The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-02
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Special to Daily Leader
Tulsa. March THE great gather.
ing here saiu FAY evening. between
the oil producers Of the Mid.Continent'
field and various other persons, prom
inent among whom we're Governor
Charles n. Haskell. and Representa-
tive J A. (Bert) Tillotson. chairman
OF the oil and gas committee of the
house of representatives.
The Mid-Coutinent Oil & Gas Pro-
ducers ass6e.ceics. . corporation not
Cor profit, was host at banquet, like
unto which nothing had ever been pre-
giousiy attempted in the field.
Governor Haskell. Mr.. Tiloseon and
party arrived from Bartlesvillo. in the
afternooA, and were guests OF friends
IN the metropolis Of the oil belt.
Hon N. V. " Franehot. president Of
the Mid-Continept organization, acted
as toastmaster, and the responses
were in a happy vein.
u. f Connolly. known 10 every oil
field, was the iirst on the list. respond
Ing to the toast. "The crude OIL pro-
drcer on his native heath" and the
thirty-iiye years experience behind Mr..
Connolly coupled with his native abil
ity. made tho occasion pleasing. start
ing tho affair of in the proper channel
Representative w r. Norvell, OF
Tulsa. responded TO the toast. United
for prosperity, and tho speaker was
in earnest adding much To the effect
iveness Of the toast response.
George V. Barnes, of Muskogee, IL
Tho oil industry OF America hand
Ilca a topic not known much Of in gen
eral Business circles. and vet it has
been tho great wealth instrument o
several localities; making more mil
lionaires than any other industry per
hap than any two others. Mr. Barnes
is an entertaining speaker. and his
knowledge of oil industries unques
toned by any in a position to appre
ciato or understand.
Equal rights to all: special privl
leee 70 none" was the theme siyeI
| Hon. j. A TillotsOn, of Nowata, an'
chairman Of the house oil and gal
committee In addition 70 his position
IN the house Of representatives, Mr.
Tllotson resides in one OF the foul
great oil producing counties OF Okla
| homa. and is himself q heavy inyestO
in such enterprises. His respons'
was along the lines Of the state en-
forcing we'll balanced laws of regula
ton, Offering to all men tho right o
| operating and competing, taking from
nc man the right to pursue and dc
velop his possessions. In the cours
OF his remarks. Mr.. Tillotson took oe
casion to denounte the late rulings o
the secretary Of interior, as being pr
fair. and calculated to hinder develop
ment, at the expense Of the smalle
operators, and TO the great inconVenl
ence of the landowners.
Doctor NJ. g. Wyatt, Of BartlesvillS
had a few interesting and INSTRUCTIVE
ideas as TO taxation and development
Of the cil fields. giving some valuabl
statistics along this line Of instru'
tlor.
"Legislation-Its results. was tn
toast responded 70 by Eugene Mackel
Of Oil City. Penn, and was handled b
an expert. Mr.. Mackey is one OF Tx
few men who have given the OIL II
dustry a careful study in al i
branches, crude and refined. As
matter of course. he has studied tn
results OF legislation, and gave q brie
digest OF attempts to aid, some
which were injurious, and some
which had been profitable to all COZ
cerned
Governor Haskell Responded,
The last number on the progral
lwas "Oklah0ma- The newest an
| brightest star Of the constellation" ~
signed 10 Governor Charles n Haskell
whose appearance al the rostrnm wa
an occasion ior a handsome demon
siration Of good feeling upon the pa
OF the audience, one Of the best an
I happiest ever congregated In III
city.
Governor Haskell handled the r.
sponse enthusiastically, betraying tn
confidence. hopes and ambitions "a
4 the new state ia almost every sel
toEce OF bis speech lie had the dat
at his disposal from long study, an
ne was entertaining and insiructiy
| lis the entire time he was before IA
audience His promise 20 give to a
men in the Oh as woh IS all other 4
dpshies a fair deal ana the benefit 4
whatever ability be had, was tho .
castor for q demonstration fully sho'
4 ing the audience appreciation, rt
governor vas complimentary 20 the a
sociaaon gisins tho banquet an
praised The city of Tulsa for is pnsl
and daring to make the best of altco
] d.tlons.
Biu Men II Company.
The Aid-Contlnenf OH & Gas Pr
ducers association IS for the enhanc
ment 81 the general proapce's We
lbeine, ana lts oillcerg and difeftora
/ emtfate many o lhe most promlpe'