The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-18
PIPES 200 FEET
OF STATE Line
When Deputies SWOOped
Down Of LabOrerS Lay,
ing Pipe Line

Learning that the Standard oil
company had all preparations made
to construct gas pine line across
the state line in Washington county
iu the mterreguum occurring between
thesigning of the proclamation and
the Inauguration OF state government
Governor Haskell privately qualified
two hours before the public ceremony
IN order that his first official act
miFht he TO direct the county officials
Of Washington county to prevent the
violation of The constitution if it were
necessary 10 put every standard oil
officer ia the county iail
Lat Saturday night Governor Has
Reli was advised that the OH company
had the material ON the ground and a
large party of worlimen camped near
the state line north of Rartlesvin
and that their intention was uh
doubtedly 10 try to take advantage Of
a lapse In government To push pipe
across into Kansas.
He Immediately communicated with
the county officers elect of Washing
ton county by telephone urging the
county Judge the county attorney ana
tho sheriff to cross TO the OlQahome
side. qualify early in the day, secure
an Injunction preventing the construc-
tiun of the pipe )ine, and summon a
sufficient number of special deputies
to enforce the Injunction Immediately.
ln the event that an attempt was
made 10 violate the injunction, the
sheriff was directed by the governor
60 arrest and contine in the county
fail every man who tried to sink
spade in the soil imminent to the
Oklahoma state line
Al 6 o'clock Governor Haskell re-
ceiyed the following telegram from
John Shea OF Bartlesville. who was
appointed as special deputy county at
torney To apply for the Injunction.
Injunction issued this morning.
Sheriff and large posse proceeded 90
scene of proposed line and found
work completed within 20 feet of the
state line Injunction served immedi-
ately Indian police ordered to CO.
operate with state officials ard TO
turn all prisoners over TO county au-
thorlties Line patrolled all day. No
more work done and no arrests made.
Previous 10 statehood gas pipe
line could not be constructed across
the state line because of inability 90
secure right Of way over the Indian al
lotments Under the state constitu-
tion the construction of OF such gas
pipe lines across the state line Is eX
pressly forbidden Could the stand
ard succeeded ina its ruse Saturday
morning IL would have given them
an absolute monopoly on the exporting
of gas from the state and would have
allowed the piping 10 Kansas City, ST.
Louis or other outside cities the pro
duct of the strongest gas region of
lhe state
II toia the Standard OH company
and kindred monopolies before elec-
tiou hat II they did not lick me at the
polls would lick them every day
that ! was governor until they de-
cided 10 abide IS the law, said Gov.
Haskell
To-day have taken the first step
in carrying ont the promise ] made %
the Standard on company, as / took
occasion several DAYS before my i'm
uuguration TO prevent the 81 Louis
Book company trust from unloading
on ihc new counties of the state their
accumulation of out of date and
worthless books and blanks at am
enormous price