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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24

Mr. c. o. Stlman. Imperial Oil. Ltd, Toronto, Canada
Dear Sr Referring telegram OF January 31st since
quoting yen 5000 barrels of Pine Island Crude OIL the
price In field has changed from $125 $1oo therefore
barrel b. your Lewis Siding, Lewis La, instead
Of $1.31 previously qSoted
Our object in making this reduction that working
entirely effort to assist the producers and therefore wish
the lowest possible price in order to induce
n possible, to continue taking this OIL
4s@4 Yours very truly,
F. w. WELLER
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24
{Telegram)

c. @. Stillman, Imperial Oil, Limited,
Toronto, Canada, 1855 p. M, Jan. 3D. 1918.
Referring to your 29h this month, will be glad to
sen you 5000 barrels Pine Island Crude The field price
$125 and gathering loading charge &C. which
wSuld the price to $131 per barrel cars
Lewis siding, Lewis La You send agreeable
To this point
ii ". ii, -~s.= F. w. WELLER
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24
IMPERIAL OIL, LIMITED


Toronto, Ont. Feb. 8, 1919
Col r. w. Weller, York.
Dear Col. Weller:
In receipt Of your letter Of the
price Pine Island the field s100 instead
Of $685. thank you for letting the 5000
barrels at the price.
receipt Of the oil Sarna it the intention to make
determine what value the crude
other grades of crudes running
results obtained that It Is advantage pur-
chase more you, pleased
further.
Yours truly,
c. O. sTILLMAN.
In accordance with the above 20 1OX were for
warded to the Imperial OIL Limited, at Sarnia, Ont,
February 10, 1919 Up to date, however, have not
been able to obtain any further orders from the Imperial
Oil, Limited.
The following exchange of kilograms between Mr.
c. O. Scholder, General Sales Manager, Standard Oil
Company of Louisiana New Orleans who at that time
was in New York. and Mr.. T. H. Taylor his assistant in
New Orleans, tells its own story:
(Telegram)
r. q. Taylor New Orleans, La, M. IS, 1919:
Wish would stansbuy Standard Oil Company Ken
lucky, regarding quotation made him Pine
Also is possible to interest other buyers
Of fuel in Pine Island Crude?
C. o. SCHOLDER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24
(Telegram)

C. o. sCHOLDER, New York, Feb. II, 1919:
Referring to your telegram 18th this month Pine Island
OIL G. Fl. Sansbury states only make use OF
product for fuel OIL They have in their storage tanks suf
last them for the so days. and in view OF very
condition market inclined to make further pur
However, offer five tankcars at per
barrel fob Lewis La which will try out at Louisville Claim
Louisville than their offer Please telegraph if we shall
enter order this basis.
T. H. TAYLOR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24

The Standard Oh Company did not conflne its
efforts to find market for Pine Island Crude to United
States refneries alone It also tried to find an outlet In
Canada.
IMPERIAL OIL, LIMITED
Toronto, Ontario Canada Jan. 20, 1918.
CeL y. w. Weller
New York
Dear Col. Weller j.
have correspondence with Mr. Teagle relative to
running Crude and would inquire whether you
wouid barrels for shipment to Sarna
Refinery for the Of making test runs
there
The price, understand 1925 barrel at Shreveport
that advise by wire whether you
order for the above mentioned
quantity, what point and whom the should
consigned that with traffic depart
men to them forward at
Yours very truly,
C. c. STILLMAN
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24

Dear Sir:
You are, doubt familiar with the situation which
prevails Island, louisiana field regards
production particular OIL which is Of fuel
character. tsrr
Since signing Armisce which suddenly stopped
the outlet from this particular field have been making every
possible oil produced at Pine Island,
virtually profit this We have continued
production to the present and have,
signing the armistice taken 100000 barrels ut
prices varying from $155 down to $100 barrel The
market price today the wells is 75c per barrel
We submitted bid to the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion Division Of Operations, their Proposal s. D. No.
deliver 100000 barrels
Oil on the basis of 90c barrel Of AZ
gallons, dock Baton Rouge, louisiana etc
barrel barge vessels of Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton in Orleans it's harbor limits
The price at Rouge which quoted is based
price wells of 75c BARREL to which have
added barrel for gathering the oil and piping
Rouge barrel for refining storage and
handling making Baton Rouge 90c to which
Baton Rouge to New Orleans making delivered price along
side of 20 be bunkered 97c barrel
In relieving the producers would beg to
calling Hureys atten
ton the fact that the of Pine Island Crude will
relief the producers
are not making behalf but solely
Island Crude
the market for their current production
Very respectfully yours,
F. w. WELLER.
Senator Ransde promptly took the matter
earnestly and energeticaly with Mr. Hurley but to da
the Emergency Fleet Corporation has allotted only 5O
900 barrels to this Company, and their acceptance
not include any Pine Island Crude
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24

