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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
THE PORTER ROAD
WILL NOW Be BUILT
New Road Capitalized at $4,000, 900
And Authorized to be Bonded
at $4,000 a Mile.

! Oklahoma City, May lin an ap.
plication to Secretary of State Ben F.
Harrison, Saturday to change the name
+ of the company the old Cherryvale
Oklahoma and Texas railroad is re-
vived and the announcement is made
by r. Wade of Perry, one of the stock
holders of the road, THAT money has
been secured for the building of the
lines and construction work will soon
be commenced. 1t is proposed to
change the name of the road from the
Cherryyale. Oklahoma and Texas to
the Kansas, Oklahoma and Southwest
ern Railroad company"
The capitalization is also authorized
at $20,000,000 and additional bonds to
the extent of $40, 900 a mile to build the
line from st. Louis to Galveston and
$4,000 a mile for other contemplated
branches.
Oklahoma will have a large share
OF the mileage of the proposed road.
Il is intended to make one line from
Kansas City through Kansas and into
Oklahoma traversing the counties of
Washington, Usage, Pawnee, Noble,
Payne, Garfield, Logan, Kingfisher
Canadian, Oklahoma, Blaine, Caddo,
Custer, Washita, Kiowa, Comanche,
Tillman, Greer, Beckham, Harmon and
Jackson, distance of 900 miles. This
will be the main line.
A branch will also be constructed
from Caney, Kansas. to Fayetteville,
Ark, and will traverse the Oklahoma
counties of Washington, Nowata, Craig
Mayes and Delaware, distance of
300 miles. Another branch will be
started from Pawhuska in Usage coun-
ty to go through Usage. Tulsa, Creek,
Okmulgee. Mcintosh, Hughes and
Pittsburg counties to MeAlester,
thence southwest through Pittsburg.
Latimer, Pushmataha and McCurtain
counties to Shreveport, Louisiana,
distance of 300 miles. Still another
branch will be built from Pawhuska
to lei Reno. going through Oklahoma
City from which latter place another
branch will be built directly south to
Texas. 1t is now the intention to
make Houston, Texas. the main sea
port town of the southern terminus of
the line IT was originally ia nlacp fha
important port outlet at Galveston but
it is believed now that Houston, by
virtue of the Panama Canal. will be
the big southern seaport.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
THE GAS SUPPLY
NOT DECREASING
George Campbell Of coffeyville Tells
of New Wells That Are Being
Brought In.

Coffeyville. Kans., May 1S.-To The
Starr noticed in The Star that the
Kansas Natural Gas company wants
to raise the price OF gas to the con-
sumers of Kansas City to fifty cents
thousand cubic feet. They ask this
advance in order to Conserve" the
gas. The following clipping from the
Coffeyyille Sun, May 10, 1912, may be
of interest to Kansas Citians;
Natural gas may be failing in this
locality. but the big wells being
brought in with regularilywould not in
dicate so. The Kansas Natural yester-
day tested out and attached meter
to a well recently wrought in by Simp-
son & Mcneil on the Huffman farm,
seven miles southwest of this city. The
well shows capacity of four million
cubic feet daily The Kansas Natural
has contracted for and will use one
million cubic feet per day"
The gas wells that are now being
sunk seem to have about the same ca
pacity as they did several years ago
The Lawson well recently brought in,
being ore of the strongest, ranging
about twerty-two million cubic feet
day, and yet the gas company says to
the Kansas City consumers, we want
fifty cents per thousand cubic feet to
conserve the gas.
The gas company refused to furnish
gas to the Coffeyyille factories for
less price than they could get in Kan
sas City, but the Etchen Brothers put
down several wells, and they are fur
nishing our factories gas at five cents
per thousand cubic feet. and they tell
us there is a large profit in selling at
this rate The city of Coffeyville con
cuded it would not pay five cents for
gas to run its water works plan and
electric light plant and put down wells
of its own, and taking the entire eX-
pense of putting down the wells and
paying royalties upon leases, ii we fix
IA price upon the gas of four-tenths of
ia cent per thousand cubic feet, it would
reimburse the city in four years. for
all these expenditures. including oper-
ating expenses and interest upon the
investment. and would leave the plant
clear to the city in four years.
The Kansas Natural Gas Company
buys large proportion of its gas and
pays from one cent to two and half
cents a thousand cubic feet for the gas
and then proposes to sell it to the con
sumers for fifty cents thousand cubic
feet. GEORGE CAMPBELL.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17

