
Has anybody noticed the speed of Frankie
Martinek of the billing department at 5 P. M ?
Well, it’s a peach from the top floor of the
Seeberger building. That’s the cause of it all.
General Manager’s Office.—Don’t crowd anti
don’t push, girls, but Major Parker is a “widow”
during July and August, and he’s lonesome.
Miss Vivian Woodward, who is the “infant”
of the technical department claims distinction as
the only long-haired girl in these parts, but
if we had pretty golden brown hair like hers,
we’d hesitate, too.
Yes, it’s certainly too bad, but we’re afraid
they’re going to have to send Dr. Kinney to
Kankakee. When last seen he was trying to count
the stitches in a square inch of silk, and when
they get that bad, there isn’t much hope. And
he was such a nice boy, too.
J. G. Lannin and Walter Blodgett proved most
model husbands when “my wife is in the
country. Hurrah.” Every evening they would
console each other by dining together, then
solving cross word puzzles, playing a game of
casino and retiring at 9:00 P. M., then arriving
at their desks the following A. M. with the
rosy blush of morn tinting their cheeks and the
liveliest execution. Ye bachelors of the somnolent
moods try this Franklinite simplicity and note
results.
Cupid’s dart did no grazing but hit Jimmie
Reehoff in a vulnerable spot, with attending
complications of taking circuitous routes to the
doorway, halting en route, soft whispers, and—
who may the fair damsel be? Ask Jimmie, he
knows.
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�A caret must be placed in article appearing in
August number on changes in G. M.’s department,
a most important item having been omitted, viz:
That of John G. Gutgsell directly succeeding
A. A. Johnston as chief germinator of plots to
increase our interest in the stock purchase plan
by ceaselessly go-getting. The higher the cliff
the steeper and more difficult the ascent, but
Johnnie has qualified for the Alpine Club, his
eligibility having been proved by climbing peaks
10,000 feet and over. The top o’ the earth to
you.
J. M. Moore has no time nor leaning towards
hiking over moors and fens. At present he is
moored to a walking desk which shifts to a new
niche bi-weekly. On a tropical evening he
showed his versatility by ably guiding a half
dozen stenos on a voluminous job after hours,
which under Mr. Essery’s direction, and the
humorous drolleries of both, faded into nothing
ness ere one was aware.
H. G. Stanley, first as a commuter and second
because he is the post master for the G. M.’s
department, matutinally rises with the birdies and
chickies to maintain his standard of never tardy,
found several mornings that the mail was loaded
with myriads of picture postals showing scenes
along Fox Lake and the Fox River, sent by
Arthur Frederickson vacationing in that region
to the indispensable contingent (hark girls).
Arthur’s thoughtfulness and Mr. Stanley’s
rapidity of delivery were most marked.
“Leona Triem on the ’phone.” Someone is
steadfast in his attention, judging from the calls
going and coming. Ain’t it nice ?
And there was Miss Jackson engaged in
lengthy conversations with a handsome dark-eyed
Arab. Most interesting. We may be envious at
that.
Stoney returned from her yearly outing as
brown as a thrush, bringing with her some in
triguing photos. Oh boy, are they beau-tiful!
Frankie has such a youthful look that she has
resorted to pincers to change her appearance to
a grown-up. And besides, her playfulness in
going down the avenue to luncheon has resulted
in much jocularity among the most dignified.
She can break the ice at seven o’clock informal
dinners to the queen’s taste. Try her.
Purchasing Department.—Ever since the last
calamity on the ladder, Mark Howard, before
ascending eats a life saver. Food logic, Mark.
We wish Frank Stupec would confirm the
rumors that South Chicago has been annexed
by Roseland.
It was worth the price of admission to see the
expression of R. W. Ringrose, when Miss Leppert
returned from her vacation and calmly an
nounced that she did not get married.
What did C. A. Levy mean when he said
“monkey business ?” Was he reading the Dayton
trial or did he see the circus tents in Grant Park?
Tear-a-ble, simply pathetic. Honest injun?
Bertha Walker flashed a diamond ring, with the
intention of having it appraised.
Everything
went swell until some one discovered that it
had a peek-a-boo effect, and blooey went the
air castle, ring and all.
Wanted, A brown derby to use as a collection
box. Doc Beamer will furnish the music via the
harmonica and F. H. Bosworth will do the act
with the derby.
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Found: A brand new kind of Swiss move
ment. It was discovered through accident while
we watched Harold Syljibeck box.
Quite a
clever lad in moving the opposite direction.
Yes, we have no bananas, can be con
scientiously said by our Richard Rice. He is
now purveyor of food stuffs for our famous
fleet of lake boats.
July 20, red letter day for Miss Privot! No,
not a man, either.
Our baseball team was hitting on all eight—
until our manager, Ted Johnson, went on his
vacation. Then they dropped two in a row. It
looked as if the entire team helped Ted to en
joy his vacation in spirits, or such some place as
that.
The purchasing department extends to the
Misses Forthune its deepest sympathy in the
loss of their mother.
CHICAGO SALES
W. G. Steinmeyer, Correspondent
Harry Blix, M. S. Walker and Art Emrath
Associate Correspondents
S. S. Notes.—We regret to report the death of
Mrs. Russell Lyman, wife of Attendant Lyman
of S. S. 6, Madison and Kilpatrick.
In the last issue of the Record we forgot to
mention one of the star ball-players of the
famous construction department nine.
Louis
Radcliffe is the stellar first-baseman for the con
structions. Louis also swings a wicked bat—oc
casionally he runs for third base instead of first,
but slight errors of that sort are overlooked by
his fellow-players, as he is such a fast firstbaseman.
Asa Fagan, father of Attendant Paul Fagan
of S. S. 170, Chicago and Oakley, died on August
1, we are extremely sorry to report.
We regret to learn of the death of the
brother of Attendant Emil Dorman of S. S. 519,
47th and Western, on August 1. We extend our
sympathy.
Attendant T. O. Tanner of No. 526, LaSalle
and Illinois, quite boastingly told us of the new
visitor at this home, Theodore Jr. “Teddy” who
made his appearance on July 17, is quite a husky
lad, in spite of his eight and one half pounds.
“Tom” Egan, former S. S. attendant and gar
ages salesman, has taken over a former Wagner
S. S., 42nd and Lake Park. He is still boost
ing Red Crown and Polarine.
DAVENPORT, lA.
Myrtle Clark (Field) and Marie Most (Office)
Correspondents
Eddyville.—If any one cares to know the wage
scale around here, ask Dr. Camblin of the con
struction department. He sets that. Ed. Fritts
talked, thought and slept Polarine so much dur
ing the Whiz Bang that he unconsciously filled
his pipe with it. You’ll be taking it for wine if
it keeps up much longer, eh ? We think our S. S.
97 looks very nice now. Barney doused it with
paint, Camblin put in a new pump and Don
washed the windows. Course Don is a new man
here and doesn’t know how to get out of it—but
he will learn.
Ralph Jager made a trip to
Minneapolis, Minn., to see the sights and said
they have street lights, water works and pave
ments down town. Lee Bell says he just can’t
get that Polarine expression on his face. Guess
�it’s because he had Mica Axle Grease on it last
month and it won’t shine through.
Don says
he’d rather flip for the drinks—instead of buy
ing every time.
De fTitt.—A. C. Smith, attendant at our S. S.
46 has just returned from an eight day trip
through Minnesota, Western Iowa and South
Dakota. Some traveler, Al.
East Moline.—Our newest additions to the fam
ily over here in East Moline “where the hand
clasp is a wee bit tighter” are Boyd Brewington,
formerly agent at Batavia, and Paul Schroeder
at the bulk station.
Independence.—Mrs. W. E. Wren, who has
been confined to the hospital is now doing nicely.
In the meantime, W. E. made a fine dacidy and
mamma too.
H. W. Boise, agent at Independence, adopted
two children some time ago. Says the Ford road
ster had to be enlarged and they are now en
joying rides in a Ford sedan.
Office. The Glorious Fourth passed without
any accidents in the office although some were
rather toned down by the lack of sleep.
Marie Most reports a dandy time in Chicago.
But just what was the attraction, Marie ?
A girl just can’t save her nickels as long as
they have excursions. Gladys Nelson doesn’t
seem to be able to resist any of them. The last
one was to Kansas City and Oh, what a time!
Unless Flora Lawrence takes up golf and
tennis, it looks as though she’s going to lose out
with Rudy. How about it. Flora?
Helen Rathmann has interpreted the Fall
fashions wrong. They are tight sleeves, Helen,
not skirts.
We all agree, Howard Clark has a tootin’ good
car, even if it does disturb all the surrounding
offices.
Just who. Girls, shall we thank for our beauti
ful Axminister (we mean congoleum) rug in our
rest room ?
Purchasing wardrobe trunks means many
things. Just what is “Bud” Clark planning when
she so interestingly examines all the latest lug
gage folders?
Everyone has agreed that the annual picnic
of the Davenport Oil Cans at Credit Island,
July 25, was by far the best ever. Our chief
clerk, Mr. Bragg, started off the jolly day by
coming down to the office extremely early, all
knickered up. Oh, what attention that golf
course got. Games of all sorts were enjoyed
and indoor ball caused more than one sore throat.
Dinner was served A la Piggly Wiggly (comeand-get-it style) and all exclaimed some feed.
Tony’s lowans furnished the music for the dance
at which Ray Stackhouse and Gretchen Adams
won honors in the Singles Prize Waltz and
Charley Flanigan and Mrs. Jack Jost carried off
the candy in the Married Folks Prize Waltz. Our
own taxi service took the tired fun makers to
their homes and again they said “perfection is
always with us.”
DES MOINES, lA.
Rebecca Strubel, Correspondent
John Rattenborg, Elkhorn agent, is due to enter
the state of wedded bliss in the near future, so
says Dame Rumor. No wonder John is putting
out Polarine.
Leo Crolley, T. W. salesman at Atlantic, says
it is easier to sell a car load of Polarine than
to unload it.
George Carr, T. W. salesman at Atlantic, claims
it isn’t a question of can or cannot when it comes
to selling Polarine, it’s a case of “got to” when
you add a new member to the family. It’s a boy.
Ask I. W. Steil what a ten-letter word denoting
“feline” is.
Frank Black at Anita the daddy of all T. W.
agents in the Atlantic field is wearing a hat with
two screened windows in the front. He says the
flies can look at paradise but can’t get through
the pearly gates.
Since Nobs Burken returned from Chicago we
note a daily letter address to “Mr. Burken.” Fast
worker. Nobs.
Henry Tough, irrepressible Earlham agent, is
a tough man to turn down when it comes to
selling Semdac. He engineered the sale of a
barrel of Semdac to the Earlham School over
the protest of a board member who had been
getting the order himself for a number of years.
Henry just won’t be denied.
Dad Gossard’s Marshalltown S. S. supplies desk
flowers for all good looking girls in the neigh
borhood. Incidentally we have been told that it
is one of the most attractive stations on the
Lincoln Highway.
Oli Lindholm, bachelor S. S. salesman at Man
ning, hasn’t made his Polarine quota since “Sem
dac,” his blooded brindle bull dog, died.
Oli
how has a new dog, Semdac H, and promises
to make his quota regularly hereafter.
Gus Benning says that if he can sell a couple
of coupon books to a competitor who is on a tour,
every agent ought to be able to sell the com
petitor’s customers.
Ben Holsebus, agent at Defiance, recently dis
appeared. On his return we learned the reason.
Congratulations, Ben.
H. E. Meyers, Garwin agent, made a hit with
his truck in the Fourth of July Parade. Semdac
helped.
Recently when Salesman Carlisle was returning
home he was met by a swarm of bees. He says
he never did like honey anyway.
DETROIT, MICH.
J. A. Green, Correspondent
Scotten Plant.—V. H. Lambert, T. W. driver,
reports that V. H. Lambert Jr., joined the S. O.
family on July 20. Mother and son are doing
fine. Congratulation, Verne.
Jimmy Schneider, T. W. driver, also reports
a visit of the stork, an eight pound boy having
arrived at his home on June 29. Congratulations,
Jim.
Jack Baker, cashier, spent his vacation at
tending the Homecoming of the Sarnia old boys
at Sarnia, the week of July 19. He was ac
companied by his oldest son. It is rumored that
he had a very fine time and that he sampled 9
per cent beer.
We also have had some sorrow in our organ
ization.
The force at Scotten extend their
sympathy to Howard Glass whose little boy died
on July 24.
Gordon Huey, 352 clerk, has been transferred
to the main office.
Robert Sculley, warehouseman in the lub
room, has resigned on account of his wife’s
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�Merlin E. Napier has been to Detroit. Nip
says that he didn’t reach Canada but his partner
found many good 4.4 per cent labels on him.
How about it?
George O’Dell’s boy has been ill with diph
theria. George is teaching him to turn the crank.
Lansing.—Guy Reed, our new warehouse at
tendant, got tired of riding in his old Ford coupe
so his wife assisted him in selecting a new Chev
rolet coupe. It wouldn’t be a bad idea of having
a hat salesman to call on Guy, now.
Say folks, did you see that box with the quaint
old top on the running board of Evert’s Reo?
We wonder what that thing is hauled around
for? We wonder where he got it and all the
cover? If he got it from the S. O. Co., a SOO
gallon tank must have been shipped in it.
We are all smoking R. G. Dun cigars, although
they are a bit stale, being about a month old.
Herman Schray is settling in his new home on
Strathford Road this week. Congratulations, to
his wife and the new member of the S. O. fam
ily. Joy and best wishes, Herman.
Earl Greusbeck drives carefully and obeys all
the city’s ordinances now. He bought $3.85
worth of them the other day. Since then he
has been walking. I believe it is safer, Earl, until
you get the volume of city ordinances digested.
Joseph Pattison, our veteran horseman, at
tended the horse races at Kalamazoo the other
day. Must be his horse won by the smile he
carried upon his return.
Kenneth Sperry, our long, lanky stake truck
driver, became very friendly with a dusky Sambo
the other day. Kenneth found out that Sambo
liked the same brand of chewing tobacco that
he did. We always knew Kenneth was good
hearted but we didn’t think he ever suffered
cold feet.
The offices will be clean now. Fred Palmer
got a new broom. It will be all right after it is
broken in, Fred.
New S. S. 21S is going strong now on Polarine
and Red Crown. Gus Semran and Lester McElmurry will meet the public at this station.
Hillsdale.—The L. B. Harringtons have a new
arrival at their home—a daughter born July 11.
Mr. Harrington is rural T. W. driver.
Service Station Department.—John Ramm, at
tendant at S. S. 78, called at the office to receive
a check for $50, his share of the reward for
the arrest and conviction of a man who attempted
to rob his station.
Thomas McCarl wishes to announce the arrival
of Thomas, Jr.
Charles McLeod, sales manager for the Com
mercial Milling Company, and one of the first
service station supervisors in Detroit, asked to
be remembered to “ye old timers.”
Dougal McCallum recommends married life
so highly that our old friend, Wm. C. Doney,
has decided to spend his vacation in a similar
manner. We never expected Bill would fall,
but alas, ’tis true.
The Pride Station Plaque awarded to the
S. S. in Detroit that has the best record for
cleanliness, accuracy, service and sales, was
awarded to service station 51, Harper and Field,
for June. Congratulations, Messrs. Ford and
Goodrich.
T. P. Galbreath, manager, gave the Com
mencement Address to the S. S. School class
health. He is now running the King Bee Con
fectionery Store. Good luck, Bob.
The Solite Team is now operating under the
able management of James M. Ritchie and has
won all but two of its games during July. The
team has two new players, Ray Eckloff, a pit
cher, and James Capputo, a catcher. Much of
the team’s success has been due to the very able
pitching of “Doc” Travis.
Scores;
Opponents Solite
Edgars Sugar House ........................ 9
2
Grosse He A. C................................. 9
12
Puritan A. C...................................... 2
30
Cadillac Motor Car Co........... . ......... 4
4
Ecorse .............. ....................... -......... 1
0
Lincoln Park ..........................
25
Main Office ...........................
318
Bond Bread Co............ . .................... 9
8
The team reports that the boys had a very
enjoyable social time on occasion of playing the
Grosse He A. C.
Lycaste Plant.—Alex McDonald, T. W. driver
of Groose Pointe, is at home suffering from a
weak back due to heavy sales of Polarine. Tough
luck, but are you sure it’s your back, Mac?
John McAllister, our lead off man of the
pumping gang, is again on his periodically sick
leave with lumbago, caused from bending his
back over tank car domes looking for a loss in
Red Crown Gasoline.
Clay Plant.—Ed Heier, pick-up driver, passed
the cigars the other day to celebrate the arrival
of another Standard Oiler, a six and one-half
pound girl. Congratulations, Ed.
Strathmoor Plant.—G. A. Bates, our nifty S. S.
driver, is now back on the job after a week of
patient nursing and doing general housework.
We offer our sincere regrets, Glenn, account of
your wife’s illness and we are pleased that she
is up and around again.
