The San Francisco call., 1903-01-28
Exempted Railways
Use Half the
Supply.

terests of the bill. their remuneration
coming probably from the corporations
which would be most benefited by the
passage of the measure AssemblymaD
Stanton suggested that at the outset it
should be understood that the Southern
California delegation was opposed to such
lobbying and that it declare itself unit
in opposition to the bill. Assemblyman
Camp presented a motion TO that effect,
and then reduced it into writing in the
form of the resolution before quoted. The
resolution was unanimously adopted.
1t was stated that the delegation will
welcome any information which pro-
ducers or consumers may have to offer
against the bill. and the wording of the
resolution with reference to lobbying does
not apply to those whose interests are at
stake.
RALSTON IS DOUBTFUL.
The question then arose as to how best
to proceed to combat the measure. and
it was agreed that each of the members
should use his influence with every other
member of the Legislature to secure sup
port to the cause of opposition. Mr.. Car
ter stated that he had been informed
that Senator Ralston, who introduced the
bill, would not himself support IL in its
present form. and that he was open to
conviction that the bill is not what it
should be.
The Committee on Mines and Mining
held meeting this afternoon and set
next Monday evening to hear discussions
on the oil bill introduced by Ralston in
A. co~a4o Tho corouofttea will osly tho
Senate for permission to use the cham
ber to hold the meeting. Invitations have
been sent to Fire Marshal Towe. John
Baker Jr.. Professor Edmund O'Nell Of
Berkeley, Thomas Price. F. r. King,
Captain John n Bulger and other oil ex-
perts to appear before the committee and
enlighten 1t about the flash tests on oil.
Supervising Engineer c. E. Morris of
the Oceanic Steamship Company and w
Hunt, chief engineer of the Independent
Electric Light Company of San Fran
cisco were also invited to attend the
meeting. kilograms have been sent TO
Southern California oil men to come to
Sacramento and state their views.
Senator Savage has informed Senator
RaIston that he will oppose the bill. and
vii! use every possible means TO secure
its defeat.
1T would be impossible for me to sup
port such measure when there is so
much at stake in the district which rep
resent" said Senator Savage. II am in
receipt of numerous letters. teleg1 ans
and resolutions from the oil producers.
commercial bodies and other persons and
corporations throughout the oil-producing
district and upon examination of the bill
I find it is a measure which I believe
will cripple the oil industry of the State
and practically make monopoly of it .
METROPOLIS IN OPPOSITION.
The San Francisco delegation will
stand against the Ralston bill If IT is in
troduced in the Assembly. Some of the
members of the delegation have studied
the bill and are opposed to it, through
knowledge of it's perniciousness. and the
others say that if it threatens the oil in
custry of California as stated they will
fight it and vote against 1t. There is no
reason why a flash test of $50 degrees
for California fuel oil should be estab-
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