The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-29
WILL RELATE THEIR
TROUBLES TO COMMISSION
Complain Of High Land Ap-
pTsISoment and Low Value
on improvements

The school land esaeea ere here in
force loduy 10 attend The hearlng be
fore The school land commissioners on
the recent appralsemens made under
sh act o. the First legislature The
board was 70 have met wrn repre-
sentatly9s from each county IN old
I Oklahoma this morning al ten o'clock
8t the opera house, but on account Of
Governor Hagkell'a train being late in
prrivng The meeting WAS postponed
until t.Sc this afternoon when the
school land lessees' representatives.
vim appesF before the commission
aud be gwen q hearing on the ap
lpraisement of the land and also on
the improvements which tae lessees
Hast night decAred To be everything
that cost labor. time and money"
Land Clearing Is Expensive.
Ia many Of the timhered counties
the essees claim to have spent many
dollars rn aqle 10 clear the land and
are now demanding that such work bd
valued as an Improvement. The great
est kick The lessees have iH on the
improvements. while the kicks on tha
appraisement q The Land are few and
far between.
The representatives who will appear
4 before ne School land commission,
which /. composed of Governor ffas.
kell, Secretary Cross. President J. q.
Cann0fs. Of the state board OF agrl.
culture, the state auditor and seere,
tary Casady, 81 the school land com.
mission, are as follows
Representatives Here.
Alfalfa county, G. a. Bell, Cherokee;
Beaver, j. s. Morris, Of Hooker; Beck.
ham, J. Eenton Of Blk City, Blaine,
E N. Faisehlld Of Hitchcock; Caddo,
$ n Brreha, Of Carnegie; Canadian,
W N Draper Of Geary; Clmarront
ii. s. Morris, Of Hooker, Custer b.
B. Newcomb, Of indianapolis; Clevo
i land, 4 X. Wilson. Of Lexington; Co.
manche. G. +. Brook. uf Vatlca; El.
lis, b. 7. Hobbs, Of Fargo; Garfield,
II. p. Stuard, OF Kremlin: Grant, +.
s.. Paris Of Jefferson; Greer, K. j.
1 Da Armnn. OF Maugum; Harper. y.
! Lee Adams. Of Buifalo; Jackson, J r..
McMahau. Of Alta. Jefferson. w. NJ.
Anderson. OF Waurlka; Kay. VIM.
Scott Of Hewklrk KioWa, ] b Tosh,
Of Hobart KingflsheF. Dick Brown
lee; Lincoln, j r Boland Of MeelSer;
I Logan III. NJ. Sanlay, Of Guthrie Ma.
ior. d w. Hatton. Of RlngwOod; No
bic, Richard Hanson, Of Perry; Paw.
nee i. D. Cooper, OF Manfurd: Payne,
III s. MaIdree. of Ripley, pottawatO,
mio. ". Il. Sokey OF McLoud: Roger
Mills, l.. D Truitt. Of Carpenter; Stey.
ems, n. A. Haus. Of comanche; Texas,
If. a. Wiley. Of Guymon; Tillman. II,
a. Cooper. OF Frederick; Washita w,
lH Hawkins; Woods. G. II. hyde. Of
Alya: Woodward, Esert Smith. n
Woodward
Great Thronga IN city.
Whom tho lesaees met ,als morning
with the board 10 agree upon pro
cedure IN the hearing this afternoon
the Crooks theatre was overiiowlng,
lMhile there were several hundred Of
others en- the streets discussing the
cause ug the lessees who we're unablo
"a get seats. Guthries hotels. room
lne huuAeH aud cafes are being put
TO iesl today caring Tor the great
.4hrong. which numbers about 1900
persons
The delegations held meetings last
night aud this morning and selected
d representative to appear before the
beard and present their claims. which
we're outlined last night
Last flights Meeting.
Al l3a' nights meeting heid in ihe
lefty hall auditorium Il was decided
that the arst proposition tho leaaaes
would ieka up with the beard 40 The
best method og correcting the 1908
lappralsemenis Of tue value az land FOR
rental ant sale nnrpuHea which are
ldeclafed % De hiFh ID Many l1caillleg
IN YEAS qaTeed dat referee ahailld
be appointed 70 FIali each county and
!hear complaints and to aseerialfI The
facts fof the stale ID 10 improvements
made Nv The Ieasae. their worth and
what the land Is worth
sub.commlttae Appointed.
A subcommittee consisting of the
folovlna were appointed 70 present
tho above matters 70 the board iol
consideration Megsfs + Tnah
Hobart G II Hyde. AVA II s. PARTS
IeTers0fl s. i.ohey. A.ineoln county
~ NJ Anderson. Waurlka: ~ NJ
CLARK, Pewnee nnd Senator Bfowmloc
Iuf H1naIeher The advisory comQilt
Iiee appointed TO confer with lnwgefl
! Iao 6b Wneinef he association shstif
.alnaI# Famnaskn nSolNfs gha BIN pro