T. H Taylor, Orleans, 11:40 Feb. 49, 1919
Referring your telegram Island Crude for stansbury
quote $1.oe barrel of AZ gallons TO
Lewis. absolutely cost and profit to
c.. SCHOLDER
While these and similar efforts were being made
to interest large refineres in Pine Island Crude the
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana was also leaving no
stone untned to attract local orders from manufacture
ers and the small contract trade Quantity bids
likewise submitted to the Houston East West Texas
Railway and to the Louisiana Railway & Navigation
Company, but in each case without success.
Proposals issued by the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton March 14h calling for bids 100000 bbls fuel
oil offered possible opportunity for marketing Pine
Island Crude, at which, the Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana promptly grasped In order to bring every
legitimate influence to bear to gain the acceptance OF
this Pine Island bid Col Weller wrote Senator Joseph
E. Ransdell as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
In the Days News.

Brig Gen. Clarence P. Townsley, who
goes on the retired list of the United
states army today on account of age.
leaves behind him long and brilliant
record of efficient service. A native of
New York state, he was appointed to the
United States military academy from Iowa
IN 1877 and graduated with high honors
four years later During nearly the whole
)t his military career General Townslev
has been identified with the artillery
branch of the service. During the war
with Spain he served as chief of artillery
and chief ordnance officer of the Depart-
ment of Havana For two years he was
of the Coast Artillery school
at Fort Monroe and later he was superin-
tendent OF the United States Military
academy at West Point In the early
part of 1917 General Townslev was sent
On a visit of inspection to the European
battle fronts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
"We're Always Cheerful"

We're nice in the zoo. because we
don't mind what the weather does:
were always cheerful, and yet we're
kept right here in the zoo and can't
wander off of our own free WILL
ave like it when 1t Is wnrm or cool
or hot or cold. or sunny or rainy
And continued the second Moth
er Buffalo. were becoming ra~e so we
can be appreciated and admired
"'1s that so?' asked The first Mother
Buffalo.
ut certainly Is said the second
Mother Buffalo.
"Then they should like us a great
DEAL said the first Mother Buffalo.
and we should think even better of
ourselves, for we're nice in all sorts
of weather. We're strong and power
full when we're attacked, and DURHAM
lily life Is very nice with the daddies
good to the children
$50 the buffaioes in the zoo talked
and walked and got along beautifully.
and even though they heard that they
were becoming rare they didn't become
conceited about ii. but went along their
regular buffalo ways and the mother
buffaloes still talked Of their beauti-
full buffalo children"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24

We note that date for opening the
trial of George Long in Washington
county court has been announced. De-
tober Z. This means that the trial of
former Governor Graham is not to be
taken up in its order on the docket
Possibly it means this case will not be
heard at the present term of Washing
ton county court The evasion of this
case at the spring term of court ap-
parently has increased the difficulties
of the attorney general of the state.
He put it by then and may not be able
to try it now. He is elected by the
people for term of two years and
they have no power to compel him to
perform his duty in this matter. If
we had an attorney general appointed
by the governor of the state he could
either compel the attorney general to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
A Good Route Overlooked.
bennington Banner.)