yestment loans, the more reason there
is for the protection OF commercial
loans and the enactment of the Nation
al Reserve Association.
Country Not Deceived by Demagoeues.
There is no cause for hysteria, nor
for being deceived by the demagogues
who wish to use sensations for poll
tical purposes. The great mass of the
people are honest, sensible and pete
trating, and the sensation-monger is
sure to lose standing sooner or later.
The fact is patent that in large cities
like New York the banking capital is
large because the amount of trade
there is large; that vast sum Of
transactions is just as legitimate as
those IN a small town: and that the
great majority of the men in charge
are honorable and upright. But that
there are ambitious, merciless, selfish,
money-getters who stop at nothing to
increase their wealth is equally with
out question"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Orchards Become Bowers.

The fruit crop in this section was
neyer more promising than this year,
Benton county has more than 6,50O.0o0
apple trees-over million more than
any other county in the world--and
now the orchards are in bloom and it
is the prettiest sight ever seen as the
numerous orchards represent great
snow banks. 1t is estimated that the
present crop, il nothing happens to it.
will bring in over S4,OO0.000 to this
county. Beutonville Democrat.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
DAVIS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT
Clsremore, Okla, Man Selected BY
American Bankers Association.

Tulsa, Okla. May l0.-G. d. Davis
of Claremore was elected vice presi-
dent for oklahoma of the American
Bankers Association, at a business
session of the Oklahoma Bankers As.
sociation today. H. NJ. Spalding of
North Enid was named as Oklahoma
member of the committee to nominate
officers OF the national association.
Monetary reform was discussed by
former Congressman Robert ".
Bonynge of Chicago.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17

The Weekly chieftain until Januar,
fst. 1913, for 50 cents.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Dr.. E. B. Frayser recently petitione

the city council to cut his property out
of the town and stated that the city
had not furnished water to his prop
erty His statement was false and
has been shown to be as the city paid
for the piping of water to his property.
The bonded Indebtedness of the city
was based upon the property of the
town at the time. Frayser will have
to stay in and pay his share of the
taxes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

The friends of General Henry W.
Long will regret to learn that he is
very critically i'll at his home at Mar
tel. He has been sick for a week and
on Sunday night his sickness took a
very serious turn. He was reported
somewhat better on Monday, but his
symptoms are reported very alarm
ing General Long is an old land
mark, and his friends are legion in all
sections of the state. Though in his
S1st year, until his present sickness
he was quite strong and continued to
take an active interest in church
work, in the work of the Masons and
was a regular attendant at the meet
ings of the Confederate Veterans.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
CROMWELL GIBBONS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
OF FLORIDA

The voters of Florida are called
upon to decide many grave questions
at the spring primaries. 1t is my de-
sire that every man shall know exact.
ly where I stand on these issues. I
hope to be able to address gatherings
in all the principal communities.
Those whom l cannot reach personal
ly must be touched through the col
umns of the local newspapers. Those
whom l will meet personally will be
in better position to judge for them
selves from having read and consid-
cred my platform. With this in view,
have prepared short synopsis of
the sixteen cardinal reforms and
principles embodied in my platform
for publication in every newspaper of
the state. l ask the people of Flor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
THE RIGHTS OF MAJoRlTIEs