Earl Fry, our congenial loader, borrowed
Hank Grimo’s Ford to go to the bank recently
and came out of the bank and drove away a
police officer’s car, not knowing the difference.
Nice work, Earl. Why not go in the business.
They can’t catch you.
E. L. Johnson, T. W. driver of orchestral
fame, has taken unto himself a bride, the date
being July 3. Elmer and his bride motored to
Southern Indiana over the 4th and report a very
enjoyable time. The entire gang at Strathmoor
unite in extending their congratulations.
We
also appreciated the cigars.
Harry Dottee and wife motored to Tawas
City over the 4th and report fishing excellent.
Maybe he’s right.(?)
Jackson.—R. L. Vining from our office force
has been promoted to agent at Pontiac.
Con
gratulations and success. Bob. We all miss you.
On the last days of the week one of our sales
men looks longingly towards Detroit. Well, who?
Musser, of course.
E. J. Zimmerman, our garage salesman, has
just recently moved to Jackson. Polarine sales
have jumped accordingly.
L. S. Kelley is a new driver on our force. Look
out, you Fords.
G. M. Carver has been promoted to the place
held by R. L. Vining. Success to you, Mike.
George Comstock of S. S. 188 has been pro
moted to the office. Good step, George.
We
hope you have many more.
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�that finished Saturday, July 25. The members
of the class were Stanley Rathbun, Geo. S.
Brown, Will C. Masten, Frank R. Frasier, Vance
Powell, Roy Egloff, Chas. Jones, Norman Kauf
man, Harold Simms, Wilbur Short, Frederick
Beck, Robert Walker. Roderick Campbell and
Ernest Dayhuff.
Office.—Who said a taxi driver has no heart?
There are six of our girls who know better.
One noon it started to rain very hard while
some of the girls were downtown. As it gave
no sign of stopping, the six hailed a Checker and
on dropping them at the office, the driver refused
to be paid.
Last year Norm Swain took his fiance to his
home near Toronto. This year he took his bride.
Well, it won’t be long before Sadie Curry
changes the Miss to Mrs. They’re building a
house out in Fenton and it’s nearly completed.
It is not far from the home of little Fay
Lewellyn and Fay is watching it with nearly as
much interest as Sadie.
Leona Henderson of the coupon department re
signed July 25th. Miss Marie Colden succeeds
her.
Hilda Krastof and Mildred Hanna, both have
aristocratic cars and chautfeurs, especially chauf
feurs, at their disposal every evening.
Hilda
even has an escort to lunch nearly every day.
Some people have all the luck!
We’d have birthdays at least twice a year if
we were assured presents as nice as the threestrand pearls Corrine Jollicoeur received from
“Clifford.”
Bert Smith is leaving us on the 15th of
August on account of ill health.
The S. O. Co. was well represented at a
picnic given at Belle Isle, the evening of July IS.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the outing and look
forward to another one of its kind. Most of
the bunch participated in a ball game which was
very exciting due to the fact that we had a
first-class umpire, Mr. Flitts. Mr. Ralston was
captain of the Bozo Team and Mr. Reed, cap
tain of the Would-be Team, while Mr. Galbreath
on the sidelines was official ruler on all disputes
and arguments of which many existed through
out the game. The Bozo Team consisted of:
Captain Ralston, c.; Bert Curwane, p.; Geo. Mur
ray, 1st.; Al. Bailey, 2nd.; George Stimson, 3rd.;
Ruth Slater, 1. f.; Marie Grandstaff, c. f.; Louise
Schlunt, r. f.; Marie Dillon, s. s. and Edna
Fahndrich, pinch hitter. The Would-be Team
consisted of: Captain Reed, p.; Jim Lindsay, c.;
Fred Brown, 1st.; Wm. Coye, 2nd.; Jim Ritchie,
3rd.; Gertrude Barnes, 1. f.; Mabie Soop, c. f.;
Rose Votrabeck, r. f. and Mrs. Brown, pinch
hitter. The Bozo Team won by a safe margin,
35-18. The game would have been much shorter
if the umpire had used better judgment in calling
balls and strikes which resulted in a near riot
on several occasions.
Nevertheless they all
parted friends.
In one instance Mr. Reed
struck out—his alibi was; he had half of Belle
Isle in his eye.
General.—Vernon Chism, general clerk at
Wichita, Kans., was a welcome visitor to these
parts recently. We understand he sought and
found in Canada relief from Kansas heat.
K. E. (“Cap”) Burleigh, chief clerk at Minot,
N. D., was another visitor at the Detroit office
and Canada—mostly Canada. We like to see
visitors on their way abroad. The latch string
at Detroit is always on the outside.
There are three kinds of golf—what they in
tend to play; what they actually play; and what
they talk about playing afterwards; the latter the
19th hole variety, or around in 79 which is more
like 9 in 79. All three varieties were found in
Detroit when Ralph Reed, auditor, arrived and
in company with A. E. Ralston, assistant mana
ger, sojourned to several local Country Clubs
and played a marvelous variety of golf. Not
content with disturbing the peace of the golf
courses, they carried the game to the Elks Tem
ple where the Detroit gang eats. The tales they
told rivaled the Arabian Nights. Scores were
never over 90 and side bets were 25 cents a
hundred. Observers say it was Civil War va
riety—out in ’61 and back in ’65. Even nature
conspired to help them out.
It was on the
Hawthorne Course that a woodpecker advanced
the ball 75 yards for a hole in two, according to
both parties.
We were glad to get a letter from Bill O’Mara
who is recuperating in Newberry, Mich.
Bill
says he is coming along fine. Everyone is glad
to hear of his convalescence.
Out at the River Rouge, Henry Ford is building
a lot of new buildings. One of the contractors has
a smokestack about 300 feet in the air. A. II.
McKinnon, lub. salesman, went out to get a con
tract and he sent word down from the top of the
chimney that if A. H. would come up, he would
willingly sign. Mac negotiated the distance suc
cessfully and on a little platform, two by twice,
signed him up on Red Crown and Polarine.
EVANSVILLE, ILL.
N. J. Lipking, Correspondent
The annual Fourth of July Standard Oil Picnic
at Murphysboro, Ill., turned out to be a great suc
cess. It started with a parade of fiftv automo
biles and trucks and 200 participants. They were
welcomed at the picnic grounds by Percy Wight
man and his quartet in their “How Do You Do”
Song. Salesman Fisher was the toastmaster—
We have been trying to find out whether all the
grub available made Fisher sick and caused him
to leave the grounds or whether there was some
other attraction. We have an idea but—Chief
Clerk Harold Guthrie gave us a talk. It was
thought for a time that DeTreville would be un
able to leave the grounds account of the fried
chicken he put away, but later in the evening he
was able to sit up and take liquid nourishment.
Chevrolets are running the Fords a race in the
Evansville Office. Ed. Willis, H. E. Guthrie and
E. H. Bergess are strutting around in their new
Sedans.
“Evolution”, alias “Sheik” Baldwin is still
strutting his onions with the flappers, but we be
lieve our new man. Jack Hatfield, is edging up
on him now. Hatfield and his Leaping Lena
Ford are familiar figures in this town.
Ione Zimmerman has fallen at last. Her locks
have been shorn and she now is among the
“Bobs”.
We would like for some one to say “Bathtub”
to Gil Heldt, and then stand by and see what hap
pens.
We are glad to have Alvin Scholz back with
us after an operation for appendicitis.
�We extend our sympathy to Ewald Weber in
the death of his father.
We are told Neel and Espin are making things
hum at Jeffersonville, S. S.
George King, truck driver at New Albany, is
sure heavy with the ladies. Anything serious in
the air, George?
Ed. Howell, former S. S. attendant at New Al
bany, now is T. T. driver. Ed says the sky’s the
limit and he has started going up.
We hear Walt Bailey turned down an engage
ment with a good looking Evansville girl while
in New Albany. What’s the matter “Deac”?
H.
the first time), “As you have been so nice and
attentive, my dear, I am putting an extra nickel
in the box for yourself.”
Hank Lerud is now general supply clerk.
An interesting situation came up recently in
the Kitten Ball game between the Standard Oil
Company girls and the girls from the Union
Light. Frederickson, from our office, volunteered
his services as coach for the Union Light girls
and with three or four on bases and none out
told the girls to “run on anything.” This was
very fortunate for us as the next batter hit into
a very neat triple play for which we thank Mr.
Frederickson.
Report comes to the office that Agent Fraser
at Walhalla had a mighty fine float in the Fourth
of July parade at that point.
Among the new car owners is T. G. Guyer,
who is now driving an Overland, and Ole Lea
who traded his Chevrolet in for an Oakland.
We poor pedestrians are sure in the minority
now.
M. B. Collins and H. F. Ellis are the attendants
at the fine new S. S. opened up at Casselton.
Earl Smith is in charge of the station at Wahpe
ton. We are expecting a lot of competition
between these two stations as they both started
in about the same time.
Rudolph Benner, garage, found a lizard and
thought he would start a new fad by making a
pet of it. He put it out in a puddle of water in
front of the garage and it disappeared. Benner
is all “broken up.”
Martha Lillevold’s friend purchased a Ford
coupe. Too bad! We will certainly miss the
pleasure of Martha riding on the handle bars.
Roscoe Bakke, popular draftsman in the con
struction department, was quietly (? ?) married
Sunday, July 5 at Detroit, Minn. Some surprise!
Yeah!! Known only to a few (?) friends. The
bride is a splendid young lady employed in Fargo.
FARGO, N. D.
H. Cook, Correspondent
Fargo Social Club members and families en
joyed their annual picnic this month. Thanks to
our mighty efficient president, Mr. Ewald, there
was not a dull moment of the afternoon. The
mixed kitten ball game between the Red Crown
and Polarine teams resulted in a win for the
Polarines, 17 to 16. This game was featured by
the heavy hitting of Manager Packard, playing
on Ann Zelinsky’s Red Crown team, and the
fielding of the girls on the Polarine team. We
can’t say much as to the playing ability of the
men who helped the girls on the Polarine team,
but still they managed to pull out with a win. An
interesting program of races was held, the chief
interest being in the balloon race. We are send
ing a couple of pictures of this race, trusting that
they will be printed.
M. E. Gingrey was a visitor from the office in
Minot recently.
A. W. Olson, our agent at Finlay, was a visitor
to Fargo on account of an accident to his little
son, and called at the office.
F. J. Lawrence has joined the list of home
owners in the Fargo office, purchasing a fine new
home on the south side.
Fred Rickert sold his Ford and bought a classy
Hudson speedster. The boys at the garage say
it is a “rattling” good car for the shape it is in.
Gilbert Gronlund, shop foreman, overhauled his
car and it is now reported to work fine (when it
is working).
Jim Farrel (single) spent a 90 day leave of
absence fixing up his home in Hole’s addition.
William Gallipo, agent at Valley City, is cer
tainly well pleased with his station at that point
since it has been moved to the new location.
R. H. Ellis of the construction department is
back in town for a few days. He has been out
on the territory so long that we hardly knew
him when we saw him.
Mel Paulson of Minot has been spending the
past week in Fargo. He has been kidding the
automobile dealers in the two cities about buying
a car but he really doesn’t intend to at all.
Dave Kennedy of S. S. 33 was sick for a few
days due to too much popcorn at the Fair.
Mrs. L. R. Jones, who a few years ago was
chief stenographer at the Fargo office and is still
connected with the Standard Oil Company, in the
capacity of being the wife of Chief Clerk L. R.
Jones of Kansas City, was a mighty welcome
visitor in the office.
We were mighty sorry that Art Asleson was
sick the day we held our picnic. We had him all
slated in four or five of the athletic events.
Jake Stahl (using the pay station telephone for
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
E. C. Frey, Correspondent
July Fourth—better known as “Independence”
Day—but perhaps not so to Charles E. Wins
low, salesman, for we believe on July 4, last, said
party lost his independence when he took unto
himself a wife. We’ve seen her, Charles, and we
don’t blame you any. Congratulations.
Everett Smith, attendant at S. S. 65, Grand
Rapids, has recovered from the chicken pox and
is now out of the “coop” where he was detained,
due to the malignant disease. And we agree with
you, it is dis-ease.
Charles Grose, warehouse cashier, is the proud
father of a daughter born recently. Charles says
he has all kinds there are now.
We have heard of girls having to walk after
they started out riding, but we didn’t expect it of
R. A. Lilly. However, one can never depend on
tires or the engine of a car.
F. Bloomquist, Grand Rapids S. S. attendant,
has a new son, while A. Foster, says a girl is
nicer anyway. Congratulations.
Tracy Burns, attendant at Battle Creek, Michi
gan, took the fatal step on June 22. Congratu
lations, Mr. and Mrs. Burns.
We extend our sympathy to A. J. Pooley, ware
houseman at Battle (Jreek, Mich., whose mother
passed away on July 6.
Don Seeley, salesman, is back on the job again,
having fully recovered from the “mumps”. Don
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�says there are more pleasant things in this
world.
U
Via the marriage license route of the G. R.
Press, we learned that W. Bryan, attendant, took
unto himself a wife on July 3.
Elsa Frey, payroll clerk, enjoyed the week of
July 10 to 18 on the S. S. South America, “sail
ing” around the Great Lakes, and receiving that
“huge” spectacle, Niagara Falls. (Niagara Falls,
Elsa? Do we offer congrats?—Ed)
The following week, Minnie Haven, ediphone
operator, and Frieda Frey took the same trip on
the North America and report having a wonder
ful time.
S. C. Mitchell, accident clerk, is dining out
these days. The other day he said he ate at the
“Rowe”. We think it was in a “row” at Wool
worth’s, but never mind “Mitch” one does get
one’s money worth there.
W. H. Hubbell, driver at Traverse City, Mich.,
has recovered from a case of the mumps. Mr.
Hubbell says he would rather have a case of—
well use your own judgment.
Our sympathy is extended to Lyle Carrier,
agent at Marcellus, Mich., whose mother passed
away on June 19.
We understand W. Patton of the credit depart
ment is quite skilled in the Terpischorian Art.
None of the girls around here seem to have
found out definitely yet.
Charles Dalga has had many enjoyable mo
ments at fishing this Summer. It seems Charles
became disgusted one day waiting for the fish to
come up, so Charles dove for some—apparently.
The water was quite damp, and Charles doesn’t
consider that method worth while.
B. E. Frisbie, drivei' at Grand Rapids, is con
fined to his home due to illness. We hope for a
speedy recovery.
Where did they get them? Hortense Weber,
bill clerk, and Fred De Young, mail clerk, are
sporting little black aprons.
WTien it comes to baseball the SOCO boys are
right there and we have some team this year.
One of the most exciting and thrilling games was
played on July 17 when the Oilers defeated the
American Seaters to a tune of 5 to 1. The bril
liant playing of the all star trio, Olsee, Dobbs and
Carpenter, coupled with good support, was the
cause of the score.
Ed White, warehouse superintendent at Mus
kegon, is back at work again, having recovered
from a recent illness.
Elmer Gaikema says moving isn’t so bad when
it’s other people moving.
Harry Davidson, assistant cashier, is the proud
father of a son, born July 31. (This being the
31st, we have not received further details.)
L. V. Suey is superintendent of construction
but his long suit is all “kerosene.” No, that is
all wrong, it’s his best suit. We understand a
load of barrels came into the warehouse and
L. V. wanted to see if they were empty, one
wasn’t quite empty, the result being his brand
new suit was drenched in kerosene. L. V. tried
to sneak in without wifey detecting the accident,
but nothing escapes wifey and she was right
there to meet him. Mr. Jiggs can’t get by with
it either, L. V., and we hope by this time the
suit is all aired out.
Yes, the lubricating department, in this instance
consisting of Joe Hessman and Mary Brower,
beat the Polarine department, i.e., Howard Dykema and Lee Carpenter, in a fishing contest,
by a score of 15 to 4.
And now Louis Pyman of the checking depart
ment is trying to find out just who is the most
ticklish in the office. Well—
Frank Hyland, tank car clerk, is not likely to
forget one dark and stormy night in July. It
seems Frank “kinda” forgot his geography and
overlooked the fact that Lafayette avenue has a
rather wicked descent at Fulton street. He ap
proached the brow of the hill with all cylinders
pulsating and found that he was stepping a little
too lively for safety’s sake. He slammed both
feet to the floor board, but alas! too late. The
curbing wouldn’t give, so both of Frank’s rear
wheels did. Two unfortunate motorists were not
to be spared some part of the festivities. They
got their’s. When Frank climbed out and dusted
off his puttees, he found nothing left of his car,
except the steering wheel and ignition key.
Frank’s a wise guy though. He stepped right
over to the insurance office and tossed his policy
on the desk and collected the whole works. He
claims hereafter when he goes down Lafayette
avenue hill, he’s going to back down in first
speed forward.
HURON, S. D.
