The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-01-28
OIL MEN FORM
ORGANIZATION
More than 400 Enthusiasts from
All Parts of Northwest At.
tend Meeting Held at
LeWiStOWn.
KAHL OF WlNNET PRESIDENT
Name of Body Will Be Montana Oil
Development Association. Commit
tee of Prominent Business Men
Appointed to Represent Oil
Interests in Legislature.

Lewistown, Jan. 23.-More than 400
persons, virtually all of whom are in
terested in the oil industry in some
way, attended Montana's first conven-
ton of oil men here Saturday night
when the Montana Oil Development
association was organized with Lewis
town as its headquarters.
Principal among the legislative re-
concentrations were the creation of a
state department to supervise the oil
industry with a competent ~geologist
at the head of it, that any tax levied
OF the production Of oil should be on
net production and that all present
state laws relating to the oil industry
be repealed and re-enacted as one con-
sistent law. Complete power was CIV
en- the executive committee to direct
the future activities of the organiza-
ton and all authority was given the
executive committee to work with the
present state legislature in securing
laws beneficial to the industry.
Whine is Vice President.
Glen Kahl of Winnett, was elected
president; E. X. Winnie of Billings.
vice president; E. F. Cobb of Lewis
town, secretary and treasurer. The
members of the executive committee
are Robert Molt, Billings; G. J. Weide-
man, Lewistown; Hug Wells, Miles
City; Judge Charles Dousman, Baker;
George Fowler, Butte; A. A. Morris
Roundup, and julius Peters, GreaI
Falls.
The legislative committee member
are G. j. Weideman. Lewistown; Hugl
HNo11c h4,Io~ T,tx -
lstown; and G. j. Dousman, Baker.
The executive and legislative com
mittees will meet at 10 o'clock a. m.
Sunday, to take definite action on all
matters discussed during the conven-
ton.
Weideman Welcomes Delegates.
About 800 men identified in various
ways with the oil industry in Montana
were present at the opening session al
the Judith club. George j. Weideman
president of the chamber of commerce,
acted as temporary chairman and adj
dresses of welcome We're made by
Judge E. K. Cheadle and Mayor Chas
]. Marshall.
The response was made by Judge +
w. Freeman of the Elk Basin Consoli.
dated.
Judge Freeman laid stress upon the
fact that on all state land royaltie.
from 1919 to 33 1-3 per cent was re
served by the federal government il
direct proportion to the gross produc
ton. Out of this royalty paid to the
federal government 37R per cen
came back directly to the state treas
ury, and 52h per cent went to the re,
clamation service, most of which cam,
to Montana and the other western
states. while 10 per cent went into thu
general administration fund of thu
federal land department.
The committee on ornament organ
ization named Judge Roy f. Ayres fol-
permanent chairman and Judge A. J
Leona to act as secretary and treas
urer. Extremely interesting addresse:
followed by former state Senator C
b. Roberts; Gordon Campbell, the or.
lpinal d~iscoverer of oil in the Devils
Basin who, by request, gave the his.
tory OF his four years activities il
that dome and stated his belief tina
eventually it would become one of thu
largest producing oil fields in the Uni
ted States: and Mr.. Finley, of the Yves
Virginia Oil & Gas Co.
Laws Recommended.
The committee on legislation in it,
report, recommended the adoption O,
a system similar to that in Wyoming
under which the state grants five veal
leases renewable by the same lessee
upon a proper showing as to the D
diture, etc, the enactment of a law