Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-16
OHIO OIL WEN INDIGNANT.
They Protest Against the Action OF
State Attorney General MOnnett.

They Protest Against the Action o
State Attorney General MOnnett.
Lima, Ohio, Nov. I2.-The &C
ton of Attorney General Monnett
of the State of Ohio, against the
Buckeye Pipe Line company, seek
ing to secure a forfeiture of thai
company's charter, to do business
in Ohio as now organized, on the
grounds that it has violated the re-
Gently enacted State antitrust law
was commenced in Lima this morn
ing. The proceedings began al
o:3o o'clock, In Cable & Parmenter's
Office, and with an hour and half's
recess at noon, continued until S p.
M, when recess was taken until
GAS Friday morning. The attor-
ney generals purpose was to secure
the dispositions of the local officers
of the company to form the basis
of his suit before the State Supreme
court. During the day only three
witnesses were sworn. General
Superintendent D. J. O'Dsy, Agent
R L. Bates and Seep Purchasing
Agent T. A. Mclaughlin. The
examination on the part fthe State
was conducted by the attorney gen
eral, assisted by Attorney Parmen-
ter, of Cable & Parmenter; while
| the defendant company was repre-
sented by Hon. M. F. Elliott, of
New York; Hon. Virgil P. Kline,
of Cleveland, and Hon. S. S. Wheel
er, of this city.
The attorney general did not
seem to be so sure of his grounds
as would naturally be expected OF
one who was seeking to secure the
identity of the stockholders, direct
ors and officials of the defendant
company, together with the Ohio
Oil company and Northwestern
Ohio Gas company. Questions were
also raised as to the amount of cap
ital stock, and number and amount
of dividends, declared.
The keynote of the attorney gen
erals line of action was in his own
words, ito prove that the Standard
oh company, B. P. L. company
and N. w. o. Gas company are
managed by the same set Of men, ,
and most of his questions were di
rected with a view of bringing out
those facts.
Indignation at Monnett's Ac
tons.
Indignation family expresses the
feeling among all classes of Lima
citizens regarding the attempt OF
Attorney General Monnett to ruin
the oil industries of the city and
surrounding country. From al
business men, county officials who
know so we'll the benefit of the oil
business to their county, and even
m IRE forcefully than all others, from
the producers and royalty holders
there has arisen an unanimous pro
test against the action of the States
attorney general. Early this morn
ing a meeting of citizens and bust
ness men was held at the CONNER
cial bank to take some action to-
wards presenting their protest tc
the now unpopular State official.
He appeared at the meeting, and
leading representatives spoke on
the question which overshadows al
others in Lima. Among those who
made addresses pointing out to the
attorney general the great benefits
worked in Lima and the surround
ing country by the development Of
the oil business, which they all de
clared could not have occurred with.
out the Buckeye Pipe Line com
pany, were: Judge Robb, Hon. S.
S. Baxter, Hon. J. Whalf Hill, Hon,
| c. D. Critics and Colonel Boone.
After listening to the different
addresses Attorney General Mon
nett replied in a rather Populistic
tone, dilating upon the evils OF
trusts, and his own bounden duty
to uphold the State laws. He did
not make favorable impression by
his speech, which was branded by
his hearers as a big grand-stand
play He certainly struck most
unpopular chord in Northwestern
Ohio.-Derrick.
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