Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-03
GROWING DISC0NTENT
AMONG THE ACTIVE PRODUCERS OF
PETROLEUM.

An Independent Movement of No Small
Proportions Now Seems Certain-The
Latest Intelligence From the Various
Important Field Centers.
The spirit of discomfort and rebellion
among producers against the Standard
monopoly is becoming more manifest as
each day rolls around. The infection is
also spreading into the ranks of manu-
facturers pertaining to the industry and the
army of contractors, while the murmur of
the driller and the tool dresser are not less
conspicuous. The situation was earnestly
discussed to-day by many indignant pro-
ducers, and the consensus of opinion points
to an independent movement of no small
proportions. THE DISPATCH scout in his
perambulations among the fraternity en-
couEtered groups of operators in nearly
every Office visited, reviewing the history
of the trade, the present condition OF
affairs, and the best means to cope with
their formidable adversary One prominent
producer of more than ordinary business quail
fications, and who has always been noted for
his conservative methods and ways said to THE
DISPATCH that the independent producers
would certainly soon do something to protect
their interests. The price the Standard is pay
ing us for our oil is simply outrageous and we
don't propose to submit to it any longer with
out making an effort, at least to help ourselves.
When the market reached 81 l3 which
was the highest point attained during
the Year, refined sold in New York at
at 675S, the New York refined markets were
7S0-l6O. Now look at it for yourself. While
the crude market has declined AZ, refined has
any wonder that the Standard can coin money,
pay big prices for territory and production
when the money is taken from the pockets OF
the producer? l wonder if their conscience
will ever trouble them to that degree when
they will declare dividend, and give us back
a part al least of what they have wrongfully
taken from us. We are now taking steps to
call meeting of the P. A, which is yet intact,
and by putting our heads together we may be
able to devise some means to help ourselves.
1 tell you this standing on the street corner and
d-g the Standard and talking about local
independant pipe lines and refneries will
never win. At this juncture of the interview,
prominent machinery man chimed inSand re-
marked, that from the very fact that-a gen.
eral meeting of the old P. A A. was being
calleG-Tou would seesthe market get move
On 10 the tune of 5 or 10 cents" Resuming the
interview he SAID: AFTER almost giving up our
lifes blood in the shut down, we made great
mistake in not keeping 1t up. The lessons OF
experience should have taught us that it was
highly necessary for us to be thoroughly and
Systematically organized at all times Were We
organized to-day as body and governed by the
lZe the Standard, we would be masters of the
situation, and when worst comes to worst we
could dictate terms. But it is not too late for
US to go IN and win yet through the P P. A.
We have the harness on. and all we have to do
is hitch the traces and 60 ahead. There is
plenty of money in the treasury to start with,
besides there are a number of level-headed
gentlemen know of, who the Standard are
counting on, will throw their whole soul into
the movement"
FIELD NEwS-Barnsdall & Co.'s No. l Kress
is reported tonight as doing As inches or l20
barrels an hour. The Governor Pattison is
making about 25 inches and No. 2 Paptison is
doing Is inches an hour. The Smith Farm Oil
Company is still fishing for the tolls in No. 4.
while No. Smith Is still drilling in the sand
and making occasional flows. Galley BIOS.
well which came in yesterday on the McKeow
farm, located between Melons Cassiday No.
and the OrIon Oil Company's, No. on the
Logan farm, is producing l50 barrels day.
The Augusta Oil Company's representative,
who was sent to investigate their jackson
county, West Virginia, well, which was re-
ported as having found oil, has returned and
said to THE DISPATCH that they found little
oil in the salt sand, but on deeper drilling got
big dose of salt water and that they are now
drilling for the Big 1njuD. II. NC.