The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-01
OKL AHONfA CORPORATIONS feed OUT
OF GOVERNOR HASkELL'S HAND
EXECUTIVE TELLS OF
HIS METHOD OF
TRAINING.
Makes Railroads Sit Up
and Beg, and Tames
Standard Oil.
Nv gibson GARDNER.

4
ouTHRIE. Okla. Oct t.-okla.
lsamas governor has the corpora.
I uous ar this state eating from HIS
Asna Railroads. standard on Il
m.kes no difference which they
AZ al a. tame as little woolly
saxs They Wlli follow on a
string sgt W and beg or. II they
hsar ! whistle or a voice like that
II q n. HASKELL they will come e
ais fsom any distance.
s. 70 speak.
IL oAiahoma the power 10 dea'
xlsh rprrorations IL vcsted In the
nsernor A little vigor In It's ass
sccs wundere.
Corporation Troubles.
n fsn't necessary 70 run Il
maft every time corporation
IL to DO is duty" the governor
xrlssnsd 20 your correspondent
.<c~ take the case az our local
,-aneh Of the standard OH Their
REPRESENTATIVE. whom ! knoN quite
al. came lHto my office and
.Aewed me a statement he had
f-axu UP a. basis Tor taxation.
as xzs preparing % turn In n val
aaslnn OF their property AZ about
n 80 eco fast said 70 him,
Thn won't DO Every body knows
lks tr.ce u oil. every hody knows
kex much oil. how many tanks.
kox many pipes. and 80 forth. you
Aaxe You people have Eot = poor
mputaGien. anyway Nov. yoa will
raly set yourself into trouble u
,ea PAT In a statement Ike that
well. ms friend saw the point
nd came hack tn 4 fen DAYS with
statement showing their proper,
q valase At $1,000 600
Shows the New Way.
Nov. that shows the advantage
4 deslsnE directly with tbs corpo-
nstnn. We might have started q
kW suls and dragged Il oat for
n1nths This was a better Way
7 tell yoa. continued Gov Has
iesl. where aln't a state in the
znlcn that uses It's power ike ne
Do Or ire ordinary comfort Of the
amn0a citizen. Now. here h a lit.
Il lzadens that wili Illustrate A
b. months ago ! got a telegram NJ
setloek AZ Night which Rad some.
tAlnx like this This Il 70 notify
lpa that 500 people are AZ Waurika
Without any adequate accemmodA.
nans for food ard shelter. We are
Nserai trainioads o. Rock Island
gas4engers DELAYED here 81 the
wasAlng out Of the bridge. What We
r1st % know Is. whether Okiahoua
ha# an law that win compel the
FziIruae 70 take a. hack 70 points
xAeFe us can get proper fn0d and
D6ginK That's about shat the
selssram said Wen. went to work
q uuce and got hold Of one % the
officials Of the railroad on the teie
bkQne. He demurred AZ first. bat
" gave him a line % talk that
ssaFsed him IN a few minutes. and
fha arders were given Tor those PEG.
pls % b. taken back ! had a let.
isf fron one Of the passengers. say.
NJ b. had heard lot about OKLA.
homas fFrak laws. but he liked that
sind himself.
cafie paff~oadse Bfufg
"A little while nfferward there
vas another case very similar 10
r. where a bridge washed out at
Cottonwood creek about 30 miles
from here The railroad had the
pseple stalled there on the oppo-
sc aide Of the bridge We got
basY here and made them send
cars 70 the bridge from here. The
paasengerH walked across the
weakened structure and were
brought on here.
a Different kind Of case. but
one Illustrating what may be done
wlth corporation. was that Of a
ceseago construction company or.
sznlzsd 70 build a piece Of rail
va cut here Ga Oklahoma. The
NiHay and the construction com
pany we're really the same. the
directors and managers 81 both
bsinE the men back Of the West
ffn Trust CO. Of Chicago Well
ne construction company vas IN
eprpofHfed for a small sum. and
ne railroad FOR a small sum, aud
Hes sums not paid M. and when
ne work was done the eonafruc.
nor company failed 10 pay its
hlis There were debts all along
ne line The usrai process I'm
hach case would BE- 10 put the
eiatma Into q recelvership and the
Nhole would drag along for years.
iae bondh0idera al the time get.
ing theirs and finally the cred.
TORS would cash their claims for
traction u their value. and
iasef these claims would be paid
@ spectators ia full
Brought 70 Time.
Well / went after them and
mEeaiehed 10 forfeit the charter
q ehe company and sell out All
DER entire tangible assets
courts Or no courts unless they
aefeea 70 settle with these small
sfealtors and that brought them
d time.
approximately Gis creditors.
VII claims amounting 70 gst..
~ were punched aud the con.
sefn issued receivers certificates.
Claims
+. ihey may be- freak but that's