Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-10
Corporation Commissions
HealdtOn Order

Following Is the fun text OF the
hearing before the corporation COM
mission regarding the Hoaioton pro-
ducers' complaints against the Mag
nolia Pipe Line company.
CORPORATION Commission oT Oklahoma.
order no. Sl4-CRuse 40 2OAl.
State OF Oklahoma, Plaintiff,
Na.
Magnolia Pipe Line company, a cor
poration. the Oklahoma llpe Line
company, a corporation, the Prairie
ON q Gas company, corporation;
the Gulf Piue Line company, a cor
poratlon; The Texas COMPANY
corporation, Defendants.
APPEARANCES.
For tho Plaintiff: Chas West, at
toruey general.
For tho Producers W q. Johnson.
For the Defendants: Geo. {. Greer
end A, Q. Cruce.
by THE COMMISSION
Tho complaint in this case was filed
ly the attorney general on behalf Of
the state Of Oklahoma, and alleged
in substance that the defendants were
engaged IN n public business of trans
porting and purchasing oil as common
carriers and common purchasers; that
il was the duty Of the defendants TO
pay a reasonable price for crude oil
and To tske the same from all pro-
ducers without discrimination; that
this duty had been violated and that
they were paying a less price than the
value Of the oil, and that they were
discriminating in prices.
During the hearing IT was suggested
by the commission that the parties
interested, the producers and the
Magnolia Pipe Line cOmpan,, should
confer with a view of reaching a basis
of understanding upon which the bust
ness for the present could be con
Quoted. As result of this confer
encc n tentative agreement was sub
mitted TO the commission which pro-
Vides in substance that within one
week the Magnolia Pipe Line COM
pany shall begin to take an average
Of 5000 barrels of oil from the Heald.
ton field daily; that on or before July
II, 1914. it shall begin 10 take
daily average Of not less than H.
coo barrels per day; that lightning
october !, 1914, IL market conditions
justify, it may take greater amount
than 1900 barrels per day and that
the taking Of Healdton crude from
the producers, il offered by them, in
Quantities as above indicated, is TO
continue until April !. 1915. and as
much longer as market conditions
| justify, and providing that he agree
ment of the pipe line company is not
TO be construed as having been vio-
lated if it is temporarily prevented
from performing samo by strikes,
fires, floods or other causes over
which it has no control. 1t is also
provided by said agreement that II the
price Of oil should be fixed hereafter
without the consent OF the pipe line
company It shall not there tter be
| further bound TO take oil under the
agreement; that the Magnolia Pipe
Line company shall take fouI $1,000
| barrel tanks heretofore purchased by
the certain members Of the Ardmore
| oil Producers association and paw
| said members the cost therefor and
erect them in the Healdton field, TO
| be Immediately used by the Magnolia
Pipe Line company to clear the leases
of all stock of accumulated oil that
is in a merchantable condition, the
owners Of said oil to be paid for same
upon delivery at the rate Of so cents
per barrel for quantities delivered. 1t
may relieve the pipe line company
from the necessity Of connecting with
any new wells within six mo1 hs from
date hereof except