George A. Campbell, Correspondent
Mycue is around the office today with a smile
that can’t be rubbed off. A baby girl came to
his house the other day and Mike is preparing
to start on a night shift marathon most any time
now. Mrs. Mycue (formerly Edna Phillips) is
doing nicely.
Bob Gillies, attendant at S. S. 3, took a short
sojourn to Chamberlain, S. D., to get the new
attendant started in properly at our new S. S.
19.
On July 25 the C. & N. W. R. R. put on an
excursion to the Black Hills with Hot Springs
as the immediate objective. This was, in a way,
a Standard Oil Excursion for about fifty or more
employees took the trip. The entire crowd are
more than satisfied. Many of them took a side
line excursion to Wind Cave, National Park and
to the Custer State Park and Gam Lodge. In
the words of one of the party, “I wouldn’t have
passed that trip up for a farm.” Charley Myers
reports a fine mess of mountain trout while on
the excursion. The streams in and around Hot
Springs are all hot so Charlie’s fish were all
cooked when he caught them.
Miss Ella Lutgen of our stenographical force
is leaving us this week to accept a position in
Aberdeen. The best wishes of the entire force
goes with her.
Frank Gannaway now has the territory former
ly held by Mel Kenner with headquarters in
Chamberlain while Mr. Kenner has taken over
the territory held formerly by Mr. Gannaway.
Mr. Holton of the Huron Ice Company was
kind enough to extend an invitation to the en
tire Huron force of the Standard Oil Company,
to make a trip at the Kiwanis Bathing Beach.
Needless to say this invitation was accepted and
a good time was had by all. The invitation was
certainly appreciated.
Kittenball has the male part of the force in
terested. They were successful in defeating the
Kiwanis Kittenball team, defeating the C. & N.
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�W. wasn’t so easy for they let them wallop them
to defeat. Gannaway and Newtie performed on
the mound for the Standard Oil Company and
Mahoney and Carlson held down the place im
mediately to the rear of home plate. The bad
part of it was that Larson thought there was
only one baserunner instead of two.
Al Geske, of our Aberdeen “A” station, ought
to be able to stand a safety suggestion through
these columns. All containers should be secure
ly covered or sealed before being placed in a
moving vehicle.
S. S. 1 at Aberdeen is the oldest station in the
Huron field but since it has been remodeled it
looks far from being old.
Pat Ryan’s 029 reports showed him working
with the agent at Milbank on July IS and 16.
Incidentally the American Legion Convention oc
curred in Milbank on those dates.
Speaking of the Legion Convention, Chub
Robel, agent at Milbank, had a Standard Oil
float in the parade which was more than credit
able. It was symbolical of the “full line.”
Your correspondent was talking to a tourist
in Rapid City recently and that party made a
remark that is well worth passing in. He said
that he certainly will be a booster for Polarine
and Red Crown henceforth. The treatment he
had received in Standard Oil Company Service
Stations from Illinois to South Dakota was, he
said, all that could be asked. He laid emphasis
on the service given by Standard Oil Company
attendants.
M. W. Plowman, agent at Watertown “A”
Station, is a featured star with the fast Water
town baseball team. Marshall can clout out a
two bagger about as neatly as Babe Ruth gets a
homer.
Mr. Bode just returned from a week on the
road west of the river. He reports conditions
in that end of the state as being just about
perfect.
W. L. McGovern, formerly the attendant at
S. S. 1, Aberdeen, is now on the road as a
salesman calling on the farm trade.
Schmitz is the new salesman on field formerly
held by J. C. Stoner who has resigned.
in the local Co-Operative League by holding a
tie for first place with three more games to go.
Doubly-distilled Safety First: Leslie Baker of
the advertising bus pulled up to the country rail
road crossing and stopped. A native rather cur
ious inquired of Les why all the hesitation and
Les pointed to the little tin attachment hanging
urider the license plate. Spake the native, “Why
mister, them rail are only 20 feet long and there
hasn’t been a train through this town well nigh
onto twenty years.” If anyone would have hap
pened along with a plugged nickel, he could
have purchased the whole Baker outfit, and we
have Les’s word for that, too.
Ralph Shortridge, also known as Slim before
he began looking like a “white hope.” has ac
quired a superannuated Hudson over the David
Harem route, and being “some” mechanic is ap
plying all kinds of “asthma” remedies, such as
socket wrenches, gaskets and what not. We
kinda figure that Slim grew weary of running
rabbits down as per “shank’s mare” and Mr.
Bunny is hereby warned to keep off the high
ways.
Speaking of the Red Crowns, Walter Knuth
may be the manager, John McCallian may be the
“Judge Landis,” Frank Judd may be the batboy,
but L. W. (“Zeek”) Ehewalter sure is the
rooter when all these other luminaries are
asleep.
Stations GWA and WHR report much static
from WHO (Des Moines) during middle July.
Now this may be due to the fact that our own
broadcaster, Irene Neweff was visiting the “tall
corn” city at that time.
Lo and behold our leading “immune-ist,” one
Sidney Kurtz, appears to be slipping as a lady
called for him the other evening and they drove
away together in a Ford coupe. Later the two
were noticed in a box at English’s Theatre.
So, Lew George has come back to find that
iron pipe he lost during his general supplies
service, the year about 1917.
Hugh McClain, mail clerk, has discarded his
“green derby” in favor of a starterless Ford.
Hugh decided to hold out the towel bar and
soap dish as he might want to go back to his
motorcycle days.
Now fellows what is intended for “prose”:
Two cases the Safety First Court overlooked:
Arthur (“Cupid”) Whitacre fell up the stairs
and Fred Matkin fell down the stairs. One hot
day this summer several of our girls parked their
feet in the waste basket-sans shoes. How’s that
for hot? Some one just back from Windy City
reports Hattie Goldberger really reducing—don’t
believe it. Arnold Gustin, order department,
drove in a local S. S., got out and dusted off
the hub caps, put the fag under the back seat
and drove out with a very satisfied air. Grayson
Howell believes in safety first, after being steered
up against a telephone pole by his wife, he
simply sold the car. Ray Benjamin, who has
visions of winning the next Stanolind Golf Club
tournament, traded the roadster for an oil well,
at least it pumps that product. Frank Judd cele
brated the Fourth among the hills of Brown
County by mistaking a farmer’s lane for a high
way. It has leaked out the tourist tore down
and rebuilt plenty of rail fences in getting turned
around. Bill Sursa is batting 1,000 as a back
scratcher to Curtis Mouncey. The intensive
campaign on gasoline contract sales furnished
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
W. W. Harshman, Correspondent
Bright’s disease claimed Delou J. Burke, at
tendant at S. S. 69, Indianapolis, who died on
June 25. Mr. Burke was a veteran of the World
War. The American Legion Post had charge of
the funeral arrangements. Sympathy is ex
tended to the widow and young daughter over
their loss.
S. S. increases: Marie Elizabeth, daughter of
H. A. Tyner, 47, Indianapolis, July 4; R. E. Jr.,
son of Ralph E. Hooten, S. S. 90, Indianapolis,
July 6.
Carl Paul is rapidly learning to steer his new
Overland—i. e. he has discovered it needs gas
oline to spin, after being stuck in the middle of
a day in the middle of a street. (The traffic
policeman’s comments have been omitted by
request).
Coupon tearing by Thema Ferrell will now
proceed, she having been interrupted by a severe
case of mumps.
The master team of S. S. men, better known
as the Red Crowns, are flirting with the pennant
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�plenty of thrills to Messrs. Love, Kortepeter,
Cline and Parrish; working in two details, the
campaigners were “entertained” by the prospect
who happened to be a feather-cleaner; the sales
talks were started in the work shop, which is
equipped with circulating air under pressure.
Yes, boy, the feathers “got them” early in the
fray. What we mean is “Feathers, feathers
everywhere and not a chick or duck in sight.”
This day (July 31), Bob, the janitor is carrying
S pounds of steam in the heating plant and this
by urgent request of shivering humanity. How’s
that for a cold day in July?
The last few days in K. C. have been very
chilly and Tom (“Candy”) Evans is contemplat
ing getting out the old Benny. He has already
shed his overcoat.
Armourdale Plant.—Warning, boys.
All to
bacco chewers, beware, keep it hidden at all times.
Bob Reed is back with us again. You all know
Bob.
We have all been wondering what has put the
crick in John Travis’ back. We have at last
found out the secret. John has been sleeping in
a hammock nearly all the time.
Walter Haller until just lately has been under
the impression Muscle Shoals was the name of a
prominent wrestler. Eddie Foley enlightened the
boy on the subject.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
J. J. Wilhelm, Correspondent
The stock department boasts of having the
coolest bunch of clerks in the Indiana field.
Regardless of the temperatures, which have been
in the nineties and over, Mr. Whetmore and
Mr. Dee never remove their coats.
The employees of the K. C. division are going
to have another picnic about August 29 and
every one is expecting to have a wonderful time.
Howard Houston and Dean Butts are in the
same class with some of the rest of the home
owners of the office. They have purchased here
lately.
Well, Howard Houston says that his
moving days are over.
H. Busch, our agent at Parkville, Mo., was
married recently. Congratulations, old top!
It is with deep regret that we have heard of
the death of Miss Gladys Webb, younger sister
of Harold Webb, our agent at Randolph, Kans.,
on July 9. Our sincerest sympathy is extended
to Mr. Webb and his bereaved family.
Miss Eula Taylor, formerly of the check desk
and Walter Knoop, also of the same department,
have left us. Good luck to you; come back to
see us sometime.
Miss Lucile Bulson has returned from her va
cation, and reports that she had a wonderful
time.
Bill Nordberg of the iron barrel department is
now stepping out in his new Buick roadster. Old
Bill doesn’t want to let the other boys outdo him.
Bill says he can make 7.5 miles per easy. He also
says that no Dodge can pass him now.
John Seward, cashier, can now get up at 5
A. M. to work in the garden. He has bought
a few more tools, hoes, fork, etc.
McGarry of the lubricating department is
practising all the new dance steps, here lately,
as he says that the good dancers are not going
to have a thing on him when he gets on the
floor at the next picnic.
L. Berry of the bookkeeping department has
his new banjo in tune now and says that he is
now about ready to do the dance hall stuff. Well,
maybe another addition to the Dean Butts Melody
Boys Orchestra.
Homer Longsdorf has about decided he wants
to learn to play something besides the victrola.
Well, Homer the bag pipe should not be so
hard.
G. A. Winters of the general office is auditing
the K. C. station.
Wonders will never cease! Charlie Markert
of the cartage desk has a girl. And he talks
to her over the ’phone every afternoon.
Be
careful, now, Charlie.
LA CROSSE, WIS.
Mabel A. Baker, Correspondent
Visitors to the La Crosse office the past two
weeks include Agents H. W. Mann of St. Charles,
Minn., and L. P. Gilbertson of Hillsboro, Wis.,
Salesmen F. L. Kuhns, E. W. Spencer, T. R.
Knight, S. E. Huber and F. H. Thompson.
Said Louis Hartley, to the man in charge of
a Rent-a-Car Station, “How much do you charge
per week for a car?” Said the man, “20 cents
per mile.” Louis scratching his head, “How many
miles in a week?” Can anyone tell him?
John Loecher, city truck salesman at Austin,
Minn., has moved into his new home in Kenwood
Park. Pretty fine home isn’t it, John?
Robert Kettering and Lloyd Bennett at S. S. 33,
Rochester, Minn., must have been out scouting
around together. Mr. Bennett also has a new
Ford car and only paid $15 for it. What did you
fellows do, run into a couple of twins some
where ?
Wonder why Roy Baldner, warehouseman at
Austin, Minn., is using Polarine “F” in his Star
car?
Yes sir’ee, the La Crosse division of the SOCO
is growing. We wish to welcome baby girls who
have come .to the following families: Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Wendorf, agent at Wilton, Wis.; Mr.
and Mrs. H. Hoffman, S. S. attendant at La
Crosse, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. H. Hatch, S. S.
attendant at Winona, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs.
J. Karsina, S. S. attendant, Winona, Minn., and
not forgetting the big boy who arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hoppe, T. D. driver at
Winona, Minn. Congratulations, mothers and
dads.
Edward H. Frey, T. W. salesman at La Crosse,
Wis., has been transferred at agent instructor.
Fine work, E. H. We all wish you lots of- luck
at your new work.
For sale, rattlin’ good car. Highest bidder can
push it away. For particulars, ask A. J. Wanner.
One of W. H. Roesner’s O29’s showed a delivery
was made on one condition, and that was “cash
only.” Don’t you trust your wife. Bill?
When A. D. Kirk, S. S. superintendent, was
questioned about the “line” he handled, he said,
“You have to have a big line to catch some of
these fish.” How about it. Art?
J. W. Shields, lub. engineer, says, “Whenever
you see the name Standard Oil Company (Indi
ana) think of Service. We haul the full barrels
to you and haul the empty ones away. No
trouble to you and no trouble for us to give this
Service.”
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�Our new bulk station at Hager City, Wis., was
would like to ask Mr. Farris for an electric fan,
opened July 13 with H. W. Harrigan, former
new cushion and a siren horn for his truck.
T. W. salesman at Red Wing, Minn., as agent.
Manager H. E. Bruce and Assistant Manager
H. W. is a “go-getter” and already we have J. E. Monegan visited us recently inspecting our
noticed what a whizz of a station this is going
warehouse. Come often.
to be. Keep it up, H. W.
Henry Drysdale says there is not another ware
The following are new agents for SOCO: R. A.
house in the La Crosse division that can come
Forster, Durand, Wis.; S. Babbitt, Cornell, Wis.;
up to the one in Winona.
H. H. Quell, Kenyon, Minn.; C. W. Rude, Pepin,
The Winona bunch were certainly well supplied
Wis., and C. A. Overby, Wanamingo, Minn. Wel with cigars this month. Prosser also won one
come, folks.
from Mr. Bruce. What for E. A. ?
Joe Simon was “top” man selling Polarine this
In one of W. H. Roesner’s letters to this office
he states that Chambers and Spencer have three month. You sure are making the other fellows
step.
cats, sixty horses and mules. Ed Bolden wants
Arthur Hrubetz is the new attendant at S. S.
to know if they have a circus or if they are road
7. Art says he wants to settle down. We don’t
contractors. Bill would like to have some SOCO
know what he means but he’s still single. Good
agent tell Ed what cats, horses and mules are
luck. Art, we wish you lots of luck.
used for by road contractors. Step up, someone,
Ray Seebold and his warriors at S. S. 1 have
and explain this to Ed.
challenged the field this month in the sales of
Miss Lorene Pfaff and Vernon Dovenberg were
S-gallon cans of Polarine.
Ray means every
united in marriage Saturday evening. Miss Erva
word that he says, so you other fellows get busy.
Bishop was bridesmaid and Nyle Twining acted
as best man. The home was prettily decorated
MANKATO, MINN.
with ferns and flowers. The bride wore white
silk and carried a bouquet of Ophelia roses. The
W. P. Scherer, Correspondent
bridesmaid was dressed in tan silk and carried
The Mankato division accident record for the
pink roses. Mr. and Mrs. Dovenberg left on a
month of July was shattered beyond hope when
trip through Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin.
a lonely bee entered the coupe operated by F.
Congratulations, folks. Mr. Dovenberg is agent
McK. Blough, S. S. Superintendent, as he was
for the Standard Oil Company at West Salem,
driving along a wide gravelled highway. Inas
Wis.
much as he did not have Bert Evans with him to
Doc Hoffman, attendant at S. S. 26, Rochester,
act as interpreter for the bee, Mac immediately
Minn., is now at National Guard encampment at
suspected the bee of having evil designs and took
Lake City, Minn., and known as “Sargeant Hoff
a swat at the poor bee with the result that the car
man.” He tries to tell Private Gordon Graham
upset and Mac was precipitated into a nearby
a thing or two, but Graham says, “I’ll put it all
ditch. Personal injuries were slight. The car was
over him selling S-gallon cans of Polarine, when
badly damaged. The bee escaped.
we get back.” Can he do it, Ed?
On June 27, 1925, Francis J. Kahl, Polarine
salesman, was married to Miss Elsie Virginia
Miss Erna Gable has left on an eight weeks’
White of Luverne, Minn. After a short trip Mr.
leave of absence. We hope that you will come
and Mrs. Kahl will be at home at Tracy, Minn.
back feeling like a million, Erna.
Felicitations in profusion are extended to the
Emil Kreibich, our popular janitor, recently
happy couple.
motored to Minneapolis, Minn. He said he had
Golfer, bowler, basketball player, billiard shark,
a wonderful time, but, he came back only able
and baseball star, is Art Johnson, Worthington
to look one way. Next time, Emil, start looking
agent. With becoming modesty he denies us the
at the tall buildings a block away.
privilege of exhibiting his picture but we have it
W. P. Unser, former agent at Durand, Wis.,
from hundreds of rabid Worthington fans that
has been transferred to Menomonie, Wis., as
Art is a first baseman par excellence. Get the
agent. Menomonie folks will now be treated to
business? Need it be said?
that special brand of service that only W. P.
