Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-02-06
Sincerely yours,
FRANCIS ]. HENEY."
"snn FrnncIsco. Fehrnnry q. 1s

san Francisco. February "a. 1907.
Dear Sir: l hand you herewith n file
Of papers covering the movement OF fuel
oil shipped by the Associated on Com
pany over our line from January I. 1906,
up TO and including November Is, 1905.
Co.'S negotiations with Mr.. Ripley. Mr.
Wells and myself. that In consideration
Of their making us a special price ON oil
for company use. which Ii covered by a
contract, and the further consideration
that we would take certain quantity,
they would in turn ship from Bakersfield
over our line to San Francisco Bay
points a certain minimum number OF bar
rels OF fuel oil at rate OF q cents per
barrel from Bakersfield. exclusive OF the
These statements cover the movement
except that they have included Stockton,
which is not correct, as IL ia not "A bay
point and could not be reached as con-
veniently by water. We have paid them
on account OF this movement U.259 which
should be deducted from the total OF
movement shown In the attached papers.
81 wish YOU would arrange to make up
statement. check the same. and refund
to the Associated oil Company down TO
the basis Of q cents per barrel from Ba-
gardleHs OF who In cOnsignee. as all their
fuel oil In sold delivered. The reason
for making this deal In addition to what
have stated Is that the Associated on
Company have their own boats and carry
oil from fields controlled By themselves
along the coast near san Luis Obispo to
San Francisco at n much lower cost than
the special rate we have made them and
In competition with the Union OIL Conn
pany and the Standard OIL Company, II
was necessary for them 20 sell at the
San Francisco Bay points on the basis
OF the cost OF water transportation from
only Rfford 20 pay us the q cents per
barrel II by doing this they sold our
company a certain amount OF fuel oil.
otherwise the business covered by the
attached papers would have come IN by
boat from the coast fields.
II am writing this up completely 10
| that there may be In the papers history
| OF the reasons why this arrangement was
made. I wish you would go ahead and
make the adjustment as soon as possible,
anxious 10 have the matter closed Up.
/ The arrangement was Cancelled ON No
vembeT 18th at n conference between Mr..
Ripley. Mr.. Wells, Mr. Porter. and my
self.
edward CHAMBERS"
| "Shipments-A Associated OIL Company,
Auditor, Los Angeles"
| The attacks by these great corporations
| on the administrations actions have been
| given n wide circulation throughout the
| country, In the newspapers and other.
| wise. by those writers and speakers who
representatives OF predatory woalth-oi
/ the wealth accumulated ON a giant acals
by all forms OF iniduity. ranging from
| and unwholesome methods OF crushinl
| out Competition, and TO defrAuding ths
public by stock jobblng and the manipu
iation OF securities Certain wealthy met
| OF this stamp. whose conduct should b
abhoPrent 20 every man OF ordinarily de
cent conscience. and who commit thu
hideoug wrong OF teaching our youni
men that phenomenal business success
must ordinarily be based on dishonesty
nave during the last few months mad.
| gethor TO work for a reaction. Their en-
/ deRVOr 10 10 overthrow and diHcredit al
who honestly administer the law. 20 pre-
| would check and restrain them. end 4
secure N possible a freedom from all re
straint which will permit every unHcru
Unchecked provided he has enough mon
ey The only way IN counterfeit fhl
movement In which these. men are en-
what they have done IN tina past and Jus
what they are seeking 20 accomplish u
thu present