The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-12

ney General West who held that the
corporate name did not affect the
Texas pipe line company which en-
tered protest against the using of
the name asked by the Standard
Oil company interests.
Attorney W. s. Fitzpatrick, rep
resenting the Prairie OH and Gas
company. which Is said to be a sub
sidiagy of the Standard Oil company
at noon today made application to
Acting Secretary of State Leo Meyer
for charter under the name Of
The Oklahoma Pipe Liue Company"
with a capital stock of $2,500,000. for
the purpose of forming and creating
a private corporation for profit under
the constitution and laws of the state.
10 transport crude petroleum by
means Of pipe lines within the state
Of Oklahoma Under the articles as
presented the charter Is to be grant
ed for a period of thirty years.
The incorporators OF the company
are all said to be allied with the
Standard Oil interests They are:
James f. O'Neil, president Of the
Prairie Oil and Gas company, which
has it's headquarters at Independence,
kas.. James A Moffett of New York
city II c Flagler Jr. OF Nassau
county, New York; d. G. Stewart
Of Washington, ID. c., and J l..
Harwce of Muskogee
The articles do not designate the
route OF the proposed line
Ii is stated that the Standard Oil
company will charter a company un-
der its own name to build the pipe
line through Arkansas and Louisiana
to Baton Rouge. The Oklahoma
company will run f.om the rich oil
fields in the vicinity of Tulsa to the
Arkansas state line where. II is al
legged ft.will be tapped by the Stand
ard OH company line, which will
take the oil TO the big Baton Rouge
refinery.
The acting secretary refused to ac-
cept the $500 rendered to secure the
charter by Attorney Fitzpatrick on
the ground that "The Oklahoma Com.
pany," with headquarters at Tulsa
a pipe line concern controlled by TuE
So and Texas people, had protested
against the granting a charter 10 a
company with practically the same
corporate name as theirs
Acting Secretary Meyer took the
matter up with Attorney General
West who has succeeded in getting
Standard Oil 10 take out domestic
charter in Oklahoma It Is thought
the charter will be issued late this
afternoon BY the acting secretary
who Is Of the opinion that the two
corporate names do not conflict
General Attorney Explains.
MI. W. s. Fitzpatrick, general at.
toyney for the Prairie OH and Gas
'eHpany says:
"The Prairie will not own the stock
in the Oklahoma Pipe Line company,
for the reason that It cannot under
It's charter own stock in another cor
poration. Our interest in the con-
struction Of this line arises from the
fact that we own large producing
properties III Oklahoma. and are In
the market purchasing crude oil in
large quantities. We must find a
ma ket for our Oil and have faeil-
tiles for Transporting II to such mar
ket We have an opportunity to
furnish crude oil 70 a new refinery
now being constructed In the state
Of Louisiana By the Standard Oil
company Of Louisiana. We preferred
70 build our own line TO reach that
market. but II is contended by the
authorities of this state a foreign cor
DO alton such as we are cannot con-
siruct such a line in this state. While
We have full confidence In our legal
right 10 extend our present lines, we
want 10 avoid any conflict with the
state Of Oklahoma. and even any ap-
pearance Of a purpose 10 disregard or
dlsobey the laws Of this state
Therefore. TIE stockholders OF the
Prairie company have decided 10 or
ganlze rhe new company with no
other power than 10 transport oil,
Ous company will continue TO pur
chase oil in the field. and have Il
transported 10 some point on the Ar
kansas line. where We will make ar
rangements to receive II and carry Il
on to market.
These matters have been under
/ consideration for many months. and
have been the subject Of many con
fnreneee with the attorney general 81
this state Many things have occur
red to DELAY the prog ess Of our ne
goiiaii0ns, bnI feel certain that "