The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-07
The Hearing in Washington

The Hearing in Washington
There r. more and more interest
being expressed ms TO the result Of
tho hearing In Washington on
freight rates on petroleum prod
ucts, ana IL II were possible to get n
littlo advance information ~ 10 what
n to bo the result. II would be big
stuff ana would have "a tendency To-
stop lot of worrying on the part of
the reflncrs who know thcrn must
be something done. and done soon.
There seems To he no chance OK
ccpt 10 wait and this. whilC other
sections of the country are getting
relief every day In tho week. ana
about all Oklahoma shippers can do
is to incorporate into their contracts
the clause that II thorc should be u
reduction IN rates, II should be d.
vided between tho shipper aud
buyer.
The reason that Il n delayed so
long ls because tho Oklahoma eases
were all punched In with the general
freight hearings. which involves
too much to expect an early dCci-
sion. II In evident now, that had
the Oklahoma roflner made nppli-
cation for better rates and done II
on their own hook IL might have
been settled long ago. II II too owl
IDENTIFY right that these reduced
rates should DO granted to delay
longer.
There has nothing ms yet been
heard as TO the outcome OF tho
Brundrcd brothers application for n
reduction I'm the minimum amount
10 be shipped via pipelines, al
though tho case has been heard a
long time ago. Tho pipeline people
are ccntering their entire influence
TO prevent an early verdict in this
matter. and so far have gotten away
with II beautifully.
At tho time one OF tho hearings
az TO local shipments was held In
Tulsa, II was stated by the examiner
for tho Interstate commerce com.
mission that there would be many
concessions made to Louisiana and
Texas shippers, on account OF tho
ability displayed by one Of the trnf-
Tic managers down that way, and
suggested that the Western petro-
leum Refiners association, put him
on the payroll This seems to be
working out according TO his pre-
diotions, as the interstate commerce
commission ~ reported now 20 have
mado some reductions from Burk-
burnett to tho Mississippi river but
mono OF our local traffic men know
Just what this amounts to,
Senator llarrcld, In a letter re-
ceivod this morning, says: 81 have
been told, however. that they had q
very fair hearing and will be glad "a
advise you as soon IA | can ascertain
the results. l am very much inter,
ested In getting a reduction OF rates
on petroleum products"
Tho Oh Weekly has a report oI
4. a. H.. 4. a. A.. HN..a-
quotes w. H. Reed OF the Union Pc,
trolcum company ms being the only
one who mentioned pipelines on tn,
witness stand, which must hRv,
taken considerable nerve, The quo
tatlon follows:
"W. H. Reed OF the Union Petro
leum company declared that there
was very keen competition east o.
the Rocky mountains before the In
crease I'm freight rates but the Rd
yancod rates created "A barrier which
olrcumscribod the market, and thi
condition reflected most seriously
upon the rcfinories without pipe
lines who had To pay high freigh
rates on crude TO their plants an,
refined products going out.
"The rates by rail from Oklahom,
10 Marcus Hook are about foul
lines the combined pipeline ana wa
or rate. II there was general re
luction OF the rates. shippers usini
ilpclines and steamers 10 che Allan
lc coast would be able to shin ever
roater distances into the iutorio
nd at the same time the Oklahoma
pflner would ho nearer tho sea
Dard and that is what the petro
um industry wants.
Reduced rates would make {
10
the advance I'm which rcfineric
tho west could compete viii
hose OF the interior and OF the At
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