The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-06
THINS IT MOVE
TO BLOCK TULSA
snavinaw Land Owners to
Oppose Scheme of the
Hills Company
WILL ASSIST TULSA
Defendants Opposed to Any
Plan That Has Any Sem
blance of Hold-Up

That the suit OF the Spavnaw
tii'fs development company to con-
AVN land on Spavinaw that Is
vsrded for Tulsas water project is
,,ot considered by land owners
,noye IN good faith: that these
"yners are not 'averse to selling
their property to the city of Tulsa,
and that the development company's
. check given to cover court costs or
, The condemnation was denied pay
nept by the bank on which 1t was
SJswn is the substance of a letter
x,,st received by G. II. Overton from
VA Howard Langley. an attorney at
kXryor Mayes county, in which the
suit was filed and in which 1t Is to
be heard June 6.
Oyerton owns a piece of land on
snayiuaw for which possession is
s6ught 10y the development COM
pany In its suit.
Attorney Writes Opinion.
According TO Langley, the devel-
opmert company is composed of
VI Il. Kay of Spavinaw. Harve Nc
Caslm of Spavinaw, IA man or two
from NeoshO. Mo, and possibly
Tulsa man or two"
All the actual work done by the
comuany. Langley states, is to patch
up an old grist mill in the town
of Spaylnaw that was used a num-
Der Of years ago to grind corn meal.
The Spavinaw was used for power,
being diverted by low improvised
dam.
"On April 2S, we went to the
courthouse to file your affidavitsfor
mbiication in the case of yourself
~. Davis. ct al, and while docket
7ng this affidavit the clerk remarked
that she had just completed filing a
case against YOU" reads Langley's
letter to Overton.
Oycrt0n An Owner.
Il inquired of her the nature of
the case, and she secured the files
for me. | found it to be n condem-
nation suit by the Spavinaw Hills
Development company. corpora
ton, against you as principal de-
fendant and many other land owners
In the Spavinaw creek bottom begin
ming below Spavi1aw and running
TO the Delaware county line. ! Sc
cured a copy of the petition, and /
enclose the same herewith. for your
information.
"All / know about this matter is
that while l was in Spavinaw yes
terday on some business with ref
erence to securing the lease on the
Davis land for you, and also with
reference TO the purchase of the
other tract of land you mentioned.
lying near your farm below the
proposed Tulsa damsite, l was SON
fronted by several land owners in
the proposed area covered by this
Spayinaw Hills Development con-
demnation matter. and in conversa-
ton / was advised that the Spavi-
nav HIS Development company is
composed OF w. u. Kay Of Spavinaw,
Harye McCaslin of Spavinaw, and
Mr. Payton, and a man or two from
Neosho, Mo, and possibly a Tulsa
man or two.
Patched up Old Mill.
They were all of the opinion that
The Spavinaw Hills Development
company was not in good faith. All
|dhey have done Is to patch up the
Old grist mill at Spavinaw, and
purely temporary work at that. They
neglected to pay the labor bill for
, mat, and / was consulted with ref
erence to a lien on the property to
secure that. The check given the
court clerk for costs In the case was
uehled payment by the bank on
Whlch 1t was drawn. All of the land
owners with whom l talked yester-
Gdy seemed quite willing to surren-
uer thelr farms to the city of Tulsa,
uut they want to contest the pro-
posed condemnation of their prop-
ely by this corporation for they do
not feel that 1t is in good faith, and
@ a"t us actions are purely specu-
iaNNe' IL they are to be 'condem-
med out of their lands they want
itulsa 10 deal with them, for they
KNOW she is in good faith and will
10 what she has begun"
apparently the development COM
bahy is trying to beat Tulsa to
= IN condemning the land which
- 70 be a part of this citys Spavi-
a water project Whether the
TS,eFelopment company is sincere in
apparent desire to obtain this
i, Iu OF II 1t is attempting to acquire
=, merely to force the city of Tulsa
al ~ pay fancy price for its pur-
hase Is question freely discussed
triat' as well as in the Spavinaw dis
~ "here the land is located.
natt.i lhe development company's
trio. on' which was filed in the dis
!. wbio court of Mayes county and on
~ nearing is to be held June
X ~ inc defendants named are ali
owners Of properly that. accordinr
~ members of the wafer commits,
dsn, probably would be con-
. defengaa dfga by the city. Some of these
T,hdahis T,his live in Tulsa.
( Naney are c. II. Overton, w. l.,
( Wess,s' Maude Thompson. Bertha j.
Cow H. ID. Wilmington, Thomas
CowSen annie NJ. Phelan, Angelina
day. dmueh, Taque Cowden, Lefa Cow.
SAIL, James Grass. Mig knight Car
Dn,ate' Easter Thompson nee Tag
Hensno Iagg, Ned Chicken j.
WvoIItRt - Hattie Tiger, E. p
C'WvIIIi Tom Hale. Nellie Tiger Al
coS.aee and w. A. Bates.
ovnoI nIuemnation of all properties
bv III .h by these defendants is soughI
ns,,,Ie me development eomnanv Tha
Hills recltes that the Spayinaw
corno ,s development COMPANY is
inv I'Ioh, organized and exist-
OkIsILadper the laws of the state OF
ar Ta9nla' ~ having Its general offfces
1 Spavinaa with a branch office at
powe'rnasw' and being authorized ens
A.! ton sna ny ITS articles of incorpora-
erec, ana charter from the state to
, power ".alntain and operate a water
I Of tho ,p'aht at point due west
nav cren eown OF Spavinaw on spavI-
\ turs creek with which to manpSao-
users etseetrieity and furnish same m
other ior light, power, heat and for
Need Land