The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-08
NAVIGATION OF.
THE ARKANSAS.
EXPERTS CLAIM THIS RIVER
CAN BE MADE NAvloABLE FOR
LESS THAN THs OHIO.
REDUCE FRElGHThGE ON OIL
Producers are Interested in the Prop
osition as IL Would Mean More to
OIL industry Than a Pipe Line and
Would Reduce Freight Rates.


Would Reduce Freight Rates.
Tulsa. Okla, June definite and
certain reports that the Standard
will within thirty days begin the
construction of its big pipe line from
Oklahoma to the sea, by way OF
louisiana. together with reports now
deemed accurate that the Prairie will
domesticate and put an end to all
trouble between the company and
the state. have caused oil men to
experience an EZRA of good feeling"
True II is that even with immediate
work on the pipe line it will not be
completed for six months, yet whore
there's hope-that Is what producers
in this field want.
Many see in the new pipe line
| an increased price for crude, while
several others IN be perfectly sat
/ isfied to have the old prices remain
and all oil run. Why Oklahoma
/ oil. admitted to be of better grade
! than the Illinois product-better.
even. than that of Pennsylvania, be.
cause of the freshness of It, should
sell at IL cents and lower. while the
others-lllinois. for instance. farther
\ away from the tide water-shouli
II, nd 30
son. The pipe line. they hope. will
settle this question to the ben fit
OF the producers.
Others see hope in the opening OF
the Arkansas to navigation. If the
Oklahoma field. as experienced pro-
ducers state. Is just in its infancy
there is every hope that when the
channel of the Arkansas has been
sufficiently deepened to permit the
passage of boats of fair draught the
product of Oklahoma can bes hipped
TO the sea at small cost and the
days OF IL cent oil will be over.
Many well known producers. like
President Mosier of the Commercial
club see in the Arkansas a partial
solution TO the problem. and they
are bending every energy to have a
favorable report made by the United
States engineer so that congress will
make the needed appropriation. The
Commercial club has appointed a
standing committee OF ten TO urge in
every way full consideration Of
the matter by Oklahoma's represent.
atiyes in congress.
The oil district has Oklahoma City
20 fight when river legislation is
considered. Oklahoma City, through
the traffic manager OF the CONNER
cial club. recently made a vicious at
tack on the proposition. the princi-
heap taxation on parts of the coun-
try not affected for the benefit of
certain small districts. The Johnson
letter was sent to every Oklahoma
representative and the force of the
Oklahoma City chamber of commerce
was put behind II.
The other parts of the state. espe.
cially the parts to be affected by
the deepening of thee hannel are up
: in arms at what they term "Oklaho-
ma City's hoggishne s." and they de-
clare they will fight to finish.
II is very probable that Oklahoma
. city, depending upon the rest of
b. the state as she does In her iobbing
! business, will recant the Johnson
principles, and the movement for
the deepening of the muddy river
VIII become state wide Certain II IS
that every effort will be made 10
, pledge every Oklahoma congressman
, at the next election to work for
' an appropriation for making the
5 big stream useful.
{ Engineers who have examined the
r river at this point say that II would
r cost less than s5O0,O00 to make the
4 river navigable as far as Muskogee
r by series OF locks and dams. En-
. gineer William Parkin. who recently
made an examination Of the bed
OF the river. stated II would not
be near as difficult as the task of
= making the Ohio navigable.
II is now believed that when the
+ oil interests are fully aroused to the
. importance OF the situation there
will be the same concerted effort to
hasten river navigation as there was
TO secure changes in lease regula.
tions and other matters affecting the
industry,
Colds that hang on weaken the