Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-12-22 | Page 1 | Recommends Sale of Coal

recommends SALE OF COAL ardmore I 1 T dec 22 governor johnston in his message to the choc law legislature which Is in special session to wind up tribal affairs recommended om mended the sale of the choctow chickasaw coal lands at the earliest possible time preferable to the new state of oklahoma at a price agreed upon by the government and the choctaw chickasaw indians he objected to the sale of the surface land tor agricultural pur poses for tho furtherance of which mcalester and other towns of the coal belt have a lobby in washington governor johnstons objection to this plan ie that it would jeopardize the sale 0 the mines he recommended the abolishment othe chickasaw national schools that the upon the surplus lands af pf adult indian be removed and that appropriation be made for sending a delegate to washington to safeguard the interest of the chickasaws