The Mortified News calls attention
to one OF the best roads in Vermont
that is neglected generally by touring
parties simply because it is not well
known. This is the road from Bethel to
Montpelier by way of Randolph, Brain
tree, East Roxbury and Mortified. Auto
parties from Bennington and Rutland
counties on their way to Montpelier and
beyond generally go by way of Williams
town gulf, not knowing that the route
through Randolph and Mortified is 10
miles shorter and the road just as good.
The scenic beauty of the Williamstown
gulf is only slightly superior to the East
Roxbury gorge and some people consider
the latter highway more attractive. The
distance from Bennington to Montpelier
by way of Rutland, Mendon, Pittsfield.
Bethel, Randolph and Mortified is only
l24 miles. while by way of East Bethel
and Williamstown gulf the mileage is
1874.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

MY cuzzln Artie came over last MITE
ana me and him was playing checkers
on the settingroom floor and pop was
reedlng the spoarting page. and after
wlIe Artle got tired of not being able
TO beet me and stopped playing, saving
AW heck, this is gerls game, this is.
tell you lets wat, lets play modesty.
/ sed
All rite, how! sed Artie, and I sed,
The ldeer is to see witch one can saw
the most modest thing about them.
self
All rite, you start, sed Artie. WITCH
L did, saying, / got bigger mussels for
my size than any fellow GROUND. but
that amt anything, big mussels amt so
mulch, enybody can have big mussels
wouldent brag about it, they're bigger
than some fellows with long pants
have, but that amt enything.
Being Arties tern, and he sed. I'm
better IN arifmetiek than enybody in
our class, l bet | can add faster than
wat the fletcher can, but watts that
that amt enything, | don't go GROUND
thinking I'm better than everybody
elts jest because I'm smarter.
Beng my tern, and | sed. I'm so good
at reeding that wen its my tern to reed
IN skool everybody claps as if thew
was at free show, but wat do / care
can do so meny things that / don't
think enything of that, that's nuthing
as far as I'm concerned
Being Arties tern, and he sed. I'm so
good looking that wen l have my pick
lures taken all the gerls wunt one. and
come Ground and ask and beg till T
have to give them each one in self de-
tents, and some artist saw me once and
he would of painted me if he hadent of
bin SO bizzy, but gosh, watts that
amount to, enybody can be good look
ing, | don't even tawk about it.
Being my tern, and was Jest start
ing, and pop sed, Halt, stop, cease fir
ing, if ! wasent so modest myself Id
start to brag about how I'm going to
bump your 2 beds together till you
see stars if you don't both cleer out of
heer before | can lay hands on you.
Wich we did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
I oday's Events

Fiftieth anniversary of the great fnan-
cial panic known as BLACK Friday"
President Wilson, on his journey east
ward, is scheduled to reach Cheyenne at
late hour this afternoon.
At sunset today Jews throughout the
world will begin the observance of the
New Year-the year $3.50 of the Jewish
era
Omaha's annual Fall festivities, widely
known as the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival, is to
be opened today and will be continued for
nearly two weeks.
The Prince of Wales is to be the guest
today of the city of Victoria, B. c., where
an elaborate program for his entertain
ment has been prepared
A conference of all denominations doing
missionary work among the Indians is to
open today at Oklahoma City. the con
ference being the first of its kind ever
held
Clubwomen of Minnesota are to gather
in large number today at Little Falls to
take part in the silver jubilee convention
of the Minnesota Federation of Women's
clubs.
The latest discoveries and DEVELOPMENTS
in electrical science are to be displayed at
the Electrical exposition, which is to opcn
today in the Grand Central Palace. New
York.
Two well known officers of the United
States army, Brigadier Generals Clarence
p. Townsley and Edward H. Pluminer,
will be placed on the retired list today
for age
Cincinnati is to be the meeting place to-
day of the 33d annual convention Of the
Association of American Cemetery Super
ntendents, the sessions of which will con
tinue three days.
In an endeavor to arouse spirit OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER "a. 1919
WATCH THESE PROMOTERS.

