The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-28

week
Standard Oil company, Mr. Eddy,
made a personal visit to Topeka, Kas-
While there he gave out several in
terviews about the oil fight in the
state. and among other things he con-
veyed the impression that he wanted
II understood that the Standard want
ed to do business in the state and
would do the fair thing and be de-
cent Several papers in the state
came out commenting favorably on
what this man had to say; in fact,
great many men thought the Stand
ard was really making a change of
front and would act differently. On
the contrary, there has been more
than one movement made with the
direct intention of cornering all the
production in the north field by at
tempting to deceive the producers into
signing contracts to deliver their oil
over to what, they suppose. is an in
dependent line. Another move is the
booming of two or three Independent
rehneries which are dominated and
under control of Standard Oil men.
These men are not Kansans, but
come from far away. and came to
Kansas as Standard Oil men in dis
guise- The plot is to secure control
of all the available production. then,
when the state refinery is completed
what high grade oil there is in the
state that is not tied up, the Standard
will offer a big price for. thus advanc-
ing the price of oil so it will be diff
cult for the state refinery to secure
oil. In Cherryvale in the last two
weeks repeated efforts have been
made to secure control of production
here. especially of the Publishers Oil
company's product We have the let
tiers in our Office to show for this
The Standard, failing to deceive the /
Publishers Oil company on a graft /
of this kind. turned in last Saturday
night and made an arbitrary ruling
which practically blacklists all their
oil. Instead of proportioning the
amount of oil, as they agreed to do, |
they run from one producer a day. |
and as the Publishers has three
times as much oil as all the others |
on the CherryvaIe line, it gives them
only one chance in seven, or. in other !
words, blacklists over nine-tenths of |
their oil. However. for the past three |
months the managers of this company
have had but little faith in the Stand /
ard Oil company, believing and in fact I
knowing that their plan in Kansas /
was to, by one pretext or the other /
run the price Of oil down until they
would bankrupt or make so little |
profit for the average business man /
that he would sell out in disgust at
very low price. The Publishers man
ayers. however, as everyone knows,
started, and have partly built, the
Uncle Sam refinery. and the work is
being pushed with vim. The Standard /
don't want to see this refinery built.
SO they have been trying to corner up
the Cherryvale field. One or two pro-
ducers here are known to be working
with the Standard, but the Publishers
have beat them to it, and with the
acquiring of the Farmers 435-acre
property two weeks ago and, with the
Publishers great field. they have
them bested thus far. However, what
they are trying here they are trying
in other places in the field, the chief
game being to corner up the produc-
ton to beat the state of Kansas for
production at the Peru penitentiary.
Every man who owns a single dol
lar of stock in a Kansas company
should get busy quickly and warn his
managing officer against these break
ers. Don't get discouraged because
John O'Brien says Kansas oil is heavy
grade. for when he does every practi-
cal oil man knows he infers a lie and
endeavors to give false impression
Don't go back on the stock company
you have an interest in. for there is a
better day coming in the oil fields.
Everyone should stand together and
now, when the Standard oil thieves
are on the run, keep them going.
Don't let them deceive YOU under a
new name; don't let them deceive YOU
in new deal; hold your producing
property until the state gets up the
state refinery. You must remember
also that the standard fights with
money and there Is a whole lot of men
who don't have the nerve of a chicken
and when a little panic blows their :
way they lay down like a whipped I
cur instead of looking for a way out.
Remember the Standard Oil is in
Kansas, and they viii stay here unless
an outraged public pass laws and I
make it so uncomfortable for them
mat they cannot. proceed with their :
roooer tactics. Remember, they want I
your OIL They want to corner it up
SO they can make the Kansas taxi
payer and yourself pay two or three
prices for refined and fuel oils. stand :
your ground and be sure the refinery
deals and the tying up OF your pro- ]