The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-02
ARDMORE'S SHIPPING RATES

Ardmore is designated in any railway tariff
group In establishing certain freight rate on petro-
leum and petroleum products.
As expressed Ardmore is an orphan,
II is an outcasi no one claims ii. tariff group in.
cludes it and as result every OF oil gasoline
that leaves Ardnore carries higher freight than
II would II were shipped from any other point in
the state.
The town Of Allen sm,n place in Pontotoc
county where u refinery is located is designated
IN group three OF the railroad tariff and has better
rate than the reineries IN Ardmore and Wilson have
There p need here of traffic association a
Iesh. bureau this relner says to bring about an
adjustment OF rates that VIII be fair TO the men who
are engaged ia the refining business in this district
which includes Ardmore Wilson, Ringing and Head
ton.
The Nyanza Refining Company which operates a
plant at Wilson Is now working on the matter 10
get up figures 10 present to the railroad COM
panes TO show them the results OF overlooking this
refining district
The fields in the southern portion of the state
which cover wide reaching from Duncan
through Healdton, Hewitt, Ardmore and Madin
the most important oil in Oklahoma ana promises
TO hold this prestige for many years the reason
that development work has only we'll started here
The NyanM people in compiling figures that
touch their plant alone are able TO show that in 1913
the plant operated at only onethird OF It's capacity
aud u cost the company Slss39 In excessive freight
charges over what the company would have paid IT
The headton area had been designated as being in
railroad tariff schedule. II the plant had oper
ued al It's capacity the extra cost would have been
$4,000 The same plant Increased Us capital for the
year 1920 by 10 per cent and the freight
charges for that year amounted to $4,000.
In 1921 the capacity OF the plant was doubled
and f tu years run had been made this year
The extra freight would have cost the company
tS1 0OO
In shipments Of fuel oil the average excessive
cost in making shipments is said be sil a car. In
shipping gasoline the extra cost Of freight averages
$40 "a ear Estimating that Ice day ship
ped from this point the extra freight charge would
be $4,000 day.
The NyanEa people do not take the position that
the RAILROADS are tn be criticised for maintaining a
rate out of Ardmore one-half cent a gallon above
other petroleum shipping points In the state FOR the
reason that the railways themselves losing money
Ss m Wen as The shippers. The railroads lose the
business because every company that do ships
bN pipe line TO point where they ship under
established schedule OF freight rates and obtain
l"Wet rate. The Nyanaz believes that when the mat.
Ter " properly brought to the attention of the rail.
foads that the error will be corrected and the figures
Wmoh the company is compiling at this time
suits.
Tine town OF cushing ship petroleum pro.
uucts To export market and one-half cents per
100 pounds cheaper than Wilson and the Gushing
Hhpments come from the northern portion OF the
state ana pass through his city. Arlmore has equal
rates TO the south with Cushing but on shipments
''"alH 'he north b. does uut nave AN equal rate.