The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-24

| loving legislation:
q. That all interstate pipe lines be
made common carriers, subject to the
supervision of the interstate com
merce commission, under the same
laws that now regulate railroads.
"2. That no interstate pipe line
company be permitted to engage, di-
Iectly or indirectly, in the production,
refining or sale of oil or the by-prod-
ucts thereof,
About Government Line.
"3. That the government construct
and own pipe line from some point
in Oklahoma to the Gulf OF Mexico for
the purpose:
"(a) Of procuring oil at reasonable
prices for the use OF the government.
"(b) OF enabling the Indian wards
of the government to dispose of their
oil at reasonable prices
"(c) OF competing with and there
by compelling the monopolistic pipe
line companies to carry and trans
port oil at reasonable price.
That believing the time propitious
for entrance of the federal govern
ment into the oil fields of Oklahoma
for the purchase of crude petroleum as
a basis of fuel supply for the navy, we
do now urge that negotiations for the
acquiring of such supply be opened
at once, to the end that l0,000,000 bar
rels of privately stored oil be taken
over as the opportunity for purchase
of steel storage now is present for the
first time in seven years and may not
recur in another seven years.
Action Urged.
That the necessity for immediate
and effective action is becoming more
and more apparent from the large con-
sumption of oil and gasoline through
out the country, with the astounding
fact existing that a few men fix the |
price TO consumer and to producer, |
furnish the transportation at their ar
bitrary prices without regulations or
reference to the interests of either |
and out of all just proportion make
prices to the consumer Mnwarranted |
by the cost or price paid to the pro.
ducer
That we request the active and i'm
mediate cooperation of the various
departments of our national and state
governments in suppressing discrim-
ination in storage, transportation and
price of oil, both to producer and
consumer and to use the criminal law
if necessary to effect this result.
That the attention of the federal
government is invited to the fact that
this state is seriously menaced by the
subsidized press of the oil monopoly,
actively engaged in destroying the
spirit and independence of newspaper
freedom and in the perversion of per-
-inent trade facts and general econom-
cs of crude oil development, and in
attempts to influence public and po-
itical sentiment.
Effect of Legislation.
1--WE believe such legislation as We
have recommended will in a large
measure, equalize prices, prevent un-
lust discrimination between producers
md reliners not engaged in the pipe
inc business, and afford the public
he benefit of cheaper fuel than now
furnished without regard to the well
are of any save those who fix the
rrices and will thorough re-establish
he conditions which the elimination {
If rebating by railroads to the oil (
brought about, and which :
conditions were again oyerridden by Y
he construction of uncontrolled pipe !
ines.
"Be it further resolved that the
resident of the United States be and
$ hereby respectfully requested to
'ause to be established petroleum ]
bureau for the prompt and efficient
,nalysis of the commercial and COM
larative values of the various crude {
ills in the numerous fields of the
lnited States and to provide a thor
ugh and comprehensive statistical j
ureau to promptly and independently
cquire and publish statistical infor-
nation upon the amount of stocks, G
ipe lines, runs and petroleum prod d
cts in the United States, together !
With the relative supply and demand T.
hereof, instead of relying upon the :
furnished by the subsidized !
ress of monopolistic interests.
Rap Taxation Methods.
An additional resolution was pres =
nted by ]. ]. Maroney of Okmulgee, \