, 1921-10-20
Atto( ney Brimmer States that Confer.
enCe of Businessmen would not Solve
Question of Oil Prices as Midwest
Would Undoubtedly Dominate the
Meeting to a Certain Extent.

Oh OCTOBER lin Governor Care
wrote the following letter to Attor
rey Brimmer. the letter being pub
lished in the Cheyenne Tribune o.
October 18th:
October II, 1921
Hon. George L. Brimmer.
Care The Reasoning Oil Company,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
My Dear Mr.. Brimmcr:
have read with much interest
your statement appearing in Sunday
issue of the Wyoming State, Tribune
and have given careful consideration
to the suggestions that you make
whereby the State Government
might be able to bring about IA better
price for crude oil than is being paid
by the Standard Oh! Company and its
subsidiaries.
While | am rather doubtful tina
the means suggested by you would
bring about the desired result, | will
admit that legislation could be
enacted which would so harrass the
Standard Oil Company as to compel
it to withdraw from the state. The
question that arises in my mind is.
would the result which We desire
namely the bringing about of better
prices for Wyoming crude oil be &C
complished?" 1t is apparent that at
this time there is but one market for
Wyoming oils and before we destroy
this market we must make certain
that we can not only establish an
other market but n that is fully as
good as the present one.
In this connection it would be we'll
to remember the efforts of Theodore
Roosevelt when he was president of
the United States to regulate the
standard Oil Company. AS | remem-
her the results Of his efforts the
Standard Oil Company was dissolved
into twenty-seven or eight different
corporations. the stocks OF which i'm.
mediately advanced in value on the
Wall Street market. have no
recollection that the producer re-
ceived- more for his product or that
the consumer paid less for his gaso-
line or kerosene.
In spite of the results obtained by
the president. backed by the United
States Government. am ready and
willing to do everything in my power
to obtain for the oil producer a bet
ter price for his product. | would
like at the same time to bring about
a sterilization IN the price Of other
commodities. The oil men are not
the only people who are suffering
at this time. The farmer has prac-
tically no market Tor his crops. the
cattlemen are receiving so little for
THEN cattle that many of them are
practically bankrupt and the same is
true of the woolgrower; in fact, 40
one is happy. everyone feels that he
is Obliged to sell his produce at too
low a figure and every purchaser
feels that he is being overcharged for
that which he has to purchase.
No doubt you and could carry on
an endless newspaper controversy as
to the means that should be taken to
remedy existing conditions. but I do
not believe that such a controversy
will accomplish anything and I
therefore suggest that we meet to-
gether. inviting to our conference
such other business men Of the state
as either Of us may care to invite and
see if We can devise means OF accom-
plishing something.
Very sincerely yours.
(Signed) ROBERT D. CAREY.
In reply to the above letter from
Governor Carey. Mr.. Brimmer sent
the following communication to the
governor:
October IA. 1921.
Honorable Robert d. Carey,
State Capitol Building.
Cheyenne. Wyoming.
My Dear Governor:
am in receipt of your favor Of
October 18th. which you had pub
lished yesterday in the Wyoming
State Tribune. and I have carefully
considered your suggestion that we
meet together. inviting to our con-
erence such other business men of
the State as either of us nay care
to invite, and see II we can device