The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-15
UNDERSTANDS GENTLE
ART OF BLUfFING
Made Old.Timers Look al
Their "IIOle Card Sey.
eral Times

The following story appeared in the
New York Sur last sunday:
BY bluifing the trust and raising
it's bid ten cents a day for one year,
! Mrs. Frank Sarber. Of Guthrie. has
shattered the grip OF the cotton seed
oil monopoly on the cotton growers
of Oklahoma. and started govern
ment investigation which may mean
punishment for the alleged conspira-
tors in Jail.
All by herself. Mrs. Sarber advised
and started the campaign according
to Hovle which made eotton.buyers
grown old IN harness sit up and gasp.
Several years ago Mrs Sarber became
an active buyer OF cotton on the street
Association with her father. who had
been local cotton dealer for a num-
bcr Of years. inspired her with enthu.
siasin for the possibilities of the
staple. Already an accomplished nui-
.ician, a society hostess I'm high de-
manG. and an expert poker player, she
threw herself into the business heart
and soul. with startlingly novel ideas
ot business and how It should be con
,lucted.
So last summer, Mrs. Sarber began
q campaign according TO Hoyle, with
the announced Intention OF proving
that the trusts control of the market
was merely a blum which might be
called by any opponent with suffi-
ciently level head. So she began by
raising the trust price ten cents ev-
cry day
Became Market Dictator.
The result was startling. Fa,mers
begap hauling their cotton to Guthrie
rom fifty miles around. passing six
'r seven buying points on the way
The trust was outbid at every point.
Mrs Sarbers operations. beginning
IN Guthrie stree ched with lightning
rapidly TO include Cuching, Still
water. Ripley. Coyle, Chandler, Agra,
Stroud and other cotton market cen
iers IN this section OF the state
Her father was in Rnley. paying
prices dictated by her To hi,n came
frantic messages from the lesser buy
ers, saying.
Daughter running market For
Gods sake head her on"
Bun the father was wise father
lie merely wired back:
She's bossiag th,s dealt" and con
iinued To pay nrices as dictated by
her the result was that they bought
such a volume Of cotton that whilc.
their profits Der hale We're not 50 large
as they might have been. -, the
amount they handled made the season
the best the independent gins ,hayo
had since Oklahoma grew cotton.
War was waved merrily during the
season. The ruling price one day was
So per hundred pounds for seed cot.
ION. Mrs Sarber promptly opened the
next day by paying 1910. During the
day IL advanced TO So 80. and she had
purchased nearly every load that
came 10 town. ny night II had fallen
10 $3l5. and on the next morning
when the trust gins opened the mar
ket az S3O5 she immediately placed
Il al s315 and again controlled the
market the price remaining at that
figure during the day
The other buyers had been accus-
TONED 20 reaching an agreement on
he price of cotton and making that
price do for an entire section OF the
territory. wiring II out to the gins AS
a result they We're always az sea. won
dering what the woman buyer would
40 next And she enjoyed the war im.
mensely.
Goes After Bigger Game.
Successful in controlling The price
of cotton Mrs Sarbar began looking
for larger game. and the result was
the organization of the independent
cotton ginners of Eastern Oklahoma.
Starts indeoendent Mill.
With this organization to help her
Mrs. SarD1r launched a campaign 10
build am independent cotton seed oil
mill A charter was obtained with
$50, capital stock
Then Mrs. Sarber became the cen
tral figure In the fight. which has re-
suited In a federal investigation OF the
cotton seed oil trust and the Society
OF Plato, the alleged fraternal ofgam-
zation to which dealers In cotton aud
cotton products belongs. especially the
owners Of cotton seed Oh mills.
Governor Frank frantz and Attor-
nes Genoral Cromwell reported the
lght to the Interstate Commerce COM
mission John Getierman, a commits
sion expert was detailed TO come here
and make an Investigation lie has
found that one cotton seed OF asisl
las season made IN clear profits
sum Of $4,000 and that another built
and equipped al a cost Of over SG0-
000 more than paid for Itself during
the season. also that certain COM
preases were refusing 10 accept cot
ton except from certain railroads
May Mean Conviction
The evidence secured by Mr. Getter-
man was placed Ia the hands Of AZ
lorney General Cromwell for reyfIN.
the announcement Is now made that
suits VIII be Instituted Ia the Okiaho