, 1921-12-08
INDEPENDENT OIL ASSOCIATION
new ASSOCIATION Will ASSIST in SECURING PROP
Err PRICES FOR WYOMING CRUDE. G. E.
BRlmMER completes Case

Under date Of October s, 1921, a
telegram in relation to the Oil in
dustry in Wyoming, and addressed
by the writer to the Rawlins Repub-
ncan, was published in several Wyo-
ming papers. , Since that date vari-
GUS articles have been published from
week to week, some being in response
to inquiries made by the Chief Ex-
E ecutive of this state, and others be-
ing directed mainly to the treatment
which Is being accorded the State of
Wyoming and its people by the Mid
west Refining Company and allied in
terests. to the actual existing condi-
tons in the oil industry, and to the
rights which exist in favor Of the
State and its people.
Other articles had been planned
for publication covering the follow
ing points:
I. Non-competitive market existing
In Wyoming western Colorado. Utah,
Idaho. eastern Oregon, eastern Wash
Dakota, western South Dakota and
northeastern Nebraska for the re-
fined products of The Midwest Re-
inning Company and allied interests.
2. Competitive market in the
United States for the refined pro-
ducts OF The Midwest Refining Com
pany and allied interests. casper
refined gasoline II sold in New York
8. Loss to the Federal Goversment
and to State of Wyoming by
differential existing between mid
continent prices and Salt Greek prices
upon Government royalty oil. (623.-
$3.50 barrels of Government royalty
oil from Salt Greek alone were pur-
chased by The Midwest. Refining
Company from October 1, 1920, to
September 80, 1891, inclusive, and
of this the Government royalty oil
for September, 1891, was 91,036.23
barrels.)
). 4. Loss through failure of the
Midwest Refining Company and its
subsidiaries to pay the taxes due
from them for the years 1914, 1915.
1916. 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920 to
the State Of Wyoming and its poiiti-
cal subdivisions, (the previous ar
ticle covering S602.284.s9 In taxes
which The Midwest Refining Com
pany alone would fairly owe but will
not pay in the absence Of action by
State and County officials In accord
ance with law, cover only the year
1919
s. Contract between the Depart
ment Of the Interior and the Ship
ping Board and contract between the
Shipping Board and The Midwest Re-
fning Company. for the sale Of Gov
eminent royalty oil in Wyoming.
6. Comparative cost OF operation
OF refineries in Wyoming and those
in the mid-continent and the east. re-
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into consideration the fact that the
re1neries at Casper for the year
1922 will be operated with gas.
rather than oil. as q fuel, thereby at
fecting q very substantial reduction
in operating cost.
z. Division of profits from the re-
fning Of crude oil in Wyoming
through contracts effective between
The Midwest Refining Company and
the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana. whereby only part of the
process Of refining was carried on by
Tho Midwest Refining Company. CAS-
Q result, the fifty 5000 per cent
annual profit of The Midwest REIN
ing Company represents only . por-
ton of the total refining profts.)
8. Distribution of refined products
through market demands and natural
competition.
.. Unfair action taken by The
Midwest Refining Company for the
purpose Of preventing competition.
10. Combinations to prevent price
competition ON the refined products
Of wyoming crude oils.
II Payment by Tho Midwest Re-
nnin9 Company to certain favored
producers Of an amount exceeding
posted prices. for Salt Greek oil.
II. increase In ~sssessable prop
erty BY sliminadon Of crude oil
price di6erential.
Is. Action which should be taken
by County and state officials for the
purpose OF compelling The. Midwest
Refining Company and its subsidtar-
les to pay their fair proportion OF the
State taxation.
II. Action which should be taken
by the Public Utility Board to com-
pell the operation Of pipe lines ~
common carfiars.
IL. Action which should be taken
By the Chief Executive Of Wyoming
IN the event that subordinate State
or County officials fail to comply
with and enforce the law.
10. Remedial l~egislatlon which.
should be adopted for the purpose OF
;sompelling, The Midwest Refining
Company and its allied interests to
nay and receive fair prices for crude
DstSolsum produced from Govern
nNG& leases.
n. Action which should be taken
uR the Dufpoee Of creating compete
G5oa IN th0 SrsAntng. businssa.
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