, 1877-07-12
PETROLEUM.
Agitation In Olldom Over the n!S Strikes
TRANSPORTATION Schemes.

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T,ruav1tLE, Pa. ,Jnly T.-Oildom |. now feeling
The gren, agitation lint Invariably follows tho dis.
covery and development Of tbonhnzA sttkes."
The immcnac gush Of The o3enRnons compound,
which astonIahed the petroleum world few weeks
since, has steadily Increased. As the quantity Of
the crude hrttclt has accumulated prccs hnre do
elned. and At this willing primo oil can.Gc puf-
chased at 81 per barrel. This, Of coursc. seems
mcacre price fnr = bafrcl Of petroleum, but
the dpecutating and shrewd oecrator can make
handsome margin by selling hls stock At that
figure, and the prcnont transactions arc said to be
oss proatants lhan thsr hare , ne esen tot several
respondent Tia. tiere il more cash in SO Industry
than ever before in tho history Of pettolonm.pro.
daetlon. and tho pso'peet. improve dail5' l..
rela per day. and the ruhscqucnt sttikinc of the
ciatel sotne 81 tho tlcsronient operators That a
grand rueh WAS made for lhs Armstrong and CLARION
County resIons w;t setss%fy eos's up
wellr, more linn thtea.tourlhs Of them being
'ifss' TSs' plseSy md enterp,l.ne oil. men pushed
si,er 9era,!sns e y!go.pn.y thst 'ss p1odaetloS
rsjs per aiem IN ltte over six moats, ind about
en sd saltss snasn. 10 eppssn ,safs
most cxhantfea stncEs.
trolor,n heavy; but Tho exporting business for
!he past zig months has exceeded anything yet In
a 1,sn, 9f Ths s.,s p ' psiS psssp: sano:d
double what II was last rear. This excellent show
Ing w!l Rtre AZ st1ea Of tho extent and profitable
Wealthy and .pteustye petroleum. .opetstosn arc
apn.rsGty novsr satisfied nnlsss @ hatchng gss sSns .
points outside of tho producing centres. There
arc now no less than three projected scabosrl
sfs. that two Of ths lines, which wcro to oitcni
from the bntlcE d!str1et to Baltimore and Phlla-
dclph'a. viii be abandoned on account oi tho OPP
position o? tic fennsJlranla tailroaI Company,
assfs,ed II defeating certain legislation necessary
rhe e* thifd s seSema vii pr"6so; b. sucec..uy
accomplished. A. this seaaoird o!l.liae q to be
eon.tsueted on plan somewhat dfde!cat from tho
tcriplon Of itn principal opotstions may be inter.
eating to tho render. Tho line will extend from
eS + SsXssa v
dlstr!cts and Buffalo. Tho line vii! b. kaown ~
tho Relief ppe. Line, nnl ts hacked 6y the BostGa
road Company, who arc alss interested In tic 81.
PANTS iaGroad tr.n'Poftst!on ana 81 otl.reanlng en-
The lton pipes 10 10 used IN this long line Will bo
four inchesin diameter. and corucese1 by screw
vated fields. In The latssr case, tn. llno i. sunk
% tn1 ,sines msnes
Of eouese, that It 10 more convenient and taxed
lsss pipe Il 70 upon aavel. No grading, tunntl'
ing. or trestling is Ia be dono, except whefs I'm.
usually rough places are encountered. Tho cost Of
the pipe will reach ahout 10 ccAts pur foot: and 1t
| will bc manufactured In sneh manner that 1t car
bo laid very rapidly, tho pieces will hare only Il
bo screwed toket!lur.. Tbs whole cost, COM
pcte, wilt bs romuwhere near -, 900 per milo.
| Tho oli-ssatlonx tlhas H. where The erne petro,
leum Is supplied from the tsnka, will be, on lht
average, about twelve miles apart. Zach ono o
these ID 10 to tstod With tank. an enFtnc, ane
forec.pump; and tho plan adapted for conveyini
tho olengnous luld Is to forco 4 from one tank 4
another. A little more power y required In COLI
weather 10 forco given anantlty sreelded dts
taaco than IN warm weather. al tho oil bcc0tne
chilled. Two mcn orc sufficient ~ each station o.
tanE. y one is telegraph. operator, - there /
station, TO give Immediate Information II anything
happens. OF Is nseded. # any point between th'
miles. This ofacer walks back and forth oAcl
day over hs beat.