The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-05
COL. A.P. WATSON
TO OIL CITY
WILL SPEAK ON THREE SUBJ
JECTS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
TO CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA.

Col. y. P. Watson, member of the
state corporation commission, arrived
here yesterday afternoon and left
with j. B. Spragins this morning for
Oil City where he will make an ad /.
dress to the farmers of the county
who have assembled there today in
their institute meeting.
Col. Watson will handle three sub
jects in his address. First, he Will
take up the proposed alteration of the
constitution with reference to Article
8 Section and will speak in favor
OF the proposed change which will be
submitted to the people on the fifth
day OF August. If the change Is
made by the votes of the people it
will confer upon the corporation
commission the right to suspend the
law in special cases where lines Of
road may be built and where the
citizens are anxious to have them
built.
Another subject will be that of the
Coal Miners Bill which the miners
are now obtaining signatures to hayeI
the bill submitted to a referendum
vote. The miners are not pleased with |
the bill and there is probability |
that the State Federation OF Labor
will, in measure, make a fight for
the repeal of the new law. In COM
menting upon the bill Mr.. Watson
said he would advise the people TO
allow the law passed by the legisla-
ture to go on the statute books. His
reasons are that under the present
system Of mining there is a great
waste of coal and the operators
make the consumer pay for the waste.
He in company with others went 70
the mines of the state and thorough
ly investigated the methods of min.
ing. They found that 65 per cent of
Lhe coal mined was slack coal and
sold very cheap, while 80 per cent
was lump coal. The lump coal
reaches the homes of the people and ,
he people who purchase the 80 per
cent are made to pay for the loss oc-
,asioned by making the greater per
cent of the mined coal cheap.
The third topic he will handle will
'e to explain the states two cent
are law. He states that the COM
MISSION and the attorney general have
lot agreed upon the manner of con- q
lucting the case, but at the same q.
lme he lndulged in no censure for
he attorney general. He said while
hey disagreed, the attorney general
night be right. At any rate the at
orney general has never filed the -
ase in the supreme court, as the peo. -
lie thought he had, but was waiting
or the court to pass upon similar =
ases from other states. Oklahoma l"
as joined with several other states "
'ho have the same problem to solve ="
nd they will assist one another be- "
)re the supreme court. *
Col. Watson is known over the state ="
S Potato Watson. He says he was
wen the 5obriquet from taking an -
ctive interest in raising Irish no.
ltoeS around Shawnee. Mr.. Watson
lie year raised more than 1000
lshels of sweet potatoes. He sai1 ~
did not want to sell them at the
ice which prevailed at harvest
ne and undertook to keep them. He %
acked them in the cellar, in the DO
TO house and some he placed in y,
ks, but the result was that he lost '"'
cry potato. He says now that he ~
learned to keep them. His plan
Keeping Irish and sweet potatoes
about the same. He places them
a potato house which allows the
culation of air and keep a fire
ming in the house to maintain a ''i
lperature of rs degrees for aborf '0'
potatoes. After the water leaves
potatoes. After the water elaves Nv
m he states that they will keep if sa- .,
allowed to freeze and says the w.
alto is never at it's best until the 1
er is taken from them.
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