The Osage Journal. (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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THE OSAGE JOURNAL, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2. 1911.
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Considerable excitement has
been caused in the city this week
over the question of driving out
the.pegroes. Until recently the
negro population here has been
limited to a few industrious Ones
who had jobs and .attended to
thelr own affairs, but. since the
flight frobj ffomi ny “ and. Other
place* the town has been over
run with a lot of idle negroes:
Secure vbur lots in 'inifustrialJhis. has prohably prompted the
' 9* ' The..' OteftPeblishing C*
•MWtel Stfsr of. iK Clfy «f>*«tusb#.
gyiacRteTioeTtija yn year.
addition arid help the. cjty. grow.
.. •• Pawhuska, with a Window glass
plaints a smelter, a brick plant,
... and a railroad building will as-
' Mini*? a. busy air during the year
• of 1911.
•Slice Mr. Groundhog, has pixy
claimed that we .ape to have six.
• weeks of winter yet we might
just as : well abandon all
thoughts of. making garden or
easting off winter clothing for a
• while.
• ■ ■
As spring approaches the need
of a. crerrnery at this, point ; be-
comes more apparent. Many
farmer!? in the surronnding coun-
try-would furnish the product
fpom five io twenty or .tWenty-
" five cows 'were -.a-market' furnish--
• ed,
IIBMK NCI ISriALT
As there seems to be a few
interested in rock asphalt paving
m Pawhuska, 1 have taken the
pains- to. make, special inquiry
where this paying has been laid,
and will publish a few letters
and affidavits couCemirig this
paving in Bartlesville. .
It is reported that the only, ex-
cuse the Rock Asphalt company >
has: to niake in regard to the
•' 'rotten paving’ • they put down
at Bartlesville, is, that the
asphalt was put down cold, in-
stead of being run oh hot, and
that their company had nothing
to do with'the pavirig whatever.
. You wjl.1 find a statement te>
low published by Mr.- Hickey in
which - you will . w*te /it says:
“j. S. Downard, - the.' secretary
and treasurer of the Rock Asphalt
action taken,-and the posting .of
notices, for qegrqeW to leave.Since'
the notioes were posted many
if not. all th.e idle ones, have left
and it is thought' no further
trouble will be caused. Idle peo-
ple, either white or black, arie
but little oonsoquenee in .aiiy
community, yet the action of at-
tempting to.drive them from .the
country by force or threats ia to-
say the least questionable.- The
law provides ameanis ofhandlihg'. company, .carte to Bartlesville
people. who haye. no visible-means several times for: the purpose bf
of. support .and the law.should be inspecting the jiaving as it was
resorted to in such -instances: being laid,,
rather than force. • | If the Rock Asphalt company
... . jwa? awftre that the pavement
XPIIltinmmt ' .'j was being put down at Bartles-
--| ville, and the results of this bad
Primaries for. the ..coming j paving which shows, for itself*-it
spring election riiust be held in i would-be a question whether or
some person having a knowledge
of the especial peculiarities of
the substance used for making
these repaid. ' That is to . say
that asphalts all Vary - and that,
while a perscur may be 'experi-
enced with one particular kind
of asphalt, he - Would be unable
to Successfully use sbme other
kind that he .was unfamiliar With;
For these reasons I art in favor
of vitrified b'riok paVement.
Very.respectfully, "• '...
Chas. F:/Leech. -.
: Bartlesville, Okla.
Nov. 36. 1910.
MessriR. jl. Boone. $teele£Tolson,
.Pawhuika, Okla. •
Gentlemen: .- . -r' • ' •.
