Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-31
The Producers Convention.


That the producers of oil fear the
| Standard Oil Company was evidenced by
I the large attendance at the meeting held IN
the Opera House here last Thursday after
| noon
Perhap- FIVE hundred of the producers OF
Western Penurv lysnis, New York and
! Virginia were in the house when the meeting
was called 70 order. ". Lee was elect
ed chairman; David Kirk, vice president
aud 5 D. Wood aud ' <. Phillips, secre-
| tsries
Speeches ou the situation of the oil pro-
ducing business and its prospects were made
| by Lev Emery, j. ". Lee. David Kirk,
Hugh King, C. V. Culver. Michael Murphy
! A. l.. Campbell aud others.
Letters of regret from Mr.. Wood ard
others were read by c. Walker, Esq.
Several of the speakers made statements
| that were novel to Us. For instance. Sem
| stur Lee said that all the other oils had TO
be mixed with what is known as Penn
| 81 lvsnIa" oil to make them marketable;
| that the stock of Penn's oil above ground
was almost exhausted and that our pro-
ducers ought to be receiving So or 81 d bal
rel for it.
a resolution presented by Senator Eme-
| ~ pledging the producers to Bphoid the
Independent Refneri-s and Pipe Lines
~ss adopted. unanimously, and subscrip-
| ri,p E.r uurunsa uas nD.usd
Murphy, Mcdonald, Jennings aud others
started the list with $5 900 each, then came
the So 600 81 900 aud $500 men and about
| So, 600 Ws- subscribed i'll all before the
meeting aoj ,urHed. II was stated in the
meeting that about $500 900 was needed
to enable the Independent Rrfineries to
hold out against the war now being made
| upon them by the Standard, which Is now
| selling rein 81 oil 81 less tnaB the cost OF
! pruducliun; aGd Al the same time offering
10 buy the independent ipe lines end re-
! finerirs at cost, with 6 per cent. interest.
! A Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed, aud their report, which follows,
Unanimously adopted
Resolved, by this convection Of oil pro
| ducrrs of The sI4te al New York, PeDnsJ l.
vania, 0uin and West Virginia. but We
| earnestly protest and remOnstrate against
| the passage as " hat il known rs the N srsh-
| all pipe line bIli recently introduced int"
tbe L. rgislsture Of Pennsy lvapia. for the re
peal Of the act of June l3 1888. prohibit
ing the consolidation nj pipe lines.
| Resolved. That, in our opinion, nothing
| in the way of legislation could be devised
| that is more destructive u the interests Oi
| The nj producing busi;ess. nor more OPP
| posed tn the popular sentiments abroad III
he land III favuT ot the rights of indlvidu-
ale ss against corporations and great CON-
| bIuaIiuus Of capital
Resolved, That the law ~ it stands il
founded upon the just principle OF protect
ION of free competition Incorporated Ill
the state Constitution ui Prnnsy lvsnis.
and has fayor-d and Permitted the con-
sIructi,.n "f competing Pup. lines, and serv
| ed ~ n sbleid fr"m the eucroscnmrnts oi
the mere pow rrfnl pipe line companies.
Resolved, That its repeal would bs d
dissstrUuS BIZ " 10 the Indep-ndant line
ALREADY hui't and briug "p-rated under
the protecting provisions md made u G IL
| stsnt prey 0t tne open attacks and convert
| II furbce at tne single monopoly tuat ruler
| the oil business.
| Resolved. That We call upon labor and
al other urgai. .izatiOus III the sttte ot Penn
Syivsuia, 0hu>- leading purposes ARE u
srcur- the largest d. gr-e otlndividual free
dom and right Io provide adequats RENE
| dis by law lor tie evils uf mnn"pIly, l.
jTiu with us IN TINS rIght.ou- protest.
against the reprel Of aImust the only la~
un Ibe statute buuk in restriction ui cor
pnrAtluns. ard IN the interest of free com
p-IItlon; also
Resolved, That by this convention of ni
producers ut the state at Pennss lvnnia.
New York and West Virginia, We vigOr
un-l, protest against the fn.l passage u
house Uiii 1878 known rs the ''pnnlinp
| bill recent passed by the hnuSe of rep
res+nIaiives Mt Washington, and now III
the UbiIed States senate awaiting act
ion.
Resolved that We believe this bill, ss il
nov stands, is solely In the interests I"
the rdiiruad corporations; that its effect
| woulu be u increase freight rates, prac'
tically destroy cumpetiiioD, and give th'
trust shlppers discrlnIinative and unjust
Resolved, That it also eliminates tn.
| Imprisonment clause OF the interstate com.
nierce acT, and substitutes a mere tiu-
against offending parties, making The pun
| ishmenJ feature ut that law absulutel
| worthless; and u Is dangerous aud sub
| versive piece of class lrglslaIion lega'izIne
| by congressional enactmeut for the tir
| Tint The continuation OF vast capital, and
| We earnestly Call upon our senators and
| representatives, Ill congress To use hUuOr-
| able efforts u defeat This bill.
|
THIS mornings papers Contained news
Of au awful marine disaster. Tue Nur.h
German Lloyd steamer Elbe collided iu
| the North Sea with a British steamer, be-
tore daylight yesterday murniug, aud the
El5e sank quickly Carrying hundreds oI
Passengers {" watery graves.
| ViCEh0Y Ii has Issued as~eeping decree
| Ivy which all fficeis ui the Ctlntse army
| VINO have shuM II cowardice in the face u
their enemy the laps, are to lnse their
heads. ThIs will cause the decapitatlon oi
nearly a.. the Chinese geuersls VINO par
ticipated in the battle of Port Arthur Ac-
cording 10 Ibis mode of doing business the
man Who fights and runs away will mol
| live To fight another dal.