Marshall L. Beech, lubricating correspondent,
knows how to give.
and Miss Ruth Estelle Ruenitz of Sleepy Eye
C. B. Bullis, salesman, has been transferred to were married on June 27: They will be at home
the La Crosse office in the marketing cost depart at 729 North Second street after July IS. Cigars
ment. We are sure glad to have C. B. with us
and candy announced the event to the office force,
again. Maybe we can have another chicken din which unanimously congratulates the newly weds.
ner now.
On July 7 the glad news was forwarded to the
W^inona, Minn.—Charles Beck wants to caution .correspondent that Harry Shelby, hustling Lu
everybody about putting “Paris green” on let verne T. W. salesman, was married on May 8,
1925, to a young lady of Kenneth, Minn. Belated
tuce. What’s the matter Charlie, did they think
congratulations were at once forwarded.
you were a “bug?” We know you are a pest
At various times we have had considerable
when it comes to selling S-gallon cans of Polar
sport in this column because of the hair bobbing
ine, but not a dangerous one.
of various feminine members of the
R. E. Jones, special salesman, has moved to activities
Red Crown family but from now on we’re abso
Winona from Viroqua, Wis. We wish to wel
lutely mum. (The missus had ’em shorn today.)
come Mr. Jones and family and want them to
The wedding of John A. Eiden and Miss Edna
feel at home in our organization.
Mae Klock was announced on Thursday, July 2,
Orrin Brown sure loves Mr. Farris for the
1925. John is attendant at Northfield S. S. 303
beautiful International watch charm he gave him
and has many friends among Standard Oilers
in the way of a truck. It looks and acts like
who extend their congratulations.
a toy when you use it.
In spite of inclement and threatening weather
Hugh McNalley has his new tires and now
coupled with a decided lack of interest on the
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�part of the membership, the annual Red Crown
Club outdoor party was held at Loon Lake on the
afternoon of July 18. Only about forty people
took advantage of the program prepared by va
rious committees but those forty certainly im
proved every moment. A kitten ball game between
the single men and married men was easily won
by the benedicts but at the chicken dinner which
followed the single men came out victorious
mostly because they were led by Wallie Ander
sen who was discovered under an immense pile
of chicken bones. The Loon Lake hostelry cer
tainly did itself proud in the serving of this ban
quet. After dinner a snappy dancing party was
enjoyed in the large dining hall.
Were it not for the weddings there would be a
real dearth of news in this column this month.
On June 18th Walter Hall, attendant at S. S.
Luverne, and Miss Jessie O. Tatge of Brookings,
S. D., were married at the M. E. Church at Lu
verne, We understand that Mr. and Mrs. Hall
are holding “open house” to the many friends
who call at the cozy bungalow which Walter had
prepared. Good luck!
MASON CITY, IOWA
Bradford L. Patton, Correspondent
July 11 was moving day for the personnel of
the Mason City main office. Our new quarters in
the Woolworth Building, second and third floors,
are expansive, pleasant, well-lighted and centrally
located, being only half a block from the old
location. We are all very much pleased with our
new home and would like to have you come and
see us some time. You can see just as much
from the third floor of our Woolworth Building
as you can from the third floor of the Woolworth
Building in New York City.
The second floor gang and the third floor
gang have started already to argue the proposition
“Our floor is better than yours.” As a matter
of fact, no one is capable of deciding that ques
tion—unless it’s Jack Dempsey.
Mr. Thomas, manager and Mr. Hanson, as
sistant manager, occupy offices across the front
of the building on the second floor. Folding
doors separating the offices can be thrown open
to make one large conference room.
Mr. Kern, chief clerk, has his office on the
second floor, so arranged behind a neat little
railing that he can keep an eye on the sales, con
struction, order, cost, record, tax, legal and
special departments, as well as the transcribing
and mailing departments.
Mr. Nuebel, assistant chief clerk, has his office
on the third floor where he can command the
energies of the credit department and the various
and sundry accounting departments, as well as
the filing and stationery departments.
We have an elevator, but the only way you
can ride on it is to come boarded up in a box
and labeled “stationery.”
The formal opening of the office was held
Friday night, July 10, when the Red Crown
Social Club held a dance on the third floor to
music furnished by Mac’s Serenaders. Sheriff
Jerry Cress of Cerro Gordo County made an
impromptu entrance and speech and, before some
of us could locate the fire escapes, he defined his
presence as peaceful and congratulated us on the
new quarters.
Bob Sharpe is the proud owner of a new Oak
land sedan. Anyone that’s fortunate should have
something to feel good about, and we know Bob
does.
P. 1. Adcock, special salesman, and H. B.
Myerly, tractor mechanic, got a front page story
on a Red Crown mileage test victory over four
competitive gasolines at Northwood. That’s
doing your stuff. Red Crown—yes sir!
Can anyone explain M. O. Shea’s affinity for
vivid blue shirts. We know why a miller wears
a white hat, but can not solve this riddle on the
lubricating engineer.
No one wants to keep
warm out in this country at the present writing—
but all is fair in love and war.
E. D. Lawrence, who has been agent at Charles
City, has accepted the position of salesman in
charge of the Charles City field. This position
was formerly held by C. M. Stevens, who will
now do special work under the direction of the
manager. C. A. Kinney has accepted the position
of agent which Mr. Lawrence formerly held.
Ed. Ryan, agent at Varina, was married Mon
day, July 6, and went on a wedding tour to
Denver, Colo. We take this means of congrat
ulating Ed. on his good fortune.
B. A. Farber is now salesman in charge of the
Sioux Rapids field in the position formerly oc
cupied by J. M. Stokes.
Mr. Stokes^ is now
head of the stock department in the main office.
Mason City.
T. M. Clarke is now salesman in charge of the
Iowa Falls field, replacing Earl Johns, resigned.
The S. O. Co. soft ball team has turned in
several victories since their achievements were
last chronicled, only last time it wasn’t achieve
ments, it was hard luck. Victories over the Mil
waukee, the Post Office, and the Lion Tamers add
a touch of success to the mighty good fun we’re
having anyway.
Cecil Engler, S. S. 2, Mason City, announces
the arrival into his family of a baby boy. Tom
my Engler promises to be every bit as good as
his dad.
We also extend congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Posz, cashier at the Fort Dodge
plant, upon the arrival of Raymond Carlton at
their home on July 11.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
C. Henry Austin, Correspondent
The other day Otto Peterson of the record
department came into the office bearing a shining
ball on his shoulders. After putting on the
smoked glasses, we found the said Otto had his
hair clipped short to the scalp. He is now speak
ing of entering a beauty contest.
We regret to state that William Duncan of the
Milwaukee office will no longer be seen on the
local golf links inasmuch as he had lost the
last of a dozen balls, his season’s supply. Bill
will now take up bowling so that he can follow
the ball.
Assistant General Manager H. A. Lewis visited
the Milwaukee office on July 28.
F. C. Singleton, safety director, paid us a
visit on July 21.
We wonder why L. K. Borden, salesman,
Sheboygan, closes his eyes when he telephones.
He must be looking into the future.
George Aspinwall, attendant at S. S. SS, Lake
Geneva, is the proud father of an eight pound
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�boy. George has received complaints from the
neighbors because his boy has been throwing
stones at the dogs in the neighborhood lately.
All the nightingales in the vicinity of Mil
waukee are turning green with envy. Reason:
L. W. Kroes, salesman, Ralph Rogers, clerk at
32d and Auer bulk plant, Frank Peters and V. D.
Brown, of the record department, have formed
a quartet. Believe us, these boys can warble.
H. B. Pickard, Milwaukee office, is taking up
astronomy. He came to work the other morning
when the stars were still out. We advise a
little Polarine on the Big Ben, Pick.
MINOT, N. D.
F. O. Tucker, Correspondent
We recently received an 029 from our salesrnan, J. D. Stenson, which sure had a bunch of
lies on it, as follows: Walter Lies, Rudolph
Lies, Lawrence Lies, Matt Lies and Marcus Lies.
Are you sure you got the truth from the above
“Liers,” J. D. ?
At a recent grand opening of the WestlieCharbonneau Ford agency of this city, the fol
lowing was overheard. In arranging the decora
tions, a basket of flowers was being carried in
which displayed a Polarine advertisement. A
small boy looking on, remarked, “Gee whiz, Mr.
Polarine is dead.”
Ben Carlson bought a new Ford coupe. Now,
girls, please don’t rush—keep your seats. Ben
calls his pet, his “bicycle with balloon tires.”
We are sure glad to know our Fargo friends
are not with us any longer because it played a
hardship on Frank Hunter. We hear he kept
rather late hours.
Some of the office force are about to form a
Bachelors’ Club if their wives stay away much
longer. Among the charter members will be J. P.
Beaton, H. H. Hathaway, J. H. Hay, F. A. Burlaga, Duane Clapp, E. C. Abrahamson, E. H.
Lindberg, K. P. Hetzler and C. W. Twight. By
the way, Mr. Twight’s wife was only gone three
days but to hear him talk, you’d think she had
been gone three months. Clarence must be
jealous.
Ted Cruden and V. M. Paranto are sure step
ping out since they came to Minot—never miss a
dance. They sure trot their stuff.
A. J. Pass was recently transferreed to a desk
in the office. It does rather add prestige to the
force to have that magnanimous figure moving
about the office.
F. S. Gremsgard says he doesn’t like girls who
make dates with him and fail to appear at the
specified time.
The “Magic Gum” initiation trick was pulled
on Albert Rotta with great success. He took
hook, line, sinker and all.
Schedules called for a big picnic August 1.
Things sure are stirred up since Eddie Lindberg
was made president of the Social Club. We’ll
tell you more about the picnic in the next issue.
Dollie Mower recently underwent an operation
in a local hospital. We hope that she will make
her appearance at the office again within a few
days.
Lyol Thayer was recently employed and
assigned work in the check department. We’re
here to welcome you, “Spike.”
E. P. Percey has taken up golfing again but
picks on someone easier than Clayton Berdahl
this year.
Dean Johnson, Albert Waa and Ted Cruden
recently motored to Noonan, which by the way,
isn’t far from the Canadian line and always
causes thirst. We are just wondering if they
overstepped the line.
Bill Kernmer says that outside of being
equipped with a new engine, body and tires, his
old Ford is quite a rambler.
The semi-annual Red Crown Social Club elec
tion was held July 14. E. H. Lindberg was
elected president, R. V. Dunbar, vice-president;
Lillie Erickson, secretary-treasurer, and H. M.
Overby and Mae Balerud, executive committee.
Considering the number of votes cast, our pay
roll has increased considerably.
We are glad to announce that Ann Richards
recently returned from her vacation wearing only
one ring instead of two.
John Reinbold, agent at Balta, was a recent
visitor in the Minot office.
We are sorry to report the death of Donald
Fauth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fauth. Mr.
Fauth is our agent at Tuttle, N. D. We extend
our sincerest sympathy.
C. A. Brummond of Washburn, recently pur
chased a new Reo speed-truck. He says he be
lieves in giving service.
F. W. Asch, agent at Underwood, is still look
ing for visitors from the Minot office to view his
new home which was recently erected. We’ll
surprise you some day, Fred.
John E. Wood ought to be in the second-hand
business or an auctioneer—he recently picked up
an old, worn out Eversharp, repaired it and
raffled it off during the noon-hour for a quarter.
His initials sure tell the story.
Our assistant general manager, H. R. Coch
ran, recently paid us a visit.
PEORIA, ILL.
P. A. Johnston, Correspondent
Who said mileage ? Powell went on his va
cation, drove up to Starved Rock, over into In
diana, down to St. Louis and back home, and
claims he had three gallons of the original ten
of Red Crown still inside “Henry” when he
landed. Page Taylor!
Lamentable scarcity of news this month. Even
our reliable friends Wimberg and Wilson, down
at Springfield, fail us.
Peterson filled up his storage tank,-------- right
before the price dropped. Wotta wail!
Salesman Hinds dropped in on us as these lines
were written. Gonna get Rainey a job on the
night shift at WGN.
They dared us to tell of our fishing trip, in the
company of “Mary” Heser, and “Porky” Powell.
Well, we went—and got back. Had a lot of bites.
The mosquitoes were so industrious. “Porky’s”
neck looked like a piece of round steak.
Standard Oil representatives were numerous at
the Illinois Motor Bus Transportation convention,
held recently in Springfield. Those in and about
the Company’s artistically arranged booth were:
Dean Treat, railway sales department, Chicago,
Major Price, Chicago, J. H. Wiley and J. S. Flanigon, advertising department, Peoria; C. F. Eber
le, agent Springfield, and W. D. Stacy and P. R.
Hinds, sales department, Peoria.
Drury of Galesburg, tell Mike Maloney to
■turn loose that prolific pen of his and send in
some news.
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�Gus Johnson up at Orion used to kick in once
in a while, but not lately.
Our Red Crowns have just hit their stride, ap
parently. Boast a winning streak of three in a
row at present. The boys are playing the best
ball of any club in the league. Here’s hoping this
little bit of “broadcasting” doesn’t prove the usual
jinx. Frank Westphal and Dan Abel are running
a wild race for the batting leadership of the ball
tossers. Dan got away to a flying start, but
“Mike” is gradually closing in on him.
Harry Kosseick and Phil Hoeft outdo each
other waiting on the lady customers who come to
the warehouse.
Story comes of Wiley, nailing up an emergency
sign, and using a five gallon can of Polarine for
a background. The nail went through the can,
and the oil went through the hole. O, efficiency!
Oliver Hurst wants to know when the bowling
season will open. He’s been working on that
“hook ball” all summer.
Sales Promoter Harley Caldwell wants us to
take up golf. Maybe we will, but the ex-title
holder of the McLean County Country Club
won’t get a chance to show us up till we’ve
learned how to handle our “shiny stick”.
Charlie Dressen and his Ford are getting am
bitious. Drove to Bloomington the other Sun
day. Charlie was much interested in the animals
at the Miller Park Zoo.
Following are the latest additions to our ranks;
Peoria Office: Thelma Lewis, R. E. Shaw. Plant
and General: H. Sproll, Hoopeston; M. A.
Mendenhall, Springfield; F. H. Martin, Peoria;
G. Morrissey, Peoria; R. L. Bearce, Lewistown;
T. Roese, Bradford; H. C. Dare, Canton; G.
Kirkpatrick, Bloomington; H. Carver, Peoria; D.
I. Buckner, Peoria; T. Seward, Springfield; H.
R. Maurer, Springfield; C. Blumenshine, Wash
ington; M. J. Beardstown, W. C. Larson and E.
Green, Galva and C. J. Fisher, Lacon.
QUINCY, ILL.
Henry B. Hardy, Correspondent
Have you noticed Nellie Maxwell’s sparkling
diamond. “Max” is just back from a wonderful
trip through Yellowstone and we’re wondering
whether the diamond had anything to do with it.
Give us an interview, please.
Charles Miranda, agent at Birmingham, Iowa,
swears there is no better fishing to be had in
Illinois than in Iowa. Charlie spent a whole
week in Illinois trying and got nary a nibble, and
this is the type of “fish” story we are inclined
to believe.
Agent Walter Thomas of Macomb, Ill., after
years of driving a Ford is now trying to conquer
a large IHC. Walt sure keeps the traffic cop
busy when he tries to negotiate a corner.
If Santa makes a visit, as of course he will,
to the home of Lottie Nesbitt next winter, we
hope one thing he will be sure to leave there will
be a pair of rubber heels to fit her sharp-shod
“hoofs.”
Some of the boys at our Hannibal, Mo., station
certainly have the fighting spirit. In fact, they
will camp out all night just to get to fight
mosquitos. Boys with that much fighting spirit are
simply bound to win. Aside from Mack and Omo
we wouldn’t mention any names.
Attendants Francis Sullivan and Mandz Read
of S. S. 8, Macomb, are having trouble with their
eyes. Although Salesman N. L. Dunsworth
claims to have diagnosed their case correctly, he
has failed to prescribe the remedy to date.
We have with us a former city detective in the
person of C. F. Fletterer. Clarence should have
no trouble in detecting sales opportunities.
L. R. Janes, attendant at S. S. 32, Perry, Mo.,
has been doing some nice work about his station,
sodding the bare spots and touching up the prem
ises in general. We suspect, however, that Lon
nie’s wife is the boss.
Q. H. Landis (some relation to the judge?)
is our new agent at La Harpe, Ill. Quint is a
hustler and we are glad to have him and his
boosters with us.
F. C. Anderson, formerly of S. S. 2, is now
a member of the general sales force, succeeding
W. M. Cook, who has been selected to fill the
newly formed position of marketing cost clerk.
Floyd is one of the most energetic hustlers we
have ever met and we wish him well in his new
job. J. I. McKenna succeeds him as attendant
at No. 2.
Agent Fred Hull of Burnside, Ill., has a new
dog. However, “no dog can ever hope to be as
good as Jack,” says Fred. At that, the quails
need not expect a cessation of hostilities. (Gosh!
