The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-25
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Editor ArGmoreite:
4 number of recent events in con.
necton with the Healdton oil field
have transpired where it looks as
though the people of Ardmore and
Carter county have not taken proper
care to protect their own interests.
We re.er to the recent sales Of sey-
eral large tank farms, located in
Jefferson county, for the purpose Of
storing Carter county oil.
This is resulting in a great loss
to Carter county in the shape Of
taxes, and resulting in a greater pro
pCrtionate gain to jefferson county.
Take the tank farm recently pur-
chased by the McMan Oil company,
where, we understand, arrangements
are being made to build and fill with
oil as many as 100 tanks of $4,000
barrels capacity each. It is believed
that this oil is being tanked to await
a dollar market One hundred tanks
filled with oil worth 81 barrel would
be worth over six million dollars,
an amount equal to one-half the tax
able values in Carter county, and
which, if added to the resources of
this county, would reduce the present
tax rate one-third.
The McMan company is but one OF
several companies that is tutting in
tank farms. Among the companies
that have either arranged, or are ar
ranging, to install tank farms, are the
ROXana. the COrsicana. the Twin
state. and possibly others 50 it is
conceiyably possible that a year from
now might see oil in storage amount
ing in value to all the present tax
able valuations of the county. This
would cut our tax rate in two.
The residents of Jefferson county
are alive to the situation, and are
leaving no stone unturned in their
efforts to get Carter county oil stored
in jefferson county. We understand
one company purchased a tank farm
in this county near Joiner City, but
we are told the Ringing railroad,
which for some reason seems to be
more interested in jefferson county
than in Carter county, has refused
to install a switch at that point, with
the result that several ca.s of tank
material belonging to this company
cannot be unloaded at that point.
This has resulted, we understand, in
the company now making arrange
to buy a farm across the line
in Jefferson county, where the rail
road has agreeably consented to in
stall a switch.
The writer has comparatively little
taxable property in this county, but,
being a resident of Ardmor2, We nat
urally have enough pride and interest
in our home city and county to wish |
to see it prosper in every way, and |
we believe that the doubling OF the
resources and resultant low
arng Of the taxation would be one OF
the greatest material blessings which
could fall to its lot.
OF course, it is too late to change
the location of tank farms already
building but there is yet time to
work for the location Of future tank
farms in this county. The local real
estate men. through whom the farms
ire purchased, could well afford to
bring this about In fact, the county
could we'll afford to furnish these
sites free of charge in order to secure
the benefits of their location in this
county.
The county that produces this oil
should reap its benefits.
ROY NJ JOHNSON.