Show King in Oil iI Ind Industry str By Ira C. C TIchenor ts S not so much the tile desire to boost the company which company which by ill he way yay requires no boosting boosting in in discussing the newly organized Tair Tir ir Consolidated Oil corporation as to give an example of the s that can be attained as the result of the utilization of Scan r can n opportunities by progressive American minds within thin a very few years rears the Sinclair company has grown from practically r ing ng g to one of the most important oil producing refining and companies in the world im company now has several million acres of oil and gas s lands land J ds i it inthe 1 the e. e eat em States and other countries owned in fee feo or lease by concession tF thousand acres arc are proven oil bearing lands of or of Immense value f ago a consulting geologist of the company estimated a apro- apro pro pro- I Ion of ot as much as barrels in Kansas and Oklahoma alone from froni Badlands The company owns more mor than acres s in Kansas and more morG l OOOO in Oklahoma The rhe co company's pany's holdings in Texas more t than an W 00 acres cres are only just beginning to show their possibilities In Mexico g geologist estimated the production at as a minimum and andO 0 O OO maximum The area area covers cres acres of proved and producing l fand r 4 more than yet to be bo developed oal oal properties are owned in Illinois to supply refineries refineries with fuel Pipe- Pipe Exe of the most modern modem type When extensions are completed lines aggregate te about miles now operating 2443 miles of pipe and 1743 51 f wire communication controlling the pipelines The corp corporation also more than steel storage tanks of a capacity or of over J completed and sea lading terminals in Mexico Cuba and on the itic lc coast fhe rho rhe capacity of ot its ten refineries refineries- is about barrels a day or 0 a year ear To supplement the refineries the company has seven com com- ar g plants head Casing-head gasoline plants have a capacity of abou about na iday da day or gallons a a year More than tank cars cars' deliver products ducts to bulk stations Hundreds of ot retailing stations are operated ry and the company has a fleet of ships in the export trade If Sinclair the head of this great business started in business life lite druggist in the little town of or Independence Kan Ran He was among the thet t I take advantage of the oil boom in his home state state followed the thet I t 1 0 to Oklahoma thence to Texas and to Mexico until now the one ne time druggist in a little town has become a big man in one of the biggest In the |