Show oil spies of yore are out new ones clubb clubby there arent many spies in the oil fields of the colonico Co Color lonido tido plateau these days but it has been only a very few years since they roamed the district ever alert to pick up information about new adril drilling log operations to pass on to their employers players pl pl they often were directly responsible a for temporary and often u unwise land booma booms on the plateau there anre many cases in the tiles flies of major companies com pante to how show that spies had turned over ov e r I 1 information formation n concerning well drilling I 1 ng and oil prospects in heretofore undeveloped fields and as a result land buying or leasing suddenly went into a big upsurge occasionally the newcomers were success ful in their theft search for oil and the stockholders profited but more often it was just a lot of money sunk into the ground in the industry the spies were refined to as scouts outs but they are used only rarely today taking his place is the professional diplomat belonging to an organization composed of other scouts there Is no trail work nn anny more no under the table transfer tr a mier of information these scouts meet regularly now ar and nd exchange exclia information voluntarily they come colne and go as they choose aie not barred from new drill sites the scout of the modern oil industry Is persistent patient fair friendly adly and he has to be able to get along with people now hes known as the G man of the oil industry |