Majorities are not always necessar-
lily right. Indeed, the history of the
world shows that majorities have
been more frequently wrong than
right. When Socrates was put to
death, was it not done at the instance
of the majority? Did not the major
ity join in the crucifixion of Christ
For merely advocating the spherical
form of the earth did not the majority
demand the death of Copernicus
Was the sympathy of the majority
given to Bruno? When Columbus
started on his quest of the New
World did not the majority say that
he was demented? Did not the ma
iority make butt of Morse of the
telegraph, and Field of the cable? All
through the ages have not the major
tiles upheld the dictum of kings? In
a constitutional, representative OF
popular form of government the mi
nority are given rights; they have q
voice in the government, at least. II
the initiative. referendum and recall
is to find favor and become a fixture
it will strip the minority of its rights
entirely. Don't let us lay ruthless
hands on the government our fore
fathers founded at such cost and al
such a sacrifice. In its establishment
is concentrated the wisdom OF the
ages.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

ness basis that viii insure dralnaEs
and reclamation: and that the same
shall be drained and saved for -
people. and not permitted 70 80 ln1o
the hands of spectators. II the state
is to be responsible for the drainags
and reclamation OF the swamp ard
overfiowed lands. purchasers OF 80
claimed lands should be fully advises
at the time and should not be sod
to prospective settlers until the same
have been made permanently lnhahk
table and tiIlable.
Eighth--The establishment o. an
immigration bureau for the PURPOSES
OF developing impartially all sections
of the state. Florida possesses q vaaf
territory OF inhabitable and tillabse
lands distributed throughout the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

ida to make me their governor as
the measure of their approval OF my
stand on these questions.
PLATFORM
First-Extended and increased
powers to the railroad commission.
which will insure the utmost rights
for the shippers and which will guar
antee proper and equitable rates.
Second-The convict lease system
of Florida is a brutalizing one. | am
in favor of its adjustment and the
placing of the convicts on the public
highways of the state. Florida needs
more good roads, and | believe that
they can be best secured by working
our convicts thereon. Also the state
has no right to profit by the misfor-
tunes of its citizens. The actual la
Dor to maintain the support of the
convict is all the state is entitled to-
Any profit should be set aside for the
benefit of the family of the convict.
Because We should punish the crimi-
nal is no reason why his family
should suffer. On the contrary, they
should be protected and supported by
the labor of the convict, and thus the
state will be relieved of the POSSIBLE
ity of the family being public
charge.
Third-To re-establish the rule of
the people, and to meet conditions
that confront us today, | am in favor
of the initiative, referendum and re-
call.
The initiative means that the peo-
pie shall, by petition or otherwise,
make their desires known to their
|law-making bodies. The referendum
means that all laws passed by law
making bodies shall be referred di-
rect to the people before they become
operative. At an election called for
that purpose the people can vote for
or against laws passed by their rep
resentatives and majority vote for
or against law adopts it or rejects
it. The recall means that at any cleo
ton, special or regular, the people
may, by ballot, determine whether or
not a public servant whose term has
not expired is still acceptable to
them, and majority vote for or
against him determines whether or
not that servant shall stay in Office
or be recalled.
FOURTH favor additional laws for
the control of trusts.
| Fifth-There should be stringent
laws governing all corporations au.
thorized to do business in Florida,
| thus protecting purchasers of securi
ties offered by such corporations.
i Sixth-Florida has suffered greatly
through the operations of irresponsi
BILE land companies. /, therefore, IA
vor strict laws governing land and
colonization companies in order C
protect alike the investors and set
tiers and the reliable dealers.
Seventh-The drainage of the lands
known as the Everglades by the
state on a safe, scientific and bust
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