• Your special. delivery-letter was
<«ceiyed this rtomjnjr and in; re-
ply I will state that the Ariiimbre
asphalt placed in Bartlesville on
Johnstone Avenue is about. the.
poorest pavements' T have'.ever,
seen.. I have'waded all through
the Cedar block -• and; Cypress
block' craze and thought pave-
ment could, not he .Worse, than
that sort, but. for absolute' dpwn
right worthlessness, the Ardmore,
asphajt takes''the. whole , “ bake-
|shop.” ft mushes up like orcli-
MaVch.. In this city the prevail- hot jf Pawhuska Was-paved;with.) nary clay after a rain and is'.-at
log sentiment seems to i>e in/ Ardmore Ropk AsphalC whethar'the praserif time worn down to
f favor of dropping political lines; they, would get the same, pavirig the -base in more: than half the
.Speaker'Durant'has appointed and gutting together on a boost- that Bartlesville- has or-'-other. .Surface and has only been down-
. a committee to redistrict thy s'tate
into congressional districts.. Ac-
... cording to the apportionment tin-
dor the last census Oklahoma is
. entitled ;to eight congressmen in-
stead of 'five. This committee
• will also present a hill forming
pew legitlative and judicial dis-
tricts.
The office of county assessor
will probably be created by the
.preaentlegtslatureiuthorizirigthe
governor to appoint the officers
for the present term or until af-
ter the 1912 elections when the
. office will be elective. This bill,
if enacted into law, will relieve
the township trustee# ef the duty
at heretofore.
A prairie fire has swept over
Washington county devastating
the country of vast amounts of
stacked feed and consuming a
number of farm houses. The
time of year is on hand when
every precaution should be taken
to guard against ihese fires. A
.hard, wind carries them many
miles in a day.
A proposed amehdmept to the
constitution was submitted to the
legislature Monday in a joint
resolution which is to be Sub-
mitted to the people at the. next
regular election providing for
the recall of all elective officers.
This provision should have been
placed in the constitution when
it was first written. It Will
prove a safeguard in many in-
stances to both officer and people.
The Journal this week contains
two good communications, one
concerning the oil and other min-
eral business, the other a social
affair in the western part of
. the .Cguritv. These communica-
tions make an interesting local Oklahoma is to have the honor
paper and are appreciated by the .yf opening the National Feeders
publishers, We willbe glad to re- and Breeder’s. Show at Ft. Worth
aeivesuch items or anything else March i3wxt. by its chief exe-
" °' ri*ereSt cutive. Governor Cruce, who is
or. Osage county. . . [one 0f t^e governors invited,
writes to Secretary Rhome that
he will be on hand for the duty
assigned him. In addition, it is
expected that the platform on
which he speaks will he. occupied
by Governor Colquitt of Texas,
Governor Donaghey of Arkansas,
Governor Sanders of Louisana
and Governor Mills of New Mexr
ico, all of whom have been invit-
ed to be present as the special
guests of the show.
er ticket for th.e benefit of busi-
ness interests,. both at present
and in the future. City offices,
at best are no sinicure and. when
honestly and properly filled are
an incumbrance to th/e occupants,
as the duties largely exceed the
compensation. Pawhuska is
right at the stage where a mis-
take in selecting men to head the
city government will prove a
serious obstacle to the progress
how under way; . White, the dis-
position seems favorable to get-
ting both old parties to. unite
:upon.a ticket , of town builders,
there is some difference as.tbtHb
best method to pursue that har-
mony may result from the action.
It has been suggested that peti-
tions be circulated among the
member*.of both republican and
democratic parties asking .the
chairmen of the county commit-
tee to appoint a committee, from
both parties to select a ticket re-
gardtess of politic*. It i* alto
suggested that these gentlemen
pall caucuses of their repiective
parties looking to action along
the same lines. It matters, but
little how the object is acquired
but no one interested in the fu-
ture of the. city will argue that
some means. must not adcg)ted
by which the city will select for
the next administration men
froni among the. most able. Men
Competent to handle the city’s
business and tvho are broad
enough to do justice to ali in-
terests regardless of friend or
foe. It is useless to discuss past
differences; Parties who have
indulged in them must cease or
step aside and allow others to
take the lead. We must have
an administration for Pawhuska.
town$ that ate paving with the
Ardmore Rock Asphalt which
are supposed to be considerable
better than the: Bartlesville pav-
ing, :. '
. The reason. I have for publish-
iug these statements is to let the
mayor, council and the public in
general kpow what, kind pf pav-
ing has been laid with the rock
asphalt, and H them, judge for
themselves whether or riot they
want to take: a chance at this
kind of paving,
' The following is a letter from
Charles F. Leech,, who is man-
ager of the Indian Territory
Illuminating Oil company of Bar-
tlesville, Oklahoma, and who is
well known here, having lived'
mmm ni nm.