Fred, we ain’t never had a taste of quail in all
of our young life. And we ain’t got no dog, nor
no gun, and wooden no how to use one if we
had it. Y’got any idea how we could possibly
get a taste of quail?—Corr.)
H. R. Gracey, agent at Dallas City, Ill., has an
addition to his family—a fuzzy dog. My! My!
Had.
Plans for our annual outdoor picnic are rapidly
taking form and it bids fair to be the best picnic
ever held. The date is August IS, and the place,
Bailey Park, at Camp Point. Here’s hoping the
weatherman treats us fine.
Paul Ingram is temporarily in charge of S. S.
312, LaBelle, Mo., filling the position left vacant
by the death of Riley Culpen.
G. W. Allen is a recent addition to the agent
instructor force. George is no stranger to the
SOCO and we welcome him back and wish him
good luck.
No wonder we haven’t seen them since. One
of those terribly hot mornings not so long ago
Assistant Manager T. P. Jones bethought himself
of a method to somewhat alleviate his suffering
and proceeded to order a pair of seer-sucker
trousers to be sent to his home toot sweet or
sooner. Then at noon T. P. doffs his hot clothing
and climbs into his newly acquired trousers.
“Great stuff” thinks he, when along comes young
Miss Jones and the following dialogue ensues:
Millicent—“Going to stay home this afternoon,
Daddy?” T. P. J.—“Why, no, what made you
think that?” Four-year-old Millicent—“Why, you
have your overalls on.”
Barney Radtke and George Sohm have joined
the ranks of the deserted husbands, their better
seven-eighth.s being away on visits to home-folk.';
and relatives.
Freda Neuer is an added member of the steno
graphic department and the new face in the order
department belongs to M. C. Mays, transferred
into the office from his former post as attendant
at S. S. 9. E. W. Thompson and W. H. Kampling are again with us after a few weeks of fast
work on the sales force.
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�Ray Lethcho and B. V. Stockwell are new
members of the Quincy mechanical department.
Our newest service station, No. 34 at Hannibal.
Mo., was to be opened for business August 1,
with attendants W. H. Lewis and Bryan Hayden
in charge.
Congratulations are in order for Mr. and Mrs.
E. O. Bower on the arrival, July 26, of a chubby
baby girl. Emmett is relief attendant for all
Quincy service stations.
W. D. Noel, attendant at S. S. 9, is a recent
benedict and the newlyweds are hereby extended
the best wishes of the SOCO family. The fol
lowing incident should prove to the satisfaction
of all that Doan is hopelessly in love with his
bride: A week or so after the fatal day another
attendant sought to have some fun by kidding
Noel into believing that the S. S. superintendent
had selected him to fill a vacancy at a distant
town for a few days. Noel appeared to be quite
unconcerned. Just then a car arrived at the
station and the driver asked for a quart of Polar
ine. Doan makes a grab for the hose, jabs it
into the crankcase and pumps in a couple of
quarts of Red Crown before the astonished cus
tomer can stop him. The old motor received a
good flushing and the affair was soon adjusted
to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, but
Noel may as well admit that he was just a little
bit fussed.
We have just received a clipping from the
Louisiana, Mo., Press-Journal, which is headlined
“Red Crown and Polarine Soar Over Louisiana”
and reads as follows: “R. B. Pappenfort, attend
ant at the service station, and H. G. Shaffner,
salesman for the Standard Oil Co., took a view
of Louisiana from the clouds in Lyle Hostetter’s
airplane Sunday afternoon, and showered the
town with advertising pamphlets for Red Crown,
Polarine, and other Standard Oil products. The
boys say this is a great sport, that Louisiana looks
like a real city from the air and the size and
beauty of Stark Brothers’ Nurseries is a wonder
ful sight.”
Fort Madison, Iowa.—Harry Wood, warehouse
clerk, is the proud possessor of five iTttle English
Bull pups. Better try your hand at hog-raising,
Harry, and keep the butcher’s bill down.
Overheard in the garage: F. L. Brown—“What
in Sam Hill is that song Eddie Haeffner is always
whistling?” J. L. Judy — “That Old Girl of
Mine.”
Lawrence Younk, attendant at S. S. 23, has
his station looking fine. Keep up the good work,
L. R.
Meet Mr. F. P. Kerfoot, our latest acquisition,
hustling tank truck driver who is helping us
spread the fame of Red Crown and Polarine.
Keokuk, Iowa.—O. A. VandenBoom, in charge
of our garage, is stepping high these days. He
is now the proud daddy of a bouncing baby boy,
born July 13, and mother and sonny are doing
just fine. Oscar says the only trouble he has had
so far is that the baby complains because it is so
hot it won’t snow. The youngster wants to
shovel snow and sweep the walks. Thanks for the
cigars, Ockey, they were fine—even if Huston did
get more than half of them.
Walter George Edward Biddenstadt, T. T.
driver, is still making the weekly trip out the
Hilton road and has begun to call for a larger
truck to haul the gallonage he expects to pile up.
Get the gallonage, Walter, we’ll get the truck.
If anyone chancing to read this article has a
few old cigar butts lying around which he has
done using we would appreciate very much your
sending them to S. E. Huston, in care of this
station. While not in the least particular about
the brand of cigar he picks up. Bill much pre
fers those with a red band about them. But in
case they do not have a band around them, send
them on anyway, as Bill has several Tiands which
he has saved and which no doubt will fit. (Bill
sprained his ankle stepping on snipes and we want
to prevent a like accident if possible.)
Chester Dumenil, stake truck driver; has pur
chased for himself a brand new sheik haircut.
Don’t you know what a sheik haircut is? Well,
neither do we, but Chester himself said that it
was a sheik haircut, so you will have to take his
word for it. Chester has informed us that there
are several young ladies in Quincy who fancy
this haircut of his, so if you see a young fellow
running loose in Quincy, with a haircut that
resembles nothing in particular it may be our
little Chester.
We are thinking seriously of entering the race
promotion game as we would doubtless be able
to stage quite a classy race right in our own
back yard. There are at this station an unusual
number of hot Fords and there continues an
equally hot argument regarding who possesses the
hottest one. Elmer Hartman drives the Tudor,
Dumenil drives the Fordor, Ernie Moffit rushes
the touring, and Oscar VandenBoom the roadster,
while last but not least comes Siney McCarty with
the Ford—well we would call it a coupe, but Mac
insists that it is a Tudor, for has it not two
doors, one on each side? Some of these days
we are going to put on a race and invite you all
up. Judging by time trials and other kinds of
trials we think it would be a walk-away for Van.
That is, after the first mile, he would have to
“walk away” back home.
Recently there have been two very important
changes in the personnel of H. A. Brunat’s
household. Not many days ago we heard in the
distance weeping and gnashing of teeth. Upon
investigation we learned that some time during
the previous day the Prize Rhode Island Red
cockerel which you have heard all about, bid this
earth a fond farewell and ascended or descended
to the place where all prize cockerels go. But the
sorrow was short lived as very soon afterwards
we learned of a dandy dapple gray pony that was
to take the place of the departed. Young Bobby
Brunat decided that the pony should be called
Silver. H. A. insisted on calling it Red, but
Bobby won. Harry now spends his spare time
in chasing Silver out of the boulevard. We don’t
know whether he is reducing the pony or himself
but hope it will have the desired effect on both.
Moberly, Mo.—We are sorry to report that T.
T. Driver Glen Noel is on the sick list suffering
from a painful abscess. We are hoping for a
rapid recovery. Red. During Glen’s absence his
truck is being nicely handled by J. S. Clemson.
We had the honor of having with us recently.
Manager A. L. Martin, S. S. Superintendent M.
E. Jolidon, and Equipment Superintendent Ed
Swinney, also Mr. Hintz of the equipment depart
ment in the general offices. It simply poured
goods news that day, and when we have acquired
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�sonal appearance. He floated into the office with
a new shroud of checkerboard design and a neck
tie that flashes like a firefly with neuritis. His
face is beginning to show signs of dilligent appli
cations of lotions and beauty clay that bespeak
an aflrliction of heart throbbing. Well, after all,
Dan Foley fell by the wayside—why not Bob.
fFarehouse—Earl E. Socier, driver at Saginaw
has recovered from an operation for ap
pendicitis and is back on the job after an absence
of about six weeks. Earl says these things come
in a hurry, but it sure does take some time to
get rid of them.
Picnic.—On Sunday morning, June 14, the em
SAGINAW, MICH.
ployees at the warehouse and machine shop gath
S. P. Johnston, Correspondent
ered their families together and all went out for
John W. W. Mooney, our handsome agent at
a picnic. The spot selected was a beautiful grove
Minden City, would walk into a lion’s den and
never put up a fight but when a dog calls his on the slope of Pine River, west of Freeland^
Men, women and children, to the number of 125
bluff he screams like a frightened sand dab. Not
were present. The day was delightful and every
so long ago he was approaching a farm house
body went prepared to have a good time and
when a hired hand playfully grabbed him by the
Everybody
ankle and made a noise like a dog with the result there were no disappointments.
that Jack threw two five gallon buckets of Per brought their baskets filled with good things to
eat. Ice cream cones, soda pop, lemonade, candy
fection over the house and his scream frightened
and peanuts were furnished by the committee, and
the hired girl so bad she threw a pan of spud.s
it took the kiddies and the grown-ups all day to
away.
eat and drink all they brought. The old swim
D. H. Ward, Carsonville agent, is a fond lover
ming hole was at its best, and many availed them
of flowers. Any one wishing a real treat will do
selves of the opportunity and spent much time
well to call at his beautiful home when Dahlias
at this refreshing spot. In the shallow parts of
are in bloom.
the stream the kiddies waded and splashed to
Messrs. F. A. Dettenthaler and Albert Linberg
have been seriously ill from the effects of blood their hearts’ content. Games, sports and con
poisoning. Fred got his by a scratch from a tests were indulged in all day. A pie eating con
test betwen twenty small boys was pulled off early
typewriter and Albert got his playing with a
in the day. Each lad had his own appetite with
cactus
Hans Albrecht figured in an auto accident but him and the contest was short and snappy. A
was outclassed by Clarence Young and Young baseball game between the men and women was
very exciting and, as may be supposed, was won
Red Willert who both had the same kind of
by the fairer sex. Boys’, girls’ races; threemisfortune.
.
Albert Fierke is managing to work after being legged, sack, men’s and women’s races were held.
It seemed somebody was racing all the time.
confined to his home for some time with a
Prizes were given in each event so there was
sprained ankle.
E. J. Ortner is our new agent at Unionville, keen competition. A cracker eating contest was
succeeding Alfred Stock. He is full of enthusi very amusing. Eat a cracker and whistle. Who
can do it first? Try it. Many feats of strength
asm and we think he will be a bear cat. He
resembles Horace Greeley in some respects but and agility were indulged in by the men and some
of these were very exciting. The doughnut eat
don’t hold that against Horace. Mr. Stock is
ing contest between eighteen men was a scream.
going to do business in the town of Colling where
Can you imagine a long rope stretched between
black is white and dollars have more cents.
two trees and from it, suspended on strings, were
When one meets Earl Timmons approaching in
his Ford Roadster he marvels at such a display eighteen doughnuts, and back of each doughnut,
of shins. Earl has to fold his pedal extremities a man. Pretty tame—eh—what? Wait. We
are not quite ready to start. Next, we dip each
up like an ironing board so he can hold the
steering wheel in his lap like a brakeman sitting doughnut in a can of sorghum molasses. Now
on a box car. Earl says that all great men have we are ready. Go! Oh, Boy! You have to see
this one to get the real thrill. The day ended all
long legs, take Abe Lincoln, ferinkstance.
too soon. Everyone voted this the greatest picnic
Hough Tarrent, S. S. haberdasher, took his
ever. Plans are already under way for another
inspiration out for a ride on the sparkling waters
picnic in the near future.
of the River Saginaw and in some unknown
manner the boat capsized and Hough was forced
Mr. Haeffer from the Chicago office was a
to throw his arms around her to save his life.
caller at the warehouse this week. We are always
Now he is a hero and the next accident will
glad to see Mr. Haeffer when he calls.
probably be at the altar.
A SOCO baseball team is now being organ
B. G. Hoerauf, cashier, received a fine baby
ized at the plant. The boys have played a couple
girl the latter part of April, B. B. Ragon got one
of games so far and have met with good success,
on the last week of May and Bill Sodeman
which has filled them with enthusiasm and hope.
received a baby boy in July. By a process of
They say all they need now to make them a
elimination you will observe that we missed June
real team are some baseball suits.
but that was a blunder on the part of the stork.
Owosso.—We extend our congratulations to C.
Look for later announcements.
R. Amidon, cashier, who was made the proud
Robert Allardice has placed the Crystal Set
father of an eight pound S. S. attendant, June 4,
in the ash can where it rightfully belongs and
1925.
is devoting considerable of his time to his per
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the many fine improvements promised us we will
be second to none in the “A” station class. These
are much needed improvements and we speak the
sentiment of all when we say we appreciate them.
We are tickled pink to have Mr. Rodgers of
Quincy with us this week, also. George is
demonstrating how well his portable painting ma
chine operates, and, incidentilly, giving our
trucks a fresh coat of paint. Boy, won’t they
look swell when they step out next Monday a. m.
George is some painter, and also some George,
in more ways than one.
�H. H. Keating pleased our service stations by
paying each one a visit.
A Chevrolet “Drive Away” stopped at S. S. SO
last week and typical Standard Oil service was
called to their attention when seven crank cases
were drained and refilled with Polarine Oil in
exactly eleven minutes.
All Standard Oil S. S. attendants will feel
rewarded for their service efforts when they know
that a very prominent Owosso lady made this
assertion: “The Standard Oil boys are the most
courteous lot of people I’ve ever met.”
Mr. E. J. Sonnenberg, S. S. instructor, is on
the job at Owosso.
ST. JOSEPH, MO.
T. R. Ridge, Correspondent
Walter Dougherty drove his car two blocks out
of the way just to see why a crowd was
gathered at a certain corner and found out (to
the tune of $6.00) that they were watching cops
arrest automobilists who were not displaying a
tail light.
Returned goods should be reduced to a mini
mum since Dan Patton has whetted up the old
06 razor.
Martha Ann Biehl arrived just in time to see
the results of the flood in St. Joseph. She must
think this is a muddy world.
A. J. Brooks has finally convinced the girls in
the stenographic department that it sometimes
rains fish.
Ben Reichmann after careful and deliberate
study approves of the Safety First motto:
“Watch the car just behind the one in front of
you.”
Heinie Leak recently returned from a very
pleasant motor trip to Colorado.
Roy Helenthal is pitching a mean set of gallop
ing hoofs.
The following were outstanding features at the
Standard Oil Company picnic Thursday evening,
July 23, Sugar Lake, Mo.: Sidney Long won the
fat man’s race; Schall Zimmerman showed won
derful form as a sea-diver; Leonard Hartigan
as leader of the curbstone quartet scored a hit;
Al Steinhauser gave a rural atmosphere to the
picnic when he demonstrated the “Cross Roads
Twist,” during the horseshoe game; Horace
LeMaster after publicly announcing that he was
engaged to be married, took a boat-load of girls
out rowing.
Horace LeMaster and Harold Pumphrey, both
of the record department have been to the
jewelry store and by the time this article is
printed will be confirmed married men.
Arlie Rinehart, who is on leave of absence, re
ports that the weather in Colorado is fine.
Foy Watson and Theodore Ridge of the
marketing department have new boarders at their
homes, the names of the new arrivals being Wil
liam Milton Watson and Evelyn Mae Ridge.
Lit Place, our skinny agent at Gallatin, says
Ted Ridge hasn’t a thing on him as it is now
Frances Louise, born July 8. Lit is all smiles.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Margaret McCarthy, Correspondent
There is romance galore around the office these
days, weddings and announcements and new
sparklers keep coming. The last one to join the
ranks of benedicts is Ed Wittmond, head of the
credit department, who took no one into his confi
dence, but on the first day of his vacation was
married to Miss Elsie Sartorius. Elsie formerly
worked for the company and is remembered by
many, and Ed’s years of association with us have
proven his worth and the best wishes of all go
to them.
Bob May is back from “their” honeymoon and
says there is no place like the romantic West
for a real honeymoon trip.
In the Spring a young man’s fancy, etc., etc.
Spring comes late for Clarence Jensen, he must
have lost his girl on the 4th of July for ever since
then he has found more excuses for running into
the dictaphone room every time a new girl is put
on. Dark haired ones seem to be his preference,
with Clarence’s blond locks that is as it should be.
Marion Freeman came back from her vacation
wearing a fraternity ring and a heavenly look,
wonder if she exchanged her heart for them in
Chicago ?
Miss Loretta Long, daughter of John J. Long,
assistant chief clerk, was to be married August
8 to James Sullivan. Best wishes to them also.
Report is out that Ray Hotto will be a subject
for congratulations when he returns from his
vacation. We don’t know the girl’s name—^will
give it later.
