The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-23
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occer that the citizens Of Guthrie
5re clearly understand the atti-
=. Mr.. b. F. Crumpler has assumed
in the oil mill enterprise. the LEADER
this morning interviewed the secre-
tsry Of the Guthrie club. Said he
"Some time In May Mr.. Henson, Of
Chattanooga, Tenn wrote Mr.. Crozier
letter, In which he said he under
stood that the people Of Guthrie de-
sired to erect an Gil mill Mr.. Guss
received this letter and turned it over
TO me. Az a meeting that night the
letter was read, and the secretary was
authorized to wire Mr. Henson, in
viting him TO come here and erect an
oil mill. Mr.. Henson wired. asking
what bonus the people Of Guthrie
would give. Upon this we let him
drop, as we thought there was nothing
In it. other parties were then induced
to take hold Of the enterprise. At an.
other meeting Of the club loan broke r
offered to place the two loans for the
oil mill and for tie compress II the
citizens would take mold of the
matter There were about twenty
or thirty of the leading citizens OF
Guthrie present that night and they
all agreed, that II Mr.. Coyle woald
take hold OF the matter they would
assist him Upon this offer, Mr.
Coyle began the work OF getting
things in shape TO begin the erection
OF an oil mill. About ten days after
this, Henson and Crumpler came tc
Guthrie. Now Mr. Crumpler claims
that he is representing Mr.. Henson
the Chattanooga Oil Mill man. Wher
Crumpler and henson came to Guth
rie they concluded that Guthrie was
bad place in which TO build an OF
mill, their preference being For
Worth, and they were going 10 Civ,
Guthrie the go by Crumpler anS
Henson were quiet until they hear,
that Mr.. Coyle had completed arrange
ments TO build this mDl. They thei
came back with great gusto sayinl
they were going to build the mill
and Mi. henson wired MIR. j. w. Nc
Neal that they were going to bull,
the mih and for him 10 assist Mr.
crumpler in selecting the site. In tn
mean time Mr.. Coyle had bought al
the lots in Block u and so excep
five; and TO these five he has as mucl
title as Mr.. Crumpler. Yesterds
some of the leading business men O
Guthrie called upon Mr. Crumpler's al
torney and made this proposition I
him, granting which is more than true
that Mr. Crumpler would get an absoiut
title TO all Of the five lots in question
and that he could not build an O.
mill on these five lots.
Crumpler has no claim on any lot /
block 77 and so except these Eve, an
his claim TO them is through Ia
title with Coyle in possession, exceI
onca-. But let's grant that he can 20
controA of the five lots, he cannC
build M oil mill on five lots-anyou
can se6that. Now these business me
offered, in order that the oil mill ma
be built, TO reimburse Crumpler p
viding he will give quit claim dee
TO these lots TO Mr.. Coyle. They o
fered, further, to assist him TO get
site anywhere Ia the city % Guthri
aud would donate twice as much
he has expended in acquiring a tit
TO these lots. This proposition havin
been declined, 1t unmasks all
Crumpler's progress aud show
that he is here not in good spirit, 10
the purpose Of hindering an ente
prise.
II Mr.. Crumpler means to build a
oil mill here, why did he not accel
this proposition The citizens
Guthrie do not want 20 drive out an
enterprise, but they want the aid
any man OF capital to help in buildiu
up the city.