Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-05
WAS BEHIND THE SCHEME
TO MULCT THE OIL
PRODUCERS
KEPT IN The BACKGROUND
Was to Get a Fee Out of Every
Compromise Made With
Ferret.

l., .ipr As AN oil producer ana
.,,,.i ....,,,,.,,ti,ns ~ ho.
hou'n'ns "'ou'N ''''' ~
ing friend of the OIL fraternity an"
the poor working man. c s. Haskell,
s...,.,o,,,. o,,,.rr,r nf OLl,homa has
nen connected up with the most 81
Eantic scheme TO mulct the 'H pro-
duccrs of this state tnat mas ever "eeH
recorded in the annals oi the OH ouS'-
ness of this country
G.. \ Haskell and the tax i'TTei
nre synonymous They are one ana
the same. And While the on producer
has heaped meritcd opproDrlum upon
the tax ferret, Haskell mas gone
around commiscraunS WIlh inc pro-
ducers, while all the timr ne mas D'rH
cggiug the taN ferret ON To greater ell
forts to milk the produ''iS
fot {. ~ li'She'l ~ lnr "E"t"''
Ina tinc tho, pive him SO he can get
n, ~, 1,, ,,,rcy And ever, effort
nm forth Inv me tax ferret means
,ugt tLat mich marc chance Of sue
Co, en-, I,sl,.ll ia pct a mart of the
,,td nIonny A. conscuucnce. Has
4 eli l,os laid lax and had n not been
for , firm nr woll-known attorneys
nr ,his state his mart i'm the trausac-
tinr might never have been known. As
ii - 10 IL pN
,,h.,, mo taX ferrct has been men
orn ,yui lsnnw him as the one who en-
Io,,o,ed to nrocticolly rain the OH
Lns,rnss of tbis state with an nlcgai
,,v fnr MS own pprsonal gain
So, n.,, ,a u,,,o
"o"i" h"" wv '''''
Had the money gone TO inc state
Haskell might at least nave Detu con.
tidCrcd a patriot but the la't thai
the ferret was cndeaNorinG to get lh'
producers to settle on a lar smaller
hrsis than the taxes would nave
amounted to, SO Haskell could bene-
iit had the tax been legal stamps his
action as one Of the pettest grlla
among al the gratis that Oklahoma
las been infested with. AND IN lhal
respect Haskcll Is only running true
10 form.
The Scheme Outlined.
rtoro q, tI,o .,,.,.,. lI,sl,oII and his c,n-
- ,,,r't., ,,l,.5 son
,i,.S,t,'' we MA. "a" n.horc tbn,N ubcngbt
,h. ,t,,,'' 90 ',,i o%nnoo ~ .ottIn yin thc
. 800 m,'9 e. i.,s ,,'.,,a,, t,a, tbo tav
,''N ,.t ~" ,I,o g,,,'r,.,,,o ,,,,,.t Lnd
N,,5 NMT,,p" ,hn ", us il7,s.bnId t5ysbIc Tbc lax
,',, viu Wv ,t,''.rs pit,,,,a" and V.,rson
,,.,''.,T 49,, at,,,,,,aci, tbo I.,,l talent
"]U"i" ] '''' .l,l,,,,. -, c.,rna,,ti,, .rt
80 o., ..,i,.,nrdina,il,,
low basis CNo.e how they tried to
beat the stateD
While sparring around for a work.
ing arrangement on which 10 base
the settlement the tax ferret would
demand a certain sum, the check 10
be made payable 10 the county treas
urcr of the county in which the prop
crty was located, and an additional
BUM 10 be made out on separate
check as attorneys fees.
A number Of big companies wcrr
approached and in every instance
whore settlement was sought hv the
tax ferret out Of court this check fol
attorneys fees seemed to be more
important, In the fcrr"ts estimation,
than did the sum that was 10 go 10
the state
The tax ferret was very loath to
give the name of his counsel but one
sirm OF attorneys insisted on know
ing 10 whom the additional check
would GO. and in this instance the
tax ferret complied and asked TO have
the check made to G. y. Haskell.
Asked to put his proposition in writ
ing, mentioning the fact that MIR.
Haskell was to get Il check on the side,
the tax ferret refused and accordingly
.he attorneys for the companies called
the entire negotiations off.
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