The question bf. good roadx is
tiaramount in Osage county, in
no other manner can the country
be developed as rapidly as by a
system of good roads. A bill is
now before the legislature, which
if it, becomes a law will enable
the County to construct miles of
good roads by means of convict
labdr, also to levy a certain per
cent for road purposes. The
heaviest tax paid by all. and es-
pecially the farming classes, is
the yearly wear and tear, if not
mm
here for six or eight years, being known.
a little more than a. year
I would rather put the ordinary'
crushed rock on a-street Without
any top than to. use this asphalt.
If you gentlemen are contemplat-
ing the ute. of asphalt of this
Character; you. should come and
look at this street. It is worse
thkn nothing.
I ..recently visited- a.city where
1 formerly lived, which fifteen
years ago put down Peoria brick
upon concrete and tlie pavement
looks as Well today as it did the
day.it was laid. If you .select
good brick and fill it properiy
with cement or asphalt, placing
the same oil a good concrete base
you will have the most durable
and satisfactory payemen;t
Street was; torn up .for -months
and impassible before the asphalt
.was finally put op, Froni. the
-out-set after the street was operi
to traffic,, the showing was bad;
The asphalt worked to the sur-
face-and was carried oft in the
mb'd or by the street Sweeper.-
The first heavy rain made gulleys
in the pavement,; which have
never been repaired by the con*
tractor or the company supply-
ing the material. In this paving
there was and is none of the
Equalities that are supposed to
distinguish asphalt-‘- in effect the
paving is now a poor macadam.
This is not .a condition peculiar
to one block; It is the condition of.
the entire job, of about eight
blocks. Jri short, our experience
with Arrirore rock asphalt was
distinctly unsatisfactory.
Respectfully,
Frank Phillips.
(Who is connected with the
Bartlesville 'National Rank, Citi-
zens Bank A Trust Co. , of Bar-
tlesville; Okla.)
engineer at the United States
Indian agent’s office here, and
certainly knows the condition^
better than anyone.
'• W. P. Steele,
Messrs; Tolson & Steele,
Pawhuska, Okla.
Gentlemen:-
Replying to your inquiry rela-
tive to my (qanten as to the
proper psvement to be used at
Pawhuska, and especially as to
my opinion as to rock asphalt,
will say that, inasmuch as l am
somewhat interested in this paye-
merit, as my understanding is at
this, time that I will be subject to
assessment for that part of Leahy
Avenue east of block 195, that I
am not at all favorable to rock
asphalt, as the experience of its
use in Bartlesville has riot been
all favorable.
Johnston Avenue was paved
with rock asphalt, and while, in-
stead of the application of the
asphalt.surface, bituminous sand
was used, I understand that the
kind of paving contemplated at
Pawhuska, is of the same char-
acter, and it will be found to be
little better than rock without
any top dressing. My preference
of pavement for streets which
are subject to heavy traffic would
be brick, laid upon a cinder or
base, for the reason that in a
city such as Pawhuska, where,
but a small percentage of the
water arid gas connection, and
pipes for conveying gas and
water are in, compared to what
will be, perhaps, laid in the next
five years, the paving, either
asphalt or hitulithic will have to
be take!) up frequently and in
that evpnt holes will occur which
will eventually destroy the sur-
face, while with brick pavement.'
as suggested, ft can be token. Up
and relafd with littte damage.
; . Another item in a 'toWn iike
At the present time a large
amount of Bitulithic pavement is
being laid, in Bartlesville. I do
not profess to be a competent
judge of this sort of.' pavement,
but if appears to be a very ser-
viceable and fine appearing piece
of Work.
Yours very truly,
John J; Rhea.
