The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-14
STANDARD MAY BUILD
PIPE LINE TO GULF
Late Rulings By interior De-
paItment Further Encourage
Optimistic Feeling

Many things have occurred in Okl
lahoma during the past few weeks to
make brighter conditions in the va
rIoug oil fields Of the state. There
are definite and certain reports that
the Standard OH company will, with
m thirty days. begin the construc.
lion OF Its pipe line from Oklahoma
10 the Gulf, VIA the Caddo cil field In
Louisiana. Il IS also reported, seem.
ingty accurately, that the Prairie OH
and Gas company Will domestlcate
and put an end TO all controversy
between that company and the state
administration. The visit OF the
STANDARD OH officials, including
John d. Rockefeller Jr., and various
other New York, Pltlsburg and Ohio
capitalists, and their inspection OF
the Mid.Contlnent field are also TAX.
en- as good sign bg Oklahoma pro-
ducers The decided announcement
that the pipe pipe line viii be built to
the Gulf followed the visit Of these
officials.
II the construction Is commenced
wlthin thirty days, as announced Il
Is believed that O pipe line to the
Gulf win be completed within six
months. Many OF the producers see
IN this new line an increase IN prices
for crude oil, while others viii be
satisfied 10 have old prices remain
and all OF taken by pipe lines as fast
as produced. The producers hope
the now line will settle the question
10 their benefit relative 20 tho al.
legged discrimination against Okla
homa IN the market price for crude
oil Producers maintain that the
Oklahoma product is Of a better
grade than the Illinois or PennWt
vanie because OF tho freshness Of II
but that II sells for a much lower
Dhee.
Want Water Transportation.
The producers Of The Mid-Conti-
nent field, In particular. are aglteting
ire opening Ct the Arkansas river
for navigation This has been urged
by the commercial clubs Of Muskn'
gee. Tulsn. Sapulpa aud Bartiesyllle.
as we'll a. other cities along the Ar
kansas river, for several years, but
not until recently have the of oper'
ators Interested themselves. They
claim that n The oil products OF Ok.
ahuma can be shipped TO the sea
ai small cos, rhat the day Ui 4ie
al viii be over. Engineers who have
examined the Arkansas river say
ihal II would cost less than $4,000.
000 TO mako Il nuvgabie as far as
the Mississippi by system OF locks
ana dams Engineer william Par
kins, who recently made an examlna.
tlon of the bed Of the Arkansas.
states that It will not BE nearly as
alfficWlf as tho task was 10 make
the Ohio navigable.
In connection with Dhe manner OF
oil transportation comes the an.
nouacoment of the Midland Valley
railroad that about July 25 Il viii
inaugurgie reduced rate Tor the
transportation OF crude oil from al
Midland Valley leading points 70 the
different points Of consumption IN
Texas. This VIII permit the Mus.
k0gee and Glenn oil fields to com.
pete successfully with oil companies
in The Texas fields The proposed
reduction contemplates a zoe rate IN
place Of the 2ac schedule; iSc for
the zee rate, aud idc for the zoe
rate, making a total reduction OF at
least 20 per cent IN the existing
schedule.
Increases Crude OIL Prleea.
The Texas Pipe Line company has
posted notice to the effect that
beginning Immediately Il viii pay ssC
for oil Instead yf soc just whal
The company means by this rate Il
matter Of conjecture among pro
dueers. ny some Il Is believed thai
the company Is starting a fight OF
IT. competitors, and the producers
are hoplng such Is the case. On
the other hand 4 Is maintained thai
the Texas company can handle mort
oil than It IS now getting and makes
raise in price to encourage runs
Neither the Gulf Pipe tine company
nor the Prairie OH and Gas company
have announced any increase. Both
however, have been paying mort
than the Texas company until the
laltor'A recent increase.
Many producers believe that The
next few months will prove the besl
IN the history of the MidSontlneni
oil field. TIN tendency Il still G
cnrtall Productions and not much
drilling Is being done IN proportion
TO What might be done. Many deals
are pending and many Of thesc IN
volve more land than has changed
hands In one lump Tor a long time
There are many buyers IN the field
The Yeagersiralu bill, enacted b.
the recent Oklahoma legislature. Il
operating To the benefit OF The pro
ducers IN many Ways. The days
whrr offset wells could be drilled
around good lease. forcing the les
yea 10 dFlll III order 10 held iais title
and not forfeit the lease. seem 10 b
naal The producer Is not subject