At recent meeting of mayors, man
ufacturers, business men and farmers
from Missouri, southern Illinois, south
ern Indiana and western Kentucky,
held in st. Louis it was decided to raise
fund of 100000 for a campaign to
overthrow the dependency of the Mis-
sissippi valley on New York and other
eastern sea ports in trade and finance.
Twenty-four of the midwest states
have been formed into nine zones by
the Mississippi Valley association and
this was the first meeting to be held
in these different zones. The object
of the association is to develop foreign
trade via the Mississippi river and the
gulf ports and it is announced that
ffty-three per cent of the COMPRESSION
al strength of the states in question is
pledged to the support of the PROPOSE
ton.
The board of directors have adopted
resolutions asking the early completion
of the navigation projects on the upper
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers.
permit to Illinois to open the Grea
Lakes-to-the- Gulf waterway and the
extension of the federal barge line ser
vice to Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and
Kansas City.
All these schemes will call for i'm.
mense federal appropriations that mus
be paid in part by all the country out
side the Mississippi valley. These. ap.
preparations will be expended in ar eff
fort to overcome commercial laws that
have put the Mississippi river out of
the running as commercial highway.
There was a time when the Mississip
pi river bore great fleets of commercial
and passenger vessels, when some of
the most luxuriously equipped steamers
of the country operated up and down
1t. For nearly century the federal
government has been pouring money in
to the Mississippi valley for waterway
improvements and the total amount
reaches high in the hundreds of mil
lions. But the fact is the railways of
the country have beaten the great riv-
er transportation companies until now
there is not boat of distinction ir
operation there. The federal money has
been wasted because it has not con.
structed anything that could success.
fully compete with the railways operat-
ing alongside and across the river.
To pour more money into the defeat.
ed scheme is the greatest folly and 9th
er sections of the country should pre-
sent united opposition to this costly
scheme of the men of the Mississippi
valley.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
Today's Anniversaries.

lS53-Henry A. Barnum, who rose from
private to major-general in the I'm
ION service, born at GAINESVILLE. n
\. Died in New York city. Jan %
1892. -
s6i-A public reception was given in Bos.
ton IN honor of Jerome Bonaparte
tst9-Great financial panic in New York
known III history as BLACK FRIDAY ;,
U.s." illiam O'Brien, the Irish leader.
was found guilty Of seditious Ian.
guage and sentenced to three
months Imprisonment.
te9S-Slr Herbert Kitchener and Major
Marchand, commanding the British
and French forces, respectively. met
Fashoda
islf-beig1ans made gallant stand
against the Germans south of Ant
werp.
1910 Russians defeated the Germans in
battle at Wilejka.
i9lo-Estimated at Paris that allies in
Somme region had recovered from
Germans III square miles of French
territory.
I9l1-Slx persons killed in German air
raid on London.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24

2erse are within their rights entirely if
hey retaliate, as they promise, upon
Sunday golf players, Sunday automobile
pleasure riders and those who keep their
stores open on Sunday. What is sauce
for the goose should be sauce for the
gander. If the blue laws are to be en-
forced against one class of recreationists
they should be enforced against all
classes. This is eminently not the time
for favoritism. Is it possible that Brat.
tleboro public sentiment is against such
healthful Sunday pastime as baseball,
properly conducted at hours not conflict
ing with religious services? 1t can hard
ly be believed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
Protect the Workers.
tSt. Adams Messenger. }

1t would seem that there were some
laws on the statute books of Vermont
that could be invoked to protect the
operatives of the Bennington mills who
want to work, from the open and public
leers and sneers of the strikers. Surely
! man or woman must be protected in
the right to go to work, without being
subjected to such insults. 1t seems that
such laws could be found if there were a
real desire to find them. and there ought
TO be this desire. A man has a right to
stop work if he wants to, but by no
means has he the right to seek to pre-
vent others from earning money to sup
port themselves and those dependent
upon them. If these things are not so,
then our laws are seriously lacking in
The very fundamentals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
Today's Birthdays

). Horace Mcfarland. for many year,
president of the American civic fedora.
tlon' born IN Juniata county, Pa, 20 wears
ago today.
Maj Gen. William NJ. Wright. L. s
A. who commanded the Thirty-fiftb divi.
sion IN France, born in New jersey. 81
years ago today.
brig. Gen. Clarence P. Townsley, L. s.
a. former superintendent of the United
yates Military academy, born at De, Kalb
\. T., 81 years ago today.
Charles Plez, who served as director.
general OF the Emergency Fleet corpora,
ton, born in Germany (of America, 80.
entage), 50 years ago today.
Eugene \. Foss, former governor "a
Massachusetts and candidate for Tho ~,
ocratic nomination to that Office in ves-
terday primaries, born in Vermont 81
years ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
DADDY',} EVENING
ufAIRY TALE e.
HnARY @AH ia ! bon BONNER
MOTHER BUFFALoEs.
lRAHAM BONNER


