The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-10

are about to pass would be great
detriment and loss to the state.
Why should they care? Did any
body ever hear before of this great
trust, through generous impulse,
stepping in and trying to serene
people from harm? Oh, no, the
Standard is not trying to do a great
phllanthropic work IN Kansas and
save us from ourselves. She sees
the handwriting on the wall and is
putting up her best fight to stem the
tide. And if she can, by persuas-
ion, argument or the use of money
secure majority of the representa-
tives against these oil measures, she
is not particular how much it costs
because she knows she will then
have US in her power and can soon
make the money all back and ten
fold, by a little change in her rates.
There seems to be no means OF
curbing this monster but by the
state putting In refinery. Private
capital has tried it and is struggling
today in a very unequal fight.
The Standard has started in to
freeze out the little refinery at
Humboldt and is about to be sue
cessful. She cuts the price OF oil SO
low In the towns it can reach that
there is a loss in the sale. AS soon
as the independent pulls out prices
go back and during the fight other
carts of the state have to pay the
expenses by advanced rates on oil
That our readers may know the
nature of the bill proposed we give
it below:
An act in relation to the employ
ment of convicts in the state pen
itentiary and the state Industrial
reformatory.
Be il enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Kansas:
Section I. For the purpose OF
providing proper employment for
convicts in the state penitentiary
and the state industrial reformatory,
the warden of the Kansas state pen
itentiary is hereby empowered, by
and with the advice of the board of
directors of said penitentiary, to
purchase site for the erection OF
an oil refinery and to construct,
maintain and operate thereon an oil
refinery for the refining of crude oil,
and to market the same and its by
products, and to keep such refinery
in repair and furnish therefor the re-
quislte machinery and equipment,
and necessary facilities and instru-
mentalities for receiving, manufac-
turing, storing and handling crude
oil and its by-products.
Section 2. For the purpose oi
construction, maintaining and op-
Grating such oil refinery, said War
den and Board Of Directors are
hereby authorized to employ con
victs in the State Penitentiary OF
convicts in the State Industrial
Reformatory, or both, and to pro-
vide at said refinery suitable and
humane facilities for the housing,
feeding, guarding and overseeing OF
said convicts and the work to be
performed by them. Said Warden
and Board shall employ such assist
ants in the construction and equip
ment of said plant and in the opera
ZION thereof, and only such as Shall
be necessary to properly construct,
equip and operate thu same with
said convict labor.
Section 3 For the purchase oi
site for said oil refinery and fol
the construction thereon of suitable
quarters and facilities for the hous-
ing, feeding, guarding aud oversee
ing said convicts, there is hereby
appropriated out of any funds in
the State Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of ten thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary. For the con-
struction and equipment of said
plant, their is hereby appropriated
out of the funds in the State Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated,
the sum of two hundred thousand
dollars or so much thereof as may
be necessary. For the operation ot
said plant and keeping the same In
repair and for the purchase of crude
oil and the expense of receiving,
storing and handling the same and
the marketing of its products, there
is hereby appropriated out of any
funds in the State Treasury no,
otherwise appropriated, the further
sum of two hundred thousand dol
lars, which shall be denominated q
"revolving fund"
When said oil refinery shall be
constructed and ready for operation
as herein provided, there shall be
deposited in the State Treasury tc