The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-21
THE GREAT OIL CONSPIRACY.
Mass Meeting ut ParikeI's Lau,iiug-
General A. Ii. GAcCalmont's Warnipg-Au
Enthusiastic Meeting.

Mass Meeting ut Parkel's Lau,iiug-
General A. Ii. aAcCalnont's Warnipg-An
Enthusiastic Meeting.
PARKERs LANDING, Pa, March 90 1872.
The mass meeting of OIL producers held at the
0pera House this afternoon was attended by all tho
representative men Of the Oil reelon men OF wealth
and eminenlly qualified In mental sense to cope
with those comprising the gigantic ring known as
the Southern Improvement Company. The object
OF the meeting Is to effect the perfect organ
ization possible among the producers In the hope
OF giving an eIectual blow to the great conspiracy.
Trains from the North and South brought
Q great many people, and long before the
niled 10 tho utmost cXtentt. General A. d.
McCalmont addressed the meeting AZ some length,
riot, but to give solemn warning to the corpora
non which was fostering monopoly upon them 10
GerDt Tom Scot. ana Could and 'I their caneto
heed tine voices OF the thousan Is or men Their
equals in intelligence; to need the voices raised
against the cruel wrongs imposed upon them.
The gentleman spoke Tor upwards or three
quarters OF an nour and made an able effort IN de.
nunclatlon OF the south Improvement Ring. He
was followed by Mir. Z. W. Gilfllan ana alIerward
by several heavy producers OF oil OF This region,
after which the committee was appointed TO confer
win President Garrett. Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, to ascer ain II the Iacinies
Parker's Landing the greatest oil producing
region in the world. The committee Is also author.
es 10 20 y 0 70 eoaSr WIN The Con-
was very enthusiastic, and the universal sentiment
was not 10 sell drop OF oil out to The agents OF the
Southern Improvement Company, Sn1 the feeling Is
so bitter here that 1t is highly probable, should any
one attempt II, Violence would be Offered There
are upwards ol seventy thousand barrels vi OIL now
here ned Dy producers, ana as The tanks full
and tho facilities for Shipment possessed by con-
cerra unlnterestcd IN the Ring are Inadequate, 1t IL
dlmcut 10 tell What the producer Will be compelled
to do yet. The excitement has in no way abated
from that which existed two weeks ago, ana the
same determination 10 hold out against the mono
poly Is manifested. IL would require but litle III
Inc present state OF public feeling TO cau<t such
serious riot and destruction of properly as would be
terrible to contemplate.
The Oil Mems Conference in New York.
Dr.. Shamburg, Messrs. VIM. Parker, VIM. Has.
son, J. J. Fisher, A. p. Bennett, Il. G. Patterson
Henry Byraln, w. s. Sheide, A. Vandcrcrat ana
John Pitcairn committee appointed by the renners
and producers oil petroleum In Pennsylvania, have
been in the city two or three days, with view OF
combating the great Southern improvement mo.
nopoly, instead Of supporting It, was published OH
Tuesday The immediate object OF their visit is to
consult with General Mcclellan Commodore Van.
derblt and Tom Scott upon tarlff OF freight on
Oils that Will enable the producerst0 compete with
the monopoly.
Yesterday they had a conference with General
Mcclellan, OF the Erie, and Tom Scott, OF the Penn
sylvania central Railroad, ana urged upon them The
prOprety oil entering into JOINT contract with the
Producers and Rehners' Association OF the Oil le-
gion lOr the transportation of oil at fixed rates Tor
u period OF five years. fhe committee expect the
bin incorporating the association they represent TO
become law tomorrow In the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature when they win be ready TO enter INTO the
tract with the three trunk limos. They do not seek
TO bind The railroads to give them o monopoly OF
the freghts, but TO induce the representatives OF
these three lines to FIX paying schedule, abolish
all rebates, and charge the Southern Improvement
Company ana all competitors the same rates as the
Pennsylvania producers pay. II Is understood
that the representatives OF tue Erie and Pennsy
wanna Central look with favor upon this PROPOSE.
ton but no decisive action could be arrived at
owing TO the absence from the city OF Mir Wander
b The final conference takes place on Tuesday,
when II Is expected that satisfactory terms Will DO
agreed upon II Mr. Vanderbilt Will enter into the
arrangement.