Willmar tribune., 1908-02-12
sincerely yours,
''FRANCIS J. HENEY."
"Con Tro nciccn Tn

San Francisco, February 2. 1901.
Dear Sir: I hand you herewith file
of I've tSe the Of
pany over our line from January I, 1906,
up to ard including November Is, 1906.
I'VE agreed with the Associated Oil
Wells and myself. that in consideration
of their making us a special price on oil
for company use, which is covered by a
contract, and the further consideration
they would in turn ship from Bakersfield
over our line to San Francisco Bay
points certain minimum number of bar
barre. from Bakersfield, exclusive of the
switching charge.
These statements cover the movement
which is not correct, as it is not bay
point and could not be reached as con-
veniently by water. We have paid them
on account of this movement s7,23s which
should be deducted from the total of
movement shown in the attached papers.
II wish you would arrange to make up
a statement. check the same, and refund
to the Associated Oil Company down to
kerstied where they are the shippers. re-
gardless of who is consignee, as all their
fuel oil is sold delivered. The reason
I have stated is that the Associated Oil
Company have their own boats and carry
oil from fields controlled by. themselves
San Francisco at much lower cost than
the specia! rate we have made them and
in competition with the Union Oil Com
pany and the Standard OH Company, it
was necessary for them to sell at the
San Francisco Bay points on the basis
Of the cost Of water transportation from
the coast fields. They figured they, could
barrel il by doing this they sold our our
company a certain amount OF. fuel oil.
otherwise the business covered by the
attached pagers would o. e,a have come In by
II am writing this up completely 80
that there may be in the papers history
of the reasons why this arrangement was
make the adjustment as soon as possible.
as the Associated Oil Company are very
anxious to have the matter closed up.
The arrangement was Cancelled on Mo-
vember 18th at a conference between Mr.
Ripley, Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Porter, and my
"E1%ARh ,16Sgzf t5plYi GYHiAuprps.
"shipments-Associated OH Company.
'' Auditor, Los Angeles"
The attacks by these great corporations
given wide circulation throughout the
country. in the newspapers and other
wise. by those writer's and speakers who,
representatives Of predatory wealth-of
the wealth accumulated on a giant scale
by all fJrms of iniqufty, ranging from
the oppression of wageworkers to unfair
and unwholesome methods of crushing
out competition, and to defrauding the
iation Of securities. Certain wealthy men
Of this stamp, whose conduct nc nsa,sh should @ Be
cent conscience, and who commit the
hideous wrong Of teaching our young
must ordinarily be based on dishonesty,
have during the last few months made
it apparent that they have banded to-
gether to work for reaction: Their en-
deavor is to overthrow and discredit all
who honestly administer the law. to pre-
would check and restrain them, and to
secure if possible, freedom from all re-
pulous wrongdoer to do what he wishes
uncheSked provided he has en9ugh mons
movement in which these men are en-
gagged is to make clear to the public just
what they have done in the past and just
what they are seeking to accomplish in
the present.