Evening star., 1935-01-13

Here nundre0S OF men, the peSt
brains of the State" are planning full
cooperation with President Roosevelt's
effort to make Oklahoma laboratory
for the testing and working out of all
the New Deal theories, the first State
to be used as such proving ground.
Gov. Marland will take Office Mon
day. Then he will move into the ex-
ecutive mansion In Oklahoma City.
But now, and since he was elected in
November, this big house on the hill
has been the State Capitol. Marlands
campaign for Governor was based
upon the promise that he would bring
President Roosevelt's New Deal to
Oklahoma, and as soon as he was
elected he began to plan for it.
To call in experts in all branches OF
government would cost money, and
Mr.. Marland had none. So there was
organized the e. w. Marland Good
Government Fund" The call was for
$75 900. and to date there has been
raised $4,000 in voluntary contribu-
tions.
House Opened Again.
Mr.. Marland named his committees
and commissions. Then the question
arose where he would meet with them.
His great house, built when he was
head Of the 5000, 900 Marland Oil
Co., had been closed ever since 1929,
when his fortune was swept away.
But, when his committeeman began
coming from all quarters, Mr.. Marland
opened the house again.
The leaders of the boards and COM
mittees he has created and summoned
to confer with him are quartered in
this house It Is thrown open to the
hundreds of advisers who come. They
stroll down its long halls, tiled with
marble, strewn with costly Oriental
rugs, ceiled with mosaics of semi
precious stones.
Mr.. Marland is a full-sized, whole
some-looking man of 60, with fine
strong face. He is lawyer and geolo-
gist as well as a business man. He
was graduated from the University of
Michigan Law School when he was 20.
OkIahoma's Wealth Cited.
Sitting down to a formal interview
with Gov. Marland, the first question
a reporter asked was: What are the
problems that confront Oklahoma
now, and how will you try to solve
them?"
Let us first consider the condition
Of this State" he said
Oklahoma Is richer in natural re-
sources than any other State in the
Union, according to population. We
produce in this State enough food to
feed 100000 people, and yet We
have population Of less than two
and a half million. We produce
enough cotton to clothe 10000, 900
people. We are one of the greatest
cotton, wheat, corn and cattle States.
We lead in oil and gas production.
We have an enormous coal supply.
We have vast timber resources. Our
wealth in cement material is untold.
We have lead, zinc and other metal
minerals.
I'm spite of this we have outstand-
ing $11, 100000 in Treasury notes un-
paid. We have a deficit of $4,000, 900
in unpaid Treasury warrants. De-
spite all the wealth of natural re-
sources, one in every three persons
in this State Is receiving Federal re-
lief, to say nothing of those others
who are receiving relief from county
and State. This is due to the de-
preston, to low prices of agricultural
products, to the curtailment of the
oil industry, to the lack of markets for
coal and metal minerals.
Explains Attack to Problem.
"You ask me what is my problem2
1t Is to see that these people have
decent houses to live in, have fuel,
food, clothing and jobs"
How are you going to attack that
big problem, and can it be solved?"
he was asked.
"Yes, it can be solved. am sure of
that" he answered Every man in
this State who wants to work can be
put to work, and we can take care of
all the poor who cannot work. We
can give every one a decent living
and a good home in which to live
and rear his family. So have
brought here the men of this State
who are experts in business, in all
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