John S. Seeibert, attendant at Broadway and
Bates S. S., has had life membership conferred
upon him in the United Spanish War Veterans,
General Nelson Cole Camp No. 2. Mr. Seibert
who has received citation for the Congressional
Medal of Honor for services rendered in Cuba
as organizer of the First Post of the American
Legion. For this Mr. Seibert has received a gold
medal, authorized by city, state and national head
quarters of the Legion.
George Ballew, driver at Columbia, is the proud
father of a seven-pound boy. George says he
will have to work harder than ever now, but it’s
worth it.
The sympathy of all is extended to M. H.
Weston on the death of his brother, and to Bob
Lehman who lost his father recently.
SOUTH BEND, IND.
J. T. Diltz, Correspondent
Elkhart, Ind.—S. S. T. W. Driver C. E. Dunafin, while touring in Illinois last week was ap
proached by a speed cop who ordered him to
appear before the judge for speeding. Judge—
“Mr. Dunafin are you guilty or not guilty?”
Dunafin—“Guilty I guess, but you see judge it
was like this. I use Red Crown Gasoline and
the brakes wouldn’I hold.”
Philip Bloss, our drayman, is recovering slow
ly from a shock he received at one of his
famous lakes last week, after losing a four
pound pickerel from his stringer. Same old
story, Bloss, the big ones always get away.
Louis J. Melkus, attendant at S. S. 55, says
his partner, V. E. Circle, is the luckiest man he
ever saw, everyone drives in for lithograph cans
of Polarine on Circle’s track. Lets hope next
month will be your lucky month.
C. R. Glase, city T. W. salesman, is nursing
a sore foot, caused by stepping on some broken
glass while in bathing at Wawasee Lake last
Sunday.
�Wanted: Extra clerk at Elkhart to take care
o’clock on inspection morning. Oh, boy!
of applicants applying for position at our new
Bill Dearing, our expert gauger, declares his
S. S. 108 at Lexington and Vistula.
Ford sedan has a plank roof. Ask the “Swede.”
Rural T. W. salesman O. E. Daly Jr., says
George Hildenbrand, our jolly drayman, has
he never could drive a truck down a hill back
laid his potatoes by and now he gets back to
wards ; they don’t make the roads wide enough.
work by 1 o’clock.
Logansport, Ind.—Lost; One pound box of
Hurried call on telephone says Art Scarlett,
cherry cocktails. Finder please return to L. R.
M. T. W. driver, is mopping up Hogan’s drug
Yeakley. Oh well, too late to return now. She
store with a man who dared to say that Polarine
has been disappointed.
was no good.
Rather lonesome since Mr. Sparks has moved
Charles Crowe, attendant at S. S. 16, is
into bis private office.
passing the cigars, the reason, a nine pound son,
We wonder if Drayman Rice has made any arriving May 21.
more trips home at 7:00 A. M. to close the
P. D. Wardwell, our city salesman, is very
windows before a shower.
fond of wild animals these days, carries them
It has been suggested that Mr. Haner, ware
along in his Ford coupe.
houseman, be furnished a team of horses as he
We have all been wondering why Maurice
always yells “Whoa” when loading tankwagons.
House, our cashier, was saving his money, until
J. R. Yocum has accepted a position as at we met his lady friend at the Standard Oil picnic
tendant at S. S. 22, succeeding J. R. Breman who
held recently. All right Maurice we are for you,
returned to the office of Penn R. R. Welcome
but think you might tell us the date.
to our midst Mr. Yocum.
Fort tFayne, Ind.—If R. D. Corll, T. W. sales
E. C. Forgey has accepted a position as sales man, starts out to sell thirty gallons of Polarine,
man at S. S. 95, succeeding R. D. Laird, who
it’s as good as sold. He says he could sell more
has been transferred to S. S. 54.,
but hates to show the salesmen up. Line forms
on the left, boys, don’t push.
Everett German was a welcome two weeks’
visitor at our station. The drivers report all our
Paul Cottrell, salesman at S. S. 27, says “Why
trucks running perfect now. Call again, Everett.
should I drive my car when my girl has a car.”
“Yes sir,” K. E. Lakey, salesman at S. S. 30,
The,, contest between the “Blues” and the
“Reds” is running very close. The correspondents is still wearing his gigantic mustache. At a re
have some odds to wage on the contest, and are
cent inventory he located eleven on one side and
thirteen on the other.
not particular which side they wage it on. So
long as it is the winning team.
S. S. 30 must possess something very fas
Slocum and Hamer, city salesmen, are very cinating for the stork, as both Lakey and Ulrey
have had recent visits from him.
fond of flowers, especially roses. Why? Ask
them.
William Nichtr, S. S. 85, requests the company
Paul Dilley of the Chicago office is spending
furnish more rags, by so doing he could increase
his vacation in Logansport.
the sale of Semdac. Bill says in his last demon
Huntington, /„</.—Charles Schultz is the new stration he used three pounds of rags and fortyfive minutes time, when through the customer was
attendant at S. S. 50. Luck to you Charlie.
Burhl Fahl, attendant at S. S. 58, doesn’t get sold on Semdac but had no money. The next
morning the daughter was down to get the Sem
much sleep at night since the addition to his
dac. Bill don’t understand “yet.”
family. Somebody said it was a bull pup and
Boys, our hats are off to Ed. J. Zurbuch, clerk
had to be fed every two hours from a bottle
and nipple.
at the bulk plan! He strengthened that “faint
T. W. Driver Ralph found good fishing at heart” and married Miss Agness Luley, July 7.
Yes, the cigars were fine.
Barber Lake. Ralph returned with one catfish,
2% inches long.
Miscellaneous.—Ed. Miller, agent at Uniondale,
still reports fishing rotten.
William L. Folk has been transferred from
S. S. attendant to city T. W. driver.
Ask Bun Keller, S. S. 61, how he likes “carp.”
LaFayette, Ind.—The contest between the Lem That is what he fishes for.
onade Giants and the Ice Cream Tigers was
Clark Flaugh, agent at Decatur, is hitting the
fought bitterly throughout the month and ended ball. This is for anyone who is wondering what
with the Giants leading by a few gallons. On he’s doing.
July 19 the Tigers entertained at Tree-Built-Inn
Cecil Bair, S. S. 61, was seen looking at an
on the banks of the Wild Cat, and a most en
old (Henry) the other day. “Better lay off,
joyable time was had by all those present. A
Cecil, until you can get a new one.”
baseball game was played and resulted in a
Anyone having seen N. W. Abbott, Craigville,
secorid defeat for the Tigers. Bert Force en
tertained with several acrobatic stunts while lately, please advise salesman covering this ter
ritory. “Come out of the bushes. Nelson.”
playing third base.
Paul Wardwell who
Bob Marboush, second truck man at Decatur,
captained the Giants was well pleased with his
believes most anything, “Try him boys.”
team but his personal record would have been
Frank Blake says he will support Bob Harris
much better if he had not patronized the dance
as a dog catcher! How come. Bob ?
hall on the North River Road so much.
Art Clemmens, T. W. driver at Mishawaka,
If Charlie Burnham could use his grape vine
sure stepped handsome in July. Reason? Nine
twist on his Polarine sales his quota would have
and one-half pound girl.
to be tripled.
Maurice House, our classy cashier, went broke
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wirt, Wakarusa,
buying all the latest bathing beauty magazines.
a daughter, Kathleen Eileen. Hank says he
Roy Wien, M. T. W. driver, lives two miles
knows he’ll make his quota from now on!
from S. O. Company’s plant and wakes up at 6
W. S. Beigh is under the care of a doctor. Sun
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�stroke or palpitation of nerves, thinking of in
coming competition.
Howard McKenzie just received word of the
passing of his grandfather.
Our sympathy is
with Howard during his bereavement.
E. M. Preston motored to Richmond where
the Mrs. Preston and sons were visiting friends
and relatives. Better hurry home.
Did you ever get awakened sharply and sud
denly in the night? Perhaps a dream, or maybe
a burglar.
How would you feel if you were
awakened suddenly some night, and found your
house a fire, coal dust all over the house, soot
hanging from picture frames, then realize how
close to death, when you discover your house
was struck by lightning! Ask Jack Williams of
.Angola.
Harry Parker is indesposed at this writing.
Josephine says perhaps it was caused by her not
attending Chautauqua with him.
Pyrl Duncan said it reminded him of old times,
while he was relaying gasoline from Hamilton.
Dawson Goral missed a customer on Route 3
the other day, thinking they did not require any
thing. Next day they called for Red Crown—
about a six mile drive. Moral—it pays to stop.
Roy Schall at Hamilton is using the old army
game. He is trying to drive the enemy out of
Metz.
Clyde Reese at Orland painted his truck tank
the other day, and Standard Oil men in around
Angola, passed him without speaking, because
they did not recognize him.
Herbert Howard and Ford Troop are not
married, so it is unwise to advertise them very
much.
The team of Gallagher and Shean connection
with Standard Oil is becoming more of a reality
than ever, since H’ray Gallagher took on the
job of selling the Standard Oil Company, minus
Polarine.
The Monticello field wishes to express their
appreciation for the last two numbers of the
Record. We like to know our neighbors.
K. Kingsbury has accepted a position as S. S.
attendant at Monticello.
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana has
another royal booster. Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Moore of Monticello a future service station
attendant. Mr. Moore is attendant at S. S. 47.
We wonder what the attraction is at Good
land. Ask Rufus, he knows.
On the night of July 20, our genial agent at
Sidney went fishing, they never got a bite but
just as they were starting for home a nice two
pound bass took pity on them and jumped in the
boat. Bud says this is the truth, believe it or
not.
Walter Bouse at Claypool says he would like
a couple of days off but he wont tell us who
is to be the lucky lady.
E. Fillabaum, driver at No. Manchester, was
confined to his home one day last week. Early
says is was candy that made him sick but we
think that it was green apples, how about it?
Carl Schmalazried, erstwhile agent at Wabash,
paid us a visit last week. The boys in North
Manchester like to see the big Dutchman once
in a while even if he don’t stay long.
Ligonier station had a slight change.
Mr.
Wolf, former station agent, went to S. S. 52
as salesman and Joe Taylor, S. S. salesman, took
station agent. Both are on the job and going
good.
The Millersburg agent has to go to Goshen
for Solite and he gets some light on how Goshen
is going. Watch him and Decker, Neff.
The entire division extends its sympathy to
Agent F. E. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson
over the loss of Betty Jane, their six months
old daughter.
Miss Nichols of the legal department in the
general office is visiting her father and mother
in Lowell, Ind., during her vacation.
If you
don’t believe it ask Karl Wendell, S. S. sales
man at Crown Point. That’s right, Karl, it
doesn’t make any difference, even though they
aren’t in the South Bend division.
We understand that on a certain evening not
so long ago T. W. Driver Enno Sager had his
Buick working overtime. S. S. Salesman Ray
Ziese says she didn’t like to ride in a Ford any
way. Don’t fight, boys.
WICHITA, KANS.
J. A. White, Correspondent
(Ye scribe writes to ye editor telling of
divers goodtimes said scribe had in ye vicinity
of Lake Okoboji and there fore wast unable to
be bothered with such mundane things as ye
notes for ye Stanolind Record.)
The Runaway
It was the day before the race, and an in
quisitive fan who had been looking over a few
of the entries, came upon a likely looking little
roan being groomed by an old darkey.
“Good horse,” commented the fan.
“There ain’t none bettah, suh,” said the darkey.
“Who was he sired by?”
“Well, suh,” replied the darkey, aware that the
pedigree of his little horse was somewhat shady,
“nobody knows that. This colt is so fast he run
away from home befoah evah he’d heard his
pap’s name !”—Contributed.
* * *
“You naughty, cruel boy!” said the very fash
ionably dressed young woman, who was taking
a stroll in the park, to the urchin whom she found
despoiling a bird’s nest. “How can you be so
heartless as to take those eggs? Think of the
poor mother bird when she comes back and----- ”
“That’s all right, miss,” interrupted the boy;
“the mother bird is dead.”
The young woman’s expression reflected dis
belief.
“How do you know?” she asked sharply.
“Cos I sees ’er on your hat,” was the reply.—
Exchange.
* * *
Ups and Downs of Language
“Did you call Edith up this morning?”
“Yes, but she wasn’t down.”
“But why didn’t you call her down?”
“Because she wasn’t up.”
“Then call her up now and call her down for
not being down when you called her up.”—
Boston Transcript.
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THE SHTURDAT EVENING POST
“And after that a waiter. And after that a movie
We Went three rounds, in against a large complacent cliff. No doubt the
extra
and a rather indifferent pugilist. I was also for
officials
of
the
United
States
Treasury
Department
the course of which I blacked his eye and he nearly
a time a bouncer in a New York saloon. That was
broke one of my ribs, and then we decided to kiss had felt the same.
one of my failures. I started gaily out one night to
“It’s maddening,” he said.
and make it up. When I saw you, I had just been
bounce an obstreperous client, and, unfortunately,
“I beg your pardon?”
standing beer to him and a few personal friends.
“I was only thinking that there seems to be no he bounced me. This seemed to cause the boss to
You look very happy, Your Highness.”
lose confidence in my technique, and shortly after
way in which the righteous can get at you.”
“Do I?”
wards I sailed for England to carve out a new career.
“You look as if you would like to strangle me.”
“And I don’t wonder. Running into an old friend
“ No, no,” protested Joe. “ Just beat you over the head Since then I have been doing pretty well.”
like this. I suppose you were surprised to see me
“I am glad to hear that.”
with one of these brass pots and watch you wriggle.”
’here.”
“I bet you are. Yes, I got a job on a paper, and
She laughed.
“Very.”
“You appear still to be the same engaging young held that for a while, and then I became a sort of
“I, on the other hand, was expecting to meet you
stooge or bottle washer to a publisher of dubious
shortly. I am staying at Walsingford Hall, and man.”
“ I imagine we’ve neither of us changed very much.” reputation named Busby.”
heard that you were arriving.”
“You have had quite a full life. Shall we go?”
“Your circumstances seem to have changed. The
“How do you come to be staying at the Hall?”
They started to cross the room. “And since when,”
“I thought it would be nice being with Tubby. last I heard of you, you were a sailor on a tramp
she asked, “have you been a playwright?”
steamer.”
Somehow, he seems to need a brother’s care.”
“You’ve heard about my
“How did you know he was
play?
”
there?”
“I have seen it.”
“Oh, these things get about.
Joe’s sense of futility dimin
He tells me you are thinking of
ished. He glowed a little. It
buying the Hall.”
was as if he had been a sportsman
“Yes.”
shooting at a rhinoceros with an
“My visit will be a short one,
air gun and one of the pellets had
then.”
caused the animal to wince. It
“ Extremely short. Are you go
was
true that if his companion
ing back there now? If so, I can
had winced, he had not observed
give you a lift.”
it; but he knew her to be a woman
“ Thanks.”
who hid her feelings.
“Unless you have any more
“Already? This is very grati
street fighting to do?”
fying. What did you think of it? ”
“No, I’m through for the day.
“I suppose some people would
I hear you have been revisiting
call it clever.”
New York.”
“ The better element are unan
“Yes. I returned the day be
imous on that point. Shall I read
fore yesterday. I had to go over
you the notices?”
and see my lawyer about my
“No, thank you.”
income tax. The Treasury people
“It’s an extraordinary thing.
were making the most absurd
Nobody seems to want to hear
claims.”
those notices. Pretty soon I shall
“Soaking the rich?”
be beginning to think there’s a
“Trying to soak the rich.”
conspiracy. How did it go when
“I hope they skinned you to
you saw it?”
the bone,”
> “Very well.”
“No. As a matter of fact, I
“House fuU?”
came out of it very well. Have
“Packed.”
you a cigarette?”
“And they seemed to be en
“Here you are.”
joying it?”
“Thank you. Yes, I won out
“Immensely.”
all along the line.”
They came out of the hotel.
“You would!”
“My favorite scene,” said Joe,
Once again, Joe was conscious
“is the one in the second act be
of that reluctant admiration
tween the ghastly stepmother
which he had felt at their meet
and her stepson. Did they like
ing, and, with it, of the baffled
that?”
resentment which so often came
“Very much.”
to those who had dealings with
“Did you?”
this woman. The effortless ease
“It amused me.”
with which she overrode all ob
“That’s good. I aimed to en
stacles and went complacently
tertain.”
through life on the crest of the
“I have been hoping to meet
wave offended his sense of dra
you, Joseph,” said the Princess,
matic construction. She was so
“because I wanted to discuss
obviously the viUainess of the
that play of yours. We can have
piece that it seemed inevitable
a nice, cozy talk about it in the
that eventually the doom must
car.”
overtake her. But it never did.
