New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-18

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7,,, PETROLEUM PRODUCERS THOROUGHLY UNITED.
1, or nroducers Of the entire region are now thor
,,b,v united in an organization known as the Petro
,orn Producers Protective Association. The following
are it, nv laws:
Az Plo, ssi 10 soel di.,r aai rame, t6e sutd
S each 4' .; ;ss g st: 'o@ s 'q ,.;
own parr through whose hands they shall pledge themselves to sell
Ave , Il sssn be The duy these sell the Grade
81 STS ne 5se. ose a s1t ce. IS nav he desgnsei by
de Bre Committee ai hri TO sach dealers 81 pers spd tI
athcr ds ocal ormcmeu keep the Executive Commit
+s irr - The sale AMI rcmova 81 crude oil
"a, As ~ ni nf b 'o OF Of 5 the ' Frdaf PJ
s i .1y 70 oGi Ia ' 5a IN I'll Il, de5
AR That for Ae p1DG Of pyoi The he, fTsn r Of edSca
-bs W shall keep be rendered
DE producers a, future meeting.
tie such measures as ey nav 4 Necessary to secare uniform mileage
Of freight all oil and merchandise Of every And to and irSia
gsiwsy stem Of rebates or drawbacks
to M all production Of oil through or with the consent Of The
AST. VII committee shan be Immediately formed vested With the
proper Fn OF Pipe Company receipts therefor With the Organization or
came this organization shall be Petroleum
fsa0yS' Protective As'Gcsos m oo . ,. . s,.,,o,.
AAf x lts capital he SWVV power 10 directors
" increase 10 such amount IS in their dnen; shall be necessary to
accomplish toe objects Of the organization
oil Region eIatTe agencies shall be located all principal
AaT III stock be divided Of 100 each which
s ' .sB tss CONSENT q 6s Board Of Directors
Kill The Chsrman Of the General Committee shall appoint
che person each producing districts who shall
looks subscriptions and every producer be invited to sub
ASf XIV Wien The sun Of SOU 900 shall have been subscribed
s per a ss G ssS co@n eve the 3 Chairman GIVE notice
election Of Officers who shan be elected by the votes OF the sub
.ss-aS each being entitled 20 vote
President Nice-Presden',
number Of Directors shall 'e each distinct fair repre-
Arr XVI The Board OF Directors shah sppOn, bank
sansS n each s n s, @ Sube x a Be most Convenient
m the poiuceI shall necessity requires by
4 Oo it. fonds eT the headquarters Of the CON-
AIT XVII EVER producer snail be entitled to g to RC;' GO
| pssse his shall such an advance thereon as
l Boar Of Director discretion shall deem prudent to make
ART xviii The Association shall from tune to tune sell tne on
so .s .ueb pee. justify said prices to be
d .elsSrspHsa from aeeops
until be shan dei It. 's sn al o ordered soId
be.a %, and e AoS sSa charge reasonable OF interes,
AT SSe such interest be Gesyng the expenses
Of and the II any % ck T.msnpg in the
ieads upon me .s he the properly Association until
a.na Tor by some producer entitled thereto but always par
TIE OATH OF THE MONOPOLY
The Southern Improvement company mas ooen io'o''
edv spoken of as oathbound oTgahZauoh' uut - wa"
t unit, few DAYS since that the form OF the oDhgauoh
a. p,ectve Association, OF the largest producers
On on civ was approached by an agent OF the hhg anu
s,oa the terms upon which he would sell Ms OIL Inc
producer gave his figures under the supPosuoh .a' H
- aI,g 70 some private Spectator, and was startled
when an obligation, substantially as IoHo"'' was P'
aented 20 him for his signature;
GA b. do faithfully promise. upon my honor ana
faith "a gentleman, that VIII Keep secret al transit
the southern Improvement Company tha shouiu i
,co,nnete any bargains with the said company an the
and finally. that will not disclose the prices TOT
IN d anT a % bring to light the internal workings OF
gauization OF the COMPANY All thi9 10 "''' PIoNH
Witnessed by"
The producer at that he was dealing with an
agent OF the great Oil Ring and that to preserve both
his interests and his reputation among his friends he
must reject both the conditions and the offer This be
did promptly and has since divulged the entire CONVEX
sation. Meanwhile the Committee appointed by the Oil
men OF New-YOrk have arrived and are thoroughly per
fectng union Of their interests with those OF the pro
ducers aud refners Of the region
HISTORY OF FREE PIPE BILL.
Pour years ago. in session OF 1865 and 1862 two bills
were introduced into the legislature upon the subject
OF conducting oil in pipes These bills came before that
body almost simultaneously The one was private BILL
entitled 1.-THE Western Oil and Pipe bill" II named
seven incorporators known by the initiated TO be IN
1e interest Of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
pany This bill granted the exclusive right 10 conduct
oil in ppes from the wells. together with other powers
almost without limit The other was general bill
offered in the Interests OF the people entitled 1.-The Free
Pipe bill" IL provided that any lbdNidua or corpora
ton by filing certificate at Harrisburg, under the
general Mining law, and complying with such re'tIlc-
lions y. % individual rights as are imposed by
the general Railroad law, shall have the right To
lay pipes for the transportation OF on MheieNe J.
the same may be needed Inc western IIpe OH
passed both Houses and received the Governors ar.
IToyal ,yh very indecent haste. The "FTec Pipe bill
hung ID suspense ard finally inpaled upon the
argument that Free Pipe bll would permit producers
10 invoke competition and throw their product upon
NeWIurk lines of transportation Edch year since theh
the p,oue OF tls region have united in petltOnlDg Inc
=. L.. pfual
each application by tue same reason ana dela -uhu
within the past few weeks TINS past persistent ItaSal
by Tie Legislature together win the Hucctssil ehVs
Of nr road power enrich its managers and Cypress
the region, eliminated IN the organization OF The
Southern Improvement Company"
AN AMENDMENT THAT DEFEATS THE BILL.
But result Of this has been the universal uprising
u the people which had ITS first expression demand
upon the Legislature for Free Pipe BILL THIS de-
nand has been so certainly expressed emphatic that
even Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the poll
tieians nave takeE alarm AT II. A Free PIPE pDl was
offered III the Legislature last week. and passed but lot
without damaging concession 10 the chartered power
which IS Illuminating 10 think Of Tackled 10 the Dill as
condition OF ITS passageSwas tins prOyisO: PROVIDED
this WITHIN i've miles Of the line, for the
nose of on out Of the State and that the owners
producers, ana shippers Oh an OIL intended fOl PhHd"l-
ubia Baltimore, and New York using pipes laid under
ihs act shall give the preference To the lines Of road
raYerMDg the greatest distance III this SIe at the same
rates for transportation
The effect of this prOysO Is that almost defeats the
object. Of the bill j. prevents reaching the lake and re
strcts the night employ competing lines VI transports
lion The old reason against the passage OF a Free
Pipe BIZ" prevails ~ the prOVlso' IL - Pi't'i'"'u
protection Of PENNSYLVANIA interests 10" me "a
moo kerry such reason sounds coming irOh i%Patufs
which has chartered The eoulIeih iii ~ ~ "a - ,lr
pduy," the effect ~ which II 70 Duu u tho PI-@o ~
tunes Of certain railroad managers anu 70 ~
City vi Cleveland ~ ONO upon the oppression Vi ~
region OF Pennsylvania Ia the past zen yoiih ~ uI'i