The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-31

first time he expressed openly that he
would try for the executive chair
Seems pre'eC.,y plausible that e
Marland shouil desire to laYUr &ry-
one he would picl; the man WHOM he
has kno "a pSsy in tEe lnsi nine years.
If he is nothing else Marland is nat
ural in his movements and his decis-
ions.
The huge lease was granted for a
sum ridi'rlously low. hut there Is NJ
reason ',r believing M9rard was 9th
er than the representative of group ,
of big Independent o.! lnen; for Cos
den. Sinclair. and others obtained parts +.
of the lands which became known 10 |
the public as the "Maciand blanket !
lease"
Not Marland alone, but the group ,
Of oil men has played a powerful part
in the POLITICAL history since. 1t was |
one of Governor Williams favorite |
tirades-that against Marland when |
he appeared before the school land
commission during the years Of Our
Bob's" administration.
And there are those in the state
house who feel that the same group is
maker and breaker Of political des.
tiny.
Williams Perhaps Was Not Too Tact
full
But there are those who say these |
business men never engage in politics. |
And to prevent a misunderstanding |
with this group, | will confess belief |
that Williams was far more success |
full in opposing them bitterly than |
he might have been had he pursued a
less beligerent course.
Marland now is practically the big
gest one Of the active independents in
the oil game in the state. The other
powerful men have moved out one
by one-gone to the New York stock
, exchange, dealing more in stock man
ipulation than in the active manage
ment Of oil properties.
When Marland bought fine house
in Kansas City, many felt that he
planned 10 move his personal head
quarters, at least, away from the
state.
This, however. was several years
ago, and has since been proven only
n provision for the family convent.
ence Therefore, it Is safe to assume
that he will be a big force in the
state for years TO come, since he has
shown far more desire to be in per-
sonal touch with his business than
to shift TO the game OF high finance.
| Marland is a man of rich. though
excellent and intensely masculine,
tastes.
! He speaks easily and in convinc-
ing manner. He surrounds himself
with young executives-has made
many Of them rich.
Don't Try to Save" lie Tells One.
Don't try TO save money on the
salary pay you" he advised q young
employe one day "rll make your
money for you"
His men are men OF resource. For
instance, during a stay at the Broad.
moor hotel, Colorado Springs. one sum
mer. Marland had with him two or
three of his workers. for despatch OF
business during the holiday.
| One of these an ardent fisherman.
cast his line in the Broadmoor Ia.
COON. where perhaps the wiliest trout
in the Rocky mountains pursue their
finny ways. The trout would bite no
! fly, but the young man noticed the
/ fish were swapping down u few bread
crumbs that had fallen in the lake.
| Immediately he got a loaf OF bread.
and by sticking q bread crumb on his
hook he managed 10 catch so many
Of those wise fish that the Broldmoor
manager had TO cali halt.
Marland has known poyerty-has
even been down 10 where he didn't
have street car fare. he says
He arrived In Oklahoma in sos
shortly after his experience began.
and jumped OFF the train at Ponca
City. There he found the South Pom.
ca oil field. and since that find ne
has been rated little higher and
little higher financially each year. AT
least in the popular Imagination.
There's one thing above all others
that Marland Is not--that Is four.
| fiusher. And there can be little doubt
that II he has said he would back
Wilson. he viii back him; and il ne
hasn't, the Democratic campaign viii
know It ere long.
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