The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-22
CORVALLIS, OREGON. AUGUST 1908

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ganizstion, their promoters and the
scope of their powers as authorized
by charter. s sg5s
The articles of agreement and in
corporation Of the Tribal Develop
ment Company of Tishomingo, In
dian Territory. show that it was or
ganized March 25, 1908, with cap
ital stock Of 100000 and $4,000
actually paid in. Guy P. cobbe,
who then held the position Of in
ternal revenue inspector for the In
dian Territory, is the largest stock.
holder. IL. Soper is also a large
stockholder and vice-president of
the company. Mr.. Soper is the u
nited States district attorney for the
northern District, whose duty un-
der the law is to prosecute persons
having excessive holdings of land
and to defend the Indians in all
suits at law and equity involving
title to their lands. P. S.. Mosely.
governor of the Chickasaw nation,
is also stock holder.
The general nature of the Tribal
Development Company is to "pur--
chase, own, sell. cucumber, sub
lease and exchange real estate, act
as agent and certify abstracts o.
title" etc.
The Muskogee Title and Trust.
Co. was organized Feb. "a, 1903.
and i authorized to traneact gen.
eral banking business and in addi-.
ton may "buy, sell and leass lands,
buy and sell stocks and bonds of
other corporations" etc. Tams
Bixby, chairman Of the Dawes COM
mission, is stockholder and vice.
president Of the company. ]. Geo.
Wright, Indian inspector In charge
Of the Indian Territory, is one of
thesdirectors. 3
The Canadian Valley Trust Co Of
Muskoeee, Indian Territory, was
organized Feb. %, 1908, and is au-
thorized bv it's charter to "buy,
rent, sell lease and mortgage real
estate" and conduct a general
banking business. Tams Bixby is
stock holder and president Of this
trust company, as also P. G. Reu
ter, clerk in charge of the land Of
fee under the commission.
The International Bank and
and Trust Co., organized Feb. 4,
1883, with its main office at Vinita,
II. T., has the same general powers.
Thomas B Needles, a member of
the Dawes commission. is vlce-pres-
ident and director Of this CO., Chas.
A. Davidson, clerk of the United
States court, Vinita, I. T., is also a
director. James H. Huckleberry, as
;sistant United States attorney,
northern district, I. T., is stated to
|. be attorney for this trust company.
and James S. Huckleberry, Jr., is
given as oneof the stock holders in
a prospectus issued by the same Co.
G. R. Breckinridge, member of
the Dawes commission, 3is also cred
tied with being interested as stock
holder, either directly or indirectly,
in the Eufaula Trust Co.
Tams Bixby. is, understood to
have been owner Of real estatein va
rious sections of the Indian Terri
|tory--Fort Gibson, Talhequah, Tish-
omingo and Sulphur springsamong
the others. .5 81.
P. l.. Soper, United States dis
trict attorney, in addition to being
a stockholder in the Tribal Devel-
opment Co., as already shown, is
stated to be stockholder in and
Fan attorney for for the Cherokee
Oil and Gas Co. which is operating
in the Indian Territory. with orig.
inaI charter rights, granted in Ar
kansas; he is also stated to be gem
|eral counsel for the st. .Lottis & San
Francisco. Railroad Coz, for the In
dian Territory, whose interests fre-
quently conflict with. those of the
Indian. The following from the
Weekly Examiner" Of Bartlesville
I. e, shows that Mr.. Soper is inter-
ested in the company dealing in In
dian lands: "The oil company with
which it seems District Attorney
.Soper is identified, is the Indian
Territory Development Co., a corr
poration which has secured a big
block of the most promising oil ter
ritory in the Bar,lesville field, and
which holds extremely valuable coal
and zinc lands in fha Gharokaa f1a-
ton. =
There are rumors afoat to the eff
feet that Federal officers in the In
dian territory are financially inter
ested il other transactions that
would seem TO preclude them from
retaining their positions under the
Indian department.
The same precauiion should gov
'ern in the management of the affairs
of the Five civilized Tribes as in
private business transactions.