'actualbreakage.on their vehidesl One grade Percherap Stallion
°n the' increased labor in eight years; ’ old, .weigh* 1;500; ___________________
marketing their product*, over one black jack five .yeafst ‘ one l.Pawhuska. Is cost-of -.niainten-
what it would be. if they bad full IdoodPerehcranStallipn three afice' of these ;pavemt«nts." A
gfunl road beds and hridgde yvoi- yeiri-s old, weight l,10(iv .ope fink|brick pavement nuiy'btl ‘repaired-
which to travel. Lho hill should span pt young Pepeh-eran mares; successfully by'your street corn-
become a law, arid Osage , county; six-head of g+xgj work horses. ' missioner, \\-Hife an asphalt paye-’
., j»hotlld benefit-by it. CJl:o. C\ .Chrisma-n, .meut .con'.onlv be remireH
^SS.
holes; Johnston avenue is the
muddiest street in town after a
rain, and the dustiest before a
rain. ’ • . -’*
Rock asphalt in Bartlesville has
proven a complete failure in less
than two years and the people
owning property joining that
portion of Johnston avenue.which
was paved with rock asphalt wilt
meet Monday night November
28th, with the Board of County
Commissioners to consider the
re-paving of Johnston avenue.
J..S. Leach. •
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Bartlesville,: Okla.,
; ’ .. . .fJoy. 26, 1910.
Mr. Aj/i TV'Steel,’ ;
Pawhuska,' Okla;
Dear Sir:
Another Beak Story
Smith bought some pigs frorii his neighbor Jones. The
priee came to •6.42. Smith paid JonOs in. cash, but as
usual neither had the proper change, and Smith said:
“Just make it 6v£n money, ”- Smith lost 8 cents. Jones
bought some pigs from his neighbor Johnson. The price
came to •6.42. Jones had his money in the bank and
gave Johnson a check for the exact amount. Jonea did
* not lose a eent. This is only one of the. advantages .of
a checking account. Gome in grid let us explain further...
CIIUEK NAfMML UH. MMli Mto.
of the council had visited Ard-
more and in vestigated the claims
for .ft.. Whether the material
had anything to do with rt or
grade of macadam street . would
be. We are advised that'this
paying was put in according to
the specifications for thir kind of
not, r do not' know...-but the paying, and that the material
.was first .class of its kind, and
such being the case,, the proper-
ty. owners, of your city should'/
certainly protest against the ex-
periment'beingtried on yoii. The
property, owners of John#tor
avenue are now preparing to're-
pave their street and engineer*,
have advised /us that it can not;
be done until the material which-
Was placed on it has been takferi
off.; \'i;'
Respectfully,
..; R. L. Gordon. • '.
H8MT RI1IIAL tlfilTl
As a citizen of the Osa geNatiori
I wish to say that we should pro-
ceed at once to investigate the
condition of affairs in our couqty
and work for our-best interest at
the present and in the future, . .
I believe it is to the best inter-
est of each individual of the tribe
for the mineral right to go with
the allottee. It will place' every
one on. a Higher scale of self con-
fidence and bring thoughts of
self sostainenoe to. those, who
have loitered upon the time 6f
do-nothing and slumber in the im-
posing thought of a paytnerit.
The mineral lease intea-fer# with
the farming and gristing of some
and riot others, that is unjust.
I believe that every citizen of
the Osage nation should unite it
once in one great body and ask
the Department of Indian affairs
and Congress to change the min-
eral clause so the mineral right
will go With gthe oWnar of the
land, which is light and justice
Johnston Avenue was paved he to all. Tf this cannot he done t
Was chairman, of the street and believe' the next best interest
J. E., Hickey, civil engineer and
Surveyor, Osage MappingCo.
Bartlesville, Okla., 1910.
State of Oklahoma, \ „
Washington County, I -
I, .J. E. Hickey, being first duly
sworn deposeth and says: That
he is a resident of Bartlesville.
Oklahoma, and at the time that
Below is an affadavitt from j.
.-S. Leach:-'.
State of Oklahoma, }
/ Washington Co.
I, J. S. Leach: being first duly
sworn deposeth and . says: That
lw is a resident of Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, and owns property
fronting on that portion of Johns-
ton Avenue in Bartlesville, Ok-
lahoma* which was paved with
rock asphalt from the Rock As-
phalt mines at Ardsnpre, Okla-
homa, about eighteen months
ago. • ' , 7
I further certify that almost
the entire surface of the rank as-
phalt pavement on Johnston ave-
nue has worn away, and the base
ia beginning to wear into chuck. Johnston Avenue, that was paved
alley committee; that that the
contract for the paving of John-
ston avenue, was let under a
former a administration, but was
put down during the administra
tion of which be was a member.
