The New York herald., 1878-09-16
was sar.sd. whom the eepai.lon OF affairs was some


what aneliorated
The room by this time became 30 crowded with
producers OF oil, each one OF whom was anxious 10
say something for HERALD iaiormaiiop, that the
writer obliged reduce the conference into
something like abnsinsss meeting, and insist upon
putting questions himself ana having them answered
as briefly as possible on their merits.
HERALD CoREEsPoSDESr What zoos iron tanSaSe
cost, ana, briefly, how Is II controliedy
Mr. McCuLLAGH (producer)-Iron tankage costs from
twenty-five 10 swenty-six cents per barrel You can
easily see, therefore, that requires some capital TO
erect a tank OF the capacity of % 600 barrels Now,
when producer went 10 this expense the uhieu
Pipe Lines required him 10 sign contract which has
not before been made pubic in the newspapers. AS
the HERALD published the contract the Producers'
Council required their members sign, it seems 10
me mater ior puolic In ormatlon that this
tract which the United line people require the
producers signatures should be published. Here II
is:-
UNITED CONTRACT.
Of .%s
3, The % % % s sd as. ss Of ss
That valuable considerations. the said par
The rst party hereby transfers to the second party
tank, situate al -, known described as olows'-
owner Of the .sid tank that Il is tree
liens Of and every kind and tina. i T. good o
agrees said tank Its sppsrteuances in good
s" sSa n II. sa &
notice from the party Of second par hs II ans
his and make snch necessary
Made By the party OF part party the
shall the same ana charge the same to the party
The hrt further to pay all rent or other
the ground which 1t is located together WITH all taxes
nov e s ps sSsr that all held
by the second Tor the said arst party shall BIO 70 held
BY party OF It's business
aysrsg, amount SO held for said ars, party.
Of tanks petroleum belonging TO the first party
gallons each SAID petroleum b. first transported by tho
seeone psrys pipe lne aud the second Part, 10
alter all charges and allowances snail haye neen uly paid
ss on s.,s M sry ., asys point oil the United
T. The parties hereto agree attached sample of
stitute o this Agreement and that the terms and
dions which pesoisam w be transported or held by
ond One ia s sa .se
and CONDITIONS on giving It's customary pubic notice
exclusive use aud control the na Inc
terminate the same which notice may be given by either
In witness whereof the party the part have
hereto set - hand and ssai and the ynissa Pipe
tachsd and us prssidsni ana secretary to sign their
Mn McCuIiagn conIn ued:-''T principal point is,
after the contract is signed the producer nils MS
duction he proceeds 10 sell oil OF mis- tank, the
only buyer being Bostwick o., which is the same
as the United Pipes Lines. Tho latter line notifies
him, his attempt 10 run oil, that he has no r0om
His tank being uii MS tank privileges are ended
the only way he can get out OF this dilemma Is TO
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tapkage delivered BACK TO him aud his contract with
the association annulied. Tnis you Will see by The
this whole tune the Un,tsd Pipe Lines, Bostwicx &
Co., have The use OF this producers tanks"
IMMEDIATE SHIPMENTS AGAIN.
Mr. E. c. Hoay another producer. In answer to GER
tain questions said 'rhe Union Pipe Lines received
notifications from producers OF withdrawal OF ankage
such extent since the movement OF the General
Council that the terms OF the contract-0i which you
have copy-havs bsen somewhat moainsd. In
other words, II the producer would sell his own oil
run into his own tanks I'M meuiate shipments, then
he could be secured room: but tins lmnediate ship
inent Is from ono 10 three halt cents per
barrel less than OIL City prices Therefore the natu
raj result what any business man could see would
be-all the oil now iE tho country Is IN the United
Pipe Lines and STANDARD Company pool"
A FLAGRANT CASE
E. W. Coddington sad nv mad sold some oil to East
ern partius Alter considerable delay cars put
90 the track below she rack at Carroon, on tho Erie
Railroad. After his cars wero loaded they were
billed by instructions OF the agent OF the United
Pipe Lines ~ Bradford 10 Charles Pratt Co., o. New
York. II Is claimed that the following despatch In
this connection WAS sent by tue operator AT carroll
Ton 10 Mr.. II. s. Davis. OF the United hnes:-
nave sent Coddington's oil to Charles Pratt Co.,
The informant OF the HERALD said that when Mr.
