Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-01
No Annexation
By SEVEN Votes
ROGERS COUNTY WILL REMAIN
INTACT-FOR AWHILE.
ELECTIONEERING Fierce
the Populacc Goes to Collinsyllo
"A Progressive Place.


Had seven people been Of the same
mind as 259 others, the Southwestern
part OF Rogers County, embracing
twenty-seven square miles south OF
the Cuney River, would have been
annexed to Tulsa County.
The vote In the Rogers County an
neXatlon proposition yesterday at tho
close OF the count stood 259 for COM
ing into Tulsa County and 1874 against
Although majority Of the voters of
the section Of Rogers County in ques-
tion were In favor OF coming into
Tulsa County, the majority was not
the required figure, 60 per cent OF all
votes cast being tho requirement un-
der the laws OF oklahoma in such
! instances,
In detail the vote stood: In pre-
cinct No. 2, for annexation, ia, and
against 80. In precinct No. 3, for
annexation 1i5; against 90.
terday. More than thirty citizens Of
Tulsa County were in attendance. At
| Claremore, whore strong protest
was made against the annexation
proposition, a holiday was declared.
The banks and houses of business
closed and practically the whole pop
ulace invaded Colllnsvile.
1t was tug between the two fac
tions. Tulsa County succeeded in get
ting the most votes but was not able
to overcome the handicap of A votes,
which the sixty per cent majority law
made necessary.
According to reports coming from
the scene OF battle, the electioneers
from Tulsa used only clean, upright
methods Of securing votes. 1t was
hinted by some Of the delegation
which returned from there last night
that with the electioneers from Clare
more entirely different methods were
used by their opponents, and It Is
charged that money was used.
The country vote Is what lost the
election for Tulsa County The people
of Collinsville would give the I'M
preston that they were in favor Of
annexation and strongly In favor, at
that. The situation I'm Rogers County
is peculiar. Collnsville lies in the
extreme corner Of the county, In the
city to the north Of Tulsa on the
Santa Fe is represented more taxa
BILE property than on any similar
area in Rogers County. Claremore Is
| tho county seat. Besides these two
places there are practically no largo
towns I'm the county. The country Is
virgin. The cities must support the
country to u large extent. Claremore
reaps all the benefits Of being the
county seat, and Colllnsyille doesn't
get show In, although 1t represents
"A great part Of the taxable property.
The people of the city OF Collins
Vile are upright and progressive. and
worked hard 10 come into Tulsa
County They realized the benefit of
being connected with q county that
had three dollars to one Of Rogers
County and which was already much
improved. But the people Of the
country did not care. Claremore
ptAoud0lpll WtHL Win lltAll
At Collinsville are many industries
which go to make It thriving city
There is O brick plant, probably the
largest in the state, which employs
one hundred men. Now building Is
the plant Of the Tulsa Fuel and Man
ufacturing Company. This plant 10 a
zinc smelter, a branch Of the New
Jersey Zinc Company.
A deal has likewise been closed
with the Bartlesville Zinc smelter
Company to build plant employing
, 375 men at Collinsville. Negotia-
! tions are being made with the Walter
: s. Dickey Sewer Pipe Company Of
Kansas City to erect plant employ
, Ing 100 mon at Collinsville.
The Henry gas line running from
the fields to Collinyille Is ample to
supply many factories, Cheap gas IS
offered tho rate being cents to 8
cents q thousand cubic feet.