The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-18
RESOLUTIONS OF TULSA CLUB
CALL FOR STATE CONFERENCE

The following resolutions Intro
duccd by Mr.. c. G. Magec were unan
imously adopted by the Tulsa Com.
mcrcial club en- route Chicago to
Kansas CITY April %. 1905
Whereas. the special train bearing
ll3 leading business men Of the
Commercial Club Of Tulsa Oklahoma,
is now eu route home from an cN-
tended trip through the eastern and
central states, telling the story Of
the vast undevcloped resources and
opportunities In Tulsa, Oklahoma and
the great southwest; and
Whereas, extensions Of railroads
and the organization OF great cor.
poratlons are essential to our devel-
opment and progress: and
Whereas. capital has become timid
concerning railroad and corporation
investment owing to the uncertainty
as TO the attitude of the national
iNhllhlo'l dNl'l duu inc Ohlduollld
state administration toward corpora
tions; and
Whereas, this body is composed
abou equally of democrats and re-
publicans, thereby depriving this ac-
tion Of all political significance;
Therefore, be 1t resolved, that We
4 express our confidence in the great
good intentions of both state and
national administrations towards cor
pOrations. but deplore the tendency
of certain newspapers and politicians
to indulge IN corporation batting, and
| respectful petition both our state
aud national administration 10 make
their policies concerning corporations
so definite and certain as to insure
TO all corporations and companies a
square deal and adequate protection
in earning a fair return upon their
Investment. to the end that capital
may find investment in the great
southwest attractive and
BE 1t further resolved. thai we
invite all commercial bodies in OK
lahoma 10 Join us in this movement.
In accordance with the foregoing
resolutions, the Tulsa Commercial
club, at its regular meeting on May
Nth, authorized It's president to is.
sue the following:
Call for State Conference.
The Commercial Club Of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, a non-poltical organiza-
tiou Of business men of this city
widely differing in their personal
politics, but agreeing that business
sanity should characterize not only
the legislative acts but the utteranccs
of the press and the people, and
believing. from the uniform express
sion OF the hundreds of representative
business men, the commercial organ.
izauous and the newspapers, in the
/ chief cities of the central and east
/ cru states recently visited by rs, aad
/ the financial interests Z the couu "
gre growing more and more timid
| concerning investments In oklahoma
/ because OF a wrong conception OF the
character Of our state constitution
and fear OF hostile legislation and
unfair taxation; and,
Believing, that by reason of this
wrong conception OF our laws and
our people, capital needed in the de
velopment OF our vast resour,I $
is being withheld from our state;
| and,
believing, that the time has come,
when every friend of Oklahoma, in
strictly non-partisan spirit, should
Join in earnest effort TO combat this
growing distruSt OF the integrity of
our state;
The Tulsa Commercial Club here
by invites all commercial bodies In
the various cities and towns of Ok
lshoma to participate in joint con
ference, to be held in the city hail
at Guthrie, Oklahoma, at 10 a. m.
Thursday, May 2S, 1905, 10 take
such vigorous action TO preserve the
good mama ~ Oklahoma nj the OK.