The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-05-11
c%pT ideas DISCLAIMER.
The Gazette has received the fo'-
lowing letter from Capt. A r.
Lucas:

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T. NJ. GUFFEY COMPANY, J ii
FUEL. OIL. :
BEAUMONT, Ten, MAY 6, 1901. } 81
Editor of The Gss<ss<, Lafayette. La.
NV DEAR SRI notice that you have re- 1 n
Produced an article, purporting to be FRO"
he New Orleans Picayune. in which you
mote an interview / had with it's reporter, 7
stating that said there was nothing in it at
Anse La Butte, and that stated that we
have no disposition to Start operations there. 7
and that we only wanted to get control and I
that oil would hold where it is, as we nao
r,,entv of it, Also the drastic remarks IN
regard to the Guffey and Galley Company
and the disposition of the people who are
tied ND with our leases. Allow me to reply
-, that that the statement made by the
Psc.vune. if it was such a statement, was an
absolute falsehood, and only made to garoie
the condition of things and irritate the
owners of those properties. We think also
that your drastic remarks were uncalled for'
and in explanation to the foregoing would
saw that we propose to bore and operate al
Anse La Butte as soon as possible, and only
the difficulty in obtaining of machinery ana
men capable Of doing the right KIND OF
work has delayed our operations we nave
the interests of the people associated WIN
MS in lease-holds at heart, as we'll as our
selves In fact, their interests are 'denhcai
with ours. l will thank you, as Will Our
Company thank you to kindly correct the
disparaeing remark that I personally have
never made, and obige.
Yours respectfully,
A. F. LUCAS.
by G. c. S.
\
The interview which furnished
the basis of our editorial appeared
in the New Orleans Picayune OF
Anril 90. The words asCribed to
Capt. Lucas were printed between
ouotation marks, and knowing the
Picavune to be a reputable journal
and in the absence of any denial
from Capt. Lucas, we accepted the
interview as truthful and commented
upon the remarkable utterances
which it contained. We had no
reason to question the authenticity
of the statement and under the CIR
cumstances our remarks were Jus'l'
fable and not a bit 100 ''drastlc.
If Capt. Lucas was incorrect!
reported, We regret that that we o1'
not know it before .hc publication
of our editorial, because we do no
wish to do any injustice to Capt
Lucas or anyone else. In order t
have prevented the disseminate
of erroneous impressions concern
ing the Guffey Company the lnco'
Oh bee
rectified as soon as 1t was put
isbed. We gladly give space t
the foregoing letter particularly b'
cause Capt. Lucas couples his al
claimer with a promise Ito BOZ
and opel ate at Anse Laoutte
soon as possible. This Will
good news to the people. Althoue
several companies have been tak't
I'D leases throughout this sect'e
and thousands of acres are CO
trolled by them, not an inch OF
tual boring has yet been done al
it is not surprising if the report
interview of Capt. Lucas b
caused unfavorable comment.
farmers who signed the leases act
in good faith. They readily
fered their lands and were pleas
ia ACCEPT a reasonable compen:
1ion in the event Of the dlscove
Of oil. but it IS safe to say that I
single lease would have been
cured if any doubt existed as to
sincerity of the lessees.
Capt. Lucas directed the first
vestigations at Anse Labutte and
stated through the columns OF
Times-Democrat that his "
there was a success and that it
discontinued on account of a ]
of financial support. The Gu
Company, with which he. is
nec,ed, has some of the most dc
able lands in that section. and
to be hoped that he will soon
n position to give some tang
evidence of the fact that he m
business.
Iudce Land has reached the high
mark Of fines for Sunday law viola
He recently sentenced P. Draiss of 81
port to a fine of $50 or sixty oaVs !"