The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-15
NEY DEFENDS THE OIL
PRODUCERS IN A BOOK
History Of Five Civilized Tribes Inter
woven With Praise for Pioneers.


Tulsa Democrat: The oil producers
and refiners Of the mid-continent field
will have new advocate when the his.
tory Of the Five Civilized Tribes is
written, Gus Iyey author OF the man.
uscript which will be published short.
ly, unequivocally takes the part of
these pioneers and in no uncertain
terms defends them. The subjoined
extract from his book IS an example Of
this:
In writing history Of the Indians
of the Five Civilized Tribes. II became
necessary also to write history Of
the pioneers, the oil producers Of the
Mid.Continent oil field
There are two objects to be observ.
ed In writing about the Indians and oil
producers one is they are so closely
interviewer that it would be almost i'm.
possible to write these people singly-
for they are part and parcel Of the
times that makes this history valuable
and interesting
In 1888 when the news Of the drill.
ing of the first pay well was flashed TO
the world. at that event the whole Of
the southwest became interested and
oil men, producers from other oil
fields began to flock to this section.
where Guffy and Galley opened the first
We'll known as the Butler Creek well.
near Bartlesville. and from that time
on 10 now the oil industry has held the
most prominent place in the CONNER.
cial life of the southwest-especially in
the mid-continent field By which name
this territory was called Then follow.
ing on the well al Red Fork came in
which showed TO the world that this
whole section Of country was undcrlaid
with vast oil lakes. and the work of
developing this section has proceeded
from that time 10 now. with varied sue.
cess and failures.
The other reasons for writing this
history were 20 show 60 the people that
the oil industry was a perfectly legiti.
mate business; that the men who came
here We're honest and industrious. and
We're not scalpers and cosmopoHtcs. for
they went 10 work like earnest citizens.
TO better their conditions and dcyelop
country heretofore unknown. vet
they backed their judgments with their
energy brains and money. and their
work speaks for itself-they have made
the mid-continent field 90 blossom as
the rose. Right here the writer asks
the attention OF an honest people To
the work of these pioneers and pro.
ducers-that they have always gone
about their work observing the laws
and ruling OF the interior department.
which gave them a legitimate standing
and their work thoroughly legitimate
meaning. hence the unjust burdens that
have been laid upon these oil producers.
10y repeated efforts of the state legisla
ture To make them bear unjust burdens
was and is unCalled for they being will.
INK at all times to carry out their share
OF the state goverument-but not the
shameless taxes that have been a yoke
about their necks In after years. when
this history is looked over. this book
will not have been written in vain. for
II viii ask a fair deal and square
deal for those heroic men who risked
their work and fortune TO make this a
great state and themselves a compe.
tency In giving a history Of these
people. II has been necessary To do a
lot Of prodigious work. 50 the mid.
continent oil fields, statistics. records
and old documents have been drawn
upon by the writer to give a clear and
comprehensive idea OF what the oil
producers and pioneers came for when
biographs appear-have done and are
doing" ,