The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-30
81. L0niS Chamber Of COM
mcrce Interfering in Proper
adjustment Petroleum Rates
From the Southwest iO
Points East Of WisSissippi
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Points East Of Mississippi
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We nrc go receipt Of a copy of
telcgram and letter scnt by =. "
Coylc. traffic commissioner OF IN,
81 Louis chamber OF commerce. ad
dressed to the interstate commerce
commission in which he IL demand
ing that the commission do not con-
cider demand OF the southwest re-
finors Tor restoration OF proportionnl
rates on petroleum ana ite products,
stating ns his roaepuz that the ro-
flnerIos IN the East So. Luuls-Wood
River district wcrc established AT
those points after an Investigation
,of the rate structure that has ox-
istod since 1877 and that any reduc-
tiou IN proportional raos applying on
oil traffic originating IN the south-
west would work 10 the disadvant-
age Of those rcfnerios.
The following are the actual facts
IN connection with tho complaint Of
The East 81. Louls.Wood River re-
fIncrs:
General order No. 2S. issued by
McAdoo on June 20. 1919 advanced
all rates IS per cent This was sub
sequeutly changed to AZ cent.
flat advance applying on petroleum
products in August the s1me year.
Naturally tho st. Louis rcfincrs we're
forced 20 pay this "a cent advance
on their inbound crude oil when
transported In tank cars Rs well ns
on their refined products outbound.
This condition was no different from
the condition prevailing in Oklnho-
ma and Kansas where the reflners
We're receiving their crude by tank
car They also were forced to pay
tho ~ cent advance twice. The
Wood River-EIst ST. Louis refincrg
objected to this stating that we had
an advantage over them by reason
OF our through rates only being in
creased ( II cents hut they did not
take into consideration the fact that
practically 90 per cent of the crude
oil refined AT Wood River East st.
Louis refinerles moved into those
points by pipeline, also that n great
deal OF the crude oil refined I'm Okla
retlneries by tank cars on which tho
~ cent advance was also paid.
on August 20. 1890 there was a
further increase in rates west OF
the river OF 30 per cent and east
OF the river OF 40 per cent aud on
Through rates Of ~ per cent. The
Wood River East 81. Louis refinera
nnaliy succeeded without opposition
non tho refincrs in Oklahoma, Kan
Als ana Texas n ecuring a reduce
uon In their local rates applving 10
e. f. a. and trunk line territory OF
Sla cents per hundred pounds which
made their local rates the same as
he proportional rates. This reduc-
uon dld not In any way benefit the
reuners In the southwest. In fact n
contributed 10 the cause OF their I'm
abillty TO market their producta I'm
2. +. a. and trunk line territory IN
competition with the eastern pipellne
reilners. Some OF the refiners 10.
Gated at East ST, Louis and Wood
RIVER stated 10 us that IL we would
hLpW them 10 get this reduction
they would not in any way hnmpeI
us in securing n similar reduction
later on.
III the commissions opinion 4,
the general rate case lust decided
the 3 12c reduction was cited h,
them as being one OF the principa
causes or our inability to chin ON
products to casern markets, The,
ordered the c. T. \. carriers 10 MAX,
10 per cent reduction I'm our rates
Ihese carriers ON account Of the fac
that the local rates were reduced a,
January /, 1922 are refusing I,
make this reduction and the refincr,
traft.c mn In this territory hav,
boen handling the matter with th
interstate commerce commission #
an effort 10 force the c. +, A. cor
lierS 10 follow out their opinion fl
thlS matter This has brought abou
strenuous objections on the part o
the East ST. Louis-WOod River re
liners and was the cause OF the fol
lowing wire and letter sent 10 III
commission by Mr.. Coylc.
western Union Wire,
June 26th, 1922,
Mr. G. r. McGinty, Secy.,
Interstate Commerce Comlsslon
Washington, u. 9.
EctCrIlng TO demand OF Wester
reflnerles for establishment OF prr
poruonal rates by eastern road
from East St. Louis on petroleum q
the ground that such adjustment
required in decision docket thlrtee
two ninety three stop.
since eighteen seventy scyp
the rates between eastern terrltor
and points west OF the Missisipl
river were made on combination 4
rates OF eastern roads m mr. fr,,