'There is something about bufraloes
that there is about people," said
Daddy. THE daddy buffaloes are very
much like real daddies. and the mother
buffaloes much like real mothers.
They're devoted to their young Ike
real mothers. They are so fond Of
looking after them. watching over
them. seeing that they eat the right
things and that no harm comes to
them.
You see, while tell you stories
and take you on trips it's always moth
er who looks after you IL you're sick.
that Is she does the greater part Of
the looking after you.
Il thought of that when the buffa-
loes were telling us their story"
Daddy. / don't believe the daddy
buffaloes tell stories to their young
said Nancy. $50 don't believe it is
fair at all to say you are like them.
Neither do t. said Nick.
swell, we will just have to wait and
see when we hear the story" said
Nick.
Il don't believe we will altogether
agree then" said Nancy.
And II was true, when Daddy came
to the end Of the story they didn't
agree with him at all. for the mother
buffaloes had said that the daddy
buffaloes hadn't hurt the children, but
they hadn't spoken of any kind things
the daddies had done.
Then. too, they hadn't spoken of any
story telling, so Nick and Nancy didn't
agree with Daddy at all when he said
he had thought people were like buf-
faloes, especially the daddies. and he
had been thinking especially of him
self.
But you can't judge, can you. until
you hear the story Daddy told to Nick
and Nancy, which was the talk he had
heard from the mother bufaloes as
they had talked together in the big
zoo about their lives and their chill
dren and the daddles.
So we will waste no more time and
tell the story at once. or rather. we
VIII repeat the conversation as Daddy
repeated it to Nick and Nancy.
The daddy buffaloes,' said Mother
Buffalo. are good to the young. but
they don't look after them as we
do
mo said another Mother Buffalo,
they don't They don't care for them
and love them as we do,
We'll said the first Mother Buff
falo, of course they love them in their
own way
"'Of course said the second Moth
err Buffalo, but not as we do. They
are very good to the children, very.
very good, and they wouldn't hurt their
children as some animal daddies will
do. But Mother Buffaloes are more
devoted
guess that is So said the first
Mother Buffalo.
But we haven't much to grurnble
about said the second Mother Buff
falo. 'Buffaloes may be wild, or can
be Wild where others are concerned.
but we're nice to each other
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24

public resentment against prohibition, the
Liquor Dealers Protective league of New
Jersey will open big convention at At
lantic City today
Survivors of the First aiicltigan Veteran
Volunteer Cavalry association, known as
Clusters Brigade, will assemble at Detroit
today for what will probably he the last
of their annual reunions.
Many eminent prelates of the Roman
catholic church in Canada are expected at
St. John, n. B., today for the ceremonies
attending the opening of the magnificent
new st. Dunstan's cathedral.
The conference of archbishops and bish.
ops to open today at the Catholic Uni.
verslty IN Washington is expected to be
the most important gathering of its kind
ever held by the Roman Catholic church
in the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
Cleaveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 297 South Main St
(Fort Drummer DISTRICT.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams
Newfane, N. NJ Batchelder
Townshend, G. w. Cutler
West Townshepd, c. H. Gtout
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs w Streeter
Hinsdale, N. H., w H. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24
Who Wouldn t?

Who wouldn't be a farmer
And with the farmer stand,
Where piles of cider apples
Are gathered on his land9
Who wouldn t turn those apples
Into the busy press
And smile at streams of nectar
OF godlike lusciousnessa
Then if some night in autumn
Should blow a piercing breeze,
And con tents of the barrel
Should accidentally freeze,
Who wouldn' t love to capture
And hold him like wise.
The wretch who drew the liquor
And left the owner ice?
-Springfield Reporte
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-24

The public generally will approve o.
the conviction of George Richardson Of
Chester for selling diseased pork. His
imposition on the people of Springfield
was most fragrant and dangerous and
the penalty imposed is none too severe
It should prevent any other person
whose greed is greater than their hon
asty from selling meat unfit for human
consumption.