DAVIS charged with having sent such despatch
20 dad not douyIL
Another complaint one Of the producers made was
that the Equitable Pipe Line pays on CITY "ccrtih-
se" prices 10 producers, wne the union Pips Lines
give only withiD hve-cighths oI cent per baEfe
OF the price OF "sp0t oil IN Oh Guy, thus making
difference ot ABOUT one and hve-eiyhtns cents Tor I'm.
mediate SHIPMENT therefore compelling the sale of OIL
before II IL run.
The writer alter these conversations, walkod with
o number o the committee TO the olce oi the United
Pipes Lines Main street. mad boon led 10 expect
long lines OF men clamorIng at The doors oil
the agents oicc Tor chance 10 soil their OIL hng IN
receive their orders from Mr. HASKELL Bcstwicx's
agent here then coming cut with imprecaions on
the monopoly which was slowly grinding Them TO
powder. am bound to say taat on tho occasion 10
which l refer l none VI the scenes so often
described TO oil daily occurrence. itroe or louf
men were sitting the sep leading 10 Mr. HAskeils
Office anu discussing business In quiet unexclted
way; Two tnree others were IonngiuS IN froEt oil
the Pipe Lines ofse, and IN tne interior inc Clerks
were not particularly busy, and Affairs moved along
III quite monotonous manner Tor such stirrnB
place Bradford Upon asking the reas'r oil Tins
lack of excitement your correspondent was tod that
IL duilcay that Inc Pipe Lines had been some
what relieving lhc producers since the latter mad pro-
meass. However, and my own observation, / am
strongly inclined believe that the statements OF
tue P,pc Lines Office la Bradford have oeen
some wnat Exaggerated.
FREsaESlso OIL.
Mr. Adams, In Answer 10 questions, consented to
throw somo light on what s called ireshening" oil
for the HERALD He explained as ioliows:-
I'll hod u eerticats Tor 900 barrels OF oil oin
sell The same the door oi ine Oh Exchange ON The
day OF Its issue this called regular ana runs Tor
nIeen days. Alter the certificate, IRON It's date, has
say i've days, that is old oil anu Is not worth
quite much. Now order 10 sell tuat as 'iresnen-
ing you have pay ST 70 Tor every fifteen days, max
INK Sl2 30 per month Tor each 900 barrels IL pa.ss
have aukage OIL Can carried without that expense
bat the United Pipe Lines mskc mat prout from al
others Even wnere tankass IS owned that IS not
owners can only ireshen OIL that is already ia
possesson ot the United ihes thcy cannot run fresh
oil IRON their wells no The pipes oil ,hc United against
their tunkage buL are forced TO sell their product as
immediate shipment, which enables the only buyer
standard Oh Company TO get the OIL at tner own hg
urea
OF course these stateinens l iurnish with the
and by the authority Of tnose VINO give them TO
for publication IN the HERALD Dut the war waxes
hot here between the friends pnd ioes oil The CON
tending parties thai cannot do better tnan fccom-
Ineud readers accepting the radical views
OF either eide.
TARPoET
have already meaIioned iarvort, near Bradford,
as being IA Susy place. | drove out to the smoke
canoy pied valley TO some oi the big wells, win
also the purpose OF examining Tho slesn WORKS ol
the United Pipe Lines and 10 make personal ihspcc
tion oi the company's tanks, which, IL was charged
by the producers, were not fuli, whhe ihey (the
owners OF wels) fsd oil running on the ground. lne
machine shops and engine rooms of the United lines
ai this point arc cerainly marves oil neat consruc.
tion and the order ana method rcgning about the
WORKS certainly shows good business management
10 Ills nuIghbvrhVod III