Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-28

upon that basis to the great and
lasting Injury OF the business.
Il have urged. and | believe Il 10
earnest work 10 done we viii be put
be entirely true, that tho difference
In cost between the price OF ma
terial and labor now going into the
wells more than offsets tho increase
In price Of the product brought 10
the surface.
I'm addition TO this. It Is going TO
be more and more difficult day by
day 20 find new oil.
II think that the moment tho bin
from the ways and means commit
tee is introduced In the house and
becomes public property. 10 that we
may know certainly the action OF the
house. that the association should
have a committee in Washington
which would discuss this daily. and
take up matters OF great Importance
with the members Of the finance
committee In the senate prior TO the
passage OF the bin In the house
II feel that | should have add
tonnl help there certainly for the
next month at least and until the
bill finally passes the senate The
'NlhFI Ih lRh klfAl lNl any hllf man
and the responsibility Is such that
n ought not to be placed upon the
shoulders Of any one man. so I hug-
Cest that not later than from the
18th of August TO the lst OF Sep
tember there be at least three ol
four additional members OF this
committee who should be prepared
TO remain there during tho whole ~
the month of September. and longer
II tho senate does not take up this
bin within that time.
81 believe that II this committee
goes down there and works Jointly
with other representatives OF the oil
business that AZ least, the producing
end OF the business will not be put
upon the war profits basis. and
and should not be.
II desire 10 call your attention TO
the fact that on September L. the
tax revision board OF which Mr. Da-
Wis IN a member. will be dissolved
and this will end his service In the
treasury department.
He has been OF great value TO
the oil fraternity ana has succeeded
IN getting into the minds Of the men
of tho treagury department and
board greater knowledge Of the oil
business than they ever lhad before" 4"
MIR Davis letter TO Judge Shea
follows
"On learning that the treasury
department had decided to dissolve
the Tax Reviewers at the end OF
this month ! arranged 10 have the
files examined and the 'oil cases
segregated with the view TO getting
as many as possible passed upon be
fore my leaving. Up To that time
had seen only fifteen or twenty
cases and most OF theses had been
held up pending receipt OF additional
information or for some other rea-
son. N now develops that there are
some two hundred and fifty or three
hundred cases In the files OF this dl-
vision awaiting disposition and I'm
the brief time remaining IL will. OF
course. be possible to examine and
dispose % a very small number OF
these. feel keen regret thai
nearly all OF the returns OF the oil
producers and other branches OF the
industry. will remain undisposed OF
when my services here terminate
and ! trust that the oil men VIM
realize that Il was my wish TO fin
ish the task and fulfil the respon-
abilities l accepted with my an
pointment to the advisory board
even though II Involved a very much
longer absence from my own affairs
than was originally anticipated.
You have been here enough 20
know OF something OF the work OF
this division and the advisory board
In particular has had to handle and
will understand tho decision OF the
treasury department that the task Is