state. and I believe II should esiah
lish and determine 20 have an lmmf
grafton bureau that VIII aid and -
sist all sections for the aerel8pmeHf
and colonization OF these properties
We should lend our efforts impartial
ly to all sections and protect eseTy
honest investor and settler - pro
viding that he receives what Il reprs
scented when sold to him.
Ninth--The organization % 4 state
tax equalization board b. which Eases
of the people shall be uniformly rens
ulated and the state shall receive
justly It's proper returns frum "a
property holders.
Tenth-Amendment OF the primary
election laws OF the state. We ahuald
provide for a more thorough publieltT
of campaign contribuslons and 80
penditures. and regulate and limit me
amount that legally shall be e1pena.
ed by candidates for Office state and
county--and for what PURPOSE saia
expenditure shall be authorised
Eleventh-Legislation that sll -
prove and extend our free pablle
school system. providing ever oppos
tunity throughout the state Ter The
education OF our ehildren.
Twelfth--Contlnnation Of loeai %.
ton and a strict enforcement In -.
cry county OF the local opilen Lass
Of the state.
Thirteenth-The Increased eHlflsn.
cy Of the national guard and nasal
militia Of Florida b. state and munl
cipal aid.
Fourteenth-Lesislaf sxtendIna
and increasing the powers Of mamA
cipal and county governments. thaa
giving the people absolutely hone
government.
Fifteenth--The conservation ~ 0af
natural resources under tae coufroi
OF the state.
Sixteenth--A conservative and nf8.
gressive business administrative -
the state. giving complete puhlleity u
all times OF It's Affairs
These declarations cover the lanman
which are Of most interest and lm.
portance TO our people 81 thla flms
My record AZ a public servant shoafd
be sufficient % insure TIE lusflre aaa
wisdom Of my stand on any asfsElos
of importance which shall ariss laieI
have always and consistently beet
on the side Of the peopis as = shols
as my record yin show sfana ~ !
conservative. BUSINESS afmlnlslfaiIea
Of the Affairs Of the state ~ Floliaa
II elected J shall undefiase IS Per
form my part 81 q great work - tAef
oughly and patiently a. 4 snHaEef -
the management of q fast saslness
enterprise o. my own ralsF saft
an administration FielIts saeal1
move rapidly foreard ia aii Iiasa "a
progress. and the fuii ineaaara ~
prosperity which oar aiFerslhe1 -,
sources promise shoald ~ fean3e4
CROMWELL 1InDoxa
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
WHAT WILLIAMSON THINKS OF
BEING A CANDIDATE

Hon. Albert NJ Williamson, candi
date for congressman at large, who
speaks tonight in behalf of his candi.
dacy, says the following in regard to
this business of running for office in
the last issue of his paper, the Jack
sonyille Floridian:
when your train is four hours
late in getting to an appointment and
you are up till the wee sma' hours the
following night and have to leave
again at a. M, you recall what the
Irishman said of his hope of becom-
ing a millionaire. He declared he
would go to the Waldorf-Astoria and
leave instructions to have him called
every morning at o'clock.
when asked why he wanted to be
called at such an unreasonable hour,
he replied, so | can tell the bell boy
to get to h out of here. don't have
to get up.'"
do you know, it really broadens a
man, and makes him a better and
more useful citizen. There is a de-
gree of excitement or diversion that s
really charming. OF course there are
some embarrassments. We meet oc-
casionally a Smart Alex who al
ready knows it ALL In such cases we
can only pass him up for fool and
let him go at that But never yet
have we met man in this campaign
who was such a non compos mentis
that we could not learn something
from his conversation.
I'VE find the man in the country
is comparably better posted and edu-
Gated upon the issues of the day than
the so-called business man of the
city or town.. He reads and he d.
gests and assimilates what he reads
far more readily than his friend in
the town.
THE world at large is becoming
more enlightened and better Hard
surfaced roads are playing the leading
role in the drama Rural free deliv-
cry is doing good work. The parcels
post or parcels express will do still
more The city and country are get
ting close together. The primary
election is like death-its a great
equalizer
THAT dear old poet said something
about.
"The leaves of the oak and the will
low shall fade,
Be scattered around and together be
laid,
And the young and the old, and the
low and the high,
Shall moulder to dust and together
shall lie"
"The primary doesn't drag anybody
down. but it brings all mankind into
one grand, glorious brotherhood, on
a higher and better plane.
Sometimes it forces the candidate
to eat out of the hand of the voter
like a pet squirrel.
"But, believe me, it's good thing.
1t comes high! A hundred dollar bill
won't last as long as Pat stayed in
the army. But we meet the people
and we make them our friendS-no
matter whether they want to be or
not. '-Lakeland Telegram.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

