The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-15

Guthrie. Okla, june Ia Many
things ha,, occurred u Oklahoma
during the past few weeks TO make
brighter conditions 800 tuc various
oil fields of the state There are
definite and certain reports that tho
Standard oil company VIII within
thirty days D. Kin th, construction ot
fits pipe line from Oklahoma Co the
Gulf. via the Caddo u.l field Boo
Louisiana 10 IS also reported. seem.
mely accurately. that tu. Prairie OIL
and Gas company Will domesicatc
and put am end to JIl controversy
between that company and the state
administration. Tho visit of the
Standard oil officials including John
T. Rockefeller. Jr.. and various other
New York. pittsburg and Ohio cap.
ialis's. and their inspection of the
Mid.Coutincnt field are also taken
as good sign by oklahoma pro
duccrs Tn. decided announcement
THAI the pipe line viii hc built to
the Gul; followed the visit of these
officials The producer a.o very auN.
ious that the secretary OF the int.
rior. at Washington yield To the rc.
quest of the standard company TO
make easier the construction OF their
line across Indian lands
n the construction is commenced
within thirty days. as announced. 80
is believed that a pipe line to the
Gulf vii be completed within six
months. Many of the producers see
In this new line an increase i'm prices
for crude oil. while others will be
satisfied TO have old prices remain
and all oil taken by pipe lines as
fast as produced The producers hope
the new line will settle the Qucs.
tion to their benefit relative to the
alleged discrimination against Okla.
homa i'm the market price for crude
oil. Producers maintain that the ok.
lahoma product Is of better grade
than the Illinois or Pennsylvania
because of the freshness of it. but
that It sells for much lower price.
The producers of the Mid.Contincnt
field. in particular. are agtating the
opening of the Arkansas river for
navigation. This has been urged by
the commercial clubs of Muskogee
Tulsa. Sapulpa and Bartlesvi,lc. as
well as other cities along the Ar.
kansas river, for several years, but
not until recently have the oil oper
ators interested themselves. They
claim that If the oil products oi
Oklahoma can be shipped To the sea
at a small cost that the day OF a.,
oil will be over. Engineers who hav,
examined the Arkansas river sa,
TO make II navigable as far as tn,
Mississippi by a system of locks anC
dams. Engineer William Parkins. VIII,
recently made an examination Of tn,
bed OF the Arkansas. states that 1
d will not be nearly as difficult as IN,
task was to make the Ohio naviga
bic.
In connection with the manner O
p. oil transportation comes the an
! nouncemcnt of the Midland Vale
railroad that about July % It vii
, inaugurate reduced rate for tn
, transportation of crude oil from al
:. Midland Valley leading points to IN
different points Of consumption 4
Texas. This will permit the MuskC
gee and Glenn oil fields TO compel
successfully with oil companies /
the Texas fields The proposed redu'
y tion contemplatcs 2Oc rate in plac
=, of the 25c schedule; lSc for IN
:, 22c rate. and 15c for the 20c rat
:, making a total reduction Of at lea'
> 20 per cent in the existing schedul
The Texas Pipe Line company ha
posted a notice to the effect tn;
. beginning Immediately It viii pa
33c for oil instead of 30c. Just Whi
the company means by this RAJ
i, is matter OF conjecture amor
:, producers. BY some II is believed hi
n the company is starting a fight {
its competitors. and the produce
,, are hoping such Is the case
the other hand II Is maintan'
that the Texas company can hand
% more oil than II IS now getting, al
makes a raise in price 10 encor
age runs. Neither the Gulf Pi
Line company nor the Prairie {
Il, and Gas company have announce
any increase. Both, however, ha
N been paying more than t,e rex
N. company until the latter's rece
u, increase
" Many producers believe that I
tn next few months will prove I