The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-31
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company my dream Of great success
would be realized. For six years had
fought this gang with the eovernmenf my
father and grandfather and uneles fought
for being used - an instrument OF per-
secution and crime against an honest ef-
. saving Of millions to the wards Of the
government. = profit to our faithful
stockholders and vast saving to the
general public. The Usage council had
the leasing Of the remaining ooo.soo acres.
At first oil trust writer's laughed ct me
and said our directors should discharge
US for trying to secure this Wild territory
But knew the oil fields. was confident
great reserves Of rich oil and gas was
All through that seo.0oo acres. did not
know an Usage or an intermarried Usage
ago In early June I saw . Newspaper
notice saying the leasing Of this part Of
the Osage was being considered. went
over there. In eight months time I had
become well and favorably known to
nearly all OF them. pleaded my cause
with them. showed them how this same
oil trust had persecuted our company and
drove my old soldier father into an early
grave. convinced them that their enemy
fought tho Sioux on tho sands Of the
Arickaree to the death-I employed an
adopted Sioux Of the Usage tribe to Join
with me in q fight against = common foe.
realized the trust would watch my every
move. ready to magnify and make crime
out Of right II half chance was given.
The memory OF tho last look Of my soldier
father was with me. knew had suf-
fered In jail-on a false contempt charge
was known friend Of the oil trust gang.
because I had exposed conduct that
should impeach the federal judges my at
fidavits exposed.
The affidavit was the truth. But what
of that? The convicted but rich oil trust
bully must have the spirit Of this indie
pendent oil company leader broken. ]
must be shown that tho law that gov
erned others was immune when the
Holy" oil trust was affected. We had
every incentive to be determined to figh,
the Uncle Sam Oil company. had been
accused Of fraud. True, was acquitted
and the gang knew it was q dirty frame
up from the start-but realized by max.
ing a big success Of the Uncle sam Oh
company was the answer that would put
me hack right In Kansas and before the
thousands OF stockholders from all over
the United States. A big lease IN the
Osa98 meant this success.
So I went into the Usage fight NOR.
determined to succeed than ever. b.
letters-by filling the local newspaper
full-and by personal conferences
started . campaign Of educ2tion among
the Osases. Every move was open and
above board. I was offered corrup
aid time and again ana can prove tina
I spurned 1t, warning those that of
fered It that the oil trust would wan
nothing better than some frame-up t.
hinge B. charge of bribery on 20 ~ t,
destroy our lease. In the light Of da,
ana on the square. in = contract tina
Is fair to the osages 1 secured for Tn,
Uncle Sam OIL oenpany . lease for eco.
900 acres and soon thereafter the con
tract for the assignment on additions
ESQ. Geo acres, making q total OF 43o,ooe
Tho lsfse is fair to the osasss. Promi
nent government officials at first pub
licly stated It was too good . lease fol
the Osages. However. the oil trust bega1
to realize what that great field wouls
mean in control of the Independent
Uncle Sam Company. with this Kansa.
M, 90
thought they had killed off. To max,
the lease absolutely valid 1t must b,
approved by the secretary Of the In,
terror or congress- The Usage council
went to Washington ana requested
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