The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-07-21
Something Else.

Now since the court has decided
that the state refinery proposition is
unconstitutional other means OF
marketing the product of our oil
fields will have to be devised.
Private capital must be relied on
and we are rather inclined to the
belief that it is the best dependence
anyway.
This great wealth of oil is de-
manded by the people and sooner
or later there will be some means
devised to get it 10 them.
The Standard Co. still seems to
have the cinch on the railroads. If
not that what is itr
Why is it that private parties who
want to ship oil cannot get cars on
the roads to carry the product.
Some parties in this field recently
made a contract with Wichita
people for 80, 900 barrels of oil and
received the promise of the Santa
Fe that cars would be furnished to
transport the oil. The pipe line
to the track has been laid but the
cars are not forth coming with any
degree of regularity or in sufficient
numbers to keep the trade moving
What is the reason? Does the
Santa Fe not have the cars? Or
does she have them and not choose
to furnish them. If she does not
have them is she pushing arrange
ments to get them as soon as posi-
BILE?
This transportation of oil can
become one of the great industries
of the roads in a short time if they
will but supply the facilities.
Do the roads want the business or
are they held up by the great oil
trust? Were it some other kind of
merchandise we are persuaded that
there would be greater hustle
among the roads to furnish the
means of transportation.
Do the roads get consideration
from the Standard for the oil they
do not ship or are they controlled
bodily by -ths Standard and the
stockholders simply mulcted out OF
this large revenue they might re-
ceive from the oil traffic?
1t would look like the roads had
had time enough to prepare for this
new business did they desire to
break away from the domination Of.
the Standard.
There must be limit to these op-
pressions and Determinations.
The people are becoming exas.
perated and will not stand this thing
always.
They will eventually take the law
into their own hands if laws cannot
be enacted that will give the people
square deal, and then enforced.
Possibly we are too impatient ana
possibly everything is being done by
the roads that can be done. Posi-
bly, they have not the tank cars
yet ready but have orders in the
factories for hundreds of them and
are offering bountes for their speedy
completion. If such be the case it
would be very gratifying to those
interested in the oil business to know
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possible effort is being made to
handle the product and that by
August 1st or Sept. ist they will be
able to handle the product. 1t is
very destructive to any new enter
p Use like furnishing fuel oil to con-
5 .mers not TO be able to furnish the
product as fast as wanted. 1t does
not encourage mill men and manu-
facturers to rig burners under their
boilers to learn that the oil cannot
be furnished with any degree of
regularity. Does any one have any
direct information that the roads
are making any effort in this line?
How about the Railroad. Commis
sion of Kansas. Does it have any
iurisdiction1 Could it not say to
these roads, you must take this oil
and carry it to its destination in
reasonable time and at reasonable
compensation Something must and
will be done if conditions do not
change soon.