The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-01

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lavs there was not
3har was not known
NDuacher. When Ok
olod 10 settlement, Col
*D1o one OF the big men
~ big mcn mentally who
y oo1tle In the new country
d6ves ifs destinies
s1hs Kansans were rushing In
u aorth. and the pioneers con-
~ ths sass from Missouri and
~ Celenel Jack rambled In
Was way, He hit right
y fos Oklahoma City, or where
Dna City nov Is" a. he termed
allowed hs would stay. His big.
tdeaesd itself right from the
~ he was called to serve the
nll city - . member oi the
AuD VS. IN io1I.
~ oAssiff q woodward.
- yeesS later things were no, what
all0eld Be out Ia Woodward coun-
~ William {. Rcnfrow, who was
ltl)orial governor, looked around for
80 whom he could send there and
|( - IL lsw and peace He selected
- Love and he was commissioned
Al ~ first sheriff OF Woodward county
4 Colonel Love had always made HE
1>une st Woodward. There he was
nad b be the leading spirit in any
2E1pe which tended to make conditions
Aotoos. When the '6ocrs organized into
ns aooociatien. no meeting was com
)oH unless Colonel Love was present
r1ve years ago he served ~ president
~ Ne association.
r 4 convention Of the '8oers always
called for m exchange Of early day
experiences and none OF the experiences
mlated by most of the pioneers ever
SQqualed Colonel Loves little stories OF
'Oklahoms rcmances In which he had
taken some little part.
Mads Rsads Toe Mark
When the statehood elections we're
.he)d, Colonel Love announced himself
EAea eAndidate for member OF the cor
lp6sption commission. II had long been |
;DalG that the railroads could 'pot any
thiag they wanted over In Oklahoma"
M this somewhat aroused Colonel
Jack. Like al other candidates, he
proclaisned throughout the state that u
II were elected 10 the commission that
- )ntendsd TO make the railroads toe
the mark" Much to the displeasure
n the corporations. he was elected and
vhsn the body assembled for It's first
lneGeiae, Colonel Jack was elected
ehalfuasn. The selection Of him ss
chairman was 4 pill that always left
i ia taste In the months Of the cor
poeatiuns.
4 tittle story 70 related about r. H.
Aioley. president OF the Santa Fe rail-
road, and other corporation representa-
tives, coming TO Guthrie to give the
~ Oklahoma corporation commission
~ ~uace over" Up at the capitol In
&NlhSie, the commission did not have
- >pacicus quarters 1t occupies In, tho
new capitol, and consequently there
Hees Sut few chairs in the room. Rip
~ came in and an attache OF the
coNmission. with smile on his face
afueSed over and said: III
4 .yust minute. Mr.. Ripley, end Tllii
~ you . chair" ~
4 Hold on thers, aow kold On; let |
-'em stand; they ksnt ,-us standing for
txensy .. yssss S6loasl Jack drawled'
kip)oyx3n1 ths oAhsss stood.
.s II Darfsl Private Talks.
@ Jack, when he was elected to
~ 1hmission, allowed that there was
III b no private conferences. When.
evog : representative OF some railroad
- ether corporation came to town to
s"sess the commission. the conference
MAS held, all right, but all the doors
aad the windows, II the weather per.
uittsd. stood wide open. There is no
ygivate business that the people OF the
state haven't some interest in," was
Colonel Jacks view.
One Day not long ago a representa-
tive OF big oil concern dropped In
10 pay his respects to the chairman and |
TIE other members OF the commission.
He started out something like this:
"Now. Colonel Jack. you've been peg
ging along here for long period and
oas company knows you are interested
b The oil development OF the state and
i want you 10 take little jaunt over
- the east side to see our holdings
ssd then we'll get up into Kansas where
- have some mighty big leases and
hen there we'll 20 over into Indiana
~ look over our big refineries and
0en drop into Chicago and you can
- what we've got there"
Yes, sir; yes, sir; that'll be fine"
}oplied Colonel Jack. "and while we're
r. this little journey we might as we'll
M out for Rumania where | under
~ your, company has some other
Isasted Soldier Boys.
p1pneI Jacks heart was ehucked up
fckliag when the members OF
M = Oklahoma City's cavalry unit,
|4ed - the border few years
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