Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-04
The SRraRueS.
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The Spragues.
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A special despatch to the Boston Globe from
Providence, X. L., october .. says: Athou "a
nothing very definite has rranSpired within the
laSt TWO days, 10 connection with the Sprague
ahail mere promises to be a. new phase on the
alIeaoy complicated question: this time relat-
ing 10 the Sprague property At Edgewood. 1t
seems mat large sums were advanced by Gov
ernor Sprague TO secure Lakewood IN his wire's
possession. He has also spent large sums on
the place. The fact is, that were it not that
n mUnernor Sprague executed mortgage on the
property at Edgewood for Mrs. Sprague'S per-
sonal expenses, she would not have from any
legitimate source. money enough to pay her
tbt IRA cum expenses He is liable to question
OF personal effects at Edgewood and also her sole
ownership at Edgewood itself. In regard to the
Canonchet affair, Governor Sprague mas been In
uDques'fOned possession OF the pier estate for
seventeen years He can only be Invested of
lhat possession by the A. & W. Sprague Manu-
Iaeaa III Company, whose stock cannot be
trustee and assignee possession begins ONLY
when the manufacturing operation ends and
A general settlement OF the estate is determ-
~ Ion. The SpragueS are In possession OF the
Us. ns,',, and carry on the business. ChaTee is
b Sst treasurer OF one OF the corporations,
ana ne both trustee and assignee aud 1.-The
Snre ouessr> The same time. The Sprague5 are
IN p a OF property and power. To get
possession as 'us,ee ana assignee there must
Se ppnd ia consent they have not given
Sbaae Vii, dn evidn ly be careful how he CON-
plicates the quests. u r larther; or. IN the
Molos VI 9th 1n th .. puts in its finger where
it does not belong" INse s'ooVe lacts were given
to your correspondent py Que e,, VINO Knows
whereof he speaks and wftcL Seems i, TO pace
new phase on the matter. In s.eW OF the above
facts the whole idea Of NJ IS SfhagueS gettlng
possession of the householt proaerty ana the
circumstances connected vita 1t se6m5 prepoS-
No
desire to understand the real lnWar0nesS OF
this affair, that the purpose Of Mrs. SpfaguclS
Canonchet, grew out of Sprague's attempt 10
reassert himself in his own household. Cover
nor Sprague. 1t is but simple justice to state,
will let her have what is hers If she will des,
ignate what is hers at Canonchet, and he will
let her have it without compelling her to
go. to law. But he refuses emphatt-
lawyers, advisers and trustee any of The
property there whatever. He himself con-
siders them no less than conspirators. What |
ever household property legttimately belongs
to himself he proposes to keep, and that which |
belongs to the creditors Of the A. g. w. Sprague |
Manufacturing Company he does not propose
to place at the disposal of those people whose |
purpose seems to be, in the opinion Of many |
men In this state, to humilitate him and break |
up his household.
Oil Running TO Waste.
ONE RESULT OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND
PONDS OF OIL ON FIRE.
A telegram from Bradford, Pa October Q, |
says:-At moderate estimate there are $4,000 |
gallons OF petroleum running to waste every |
day in the Mexican county Oil regions. The |
tanks with capacity of several million barrels, |
are illled to overt1owing. The market Is over
stocked and still production goes on at the rate
of at least $4,000 barrels day, 5000 more than
the pipe lines can handle. New wells are going
down in all parts CT the region. The price or
oil is from % to 80 cents less per barrel than the
cost Of production. The United and Tidewater
Pipe Lines have iron tankage for 3,0Aa,O00 bar
iels Of oil In this district. Individual producers
and oil companies own tankage connected with
these lines The pipe lines take care OF the Oil
OF these tank owners to the extent OF their ca
pacity. 1t is the small producers who are
losing the bulk OF the Oil. They cannot afford
to build tanks.
What is known as the general storage capac-
1ty Of the pipe lines is proportioned out to these
producers, but that tankage has been occupied
for weeks, and the surplus runs to waste
down the hills and valleys of Mexican county.
The streams are literally rivers OF Oil. Large
quantities of petroleum are absorbed by the
earth. In marshy places the ground is mass
OF greasy mud, several inches deep.
In some parts of the region the streams are
damned aud the oil collected In large ponds, at
and buildings. These ponds are set on fire
daily. Thus large quantity of the waste Oil is
disposed Of 1t Is not uncommon for fire to be
communicated to these combustible rivers by
sparks from locomotives. Sometimes they are
flied by malicious persons and tramps. Der
ricks and other property have been destroyed
by these unexpected fires, resulting In losses OF
thousands Of dollars. All efforts to limit the
production OF Oil and stop this great waste have
failed. Some years ago the same state OF affairs
existed in the lower Oil region. Rivers OF Oil
flowed from the tanks. 1tWas not until Oil fell
to forty cents barrel that the producers came
TO their senses, and, In measure, stopped the
drill.