The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-25
REGARDED FOR TAFT
MERELY ON SURFACE
Would Be Ready TO Dump
Presidents Choice at
First Opportunity

Special to the Leader
= Washington January 25.-Fort
Reno, one of the Oldest forts in the
Southwest, will shortly be converted
into a remount station and training
school for military horses Members
OF the Oklahoma congressional dele.
cation have already been informed
to this effect. also Of the fact that
this move was made necessary be.
cause of the consolidation OF all small
forts and establishment Of so-called
brigade posts in various parts Of the
county It is generally understood
that Fort Sill will become ono OF the
sseg@ral brigade posts because of its
magnificent location and natural ad
yantages.
The purpose OF the brigade post is
to give tic Gers of the army the
benefit of h. ding large bodies of
troops which was made impossible
under old conditions when the coun-
try was dotted with numerous small
posts accommodating anywhere from
20 to 1000 men. This lack OF expe-
rience manifested itself frequently
during army maneuyers when come
officers proved themselves entirely
Incompetent in their respective lines
of duty There We're colonels in tha
army who had never in their I've.
commanded a regiment and cut sorry
figures in maneuyers whenever called
upon to take command OF large bod
les Of men The new order OF things
will doubtless put the army on
much more effective and stronger
footing.
A good bit OF sentiment is in favcr
of the retention of some OF the old
posts This is true of Fort Reno, but
the change must be made however
greet the sacrifice and unsatisfactory
she g.soss may be to TIE people of the
surrounding country who have been
so long accustomed to the shrill notes
Of the camp bugler and the society
Of the officers and men of the post
1t is understood that about 1000
horses will be kept constantly az F1rt
Reno and will be shipped from time
20 lime to the various military pests
Of the country.
Colonel William Zeyerly of Musko-
gee, one of the best 1nOwn attorneys
OF the Southwest and a raconteur Of
the first rank, takes issue with Secre-
tary Garfield Of the interior depart
ment on the slump in the price OF oil
Mr. Zeyerly says that the present de
partment regulations are such as to
preclude the construction OF laterals
to trunk pipe lines. IL Is case of
inadequate facilities says the Musko-
gee man that is keeping the price OF
oil down. IF there was a way of
getting it out of the country" says
Mr. Zeverly, the price OF oil would
soon go up again. ! do not expect a
change for betterment until MIR. Car
field sees &c to change the obnoxious
regulations drawn up by Secretary
Hitchcock and under which the de-
partment is still attempting to pro
mote and develop the oil industry OF
Oklahoma
Colonel Clarence b. Douglas con
tinues to firt with aspirants for the
presidency. The Muskogee editor is
determined to identify himself with
the winning crowd which at best is a
stupendous task, judging from politi-
cal conditions al present
With every republican leader I'm
the state an open and ayOwed Taft
mau Douglas and Representative Bird
Mcclure present peculiar figures in
the political horizon OF the state.
Neither seems willing to Join with
the rest of their friends to make the
thing unanimous for Taft, but like
Macawber are waiting for something
to turn up. If the big Ohioan fails
to get the nomination this pair viii