The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-01
LEGISLATURE Vita1izing Constitution
To Aid Corporation Commission

are thoroughly and enthusiastically |
in sympathy with the Interests or
the people as involved in the ad-
ministration OF the work or the
commission. They fully appreciate
the rights of the corporations but
they think the corporations as a
rule are very well taken care of
and that the rights OF the people
very often are much neglected. They
realize that the law limits their
power in certain directions but are
determined that wherever they can
get sanction by the courts to carry
into effect what they believe to be
the will of the people and to guar
antee to the people rights which are
! theirs in principle and should be
theirs in law, this power will be
exercised.
The work OF the commission is
divided into six general departments,
each with its head working under
the direction of the commission as
a whole and each concentrating its
efforts along a definite and special
line. The secretary, Mr.. f.. G. Pat
ton, has a position in many respects
similar to that of the clerk OF a
high court of the state but by reas
on of the great diversity of mat
ters handled both formally and in
formally. "A more arduous position
to fill than the clerkship of any
court in the state. The rate depart
ment, which is under the supervi-
sion of Mr.. c. B. Bee, and the ac-
counting department, with Henry
Wilmering as auditor of the commits
sion, are closely allied in much of
their work. The rate department has
on file about 10000 tariffs by which
it affords information in the minuj-
est detail as to what freight rates
are The accounting department is
the depository for information as
to what rates yield. The engineering
department, which for the past two
years has been under the supervi
sion Captain j. M. Lee as con
sulting engineer, and the telephone
gas and electric department, under
the supervision of Mr.. George p
Player, have charge of the commits
! ciA n nh oh a
acter OF properties within its juris
diction The physical valuations, the
earnings from existing rates and the
theory upon which existing rate!
rest, contribute to the conclusion!
OF the commission as to whethe
a given rate is a reasonable rate
from the standpoint of the public anC
of the corporation profting by sucl
= rate. The department of private cor
= porations has charge of the various
reports from such corporations re
quired by constitutional provisions
> or statutory enactments. The con
stitution requires the furnishing o
J. information to this commission sui
= ficient to establish the legal status
= of all corporations, domestic AM
foreign. as to their right to do bus
mess in the state of Oklahoma, ant
the legislature has imposed certain
= requirements upon such corporation
by which they contribute to tn,
state what is in the aggregate al
important factor in the states rev
enues This department of the com
mission affords information to tn,
public as to whether corporation.
l are entitled to exercise their corpo
rate rights and checks the accu
/ racy of payments under the corpo
l ration license law. This department
is in charge of Mr. L. F.. Mckay
The corporation commission wei
comes. an inspection OF all its worl
by any citizen at any time. 1t re
e. allies that its usefulness to the pub
lie is greatest when the public bes
understands the scope of its juris
diction and the relief that it can af
| ford
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= At n meeting of the city parl
board held today the new park OF
, West Main street was named Cen
tral Park. This is the property pur
chased by the board from the Rob
ert +. Lee estate and it is not onl,
central in name but it is ais,
, centrally located. 1t will be mad,
into the prettiest spot in the city.
Falls Victim to Thieves.
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