The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-22
THE OIL MEMS CONFERENCE.
IT rs DISOBNED Br THE OFFICERS OF
the PRODUCERS UNION

IHE PRODUCERS UNION
said to BE-, Also. Only Another Trick OF the
standard Company President-Its Meetings
Held In the standards New York Omces.
1t was announced yesterday that an i'm
portant but secret meeting Of oil producers and
relners TO confer with some Of the Standard Oil
Company's officials would bo begun in New
York yesterday morning. the OBJECT Of which
was to harmonzs the differing elements
in the oil trade. and especially TO set
Ting the grievances Of the producers. 10
that the suits recently begun by them
to enioin the Pennsylvania Rnirond from dis
eliminating in favor Of the Standard might be
withdrawn. The impression was gvon out
that representatives Of the Producers Union
were present with full authority to act. and II
was also said That IN effort would be made to
break down the standard monopoly.
A glance at the names Of producers who took
part in the conference failed to reveal that oi
any prominent member of the Producers
Union and 80 far as known the only person
svcr memeer Of the, present union here was
George II. Nesbtt q. Petrolla;, But one pro-
ducer from the great Brad ord district was here.
and altogether there were only twelve oil pro-
duccrs coniessedly taking part In the confer
despatch sent to the Executive Committee
Of the producers. yesterday afternoon. brought
the following reply. signed by member OF the
Committee:
rrusvittr, Pa. Nov. 81.
To- Naefghy Fii9r Nse ro't SIN
ci1ill &c nnofeialy LIS an effort o ihe STANDARD,
.5s @ s men ce9 81 o & cesn o pS9tss sqS ID
devise some means to stop procesdinss , ,..-..
Later In the evening the following official de-
spatch was received:
1rvsuLLt Pa. Nov. p --rcicqram. having been s-nt
20 III daily spspers fhronfhout tho o and
At Piit.burs contss The mpre tha conference
rs % and % T@ @ Is m ,sr ts, sIS
q
ienenee has lever ueen autherizei hy the scneral
not approyed by spd Ssns Of 'S' tie PER
te nnoa, 9s g % M w to sss ss ed5 2r
nS n Sd m DC ,s s9d ,, wgsd rrO&gfs & no S.sSr
Plerient Genetd Council Petroleum Prsdseer. unions
hKNhr BrHoN secretary.
The pro' ability g. such meeting was known
| 10 the Producers Union some weeks ago and
that organ zation was urged TO ,tfke part in IT,
This II peremp'orily refused 70 do. But mem
bers OF the Executive Committee OF the Union
assured The suS correspondent. the result OF
| whose yisl 10 the oil regions was recently de-
| tailed In these columns. that when this meet
| ing took place. an eunrt would be made 10 Gre
att the impression tnat the Discontinued oil
| producers were represented Ia n. and So when
| the prearrAnced umic1ble understanding should
port that this element had come @ a satisfac-
| tory UNDERSTANDING with the Standard eombina-
ton
| the Producers Cnion will recognize no gather
ing unless 4 has In rs possession binding
proofs tnNt MI rNllrOad discrimination IN tAvOr
up"
| Union was the following letter written by Pres
ideut Rockefeller of the Siandard aud nd
| dressed 10 Capt. Nandergrift President Of the
| United Pipe L ne az OIL CRY. and handed by
| Il Was returned ~ him without comment The
Union did not even recognize Its receipt
65,. now grsrsryd sn,,, ,o;s
/ Ia the nf
i.sS:,. . an; s ,sss: 3 sS!;e4%s:a 'SS g
these rIce, to = DIVIDED eqaitsely eswesn eo,h par
ainabe from railroads Il your Judgment approves.
SSS.,on TS. woan s pToes6Y, rSSrs the hpt tns6 &
r.ps Le IL make Contracts aud act asa clearing house
Nsfs rs,peeuuIly yours. D RocEErrtnA
Indeed. the refining ipteresfs ot the country
nopoly DO not appear 10 have boon represented
! az the meeting now In session in this city, All
Of the outside interest which does less than ton
! ~ II. c. ohrn OF 100 Pearl street
Mr OH t99s 20 pert ip tue meeting y7fisr;
| make out. almost every gentleman there is. 10 q
greater or lees extent interested In the stand
ard. for Sou know there arr oil producers who
are connectel ia oCe way or another with that
/ monopoly. Therefore il looks 20 me like un at
tempt of mon belonging 70 single concern to
And DO you think the impression 10 be given
| out is mat nt length the STANDARD has come 10
] IN HLllNaule uhuefstdulluE Win tue pro-
/ ducersf p
l, ooks so. see that there are gentlemen
here who nre producers hut members Of the
! COumbin OIL Company. Now IL il the current
belief in the oil regions that that company's in
terr-ts and the stahdard's are in one way or
| another IDENTICAL"
/ T. w. Mitchell and sam q Brown. moneyed
/ L m In the oil rex glon, At" here; uut such men
| ns the Grandars OF T,liyut-. Chas. Hyde OF
| Itusville. Mr.. Parker and Or. Crawford Of
! Plrkers. who make up the financial streugth Of
| the oil region. are not herr. nor. so far ~ eau
! bo learned. ure there lrnsalt any prominent
! producers ~ the great Bradford district.
| Tue meeting Yesterday was held not az the
| St Nichoins hOfp. but Gt H.. office Of tile
| Stanlarl o.. Contribution on Peurl street, md
! there WAS Perfect secrecy about its result We
/ have done nothing that the public vi ue NJ MI
/ IS private and our confer n es secret there
! fote cannot even hint at anything"
| Dir. Ne-b.u after snmr drlibrrutton. admitted
! thnt the Producers Union wHs not represented
] oficlaNy. but c!nlmed tnnt he WIS meInbar Of
| the Producers Union. AIr Nesb.u also admit
| ted that several members OF the Columbia on
| Company were present. including IT. Presi lent.
| When asked where tile meeting WIS held he
! positvcly refused 10 answer. nnd seemnd
| greatly aston .sh"d when the writer assured
! b m that he knew thu the meeting was being
! held at the Office Qi tn Standard
prefer not tosay anything on this point"
II IS prooAbio that the conference will end
! today