Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-14
ORGANIZATION OF
OIL MEN FORMED
Haskell Heads Mid-Continent
Oil and Gas Association
Born in Tulsa.
WILL SUPPORT GOVERNMENT
Resolutions Adopted Promising
All Protroleum Needed
by Uncle Sam.
WILL SUPPORT GOVERNMENT

With $50 representative oil men
from every part of the field in at
tendance, the Mid-Contenent oil and
Gas association was organized at Hotel
Tulsa last night. The first act of the
organization was to adopt resolutions
pledging to the United States govern
ment every resource of the associa-
ton for the successful prosecution of
the war.
Two prominent Tulsans were elected
to the principal offices. Frank Has
kell was made president and j. III.
Evans vice-president Both were
elected by acclamat.on.
O. II. Leonard was made tempor-
AIRY secretary and the following eXecu-
tive committee was elected:
p. G. Walker, jr. oil.
John Mark ham, jr., oil.
T.. r. Perry. oil.
C. Il. Crawley. oil.
j. A. Chapman. Oil
Dana H. Kelsey, oil.
ID. +. Connolly, oil.
Henry McGraw, oil. E.
George f.. BLACK, oil.
b. +. Ryan, marketing.
Frank Breene. oil.
b. Constantin, refiner.
j. Edgar Pew, Oil
Frank |. Louis, supplies.
Thomas X Smith, gasoline.
Archie Leonard, gas.
All from Tulsa
A. j. Deischer Bartlesvile.
Deering Marshall. Wichita.
J. J. Maroney, Okmulgee.
C. f. Colcord, Oklahoma City.
F. G. Dings, Ardmore.
How Ii Started.
Judge f. b. billiard. in. calling the
meeting to order. following a dinner,
| explained that the proposed organiza-
ton had its incipiency when Grant G.
Stebbins and Charles Grimes. local oil
men, walked up to a street meeting
one night and remarked that 1t was
funny everybody could have an or
ganization excepting the oil men. A
meeting was called and several speech
es were made. Another meeting was
held and committees appointed to work
out an organization plan. Then fol-
lowed the big meeting last night
George T.. Black, as chairman of the
committee, submitted a resolution stat
ing the claims CT the organization and
providing for its formation. This was
adopted. David ]. Kelly, in an i'm
passioned speech, then proposed that
the first act OF the association should
be TO pledge to the government the
resources of the organization in the
matter of supplying crude oil to the
government for war use. A resolution
along this line was adopted with great
enthusiasm and copies forwarded by
wire to President Wilson and A. c.
Bedford. chairman of the petroleum
committee of the National Defense
council.
George Black then submitted a set
OF bylaws, which were adopted with
out change.
J. j.. Shea placed Frank Haskell in
nomination for president decaring that
he was man who held the esteem
and confidence Of every oil man In the
mid continent field. He was elected
by acclamation. In a short speech of
acceptance he agreed to give his best
efforts to the work OF the association
j. II. Evans nominated by u. +.
CONNOLLY was also elected by a viva
voce vote.
make nominations for members of the
executive committee. Their report
was adopted and the men named in
: the foregoing were elected.
o. II. Leonard was appointed tenn
porary secretary
Speeches we're made by State Rep
resentative Glenn Condor and Sena-
tor r. l.. Davidson, both of whom
explained the situation in the legisla-
ture with reference to oil legislation,
and lauded the idea of an organiza-
ton of oil men.
I At the suggestion of Pat Malloy a
committee was sent for Senator Rob-
ert l.. owen. who was In the hotel. He
soon appeared and delivered an in