/ Our neighbor refers to Hon. H. S.
Chubb as the benevolent autocrat of
the republican party in Florida" The
appellation is well put and is likely
to stick.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Mr.. Braxton Beacham, candidate
for congress from the state at large,
is making a most strenuous campaign
to carry his home vote, but is not
making much of an effort to prose
lyte the voters in other parts OF the
state.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

The sweet potato is money yield
ing crop, and every year is becoming
more and more so. 1t is crop easily
grown, soon shades the land so as
to keep down the grass and the yield
to the acre is marvellous. Plant sweet
potatoes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon Irvine of Or
ange Lake and Mr.. Tinker and family
of Wildwood, spent Monday in Ocala,
shopping and attending TO business
affairs. They came down in Mr.. Tin
ker's auto.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

give this communication space, in
fairness to all concerned, and to the
public in particular.
Very truly yours,
GEO. r. SEAvY,
Captain 1st Infantrp, N. G. F., Regi-
mental Quartermaster.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Tiang Shao Vi is now premier OF
the new Chinese republic and all his
appointees of the cabinet are full
blooded Cinnamon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Notwithstanding the courts have
decided that a hen is not bird,
chicken fanciers and writers for poul-
try journals still refer to them as
such. .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-16

sire is to be registered correctly.
What the Messenger deplored. was
the fact that the primaries have fail.
ed to call to the polls a majority of
the voters and then went on to say
this:
However, this ought to be reck-
oned as a defect of the system itself
as IL finds its cause in the nature of
the voters, who have very seldom
been swept to the polls in mass
strength. In the primaries as in the
following elections how heavy the
vote will be depends upon the active
interest that the electorate has in
the issues which are presented. 1t
is one OF the problems Of democra.
cy, is this matter of the percentage
of the men6Yho have a legal right
to the suffrage who desire to exercise
! it. The right to vote seems to be
one of those things for which men
will fight and which they will give
up after victory has crowned their
struggle"
The Messenger is frank to confess
that 1t does not seem that thus far
there has been evolved a primary
election law that meets all of the re-
quirements, but it does not favor
throwing the whole affair overheard
just because success in every detail
has not been attained from the ex-
periments up to date-St Adams
| Messenger
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-16
THE SPLIT LOG DRAG
Simple Road Machine Tried at Man.
chester.

Simple Road Machine Tried at Man.
chester.
A split log drag was built Satur-
day under the government engineer
and run over the roads in Manchester
Monday following the rain Con
trary to the expectations of some Of
the people it was so effective in
clearing the mud and smoothing the
road that a second drag was at once
ordered. There should be at least
one drag for every five miles of road
in the county. 1t will not cost over
so year to keep a mile of road
dragged the entire year the cost OF
drag is under 81. In some states
dragging OF the road is compulsory
On Tuesday 2SO0 feet of road %
feet wide was laid out at Manchester
village by the government engineer
An estimate will be made of the
cost and the matter will be sub
mitted to the citizens at public
meeting soon. The road by the Ii
Orary toward the depot was also laiC
out as well as the road by the
Equinox club grounds. A 1OA per
cent grade will be reduced to pc
cent if the plans OF the engineer arr
followed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-16
A Swarm Of Flies

1t sometimes takes a pocket-full Of
bugs and things to get big trout in
terested in what you are trying to
do. but what a thrill of satisfaction
travels up your spine when you fin
ally strike on the kind OF grub
Mr.. Fish has an affinity for.
That is the reason why successful
fishermen carry good variety OF
Trout Flies in their book.
That is the reason we have 231
different named patterns and sizes OF
English, Scotch and American flies;
enough kinds to satisfy the most fas-
tidious taste OF every fisherman and
supply every fussy fish in the brook
With regular course dinner.
Remember this: Our flies are tied
to our order. They are true to name
They are good quality. They look
alive. They are silk flies tied "a
good quality gut and hollow point
hooks. and they sell for the popular
price OF so cents per dozen