The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-12

81 accidents Eere reported. noHe s.
which were fatal
Guthrie. Okla July s
In aonor OF bis s1ty-zscond birth
day the School Land Department raid
Uncle Bill Gross a Fislt today an
pre- ssntei him with a beautiful t-7ta.
offering The presentation aas made
hy Ed o. CASSIDY In an appropriate
address and Wss replied % by Jn.h
Bill in one of his most teehuS
speeches
Guthrie Okla. July &
State Auditor M Z Trarp lett 81
south McAlester where he VIII tomai-
TOW place 10 the hands oi t1e shsriiis
lot Pittsburg. Laumer and Le flore
counties twenty waUauts Tor The cell
lection Of delinquent gross revenue
tax involving a total ot S't.Sss.oo
The warrants sra issued under the
provisions Of Section > Article Z.
Chapter 7l. l90-IenS Session Laws.
commonly known as toe gross revenue
tax act. and are directed against the
following companies
Milby and Dow Coal & Mining Co.
McAlester. SAlS9l4 MeGregor Coal
Co.. Poteau. SIZE McAlester Coal a
Mineral Co. Wlburton $l6N969,
Missouri. Kansas a Texas Coal Co. Of
Wilburton. SS.O6if5. Pegman a Me
Connell Coal 4 Coke Go. IcAlester.
Sll965. Eastern Goa. d Mining Co.
Wilburton. S7Jl32; McAlester-E0-
wards Coal Co McA.c-ter >2.oo4V9,
McAlester Coal Mining Co. McAlester.
.$5.72S -; Great Western Coal a Coke
Co. McAlester. Sl32N.S5. Bokoshe
Smokeless Coal Co. BOkoshe, S6o9sS;
The Coalgate Co.. Coalsatc. slS53.9S,
Choctaw Coal & Coke Co.. Bokoshe.
$21S27; The HaileyOa Coal co.
Haileyville. S5,30i3o. Lebasquet Goa
4 Mining Co., Hughes. $iSl19; Nc
Alester-Galyeston Coal Mining Co.
McAlester, S15291 Oklahoma Coal 4
Mining Co, Adamson S63.H3; Usage
Coal & Mining 60. NeAlester S..
g00.57; Reid Coal NJ OF Dallas
Texas. property in Pttsburg county
$t.695.90. Samples Coal q Mining Co.
McAlester, Sl.67l96; The Rock
Island Coal & Mining Co. with prop
erty in rittsburg and Aatimer coun
ties. sl6,93911.
The Gross Revenue law as passed
by the first legislature imposed ta>
of two per cent on the gross produc
tion of coal companies and the twenty
companies named in these warrants
have refused to pay the tax. TIE sec
ond legislature reduced the tax TO one
half OF one per cent and since tha
time all but one OF these companle
have filed their statement aud pai,
their tax under protest.
The State Board Of Equalization
last year IL making their calculation
for the expenses OF the state govern
ment estimated that the state woul
receive in the neighb0raood of 5000
600 from this source. There has a
ready been paid into the state treasur
for the five quarters the law has bee
in effect. about $4,000, which viii
the $1,000 due from the coal con
panies. the collection OF which th
state Auditor is now seeking to eI
force. t6e total for the five quarter
will be brought to approximately tn
amount estimated by the board
Guthrie, Okla, July Z
The unprecedented demand e
Portland cement has caused the II
corporation OF one OF the largest con
panys of the state which, for tn
lprivilege of Incorporation paid
Secretary Of state Bill Cross. $L20
today The company is known as tn
IOklahoma City Portland Cement &C
and those signing the application al
IC. B. Blake. A. Dollenbach. II ]. Sc
whisky. d. w Keller, Eta H. Jayn
other companies making applic
lion for charters are as follows.
The Childs Saving Mission OF q
Church of the Brethren of Oklahom
The Chelsea Tank Zinc of Chelse
capital Sl5.O0o The Hesse Enyeiol
ana litlogIaph Co, OF st Louis, cal
Ital $3O000 The Southwestern MI
Co. OF Oklahoma City canital Loo
The O. X Mineral Water Co. OF on
1oma city. capital SlOooO. II
University Realty Co.. OF Enid, cal
tai 100000
A charter was also taken ont Tor
social organization of Hchcmdn5