The Topeka state journal., 1905-02-01

ton, or if it be a foreign corporation
shall Immediately forfeit the permit
If such foreign corporation to do busl-
ness in this state
The nenalty provided for in the bill
is that ANY corporation violating the
provisions of this act, upon conviction
thereof, shall forfeit to the state OF
Kansas the sum of one thousand dol
lars for each and every violation OF
this act; said sum to be recovered pS
a suit in the name of the state OF han-
sas in any court of competent JurlSolc-
ton by the attorney general All
sums connected under this act shal De
credited to the permanent scnooi AuAlu
of the state of Kansas
The bill introduced by Senator
Smith making pipe lines common car
riers provides that:
"AIl pipe lines laid, built or main
tained for the conveyance of crude OIL
within the state of Kansas. are mere
by declared to be common carriers,
and are placed under the control ana
direction of the state board of railroad
commissioners. as provided for other
common carriers.
TT shall be the duty of any per-
son, firm or corporation owning or
operating such pipe line to receive at
any point on its line for transporta-
ton and delivery at the destination of
its line designated by the .consignor
through its pipe line. all crude oil Of
fered for such transportation as fast
as the same can be transported
through such pipe line and in the
order in which it is offered for trans
portation without discrimination or
favor as between persons desiring
such transportation.
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation owning and
operating a pipe line to charge for the
transpOrta tion of crude oil through its
line in excess of the following rates of
each barrel transported: Six miles
and less eight CenfS- over. SiS miles
and not more than fifteen miles ten
cents; over fifteen miles and not more
than forty miles fifteen cents; over
forty miles and not more than eighty
and not more than one hundred miles
tWenty-One cents; over one hundred
miles and not more than one hundred
and fifty miles twenty-five cents
over $50 miles and not more than 200
miles, 27 cents; over 200 miles and not
more than 250 miles, 80 cents; over $50
miles and not more than 800 miles, 80
cents.
ANY firm, person or corporation own
ing and operating such pipe line who
shall fail or refuse to accept, transport
and deliver oil when offered up to the
full capacity of such pipe line, in the
order in which the same is offered by
the owners thereof. and at the rates not
to exceed those herein made lawful
shah forfeit to the person aggrieved by
such failure or refusal the sum OF $500
AOI every SuCu IdIuLe OF refusal. TO De
recovered in any court of competent
jurisdiction, together with a reasonable
fee to be fixed by the court"
Senator Smith said this morning:
The representatives of the oil interests
favor these bills along with the state
refinery proposition. Senator Fitzpat-
rick agrees that these measures will be
of great benefit to the Kansas oil in
terests. The making of pipe lines com
mon carriers viii place pipe lines under
the control of the board of railroad
the same as railroads
and the act establishing the maximum
rates for transporting oil by pipe line or
railroad Will fix the standing of pipe
lines their control and the rates to be
The bill to prevent discrimi-
nation will take away from the Stand
ard Oil company its greatest weapon
and put a stop to the Standard putting
rates in one locality and keeping them
up in another. This will stop The
Standard from throttling competition.
The committeeon oil and gas will get
together this afternoon and pass on the
state refinery pipe line common carriers.
anti-discriminatiOn and maximum
freight and pipe line rate bills and pre-
pare them and pass on them at once,
said Senator Samuel Porter. THE COM
mittee will ask that these four bills
come up tomorrow under special orders
to have them acted upon at once by
the senate. Those interested in oil leg
1Slatlon want something done at once
without further delay. These four bills
are endorsed by the parties representing
the oil interests. They believe that
these three bills prepared by Senator
Smith and introduced today. along with
the state refinery bill will provide the
legislation needed for the protection of
the Kansas gas and oil interests"
Senator Fitzpatrick moved this morn
ing that the maximum rate blu intro
duced by him be advanced to second
reading and referred at once to the
committee on oil and gas. The motion
n-..- id hill alA-a need