Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-17

right. | could not be induced TO vote
for the bill If the purpose was TO divert
the trade In oil from our own State,
and whether II be the purpose or not,
il that result could DO attained by the
provisions of the bill, / could not vote
Tor IL, This would be the only grave
4+9sR WIZ as- ~, sA.uia, roi gass
but as | understand il, the ameIa
ments made by the committee to the
bill removes all apprehension on that
subject. 1t compels the crude oil to
30 to a seaport within the State.
These reasons are sufficient for me in
casting my vote for the bill. have
always maintained the same position
in regard to the development OF the
trade of tho Statc-that corporate
privileges should be granted to oil who.
honestly ask for them. | have main.
tanned that record throughout, and it
is in view of it that | support this bill.
The people who are engaged in pro.
ducing oil demand il. ! know little
personally of the special disadvantages
under which they suffer. What inior-
nation | have has been obtained from
them. And what do they say without
contradiction? That they have but
one market for their oil that there il
but one purchaser in the market for
the oil produced that all the pipe
lines heretofore constructed are owned
or in the possession OF single compa-
ny, called tho Standard Oil Company,
the only purchaser in the market,
MIR. Corbett-Having q rebate on
every barrel of oil shipped.
Mr.. Dill--The Senator seems to
have more information on this subject
than | have. The burden of complaint
is, that all present facilities for cheap
transportation Of oil are now enjoyed
by q single corporation in possession
Of all the pipe lines in eight counties,
and by reason Of this advantage. the
only purchaser in the markets They
buy crude oil when they want to buy,
not when the producer wishes to sell,
and sell refined oil when the market
suits them. They have the complete
control of the market, and as | under
stand il, the great body Of the produc-
ers Of oil ask this bill that they may
be put on an equality of corporate
privileges. They say it will serve and
relieve them whether il will or not
is a question for them they demand
at our hands this relief and in my
Judgment they ought to have it.
| favor this bill because of the gen
eral principle-the equality of right
to obtain corporate franchises. 1t il
the policy of u laws that the right
to employ capital in corporate associa.
ton should be free and equal. The
tendency Of all business in this age is
to the aggregation of capital under
corporate management. This tenden.
cy can only be iostered for the benefit
of the whole people by laws comforting
equal privileges on the whole people
Therefore | favor this bill-it is a Free
Pipe law-hke the free railroad law
the free telegraph law--the day o
grants OF special and exclusive priv
ileges has passed away. Whether
this bill shall afford relief TO the OF
producers is a question for them
Whether this monopoly which hai
grown SO great may not grow stronger
under the provisions of this act il alsC
n question for them. They have The
right to demand the privileges propos
cd to be granted by this bill, and they
look to ii as aflording the only mean
of relief from almost ~intolcTable bur
dens. and AN For II.