The materia] used on the said
Johnston Avenue was rock
asphalt front the mines at Ard
more, Oklahoma, that it was put
down on Johnston Avenue ac-
cording to the directions and
specifications of the rock asphalt
company, and that J. S,. Down-
ardr then secretary and treasurer
of thy rock, aiphalt company,
came to Bartlesyille several times
fqr the purpose of inspecting the
paving m it was bring laid.
The paving on Johnston Ave-
nue was completed about eighteen
months ago and it has proven a
complete failure, more than two-
thirds of the surface has worn
through to the base and the pres-
ent city administration is now
taking stepa to replace the pav
ing along the entire street of
with rock asphalt,
J. E. Hickey.
Below is a letter from R. G.‘
Gordon, Secretary of the Nation-,
al Oil and Development Co., .Oil
Producers, Bartlesville, Oklaho-
ma, dated November 26, 1910.
Mr, James P. Steele,
Pawhuska, Okla..
Dear Sir: • ‘ ’•
Replying to your inquiry with
reference to the experience of
this town with Ardmore Rock
you .that the same was put upon
Johnston avenue in this-city. up-
oo " which1 street * I reside, and
that altho’ if has .’heeq,- -in -use
only a' little more than a -yeor the
Replying to your-inquiry as to] asphalt portion of the paving is
our 'experience" wjth. .Ardmore -aJmosr entirely gone and tfie
"’rock" asphalt; This material street is rilled with holes and
was used jon Johnston J^veoue,* i guKey's to ah extent that makes,
.one of the hes.t. residence'streets, j'it ritueh'more '.inComfortable4 for’
would be to lease the entireOsage
nation on as good terms as pos-
rible arid let every part where
there is mineral be in operation:
Under the present lease that
covers the eastern part of the
Osage country the allottee is in-
terferred with by the oil opera-
tors. They go upon his land un-
der. this mineral law, take posses-
sion, deitrby the timber, grass,
water and the surface of his
land and the allottee with no pro-
tection must stand and nee his
property destroyed and misused
and receive no more benefit from.
the proceeds of his. land than,
those who’» farming and gracing
interests are not molested. . Ihis
is not right, The good book says
“Thou snail not take from thy
neighbor, ” so it is high time thdt
we should hand ourselves into
one body to protect our interests.
I do not think that there is a citi-
zen of the Osage tribe if he would
bring this condition of affaire,
home to self would be in favor of
the mineral lease as it ia now
being operated. West of thr rough
and rocky range of hills in Osage
county is a rich and agricultural'
country. The people that live
there have allotted that land for
their homes and cultivate their
rich soil and raise great crops of
corn, wheat,, oat* and cotton for
the support of their families.
Would ft be right to take the pro-
ceeds Of their land and divide the
corri, wheat, oats.and cotton with
others? No .this”, is. socialism.
This being wrong, it is wrong to
take the proceeds of others whose
land has been allotted them that
has mineral under it. „ The allot-
tees that own land that produce
its wealth beneath its surface
has no more right'.' to divide it
with others than. the allottee*-'
that own. land that produces it*
wealth • on. the surface. -As a
a citizen I believe that! this con-
s'•
•. ••
Asphalt paving, I btg to advise- Si/iTof UaiSa aiu0.1!:
..... A.. .1. ......~.a e(J by 0ur kw and gjve
each and every one what belongs
to them%t. ; . • • '
The above article-conjris to the
Joilrndl unsigned, but.-believing-
the writer in good faith wfe pub-
lish it. •’« . •; . ••••.*
The Journal heljeves a free dis-
cussion bf Ihese. matters will be “
beneficial to- ffie tribe find will
gladly* publish all articles, hut
will have to jnsiijt ih 'the future
that tfioy lie signed- • •
un,!y be, repaired by and was put' in after a committee ' traveling than even *a very poor that
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