The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-09

While there he gave out several inter-
views about the oil fight in the state,
and among other things he conveyed
the impression that he wanted 1T un-
derstood that the Standard wanted to
do business in the state and would do
the fair thing and 'be decent" Several
papers in the state came out comment
ing favorably on what this man had to
say; in fact, a great many men thought
the Standard was really making
change of front and would act differ
emily. On the contrary, there has been
more than one movement made with
the direct intention of cornerlng all
the production in the north field by
attempting to deceive the producers
into signing contracts to deliver their
oil over to what, they suppose, is an
independent line. Another move is
the booming of two or three independ-
ent refineries 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 big price for. thus advanc-
ing the price of oil so it will be diff
ficult 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 Com
panys product. We have the letters
in our office to show for this. The
Standard, failing to deceive the Pub
fishers 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 CherryVale
line, it gives them only one chance
in seven, or, in other words. blacklists
over nine-tenths of their oil. How
ever. Cor the past three El'nthS the
managers of this company have had
but little faith in the Standard Oil
Company, believing and in fact know
ing 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 managers
however. as every one 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
vale field One or two producers 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 try
ing here they are trying in other
places in the field, the chief game be-
ing to corner up the production to
beat the state of Kansas for produc-
ton 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 prac-
teal oil man knows he infers a lie
and endeavors to give false impression.
Don't go back OH the stock company
you have an interest in, for there is a
better day coming in the oil fields
Every one should stand together and
now, when the Standard Oil thieves
are on the run, keep them going Don't
e let them deceive you under new
name; don't let them deceive you in
a new deal; hold your producing prop
erty 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 little panic blows their way
they lay down like a whipped cur 1n-
stead of looking for a way out. Re-
member, the Standard Oil is in Kan
sas, and they will stay here unless an
outraged public pass laws and make
IL so uncomfortable for them that they
cannot proceed with their robber tao
tics. Remember, they want your OIL
They want to corner it up so they
can make the Kansas taxpayer an i
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 production
are not Standard Oil spies doing bust
ness in disguise. Remember, too. that
down at Cherryvale there is a bunch
of Kansans that have been in the
game from the start in good faith. Re-
member that they glory in fight for
justice, and that they will in less than
thirty days have one-half the oil prop
critics in the southern fields under
their control and that this refinery
they are pushing is only twenty-six
miles from the state refinery and that
they will work hand in hand with the
state. Remember they are Kansans.
They don't want to see the state licked
in the oil fight when the world is
watching her. Remember that there
are over six hundred loyal Kansans
now back of this Uncle San Cherry
vale refinery and that more are join
ing every day. Remember that this
refinery will lay pipe lines to any part
of the field and build up to where they
can handle larger output and take
care of the field just as quick as it is
practicable.
Let every man be a Waterman whose
heart throbs for a square deal and
who is for his state against one of the
most undetermined trusts ever known.
Remember that this trust would take
supreme delight in sending its hench-
men to Topeka to interview the men
who have done so much to assist the
good work accomplished. And while
they are plying their conservative