Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-25
TULSA TO FIGHT
UNJUST OIL TAX
COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO
REPRESENT THIS CITY AT
LEGISLATURE.
west SIDERS MISINFORMED
Farmers From Bunch Grass Section
Suspicious of OH Men-Thlnk
Standard Owns Them.

Tulsa will make determined pro-
test against the attempt to levy an
unjust tax on the oil industry Of this
state. This was effectively demon
strated last night when representa-
tives Of all classes Of citizens met in
the Commercial club rooms.
John O. Mitchell presided. lie said
that the oil business was one Of the
greatest industries in the state and
should be fully protected. He said
that the oil industry had always paid
taxes and had always contributed lib
orally to the development Of other in
dustries. He thought the proposed
statute taxing gross production was n
direct blow at the future prosperity
of the oil country and should be re-
sented.
How Insurance Rates Are Fixed.
Former Mayor W. r. Rohde said
that he thought some action ought to
be taken in regard to the insurance
trust. lie said that It made no diff
ference how much the people spent
for fire protection there was an
agency which fixed the rates for the
state and whatever this agency said
was the rate had to go whether 1t
was Just and proper or not.
ID. +. Connolly of the Texas COM
pany said there was a manifest pre-
judice eSainst the eastern side Of the
state, that the farmers on the western
side thought everybody on this side
were millionaires because we had oil.
He said the time had come for the
unification of the state and that the
farmers ought to be informed of con-
ditions and he heartily approved the
idea of keeping men there during the
entire session of the Legislature. He
said the proposition was to tax the
gross production of the oil man but
not to tax the gross production OF the
farmer.
Unwarrantcd Suspicion.
Tate Brady said that one Of the
troubles was that everybody in the
oil business was supposed to be In
league with the Standard Oil COM
pany and every time anybody went
before committee of the legisla-
ture on oil legislation they were i'm.
mediately suspected Of being in ca
boots with the Standard because In
the mind of the average farmer eV-
erybody In the oil business was own
ed by the Standard, but the oil pro-
ducers were no more In league with
the Standard than the farmer who
raises hogs are in league with the
packing house trust. Mr. Brady went
into the sand and gravel deal by
which the governor gave away
through a contract with his brother
A. C. Cruce, all of the building stone
in the Arkansas valley.
Blames Attorney General.
NJ. II. Mosier, formerly a citizen of
Tulsa, but now engaged in producing
oil in California, said that the trouble
was in the attorney generals office
He said 1t was not the 25-cent shoe
shines which hurt the oil producers
but the s25.000 monkey shines. Mr.
Mosler said he had been several times
to the attorney generals office and
that It was his deliberate opinion that
the attorney was trying to climb into
the governors chair through his per-
sistent campaign against the oil in
dustry. 1t was finally decided to ap-
point a committee Of five to raise
funds and a committee Of Is who
shall represent Tulsa in relays at Ok
lahoma City during the session Of the
legislature.
Committee to Raise Funds.
The following were appointed as
the committee to solicit subscriptions
and provide the funds for the main
tenance of the lobby: J. I. Gillespie,
Charles Wilson, George Stanley, f. T,
Tucker and G.. c. Stebbins.
The following constitute the COM
mittee which will look after legisla-
ton at Oklahoma City: Tate Brady,
Prior Price. ID. +. Connolly. o. ID.
Hunt, C. c. Magee, r. +. McFarlin,
Frank Greer. c. A. Sanderson. ]. L.
Crosbie, +. ]. White. Charles Egbert.
C. S. Avery, Robert Galbreath. o. M
Lancaster. John o. Mitchell and L. ].
r. Ronnpy