Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-04


der the allotment act, l cannot un-
derstand the attitude of the indepen-
dent operator IN regard 20 the usaIe
lands. Il must be bacause The oil men
do not understand the situation, The
World appears 10 be the only pa.ar
that has grusped Tho facts The ma
juHty Of the producers were opposed
tn the four blanket leases and protest
ed against them and they were turned
down boy the department ana the pros
ont regulations made, giving The small
producer a chance. Now Il IS time for
tleh independent operator 10 act as tho
regulations exclude the pipe line com-
Iany and large holdings which the IN
dependent operator has always op-
posed The lands are ready Tor lcas-
ing and II is possible 10 secure II in
small pieces, MS low as 800 acres,
Some opposed the regulations be-
cause " the one-siXlh royalty II h
what they have been paying the In
dian Territory Illuminating company
for ten years This company paid tho
Indian one-teuth royalty, and kept the
difference between the one-slXth and
the one-tcnth for themselves, in add
tion 10 the bonus. Tho writer knows
that the Guffey a Galley company paid
$4,000 bonus for the Guffcy a Galley
holdings. The interior department rea-
sons, ana justly so, that If the Indian
Territory Illuminating company could
got unc-slXth royalty ana bonus the
Indian should. The Indian Territory
company and it sub-lessccs have held
million acres, the entire reservation,
was held for ten years, $4,000 acres
for six years longer, without a dollar
Of bonus or any rentals TO the indian.
Upon miles Of this territory there has
been no wells drilled. II the four
blanket leases had been approved, iC
would mean the same thing. The small
producer would bee shut out entirely
or would be required 20 suitcase 10
"A greater cost TO himself. IT Is up TO
the producers to act now. The Osagc
council has nothing to do with the ad-
vertising OF the land for leasing. II Is
true that the people In the vicinity
of Pawhuska discourage any attempt
to lease the land, but they favor tho
four blanket leases the reason being
obvious Those desiring the four leases
20 be approved do not want offers
to be made for the land In order that
they may show the interior department
that oustide Of the four blanket leases
there is no desire for the Usage land
We all know this Is a mistake, but
should bring pressure 10 bear upon Of
ficials to show that the producer real
ly wants the Usage land. one should
not be discouraged by the presept at
ttude of the Usage council, as the
matter is not up to them until after
the requests for leasings have been
made and the advertising of the land
IN tracts and sub divisions and the
bids are in and the successful bidder
Is ready TO execute his lease. II the
producer desires any of the land, the
regulations state that any person, firm
or corporation, desiring to obtain II
lease In the Usage reservation should
make request to the Indian superin-
tendent at Pawhuska to advertise for
leasing any part Of the lands the pro-
ducer selects. Thus, all the producer
has to do is to select the land he de-
sires and write the Indian superinten-
dent at Pawhuska, requesting him to
q ivertise the land. This request 10 for
~arded 10 the secretary of the inter-
8 who has the land advor ,ised Sealed
bids are received upon advertised land
and it is leased to the highet bidder.
AS soon as the council receives tho
bids and opens them and finds the
number of producers who desire these
lands and the amount of bonus that
the Indian will receive for the leas-
ings of these lands, they will realize
it win be much better for the Indian
to approve of the regulation leases
than the four blanket leases and will
offer no opposition. Soon all would
realize the regulations as they are now
are to the interest of the Indian and
the producer. 1t Is up to the producer
to show good faith by making re-
quest to have the lands advertised in
order that there may be reason for the
interior department to change its ac-
tion in any way or to reconsider and
approve the four blanket leases or any
other form that will injure the Indian
as well as the producer.
To- l,n 10,
have these lands advertised under the
regulations. OSAGE CITIZEN.