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§--. The Oil City Derrick says that it “is opposed to the Billingsley bill in common withthe great mass of the producers.” If the great mass of producers in this section are opposed to the bill they have a queer way of showing it, for nearly every one of them has signed a petition asking for the passage of the bill. §--There are some timid people who, while they do not openly oppose the Billingsley bill, are still afraid to declare in its favor because they cannot tell just v\ lmt its effects will be upon the oil country. They think perhnj s that it is better to endure the evils that we have than fly to others that we know not of, and would therefore rather favor a compromise than legislation. A compromise with a great corporation never benefits the people, and any law that puts a check upon a grasping monopoly is, in the long run, the lest thing for the country.The Standard Oil Company is opposing the Billingsley bill with great bitterness. It is not doing this from any philanthropic motives. Its past record shows that it cures nothing for the producers, and the fact that it is oppose 1 to it is evidence enough that the bill will be a good thing for the oil interests.
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Warren Daily Mirror
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Mar 26, 1887
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