She slipped gracefully into the
Whoever had started that idea
Rolls-Royce. Joe followed her.
that Right in the end must al
As she settled herself in her seat,
ways triumph over Wrong had
he saw that she was smiling that
never known the Princess
quiet smile again, and, but for
Dwornitzchek.
the absurdity of supposing that
He watched her as she sat there
there was any possible way in
smoking and smiling quietly at
which she could now do him a
some thought that seemed to be
mischief, it might have made him
amusing her, and tried to analyze
uneasy.
the murderous feelings which she
He knew that smile from the
had always aroused in him. She
old days.
was, as he had said, undefeatable, and he came to the conclu
sion that it was this impregnabil
T WAS just as Joe and the
ity of hers that caused them. She
Princess Dwornitzchek were
had no heart and a vast amount
preparing to leave the hotel that
of money, and this enabled her to
a panting two-seater entered the
face the world encased in triple
High Street and began to proceed
brass. He had in her presence a
along
it at a slow crawl, the girl
sense of futility, as if he were
Her Heart Was Reating Quickly as She Plucked a Pair of Trousers Like Fruit From,
the Sought When a Sudden Exclamation From Behind Her Caused Her to Turn
at the
(Continued on Page 62}
a very small wave beating up
(Continued from Page Z7)
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THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
September 4,1937
PHOIQ BY R. D. ADAMS
The Hurricane Bench in 1904 Before the Mormons Brought Water From the Virgin River^ and^ Belowt Hurricane Town Today
Sy
MORROW WILBOH
COURTESY OF THE IMPROVEMENT ERA
greatest of Mormon col
onizers, like Thomas Jefferson, believed that,
as a broad generality, tillers of the earth make
the best citizens. He directed his people to take
farms from a desert wilderness, to reverence farming
not only as a means of livelihood but as a way of
living, to earn completely and to avoid charity.
Today these practical gospels of Brigham Young
remain mandates of the Mormons—properly the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The
Mormons still are fighting, conquering and settling
the desert. In motive and philosophy. Mormon
pioneering of 1937 is virtually identical with Mormon
pioneering of 1857.
On the long-idle Keogh ranch, in the Idaho dry
lands about three miles from Malta, one may see
modern Mormon pioneering. It is a 4000-acre ranch,
once operated for cattle raising, and then, later,
when grass began to fail, for sheep. Last year the
church bought the ranch as a colony site. In March
of this year, a new group of pioneers moved in on the
land.
I arrived at the ranch during the doldrums of a
mid-April noon, picked my way among empty cor
rals, and called at an aged bunkhouse built of mudchinked logs, once headquarters for a hell-roaring
bevy of frontier cowboys.
There was no evidence of a noontime lull. Four of
the newly arrived colonists were visible and all were
hard at work. One was plowing a dusty field with a
shiny new tractor, another using a big draft team to
plow out a badly neglected irrigation canal, and two
righam young,
B
1
more digging a well which is to supplement irrigation
water provided by a hillside stream.
Less than a month before, six young Mormons had
taken over the abandoned ranch and set out to bring
new life to an establishment long dead. With self
subsistence as a primary motive, they aimed to re
place range agriculture with intensive cultivation.
During these first weeks they had plowed and planted
about 150 acres to crops, reopened about three miles
of old irrigation canal and planned the digging of five
new wells which should bring water to about 1000
additional acres.
All the boys have previous farm training. During
their first season they are working as a group, to make
the best possible use of available equipment. The try
out finished, plans are to tenant the farms in groups
of four, each member owning his own home and about
thirty acres. The land will be purchased with a down
payment of as little as a dollar an acre—on a total
price not to exceed thirty dollars an acre.
Having planted and harvested a first crop, these
1937-model pioneers plan to go to the mountains
near by, cut timber for building homes and saw the
lumber on the grounds, trading labor in order to keep
housing costs at a minimum. All this is in keeping
with original pioneer practices of Latter-day Saints.
Having built homes, the boys plan to marry—one
wife apiece.
First home from work was twenty-six-year-old
Elder Chase—members frequently acquire the title
of elder by the time they are eighteen. Reared in
South Carolina and Florida, Chase spent two years
in a law school, grew weary of legalities, took a sales
man’s job in Salt Lake and there became a Latterday Saint. Following church usance, he went forth
as a missionary, wandering through England and
Scotland—a fertile source of Mormon converts. The
average return from each missionary is two converts.
Elder Chase obtained his quota, lived meagerly and
paid his own way. The church paid his fare home.
Craving ownership of land, he sent in his applica
tion to become a colonizer. Last March he arrived
at the Keogh ranch with three other returned mis
sionaries, Elders Wallace, Hill and Roberts. They
reported to Mark Austin, seventy-two-year-old live
stock man and former agricultural director of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, who is now unsalaried
and unofficial supervisor of the ranch. They took
over the aged bunkhouse, cleaned out an old well
near by and drew straws for turns at housekeeping.
Bedding, cooking utensils and rations came from a
church warehouse, as a loan and not as a gift.
Elder Chase drew first term as cook and house
keeper. The fare is simple—dried apples, stewed
peaches, thick bacon and stewed beef.
These pioneers of 1937 came to the land virtually
without money. They are buying necessary food,
clothing and household goods upon the credit of first
crop. The church is making them a temporary loan
of implements, a tractor, two teams of draft horses.
No member is allowed to begin buying land until he
has successfully finished his tryout year. Then his
purchase will be limited to about fifty acres, or what
is regarded as a subsistence (continued on Page 32;
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September 4, Z937
farm. When irrigation
canals are repaired and improved, and river water
duly supplemented by the five newly surveyed
wells, virtually all the ranch will be available to
irrigation. Homesites and farms will be available
for eighty or ninety families. At that time the
church will underwrite building a temple, school
and social center.
But for the time being, life on the old Keogh
ranch is one of plain food, rough work, no movies
or bright lights. It’s a life of almost perpetual work
from dawn till dark. But the pioneers declare they
like it and look forward to the future.
Superficially, this present-day pioneering is not
particularly dramatic. But the people of Joseph
Smith and Brigham Young still plod forward to
take subsistence from land. They hitch-hike,
drive flivvers, follow winter-lean nags. It is essen
tially the same hard way. Some falter. Some will
fail. But many are winning by way of stubborn labor.
group of single young men to
open the way and make a
first crop before the site is
peopled with families of de
pendents. This is an old ex
pedient of Mormon coloniza
tion, followed in opening the
great and beautiful Cache
Valley of Utah and Idaho,
now the greatest stronghold
and show ground of Mormon
agriculture.
Under the present church
security plan, caution under
scores all new farming col
onies. Need for placing mem
bers upon new land is accen
tuated by apparent climate
changes in various parts of
the intermountain West. In
some areas, persistent decline
in rainfall seems to be under
Trying it Out on the Bachelors
mining the future of dry-land
ELECTION of colonists, like choice of farming farming, making irrigation a
sites, is never an easy problem. Through the necessity. For example, there
generations, church leadership has found that likis the one-time prosperous
ing for farm life, desire to own land and grow crops, community of Vernon, Utah,
is better born in a man than thrust upon him.
where,for thepastdecade,rain
Well over nine tenths of the Mormons who have fall has grown less and less,
lately opened farms have taken land upon their until now all dry-land farms
own resources, asking no help of the church be are abandoned. The same is
yond expert advice, community work and temple largely true of Widtsoe, a
building. These services the church always offers. high-plateau farm community
Among the colonists who require credit, the near Powell National Forest.
church must necessarily make careful selection. Many farmers who bought
There can be no absolute rules; each applicant land on credit have lost it
must be judged on his own merit. Preference goes through foreclosure. Now
to members who are loyal in service to the church, the church seeks to help them
particularly to young men with previous farm to other land.
experience and a capacity for hard work.
The most extensive land
Investigations are made under direction of the service is of an advisory na
church security board or its appointed agent. ture, directing members who
Applicants expect neither donations nor cash are able to help themselves to
wages. As a matter of mutual safeguard, they must desirable land. The church is
usually fulfill a year’s tryout on the land to prove sending farm experts through
whether or not they can stick and like it. If they out the intermountain West
can’t, the deal is closed with a minimum of loss. If to make surveys of favorable
they can, the deal is on for a long time.
lands now for sale. Under
For proving the settlement possibilities of un direction of the security
tried land, the church is prone to send first a pioneer council, these investigators
(Continued, from Page 30)
S
PHOTO BY R. D. ADAMS
The Hand^Heivn Canal by Which the Mormon Pioneers
Laboriously Brought Water to the Desert, Below—Part
of Half a Milliori Cans of Surplus Foods Stored in
the Church Security Warehouses at Salt Lake City
PHOTO BY JOHN R. TALMAGE
COURTESY OF THE IMPROVEMENT ERA
The Grand Canyon and ^he Mormon Church' s
Grand Old Man, Heber Jeddy Grant, Now Eighty
appraise the land, re
port upon its water
resources and price,
and then publicize
the information
through the various
wards and agencies
of the church. Mem
bers are urged to col
onize in groups.
At present, the
founding of inde
pendent farm settle
ments is in progress
in various parts of
Oregon, Montana,
Idaho, Colorado, Ari
zona and New Mex
ico. Colonizing is
most active in Southern and Central
Idaho, and in the
areas of Idaho Palls,
Rexburg and the
Twin Palls irrigation
center.
For members un
able to afford land,
the church is buying
tracts for tryout
settlement and even
tual resale. During
the past year and a
half the church has
bought about 10,000
acres in this manner, allocating the land in small
strips of, usually, fifty acres or less to the family.
After carefully investigating the applicant, it
offers the member a year’s trial lease at little or no
rental. Then, if the venture shows promise, the
church resells the land to members on long terms
and with low interest, invariably without fees or
profit.
Colonies of the Future on Principles of the Past
RICES must be low. Payment of prevailin'g
averages for land would plunge the moneyless
colonizer hopelessly into debt. In most instances,
the church favors sites where water can be brought
to the land by means of home labor and enter
prise. Since many of the pioneers have neither
seed, livestock, nor implements, the church fre
quently supplies tractors for breaking the land
and advances implements and seed—wherever posr
sible from church-operated warehouses. Charges
are cut to a minimum. But some form of payment
is expected, in keeping with the Mormon tradition
of allowing no able-bodied man to feed from the
labor of another.
The church has lately helped locate a twelve
family farming community about 100 miles east of
Calgary, Alberta. Another new venture in coloniz
ing is near Salmon, Idaho, a once-famous livestock
co’iintry. About 500 members have recently
settled in the Salmon area, and are now buying
farms. The church recently bought the former
Governor Shoup ranch near Salmon and resold the
land to ten families, who now own farms ranging
from 30 to 500 acres
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heart wrong? Come home now, gallant it tears my heart,” he said. “Whisper
man, and you’ll see me make the weeds here! But don’t use it aginst me. The
and the daisies bow their heads like name he called me was Snotty Nose.”
Though often sorely tempted, I have
Barney Doony.”
He came closer and his voice again never called Thomasheen James by that
changed and lowered. “ I’U do it though opprobrious name.
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i
each. Most of the old ranch, once too
dry even for reliable range, is now un
der irrigation. Principally with their
own labor, the settlers have completed
about three miles of irrigation canals,
and mustard-brown range is changing
to green fields and alfalfa and timothy
and experimental crops of sugar beets.
Labor is paying for the land.
At Bluewater, about forty miles east
of Gallup, New Mexico, the church is
now in course of buying about 2300
acres of desert land newly available to
irrigation. It is probable that colonists
will take over this site early in 1938.
All these are Mormon colonies of the
future. Not yet finally proved, they
are a direct revival of colonizing prin
ciples which have opened most of the
Mormon land now in use. Brigham
Young and his followers projected the
state of Deseret to include not only
the present Utah but most of Arizona,
Nevada, Eastern Colorado and New
Mexico, the southwestern corner of
Wyoming and the lower third of Cali
fornia.
For a century. Mormon land taking
has been a gradual and laborious en
deavor. To change the deserts of today
into secure farm lands of tomorrow
takes time and work. To appreciate
this, one has but to visit Hurricane, a
Mormon community up in the occa
sional mesas of Southeastern Utah,
possibilities for a canal. Years passed.
Finally about 100 men organized a
stock company to build an irrigation
canal through the badlands.
Blocks of stock were hmited to
twenty shares each, all payable in labor.
Each share entitled the owner to one
acre with “primary water rights and
an equity in a town lot, exact choice of
land to be decided by drawing straws.”
The length of the proposed canal was
marked off into stations of four rods.
Stations were assigned to stockholders,
who pledged themselves to work out
their stock payments. Labor credit for
various sectors of the canal was de
cided upon a basis of the difficulties to
be met in the construction—whether
solid rock, loose rock or earth.
Meanwhile the settlers faced the
need of earning a living. In summer
they ceased canal building to tend their
farms. Between November and March,
able-bodied men and boys packed grub
boxes and went to the mountains, leav
ing the women to tend the homes and
livestock. Workers wintered in the
rough lands, marooned for months at a
time by blizzards and high water.
,
JI Homemade Canal
As an engineering feat, the most re
markable thing about the canal is that
it can and does carry water. As a dem
onstration of human persistency, of
courage in the face of ruinous odds,
this reporter believes it second to none.
The men who built it, their children
and grandchildren, are just now begin
ning to realize benefits. By the magic
of sweat, a desert has been changed
to luxuriant fields and a community of
good schools, churches and homes.
This area has been opened entirely
without Government aid or any other
outside help. There is always water in
the Virgin River. There was rich sod.
awaiting the water. Fourteen years of
relentlessly hard work performed the
magic union.
Back in 1893, a group of citizens
from less-successful Virgin River set
tlements appointed a committee to go
through the canyon and consider the
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Nine years of labor found the canal
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than a dollar a day, more than $32,000
Hurricane is a Mormon colony of worth of labor had gone into the un-
the present, only recently become green
and plenteous with good farms. The
life of the community depends upon a
homemade irrigation canal which taps
the rambunctious and unpredictable
Virgin River. The canal is about eight
miles long, nine feet wide and four
deep. It carries enough water for fortyfive farms and irrigates 2200 acres, on
which live about 1000 people.
Mormon settlers spent fourteen hard
years shaping this canal. They dug it
with picks, shovels and drills, breaking
through nine tunnels, guiding its course
along sheer cliff walls from 50 to 200
feet above the mesa table, and hoisting
high board flumes upon trestles.
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dertaking. Yet much of the hardest
construction, including the nine tun
nels, was stiU unfinished.
James Jepson, president of the group,
went to Salt Lake to ask a loan from
the church, offering as credit collateral
shares in the venture. The church subscribed $5000 worth of the stock. Most
of this money went for supplies—prin
cipally dynamite and blasting powder.
Workers were paid 25 per cent in
cash, 75 per cent in stock until the job
was finished. Finally the canal carried
water to the desert—which meant land
clearing, plowing, planting and home
building. The first ten families to move
in spent their beginning year in tents
and dugouts.
Rich soil and plenty of water now
make this land semitropical in appear
ance. Fruit trees grow well, and though
the community is still about fifty miles
from a railroad. Hurricane peaches,
grapes, figs, pecans and walnuts are
taking a welcome place upon inter
mountain markets. The second year
after its colonization, the Hurricane
ward, or church, contributed about
S5000 in voluntary tithes, representing
a first-crop income of about $50,000.
Probable cost of the eight miles of
canal was $60,000—at least $50,000 of
it in labor. Today the income from a
single crop would more than meet the
expense of the entire project. Orig
inally, the desert land was bought for
an average of a dollar and a quarter an
acre. It now sells for as much as $300
an acre. Jim Jepson, chief organizer
for the amazing canal, is alert and
healthy in his eighty-third year.
In 1857, while giving counsel to the
effect that it is cheaper to feed Indians
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than to fight them, Brigham Young
pointed out that the terrors of the
wilderness, such as Indians, man-eating
grizzlies and uncrossable rivers, were
but temporary drawbacks. Indians
would grow accustomed to white men.
Mormon hunters would soon wear
down the grizzlies. Ways and means
would eventually be found for bridging
the more troublesome rivers. But
Brigham Young never entertained any
illusions to the effect that wilderness
fighting is a game for softies, or that
the intermountain West, even when
won, would be easy to hold.
Today there are few, if any, maneating grizzlies left in the Mormon
country. Indians no longer take the
war trail. Roads are moderately pass
able. But the old devil, weather, stays
on. Floods and wind erosion are for
ever menacing the farmers. Cheap
land that will grow crops becomes for
ever scarcer. Most of the good land
accessible to water is already either in
use or held at prices beyond the purse
of a poor colonizer. The job of colony
founding was never so difficult as it is
today; the return of men to the land
never more difficult. Church leaders
realize this. They are buckling down to
the fight of all fights.
The present urge is toward cautious
expansion and the improvement of
present holdings. Gradually, the land
is being made more productive, better
to fill the needs of a fast-growing
membership. Rapid expansion or simul
taneous movement of any great num
ber of colonists is frowned upon by the
church.
