The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-20

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said. for the mere fact OF this ami
mails having been imported by
Frank Gillespie is prima facie evi-
dence OF the royal blood of the fu-
ture herd header. Not only this,
but other purchases OF Gillam's are
said to be of blood strains unsur-
passed in their respective breeds.
Hun Torpedo Misses Bull.
1t is said that the ship upon which
merry Leader" was being trans
ported from Scotland to the United
States was struck by a torpedo
launched by Hun submarine, but
that the damage was not sufficient
to sink the vessel. not single
head OF the two hundred or more
Shorthorns in the hold was in
jured
Under the protection of sum
moned torpedo boat dcstroyers-So
the story goes-the nearest port
was reached. the cattle transferred
to another ship, crossed the ocean
and arrived safely at an Atlantic
port
Nv informant further stated that
within less than an hours time al
ter the torpedo struck the ship
upon which Merry Leader was be
ing brought to this country. ship
following the same course was mt
by a torpedo and sunk. Whether
or not this is true, ! cannot say, bur
it wouldn't be surprising Tor the
the difficulties experienced in I'M
porting registered cattle during the
war have been in some instances
unsurmountable.
Right Idea of Cooperation.
The first time ever heard OF
7. Robert was shortly after the dis
persion sale OF the late Lee X. Pat
tersons famous herd OF Shorthorns
early last spring at which over two
hundred pure breds were knocked
down to the highest bidders.
Breeders from all over the country
were there with view to buying
such choice animals as their judg-
ment and fancy suggested. BIDS
were fast and high.
The sale had progressed only TO
the point where fifteen or twenty
head had been sold when 1t was no.
ticed fellow by the name of Oil
lam of Ardmore. was buying prac-
tically all OF the tops. lie contin-
ued TO buy the tops, it is said,
throughout the sale and wound up
bv having bought the neucles OF a
foundation herd whose future 1t
i, predicted. will rank among the
foremost Shorthorn herds IN the
southwest.
1t was shortly after this that !
met Gillian. In the meantime 1t
was learned that he was a success
ful Ardmore oil man; that he had
been raising and feeding cattle and
steers in a more or less intensive
wav for the past twenty years, ana
that he knew pretty well what he
was doing. Later, ! found him N
be one of the few oil men in Okla
who has the right idea OF thorough
cooperation between the agricui-
tural and oil interests of the state.
Selfish Personal Interests Destruc-
tive.
For the past several years the IN
difference OF oil men to the pro-
press of the agricultural and 1--we
stock industries has appeared to
me as being nothing less than eith-
er an abject negligence or pre-
meditated hazard, and notwith-
standing the inflction OF the ) per
cent gross production taX-which
was instigated by those who either
pretended, or seriously determined
to tighten the tax burdens OF the
farm-there are vet those who fail
to comprehend the inclination OF
the socialistic-i inclined men on the
farms to shift every possible pubic
financial obligation on the should
ers of men interested in the produc-
ton and refining OF oil.
The explanation is simple. With
the exception of possibly ten or
twelve oil men in this neighbor
hood. and as many in Tulsa, the
entire petroleum fraternity have
manifested no more interest in the
livestock and agricultural resources
of their respective communities
than in a problem of equadmatic
eouasions. Most Of them seem to
be hard shell advocates OF matters
pertaining to their own interests,
and either fail. or refuse to see 1t
is to their advantage to further and
advance the interests land profits
of the man on the farm as much as
possible.
Do not misunderstood me. When
it comes to municipal moves oil
merit, patriotic subscriptions, or
bond allotments, there Is no class
to respond with more generous
spirit than the oil man. They are
among the most public-spirited ele-
ments of our citizenry and may be
depended upon to do more than
their just share in all patriotic and
charitable enterprises.
Better Feeling BY Cooperation.
But the failure to extend the
hand of good fellowship and CO.
operation to the men along the ru-