The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09
OIL MONOPOLY.
The United Pipe Lines
Break Silence.
HOT SHOT FOR PRODUCERS.
Warning Circular from the
Company.

II any evidence needed OF the deep importance
attached 10 the HERALD movement against the OIL
monopoly 1t could readily be furnished here by the
rush for that journal Eastern train arrives
IN the morning In short time the usual supply Is
exhausted and the articles become q subject OF dis
cusson on the Excnange and among the producers.
while the local journals publish summary OF The
HERALD's views
THE UNITED LINE oPFIogRs SPEAK
Hitherto, while the oil producers have, through
their committees the general council given tner
srivances TO the public, that universal sympa'ny
has been aroused in their favor tho Standard vi
Company and the United Pipe lines have steaahy fe-
fused 10 admit or rsiate the charges against 'heh'
seemingly arrogant and intrenohsd behind thsr
enormous capitals they calmly awaited the 'iogic OF
syents TO Justify or condemn them In their manage
ment OF business here and treatment OF producers.
Your correspondent vainly sought while IN New
York to unseal the lips OF Messrs bostwicA'
Rockefeller and others-propery considered leaders
In these powerful close corporatons-and tue oro-
kers shippers merchants there, even while ours
ing the Standard did not care to put themselves on
the record enemy to that association oil capital
lists So In the oil region tho writer found 1t most
difficult to receive authoritative statement ifem
any but the producers side ana such were rendered
him oy the score and with proiusion which almost
inclined one to the that there strong de-
sire 10 array public opinion their side An inter-
view however, with Mr. Joseph sesp. who represents
Mr. j. A. Bostwick Standards interest here, whcn
sent 10 the HERALD broke the ice and yesterday
vas favored with interesting statement from Inc
officers OF the United Pipe lines who consented 10
depart from their policy oil silence and give the
HERALD their side OF the case. AS this Is the COM
pany who have the quo warrsnto proceed
lngs on the 18th inst il makes tho new departure
-dsubiy interesting
Tne president OF The United Pipe lines, Captain j.
J. Vandergrilt ut first told the he had previ-
ousy been strongly disnchned TO give any statement
newspapers in answer TO the caumnies OIL ther
enemies, but thought be would DO so nov, ana vs.
tho HERALD moving SO prominently IN lhe matter
II the statement Of the United lines would be PUB
lished exactly made IL would be furnished Upon
this promise beng given an appointment was MADE
by Captain vandergrif NJ his Office In the aiernoon'
whore the writer the President one OF the Ex-
,cu,iye Committee, Dan O'Day; the Treasurer. r.
Camppel, and the General Manager. E. Hopkins. All
entered into the conversation, and answered The
writer's Questions apparently with the utmost frank
READY TO LOAD PRODUCERS CARS.
''In the lrst place" sad the President, I'VE deny
most EN- phatcaly the charge that refuse to load
the for some producers and favor others con-
necled with the standard Oil Company. IL man
gives the we are only too glad TO load them IN
order far relieve our lines We are like banker
WIN depositors. aud ON demand We must give ship.
3 pers their OIL Now show you how absurd some OF
Inc charges against The pipe lines are In the region
will give an instance A humber OF producers met me
she other DAY aud said
s.Yeu are, forcing shippers to hoid their oil at
0leau. when they prefer TO load on the Allegheny
..Yes,', replied, 'that is So"
because we made a request Of Shippers six weeks
ago TO take their oil from oiean and finally wo gave
sOtce that We would take more East bound oil on
ho Allegheny RIVER that The cars must all be sent 10
Oleun other leading points to relieve the Brad
district where oil overlooking the tanks and '4
ming over the ground. while the Oil prodaced on -as
Allegheny could be comfortably held by tue tankage
provided Tor H. Shippers generally" added "a plain
Vaudergrt "seeng the propriety OF this, conceded.
We had only men VINO objected and thoy were II.
C. ULlen, Of New YORK. and Malcolm Lloyd, oil Phia-
delpuia."
In answer the above pointed question the GENTLE
men present denied In the most posi-
tive terms the Standard Oh Company controlled
the working of the United Pipelines. Mr. O'Day,
member OF the Executive Committee, here took up
awe work with perfect independence OF that CON-
pany ouly consider the producers In support OF
what s Prss.dent has Just told you Of our warnings
10 the on producers as lar back as April we issued
circular letter 10 tic producers ana patrons OF The
United lines.'
g rhayc you copy OF Itr'
sYes. 1 have hunted up one for the HERALD
THE WANING CIRCULAR
20 GhsKsAL OrricE UNITED PIPE LINES.
OIL CRY. Pa, April ,, 1879.
Of these hines IN, II .Sys.tle 70 make
to the wells into the line: during the nonth Of March
with their total available capacity
The Isl I, and rs s as1 sas ds skso
il will Ss seen from th, statement stocks accumu
p.s day and Tia. OF this rate Of ase1mua
9a would a s f. there or sa pss
saded all the private tanEAEe within reach OF tha lines
puiians would be iu before the ith day q
aoa 70 be used and some is obteinaeo because
dspsted swnerships and other causes Therefore Il may
tnuing March, the lines Will DO hlled by the fest
IL will be readily seen. however. that would be inn
possibility entire lines working until the last
tauk a. That Is 10 IA
blocked and would shut before Others. de-
In these the have only considered pos-
ss 1 .ns 10 O. on S
and PROBABLY no more eenPeten. = usse VIII, .he
sixty days than majority OF the patrons Of tho lines
ihem Inform alton which they likely 70 obtain
elsewhere in order that ~ by auy contingency the usual
they may not be taken n ey sa.
naiiesd shs. 10 the Bradford d,..,is. tho re-
day There is no prospects that the receipts w DO
Correspondents note.-They now estimated at over
10000 barrels per Cay.
Then follows the statistical statement referred to In
the circular IN which q mass OF ngures appear. The
aggregates alone are given here
Receipts Of the United Pipe lines for The
month of March quoted In crculsr).. Liza sos IL
Shipments. ,.......................... 69SSl4 80
Added to stocks. .................... 47e,o3s. "A
Average receipts per day............... 37Sss. 4s
Average ship ments per ............ ~. 5l2 al
Increase Of stock por day............. l5.356O7
Total available tankage April 1........ :. 527,52s
This embraced CLARION, OIL City, Brad
ford and Butler districts.
Private tankage not attached to lines. 1e2 500
fankags building In Bradioru ..-....... 200, 100
Add United Pipe lines building at Carroll.
ion ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL, 600
Add Unitss Pipe lines grading i've tanks. 125. 900
To,al.................... ISL, 900
Clarion aud Oh City. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Total barrels empty tankagc OF United
Pipe lines butt and building up to
Aprii Observation-Disclosures. Isl. O2s
Tbis circular wac signed "Charies IA. Lay, Jr, sec.
tetary pro tenn"
cxHriricArEs AND cEKrIyicArE
snow as you are aware, gentlemen" SAID the re-
porter, "onc OF the charges made against you by tue
producers H. that they obliged TO sell their product
aud hall cents per barrel less than thoy
rsaIixs youY nee would nrst thsh OIL and aiow
Them sell thar eertlcates 10 opon market The