Among the Mormons, most of the
remaining unemployed are unskilled
laborers. How to train these unskilled
workmen in the midst of complicated
labor uncertainties is the immediate
problem. The one answer seems to be a
widespread return to land. Through
out the Mormon country, poverty and
distress have been found principally in
towns and cities, the most secure liv
ing in farming community. Thus, the
church’s biggest job is to help more
young men and women to help them
selves to land.
The Church Organization
It’s a yea-and-nay proposition. On
the yea side is a tradition of pioneer
hardihood which has brought under
cultivation much of the American des
ert. There is the statistical truth that
Mormon population now has the low
est death rate of any group in the
United States, one of the highest birth
rates among all Caucasian peoples, a
life span longer than average. Among
Mormons the proportion of college
graduates and professional degrees
likewise sets an all-American high for
any similar group. The average hold
ing of wealth is, perhaps, the highest of
any comparable church membership.
Financially, the church is strong and
free of debt. Tithe revenues are highly
reliable. There is no salaried ministry.
Still more pertinent to the new chal
lenge of economic insecurity is the fact
that the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints has an organization
founded to suit temporal as well as
spiritual needs. The church is actively
interested not only in farming but in
merchandising, banking and invest
ments and manufacturing.
International headquarters are at
Salt Lake City. The church is appor
tioned into 118 regions, or stakes,
roughly similar to counties, as admin
istrative units. The stake, governed
by a presidency and a council of twelve,
embraces a number of wards, similar to
individual churches of other denomina
tions. The ward is directed by a resi
dent bishop and his council. Actual
leadership is almost entirely in the
hands of businessmen, farmers and
other professionals, who serve without
cost to the church. In all, there are
now 1080 wards with a total ward
membership of about 747,000.
Farming remains the dominant trade
of Mormon membership, with the farm
ing communities scattered throughout
the arid and semiarid West from Can
ada to Mexico. Water is the lifeblood
of this agriculture. Use of water is the
real foundation of Mormon security.
In its practical sense, irrigation in
the United States probably began in
Salt Lake City—just two blocks from
the church’s administrative building.
That was ninety-six years ago. Mor
mon pioneers undertook to plow the
first dry furrow to carry water.
Scientific Irrigation
One plowshare broke. But the sec
ond dug into the dust and hardpan,
opened a way for water which irri
gated a first crop of potatoes. Since
then the irrigation ditch has been the
Mormon trail to security. Now irriga
tion has changed from a frantic ex
periment of a desert frontier to a com
manding science. In this fact church
leadership reads a foremost hope
for continuation of Mormon selfsufficiency.
Irrigation is a tough subject. At
best, it is no certain key to success.
Its first complication begins in inter
pretation of property rights. From a
standpoint of common law, ownership
of water involves much the same rights
as ownership of land. Mormon pio
neering substituted the viewpoint that
ownership of water can be retained
only so long as water is put to benefi
cial use.
Some forty years ago, the church
experiment station at Logan, Utah,
began studying uses of water on soil,
making scientific experiments to de
termine just how much water is actu
ally needed for making a crop.
This pioneering in the science of
irrigation has provided a new yardstick
for measuring water resources. It has
proved, for one thing, that unless the
soil is naturally rich, irrigation is usu
ally a poor risk. Several Government
irrigation projects now current are
storing huge quantities of water which
are available only to poor land. Churchdirected research also proved that ac
tual relation between amount of water
applied to land and crops harvested is
often affected by the law of diminish
ing returns. That is, the first five inches
of water to the acre may make fifteen
bushels of wheat; the second five
inches only seven additional bushels,
and the third only four bushels more.
In general, returns from irrigation are
likely to increase as a given source of
water is spread over more land.
This suggests irrigation as a new
method of crop control. Dr. . John A.
Widtsoe, foremost church authority
upon irrigation, was one of the first
students to demonstrate that by cut
ting off water from wheat immediately
before harvest time, the protein con
tent of the grain can be materially in
creased; that food or feed qualities of
various other crops can be materially
influenced by control of irrigation.
Scientific agencies of the church are
going further with this study. They
find that better fertilizing of land can
greatly reduce water requirements of
various crops and that quantities of
water now being lost in seepage from
September
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canals and ditches might be saved. Yet
untouched are a great many deep
channel sources, where water is plenti
ful, but the expense of raising it to fields
still too great.
Doctor Widtsoe, like other outstand
ing students of the subject, believes that
persistent improvement in sources and
technique can substantially increase,
and possibly double, the present acreage
of irrigated land. This would make
possible the establishment of a great
many new farming colonies, and yield
better returns for the labor and water
fees now spent for irrigation.
For more than a century. Mormon
management has recognized the fact
that success in farming rests partly
upon towns and cities—upon the
townsman’s ability to stay employed,
to earn and to buy. Helping men and
women back to land is one of the
schemes which have already taken
more than 21,000 Mormons off Federal
relief and given assistance to, perhaps,
30,000 members in want. It has also
helped to fill twenty-four regional
storehouses for the benefit of needy
members who are willing to work for
what they eat and wear, and has found
jobs for at least 23,000 idle members.
April, 1937, marked the end of the
first year of the church security pro
gram. For the coming year, the goal,
according to Harold B. Lee, president
of Pioneer stake and managing director
of the security plan, is “to create at
least one worthwhile rehabilitation
project for each quorum, ward, stake
and region within the church.”
Helping Them to Help Themselves
Admittedly, one year is too short a
time for final judgment or proof. But
the security plan is po novelty. In
stead of being a new deal, church se
curity is a deliberate return to a gospel
of pioneering days and ways, a gospel
old as the church itself. For, “the aim
of the church is to help the people to
help themselves ... to set up a sys
tem whereby evils of the dole will be
abolished, and where independence,
thrift, industry and self-respect can
again be established among our people.
Work is to be re-enthroned as the rul
ing principle of the lives of our church
membership.”
This statement by President Heber
J. Grant suggests the .church’s out
spoken disapproval of prevailing prac
tices and principles of Federal relief.
In October, 1935, about 85,000 Mor
mons, were receiving relief—7300 from
the church, the rest from the Govern
ment. Church leadership estimated
that between 15 and 20 per cent of the
relief takers “either did not need it or
had farms that might, if farmed, have
kept them off relief.”
But there was no immediate way of
taking all members off rehef. With
opening of the Mormon security pro
gram, the church admonished mem
bers to get off the WPA as soon as pos
sible, meanwhile to “be scrupulously
careful to do an honest day’s work for
a day’s pay.”
Meanwhile the church security plan
swung into action, offering work with
payment in needed merchandise rather
than cash, and stressing the declara
tion of First Counselor J. Reuben
Clark, Jr., that the more productive
the labor on projects can be made, the
more economically sound is the pro
gram.
Church security work now includes
planting and cultivating gardens and
orchards, canning meats, canning and
drying fruits and vegetables, making
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(Continued from. Page 58)
offer of work in return for food, shelter,
and remodeling clothing, repairing
shoes, woodcutting and establishment
of city wood yards, butchering, remod
eling homes, building storehouses, root
cellars, furniture making and repair
ing, community hospitalization, voca
tional training for boys and girls, mak
ing tractors and farm implements.
To date, twenty-four storehouses for
crop harvests, canned goods, clothing,
leather, farm tools and various other
products of relief work are completed
and in operation. In the main, these
buildings and space have been contrib
uted by members in addition to cus
tomary tithe offerings. These store
houses are widely distributed through
out Mormon territory and offer the
beginning farmer an immediate supply
of necessities, with the chance to repay
in kind rather than in cash.
Here is a typical instance: Last year
a farmer in the lower Cache Valley had
an enormous cherry crop. He sold the
first harvest while the market was
strong. When the market began to
weaken, he contributed the remainder
of the crop—about three tons—to the
local storehouse. Women of the ward
rallied for a canning bee and put the
entire three tons of cherries into cans.
It happens that the new Mormon
pioneer community near Calgary, Al
berta, located in a great cattle country
where fruits cannot be grown, has a
great oversupply of beef and a per
petual undersupply of fruits. So a
warehouse trade was effected—canned
beef for canned cherries. The Canadian
government made special provision for
free admission of the exchange. Rail
roads reduced freight on the barter
goods to half.
On farms, as in towns, the Mormon
works program marches on. In addi
tion to tillage, storage, manufacture
and education, seventy-three new tem
ples are now being built. The church
pays about 60 per cent of total costs
from general funds. This is enough for
purchase of materials. The wards con
tribute the remaining 40 per cent, prin
cipally in labor, part of it given gratis,
part paid in crops or in storehouse
goods. A few of the members stiU cling to
the Federal works,rejectingthe church’s
clothes and medicine, and expressing
preference for Government cash which
they can spend as they like. To meet
this problem, the church relies most of
all upon “moral persuasion,” upon the
co-operation of members in reasoning
with the work-shy minority.
Speaking as a non-Mormon on
looker, this reporter believes the Mor
mon prowess of moral persuasion is one
of the most amazing of all American
phenomena. It is the invisible power
behind the entire security program; it
energizes the whole project of coloniz
ing new land. Just now the power of
moral persuasion behind Mormon
land taking, and the security program
generally, appears to take primary
source from one individual—an ex
tremely plain-living and plain-spoken
old man who works in an extremely
elaborate gold-and-marble office suite
in Salt Lake City.
His name is Heber Jeddy Grant.
He was eighty last November. He is
now serving his eighteenth year as
seventh president of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The church has just celebrated its
hundred and seventh anniversary.
During more than half of this time,
Heber Grant has held responsible office
in various branches of the church. In
addition to church duties, he is presi
dent organizer of the Beneficial Life
Insurance Company, president of Ho
tel Utah, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company,
Zion’s Co-operative Mercantile Institu
tion, Utah State National Bank, Zion’s
Savings Bank and Trust Company,
Deseret Book Company, all of Salt
Lake City.
JI Protege of Brigham Young
He was founder and first president
of the Bank of Utah. The bank failed,
throwing him S100,000 in debt. He
was co-founder of a farm machinery
company, now the Consolidated Wagon
and Machine Company, of Salt Lake.
He promoted building the first beetsugar factory ever to be equipped with
American-made machinery, founded a
soap factory, a daily newspaper, mill
ing plant, library, a church mission in
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Japan. But he estimates that his hard
est undertaking was learning how to
sing. For years he took voice lessons,
practiced assiduously, endured criti
cism and complaint. Now he can sing
The Flag Without a Stain practically
without a flaw.
A youthful medal winner in pen
manship, President Grant made his
start in business by writing in longhand
such social documents as calling cards,
holiday greetings and wedding invita
tions. He taught penmanship and
bookkeeping at the University of Des
eret, now University of Utah.
At nineteen he became assistant
cashier, janitor, paying and receiving
teller, note clerk and bookkeeper for
Zion’s Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany, of which Brigham Young was
then president. Signing young Grant’s
bond was, perhaps. Young’s last busi
ness act. During the same day the
master colonizer of Mormons was
stricken, presumably, with appendi
citis, which caused his death. Sixty
years later, Heber Grant tells the story:
“I had to give a bond of $25,000
vouching my honesty. I walked up to
the office of President Brigham Young,
and just as he opened the door with his
cape on his arm, I said: ‘President
Young, as you know, the other day I
was elected assistant cashier of this bank,
and they require a bond of $25,000
guaranteeing my honesty. I thought it
would be very appropriate for the presi
dent of the bank to sign my bond, and
I’ve come up for your signature.’
“He smiled and said, ‘Heber, I don’t
see how in the world I can get out of
signing your bond. I said so many
good things about you at the directors’
meeting that if I refuse to sign your
bond, they’ll accuse me of not telling
the truth!’”
Soft-spoken, bearded. President
Grant looks upon an everbroadening
world. During his lifetime he has
watched the rise of all the famed build
ings of Salt Lake—the Mormon tab
ernacle, the great temple, church head
quarters, statues, shrines, modified
skyscrapers. He has watched streets and
thoroughfares smother out subsistence
gardens, pastures and orchards. He has
seen the rise and prosperity of hundreds
Jieptember 4, 1937
of towns and farming communities
throughout the intermountain country,
seen millions of acres of desert made
farmable and verdant.
All this Heber Grant regards as a
logical development of truth. He con
cedes that truth is a pretty hard word
to define. For further explanation, he
relies heavily upon a little book called
The Power of 'Truth, written by Wil
liam George Jordan,* and often pauses
to read aloud the opening sentence:
“ Truth is the rock foundation of every
great character. It is loyalty to the
right as we see it.”
The Idler and the Laborer
Heber Grant believes in the power
of moral persuasion and believes its
foundation is truth. Truth demands
practical administration for any estab
lishment, from a subsistence farm to a
billion-dollar church. He believes that
a continuation of colonizing is the best
possible foundation for continuation of
a solvent church. He believes that
good planning and moral persuasion
will continue to lead Mormons to the
land. But colonizers of the future
must work and hold their ground in
the manner of land takers of the past.
Mandates of the church direct that
“the idler shall not eat the bread of
the laborer.”
He believes Government relief is
bad for business, still worse for social
and spiritual stability. A Government
dole, as he sees it, is a matter of living
in an air castle. This inspires another
one of Heber J. Grant’s favorite quota
tions from William George Jordan:
“Living in an air castle is about as
profitable as owning a half interest in
a rainbow. It is no more nourishing
than a dinner of twelve courses, eaten
in a dream. . . . The atmosphere of
air castles is heavy and stupefying
with vague hopes and phantom ideals.
The architectural error about air cas
tles is that the owner builds them
downward from their gilded turrets in
the clouds instead of upward from a
solid, firm foundation of purpose and
energy. This diet of lotus leaves is a
mental narcotic, not a stimulant.”
♦Editor op The Saturday Evening Post, 1898-99.
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almost everything, than I am now,
when I believe very little—and that
with reservations.
I have reservations, of course, when
I go to church. I cannot, for example,
go down the fine word for word with
the Apostles’ Creed. For that matter,
I do not take the church itself in my
stride, as I once did. I have seen the
ecclesiastical wheels go around and I
know that they are very much like any
other wheels. Nevertheless, when I go
to church I meet up with a great deal
that I can stiU revere—more, in fact,
than I meet up with anywhere else.
A good many of my friends have
very strange ideas about God. I never
argue with them about Him. A few of
my friends are intellectuals—ultra
ultras. They say that in an intelhgent
man’s universe “there is no room for
God.” I never argue with them either.
But when I ask them what their “in
telligent man’s universe” does have
room for, I stand in awe before the
things that they admit nobody knows.
On the next Sunday morning, there
fore, I go to church. I go reverently,
because I believe in God. But if I did
not believe in Him, I would go, any
way—out of reverence for the size of
the mystery with which the little we
know is surrounded. Then, too, I go to
church because the big idea back of what
goes on there is to encourage whatever,
in me, is good. My preacher does not
go in very much for polities and eco
nomics. He just keeps hammering away
on right and wrong. Sometimes I think
he hammers away at me. But he is
almost always right, and I take it.
It is very much like having an an
nual physical overhauling or seeing
your dentist twice a year. Except that
in the area where the church operates,
I think I need to be overhauled oftener
than that.
It is hard to say how much of an im
pression the church and the preacher
make. They undoubtedly want more
honesty and patience and unselfishness
than it is possible—things being what
they are—to get. I think our preacher
would admit that. But I think he be
lieves that it is a good idea having a
regular check-up on the ideal, even
though we keep on falling short of it.
I agree with him.
I go to church because, after having
sized things up all week by more or less
selfish standards, I am ready for an
hour in which they are sized up by
moral standards. I can generally tell
what I want to do without calling in
any outside help. When it comes to de
ciding what is right to do, I can afford
to have some counsel and advice. I do
not think I lose anything, either, by
having my conscience poked a bit.
I suppose that nearly everybody in
my town agrees with all this. They say
that they “wouldn’t live in a com
munity that didn’t have a church.”
Some of them get terribly steamed up
about what Russia has done to re
ligion. They talk about “subversive in
fluences” that are out to destroy the
church in this cpuntry. But next Sun
day morning, when I go to church, only
the same faithful seventy-five will be
there. It seems to me that our absent
and vicarious believers ought to fish or
cut bait. The thing our church needs,
more than their defense, is their
patronage.
Some of them, of course, teU you
that they do not go to church because
they had to go so much in their youth.
I doubt if they ever had to go that
much. And I have never seen any very
great outpouring on Sunday mornings
of those who did not have to go to
church in their youth.
As for the argument, popular among
golfers, about God and the great out
doors, all I can say is that, having done
a little Sunday-morning golfing my
self, I know what most people get on
such occasions from the great outdoors.
They get exercise. They get tired.
They get mad. After eighteen holes, or
less, they may get a highball. To get
these things may, or may not, be desir
able. But they are not the things that
one gets from church.
I go to church to get the things that
the church has to offer. In our little
church at the end of the street, the
trappings are not all that could be de
sired and the technique is sometimes
poor. But I go anyway. I go because
the things that I get there are not
offered anywhere else. And I have been
going long enough to be sure, in my
own mind, that I get along better with
those things than without them.
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Local authors -- Wyoming -- Natrona County -- Casper
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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