The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-03
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CBy A. d. HumbargefA
Guthrie, Oklahoma, June Garry
ing out the plan agreed on Whom i.
lmcame evident the bill provided for
the sale of the school lands would not
pass the first session of the legisla-
ture, Governor Haskell has issued a
proclamation calling q niaetihg for
Thursday June 4, at the city of Guth-
RE to be composed OF the school land
lessees' committee, members of the
legislature and ali other citizens in
terested, for the purpose of discus
sing and preparing bill for the sale
OF the school lands to be submitted
to the people under the provisions of
the Initiative and Referendum. Gov.
ernor Haskelrs proclamation follows:
Citizens of Oklahoma, Nodoe--
Owing to the great burden u wofl.
necessary for the legislature to att
tend TO at the first session. tho.r time
expored and they were compelled to
adjourn without passing Lpcn the
question of the sale of The lnlbic lands
of the state. but the Legislative ex.
preston Indicated that any law chat
might have been formulated un lis
subject. should be submTicl 70 'he
people of the state to he loied upon
lat the next election
AS this is an important question rot
.only to the lessees who occ NY these
lands. but also to all the iaS PAYERS
.of the state and 20 those Who are m
terested in having funds provided fDi
building Of the necessary school = A
other public buildings OF the state. at
an early date, il Is therefore thousAs
advisable to call a meeting for Thurs
day, June fourth elevenoclock. A. NJ.
at the city of Guthrie, to be composed
Of the school land iesses committee.
members of the legislature and all oh
er citizens who can conveniently at
tend the meeting, TO consider the
question, to be voted upon at the eleo-
tion next November
therefore call said meeting, and
express the nope that every citizen Of
tne state may feel welcome TO be pres.
ept az said meeting and express his
views upon this question.
Respectfully,
G. n. HASKELL,
Governor, State of Oklahoma
Guthrie Okla. June 1--Last week
application was made in the district
court Of Cleveland county for a receiv
er for The Oklahoma Central railroad
on the part OF the numerous creditors
whose claims aggregate about three
thousand dollars. Milas Lassater Of
Pauls Nailey and w II. lsaton of Mus
koeee We're appointed temporary re
icelvers by the court Dorset Carter
4 The president OF The road Is quoted By
an Oklahoma city paper as having eN
pressed the belief that Governor Has
kell is IN sympathy with the applica
tion for a receiver for the road. II
this weeks New State Tribune. Coy
! ernor Haskell admits that he has "a
very earnest and active interest II
tuat receivership. 50 that hereafter
! the newspaper can deal with plaiI
facts and waste no time on suspicion.
Continuing in admission OF his in
\ terest IN the receiyership GoyernO
Haskell saws
TT appears from the records in thi'
case that the railroad company owe.
one hundred forty-one thousand dol
lars for rails and fasteniugs. twenty
three thousand dollars for fence wire
aud other fencing matreials, probabl,
eighty thousand dollars in payroll
10 lbs men running back for sb
months on more, and a multitude o
other claims aggregatng many thous
and dollars The people TO whom thh
\ money Is due are tired of waiting TO
lit.'
"Why does the governor feel inter
ested in this receiYership? I Will tel
you frankly OF course, as TO tn
large claims like the llionis Steel com
pany for IT'S rails. and others the GOV
ernor would pay no attention becaus
those large companies are empty abl
10 litigate and collect their owl
claims, but from end 10 end OF thl
railroad at every little station Their
Is labOring man, a widow keeping
boarding house, or a little cross-road
merchant who has been iaboring 4
build The road, boarding the lahorers
or furnishing groceries 10 the laborlul
men, until there are probably eight
: Thousand dollars of This kind OF claim
due 40 about six hundred Of this elias
lof our poor and needy citizens. rhes
lclainis average from few dollars u
TO one hundred dollars each, an
, these people need the mouey and ar
: suffering for II. This class of claim
are TOO small 10 attract the attention
r or assistance Of the lawyers, ant
, The lawyers felt Justified in takin
these claims for collection Que hal
or more OF each claim would be cor
stunned In attorneys fees Honest Gnu
I zons. was ID not about time for th
, governor OF this state 10 exert ever
! possible influence 10 project the poo
and ncedyg The governor thinks 3
! and 40 sort of corporation TOOLS blul
? win In the slightest degree deter bin