ON THE OCCASION of the 65th Anniversary of IADC, I offer selected quotes from the Welcoming Address given by the President, J.E. Brantly, to the very first Annual Meeting of the Association: "There are, admittedly, many associations, institutes and societies looking after every interest of the various businesses, but none of these is interested in the drilling contractor. None fights our battles and none is familiar with or concerned directly in our problems of improvement or even of survival. We must attend to our own establishments and welfare, if they are to receive attention."
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