The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-04

committee selected by the association
Of such towns
As 90 the coal and asphalt Itself.
the meeting favored The acquisition
Of the coat and asphalt by the state of
Oklahoma for q permanent school
fund The meeting 1lo.sod the suir-
b. of the following tentative soc.ou
OF the bin drawn by Mr. Dick
"That the sum of -- million dol
lars i- hereby appropriated ont OF
amy money in the treasury Of do"
United states not otherwise apprupri
atcd. 90 bee placed 90 the credit of the
Ch0ctaw and Chiclasaw tribes Of IN.
diaus for the purchase from sand
tribes of the segregated coal and as
uha'f deposits and leases exclusive
of the surface. in the ChUctlw and
Chickasaw nations That upon the pay.
mout OF said - million dollars
tu the credit 0f the ChOctaw and
ChiCEasaw Tribes us herein prUyil.
cd. the priuCiul. chief of the Choc-
taW nation and the governor OF the
Cnickasaw nation shall jointly exc
cute under their hands and seals and
deliver to the secretary Cf the interior
"a deed conveying tO the United
States AN the right title and interest
OF any character whatsOcNr.. of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes Of In
dians and OF the individual members
q said tribes iu and 10 the sCgegat
"a coal and asphalt deposits and
leases. exclusive OF the surface, iu
the United States. and as soon there
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations,
a D., a "a
visions the coal and asphalt deposits
thus To be conveyed by said tribes TO
after as practicable said coal and rs
phalt deposits and leases shall be con
vcycd by the United States 90 ;hc
state OF Oklahoma upon such terms
as may be agreed upon by the govern
mcut of the United States and the
state OF Oklahoma, said cOuycyauc"
| 10 include the coal and asphalt land.
exclusive of surface, now embraced
within the geographical limits cf IN
| dian Territory the proceeds arising
| from the leasing or operation of the
mines of coal and asphalt to- be used
hy said state for educational uuf
/ poses: Provided chat any such lands
| which shall al the date OF the approx
/ al OF this Act be- covered by am exist
| ing lease shall continue m the pos.
| session of and bee operated by the
lessee or assigns during the term %.
said lease. the royalties arising from
the mining of coal and asphalt GOV
cred By such leases shau hr collected
hy an Official of thc q. s. government
and deposited iu the treasury of th'
United states tu th" credit ui tn.
school fund of the state "oEurnm'!
until such time aa the said
state shall purchase The same
from the United States government
Provided. further. that nothing herein
hall bc construed to impair amy
leases now existing, covering sucI
coal and asphalt lands. aul ,hc iosseo.
I,r assigns shall continue i'm tho
the operation of such leases under the
same conditions as heretofore, unit
the expiration thereof. 40 leases o
Iany coal on asphalt lands of any char
1ctcr shall Dee entered into after tn,
date of the approval of this acu mu
such time as the coal and asphalt
lands shall bc conveyed tc said state.
The meeting endorsed the actor
of the federation of the commercial
clubs of Indian Territory in the scl,c
tion of Seymour Riddle of Vinita, anC
William JohnstCuo of Bar,losviilc, 90
present the oil situation to the com
Imittcc r. W. Dick and y. $. Null n o
NrlmOrc was instructed 20 coulcl