The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-22
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/ cNilse IN mat time tkere Nill be llitll
lkH ffGgg!thf4blf sir West an,
N Aina are pefnhled to bottle Do lhl
leNelepRAenkzos iha paastrs. the IA
cline Wlil make Il imp0sslble lof 4hl
people engged IN 4 20 secure me leIli
mat aud necessary profits
These statements are cl raeana gshl
These statements are clear and en-
phatie and will undoubtedly throw con
siderable light upon the subject amonf
those who have not become familiar
with the vast Importance of this mat
ter TO one OF the grehtesl .iidusirles :r
the state. Il hardly seems credible
that any public official. or amy consld
cradle number Of De PIE. would dsllbcr
ately assault great industries thal are
developing and bringing wealth Into
the state; but these things are done
not always In mese pursuit Of equity
but often with that depIorsolc male
Violence aud yindictlvmess which Is
the offspring Of morbid prejudice.
Twice within the year Il has been
necessary ioF the governor I the State
10 interpose the eecutlye authority be-.
tween the commercial Interests OF Okla
homa and agencies which threatened
heir paralysis, This was done In the
veto Of the viclously radical ANTITRUST
BIN that first slipped through the Fist
Legislature, whica bin promised annihll
alton 10 many lines OF business
throughout the state and again when
The governor stayed the hand of the
attorney general when thas official
sought TO execute ais Interpretation 1
he law and throttle The oil industry.
No man familiar with the nselli.
stnce OF Oklahoma believes that q
piiit Of unreasonable raaicilllsm truly
enresenis Oklahoma people but Che
sliect OF such things IS felt abroad.
specially among the iayestlng class.
The prevailing nfblence Ia the pres.
nt legislature. however, IL doing 4
great deal toward removing the baleful
Impressions abroad regarding public
sentiment IN this state
The oil industry oi Oklahoma Is
Sarth $2O000,00u annually In wealth
production, exclusive OF many allied Ia.
eresls Il represents an investment
" Sii00O0000, which Is so dly pro-.
PORTION Of the states wealth Such
estrictlons as tend 10 hamper It's full
development ought 70 be removed and
10 that end the concerted effort Of tao
commercial and industrial interests Of
he state should be directed
No better closing paragraph can be
pregentAd lhan one from The pipe line
itatlstlcs 10 an official statement made
1l operation and production IN The Mid
Continent field f.r 1908. as i0liows
Considering the adverse conditions
the Mld-contlnent field Il Il little
urprlsng that the years production
Exceeded that OF 1907, waen an pro.
ucii0n records were lowered. Oklaho.
"a and Kansas In 1907 producga 49,
il4.33s barrels OF Il. exceeding the
,utput Of California by e.0o0,000 bar.
els aud taking first psee, During the
year ust closed those figures Wee mi
creased tn A. .Sa2. .2ea barrels and leans
an other known OIL fields OF the world.
Il Is undoubtedly q fine thing Cor local
y 0mers to brag about. but for the Re0
Ole who have invested money N the
acpe Of profit It Is embarrassing to
sive publielty to, except that Y auld
urnlsh food for the lh night to pub
llcists who claim 10 be engaged "a an
attempt 90 ameliorale4 the conditions
tos industrial and commercial invest
nent or this enormous output for me
jear s72s,000 barrels silil remains un'
IA in the hands Of the producers ana
}.0S225g barrels are held unused hy
he purchaser aliogetaer lll62.25a
arres or about unei0nflh aI the total
reduction may be called dead money
3 other wosds, Il should not have been
reduced fr prosperity 70 make this
pparent comparisons may help While |
official statement is ai hand. Che
est Information obtalnable credits
,alilernia. III 1908, wilh a production Of
Z 1000 600 barrels OF crude, Illinois With |
l65G.gs5 barrels. and Texas and |
.ouis.ana with lG.O00lQe barrels. tae
,ame as IN 1907. Calf rnia's output be-
ig apparently increased about 9.uhu
90 barrels over 1907 These figures
lhow chat that part Of the United 4
;tates vest Of the Mississippi river pro
luced In 1908 the unprecedented unan-
ity Of l05S22 .2ss barrels Of crude OIL
ir 27s.000 barrels a day Add 70 this
he $4,000 bafres a day that illinois isl
OF the same grade of elll
ound III Oklahoma. and part " the dir
iculty encountered In Il reaching mar
,eis heenmes apparent. especially s.
Il. en- sixty per cent Of the crude Oh
lr1duced III the United States must
,veatually be exported and to feaeh
be seaboard must get by Him Is ON
he east. California on the West and
Texas on the south That's the e4lnl
nereIal side Of the situation Il IS 20
ie hoped that during the year 1909
iome measure Of relief will come 70 The
Producers thr usa added plpe ne
facilities"
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