The Morgan City daily review., 1919-05-08

OF Louisiana
signing OF armisce and the consequent
of the demand for Navy fuel wholly responsible for
the situation which the producers OF Pine Island crude find
present l govern
purchasing conempates of supply of
Navy fuel oil the Gulf Coast section for the period from Jam
June 1919.
suggest you your good offices
the United Government
of Navy fuel oil in the Gulf Coast section II this
will afford of relief these producers and
the above named companies offer to fully cooperate
A. c BEDFORD,
Chairman.
Early in January the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
scovered that its efforts to develop outlets for Pine Island crude
being hampered by price cutting Negotiations with the
nrevepo Alexandria and Southwestern Railway System
short with the statement from the railroad that they were
cevng much attractive quotations elsewhere Pine IS
nd crud and the thing took place in the of the
andard Oil Company of Inda the following correspondence
lows
Burton Standard Oil Company of Indiana Chicago Ill,
1920 a. m, January q, 1919
Referring to your letter January 1th
pany Louisiana will ability currently,
sell you 1000 barrels daily Pine Island per
posted price This
gathering and loading charges Think this will
market will probably follow Oklahoma fuel market
posted Pine Island sl25 II this
agreeable please confirm and for tank
F. W. WELLER
(Telegram)
F. Weller, York. January g. 1919
1t will be 80 days perhaps longer before
could Shreveport crude The not
Have offered Shreveport crude for less
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF LOUISIANA
New York, JAN 2rd 1919.
Mr. w NJ Burton Pres.
S. O. Co. Indiana,
Chicago, Ill.
Sir:
just receipt your telegram that
thirty before could take Pine Island
also that het price which named not attractive
ehada crudeO for less me
wish to state that only interest in this matter is an ef-
Island producers who received solar
plexus United and Allied Navies decreas
consumption of fuel the of the armstice
Prior to that time large part OF the Pine Island crude
going Navy and shut off, caused the
pipe line companies notify the producers that they
this beyond the filling of certain
empty storage available
In quoting you used the we'll price of $l25
plus gathering loading aboard of six
below this price without loss
very know the that quoted
you the Of the quoting the
ducers certainly cannot expect pipe
the price below which the pipe lines
handle the same.
~ = w. wE11EA
The Standard Oil Company of Ohio another large refining
mpany whom the Standard Oil Company OF Louisiana tried
get interested in Pine Island crude.
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF LOUISIANA
Mr. A. p Coombe Pres
Standard c., Ohio
Referring to your regarding shipment
OF sample of Pine Island crude beg to advise
Shipment OF
of S3l barrel or less II we
can narrange to lower figure
kindly advise if will be in order to make ship
men at the pricen indicated, and oblge
Yours truly.
A. MOFFET
Secretary
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
J. A. Moe, Jr.
York
Sir:
Your favor of received and if you will kindly give
shppng will forward two cars for the
Pine % be shipped No Works. Cleveland
porder the eOi1Wh we
billed exceed S3l barrel or in other
words this oil S3l less barrel
in tank cars o. b. shipping point. We however offer
much announcement quantity OF this figure
truly,
A. P COOMBE.
This offer was accepted and February 18th two tank