The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-16
EXPERIMENTATION in GRADY COUNTY

'Chekasha Editor Believes in Home Rule" The foregoing is
startling headline appearing above article in the NARROW Re-
view wherein the editor OF the Express is declared to have
dored the of residents southern Grady county
seecc from that county and attach themselves to Stephens
county"
Evidently the Review is n careful reader of the Ex
press which, OF is misfortune to him. otherwise
he could not have made assertion which contrary facts
We do not accuse him OF deliberate Misrepresentation for do
not believe he would be guilty OF wfuy misleading his readers
ne merely mentally confused in regard to the facts and has
drawn conclusion which information will bear
The Review bases its article interview which had
with good friend Mr. John Mwee who lives in the southern
part OF Grady county and who OF the strong Of
secession We quite that Mr. Mwee had intention of
giving anybody impression of what said in the
OF conversation with him. because he isn't the kind OF to
do that sort OF thing To the Review right here forth
in substance what we have previously said to Mr. Mwcc agd
others:
At the request OF friends in southern Grady company with
two residents Of t section called nearly all the lv
ing strip OF territory miles east and west and four miles
north and SOUTH starting with the southern boundary Grady
county In the miles Immediately north the
strong sentiment in favor of secession while in the two miles
strip north of this section failed single man who was
in favor OF it. At the time OF visit the majority OF the
residents we called upon were against the change In the entire dis
tr however, found general complaint has been
elected in the matter of roads and bridges and what
well as what we heard convinced that this charge well
founded
We said to Mr. Miwec have said Others that we
lived in the section affected and believed that be to
advantage for the county line to be changed many OF the po
pie there do would certainly for to
Stephens county We said then and repeat that believe
to be matter for the people concerned decide for themselves
in the light of what they be their own interests and
this feel sure the attitude of Chckasha people generally
We further stated however,
believe will be to the ultimate advantage of the people that
section to desert Grady county for the that
that in the end will be costly to them taxpayers Grady
county having more than twice much taxable property
Stephens county The opinion that Stephens county taxpayers
will benefit largely from the oil industry weounded since
producing oil property taxed the ad valorem
pays gross production the state only very small part
OF going to the county Despite the great wealth of the oil
counties Oklahoma the records show ad vaorem taxes
higher in those counties than they in the agricultural
counties.
The Review eneny correct in quoting lis as in favor of
AS
with dsfavor the proposed secession and believe will be
serious mistake for the people in the south to withdraw
from but think it question which decided by
those whose interests and wishes closely the
matter We regret however to note that this IS not the attitude
Of NARROW friends although is sometimes stated to be- We
have before piece of advertising matterand by the way
the achievements of the NARROW Commerce during
the last three months are set forth Among the items read
the following: Annexed strip four miles wide and 80 miles
long IRON Grady county, Now this circular signed by the
reary of the NARROW Chamber of Commerce may
be supposed to voice the official attitude NARROW friends
II IS rue means that it NARROW and the people of
the affected territory who made the change OF course
men slightly exaggerated because remains
the people concerned will ratify the action
Chamber of Commerce 1t would probably be going
take the statement of the Chamber of Commerce meaning
that the NARROW boosters merely walked Grady and
grabbed the strip without asking anybodys presume
that what really implies is that the energetic boosters fur
annexation would be best for their interests 1t possible how
that full consideration Of both sides of the question
suade some OF the petitioners that they mslead and that
NARROW boosters thinking of their interests than
they were OF home rule for anybody when they conducted the
annexation movement Note carefully please that make
charge against NARROW in this merely accept
statement of her Chamber of Commerce. ra
AS to the neglect of roads and bridges southern Grady
are hopeful that will soon be remeded This big problem
all parts of the and will be for many years the
commissioners have under way plans doing something
substantial for the people of the southern part the county
there is good reason to believe that everything possible will be
done to them the relief which they deserve When
work which being undertaken completed believe the
residents of that section will be convinced that the pledges
to them have been faithfully carried out. !
However, be admitted Senator LODGES !
about the Columbian treaty fully as his
tude regard to the League of Nations. 1t dcredt
ordinary change his mind when he
good grounds for doing Evidently
learned that rich oil fields the point of development
Columbia, his moral spes about the $2000OOO of backa =
his memory of Theodore Roosevelt sank into the background