The Washington herald., 1906-10-31

= 5000 independent pipe line from the
Inzian Territory oil fields 10 the Gulf Of
Mexico. with a consequent rise in price
from s. cents to 81 = barrel for oil, seems
now assured.
The details OF a plan which has the Q.
X OF Secretary OF the Interior Hitchcock
are now being worked out by the Pitts
burg oil operators, and the ultimate rc-
suit 77iL be the construction of an adc-
quate line OF pipe from the vicinity Of
Bar,lesville. I. Ter. 10 Port arthur. Tex.
a distance OF 500 miles.
Al g recent conference with Secretary
Hitchcock. representatives, OF the proposed
pipeline company was assured OF the
hearty support of the Interior Depart
-nent. BIr. Hitchcock only awaits the
completion OF arrangements before giving
his ofaciai approval and whatever right
of way may be Necessary iQ Indian Ter
ritoIy. He believes IL viii be only =
question OF q short time after the open
ing OF the new pipe line 70 the public
before prices Tor crude oil viii soar sky
ward.
Tre present price Is understood 70 be -
III
Brothers built an independent pipe line
fron, tbs West Virginia oil fields 10 Bal
7inore the price OF oil Immediately ad-
vaneed from 50 cents 10 81. The Secretary
believes history VIII more than repeat it.
SELF In the great Southwestern fields.
Have Refinery at Port Arthur.
Secretary Hitchcock declined TO make
pubic yesterday the names Of the men
behind the new enterprise. He said, how
ever. that they already have q refinery 1t
Port Arthur Their original plan was 20
refine le 900 barrels OF oil daily II order
10 do this. they proposed 10 run a line ot
cight-inch pipe. Mr.. Hitchcock thought
This would 0e wholly inadequate 20 meet
Tne demands of the Territory helGs, and
suggested that they arrange 10 run Two
lines of eieht-inCh pipe or one line OF
aixteen-inch pipe.
The belief al the Interior Department
IS that the refinery at Port Arthur viii be
enlarged 70 meet The demands OF the in
dependent oil producers, OF new one
viii be built by the company. Depart
nlent officials are thoroughly convinced
that enough Gil viii be immediately turn
ID into the independent pipeline 10 justify
the laying Of SiZteeu-i1ch pipe When
Lt-- l1l1lLS GLL A4-IL-J c--14li4L-~Ar 81 - ~
pected that the line will be adequate 10
break the monopoly OF The rrairie Oil
and Gas Company. which iu ohlcial cir
clss here is only another namc fo- Stand
ard Oil
Trust ThrottIes Development.
While discussing the matter yesterday.
Secretary Hitchcock declared that the
present pipeline monopoly has the ter
Iitory oil fields b. the throat and is
throttling the industry. The advent OF
the new enterprise, he said, would break
The shGckles that IetaId The deyelopm=pt
of the industry
1t is understood that the crude oil from
he Territory fields better serves the pur-
poses of the Port Arthur refinery than
hat from the Texas 1eldS. This is an
additional reason for wanting 10 break
The monopoly. Many previous plans have
been vetoed by the Interior Department,
and the fact that the present arrange
meHt has the hearty approval OF secro-
t4ry Hitchcock, it is believed here, makes
its success certain Only the iu-roduc-
ton Of some new element that the de-
partment cannot approve could result il
failure.