New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-25
TIE SE1BOIED PIPE LINE.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST rrs ESTABLISHMENTS BEFORE
TIE LEGISLATIVE BOARD OF T.!E PHILADELPHIA
COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE.
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ARGUMENTS AGAINST us ESTABLISHMENTS BEFORE
TIE LEGISLATIVE BOARD OF T..E PHILADELPHIA
Commercial EXCHANGE
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2l.-Thc conference Of
oil producers which began Monday last before The
Legislative Board Of the tmUercal Exchange and al
iourned until to-day resumed 1t $3.50 tins after
noon The oil producers Tcprcscn oI b, their
mttee CONSISTING ol Mcssrs Brown, Jami-on and Rob
crts John A. Warden and other prominent oil hncrs
of Ptsburg present. The Standard Oh Companys
special agent Mr. warden also at the meeting.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was represented by
A. j. Cassett. j. Harper Jehrcys, president of
the Legislative Board presided. Speeches
made by Mcssrs Jdnson Brown of the on Producers
Union, Special Agent Warden. \. j. Ringwalt, OF The
Rniiroad World Washington Mcars of the Commercial
Exchange John 4. Warden. Of Pttsburg and others.
The Free oil Pipe Line advocates made the appeal
which was heard at tue last meeting A. J. Eingwat,
In reply. said that the charge made by oil producers
that the refining trade had hecn ruined by the Penn
syIyania Railr0ad's high tariG-was untrue; that the
building of small branch lines connecting the oil don
with the Erie Railroad aud Baltimore and Ohio Line.
had drawn the trade TO other ccntres: that the pet
project Of the oil producers TO take oil To Baltimore
by pipe line that city being nearer 10 the oil regions
and that they had come 20 Philade phil asking her
help the Baltimore trade aud deract from her that
they had not the least desire to increase the trade Of
John A. Warden, Of Pittsburg. said that the oil pro-
duccrs had laid the matter before the Pitt burg Com
mcrcia Exchange unexpectedly. none OF the members
being prepared to consider the question: that they he
oil prOduccrs had at that meeting affirmed that they
were opposed to "a sea board pipe line, and only wished
10 have line Ptfsburg; that they. at that meeting
expressed The opinion thai sea board line would
damage the refining business of Pitshurg; that they
mad now 10 Pniladcpnla stating thai tc'r chef
object was to hnc 10 that city. Mr. warden stated
that he had documentary evidence with him 10 provo
what he had said
Mr. Jamison rose to answer the gentlemen vino pre-
ceiied INN, did not directly deny their Statements
and passed to another question. Warrington Mear
Of this city, sad that high frcgnis Just good
low frclghts for oil prOducrIs that low standard of
freight would benefit none except Euro can houses
that Of the low price Of oil today the p
ent enormous Over-prOdnel0n of ia" artc hat The ~
producers were bent upon building ny another nOnOp
oily which in it, turn would he just grinding
as that under control of the Standard Oil Company
that the inevitable ana immediate result Of carving
crude oil to scabOard would be It's tat0n abr0nd
In the crude and iis refinement III foreign rcnn
cries that the European markets greedy for lust
profits derived from free oil pipe line would accrue to
foreigners would not IN the least hcncHt the oil pro-
ducers, American houses, nor individuals.
The Legislative Board have reserved their decision I'M
Ill a private meeting OF the members can bc had.