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1932-04-21 · Anaheim Gazette · page 6 of 8 · OCR glm-ocr
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Learn on Pro 1. The Sharkey Oil Co 1. The Sharkey Oil Co 2. The State Appellate Court Sharkey Oil CONSERVATION 3. Passage of this bill MAJORS due to the fact five of whom are appoint REAL independent proo four men appointed from by the MAJOR OIL CO-ERNOR who has already s 4. The 90% of SO-CALI the Sharkey Bill and wh ing members to the Com Major Oil Companies w 5. During the year 1931 are told, we had over pr other big oil companies and 160,000,000 GALL These figures are taken Oil Companies' promise o are told, we had over pro other big oil companies and 160,000,000 GALL These figures are taken Oil Companies' promise 6. Early in 1930 the U. S panies of California for v MAINTAIN PRICES. The manent injunction preve thus now handicapped PRODUCTION by passi to FIX AND LIMIT S FICTITIOUS shortage FINISHED PRODUCTS ANABEIM CAZETTE n the FACTS VOTE NO Proposition Sharkey Oil Control Bill Sharkey Oil Control Bill was sponsored by the MAJOR OIL Sharkey Oil Control Bill Key Oil Control Bill was sponsored by the MAJOR OIL CO. The Appellate Court made them change the name of this bill to CONSERVATION Bill to the Sharkey OIL CONTROL BILL. If this bill would put CONTROL of production in their place to the fact that although the Commission will be composed of are appointed by the oil companies, one man from each dependent producers will have only one man on this commission pointed from districts CONTROLLED in ONE WAY OR FROM OIL COMPANIES. The sixth man will be appointed and has already sided with the Major Oil Companies in favor of SO-CALLED "independent" producers who are reported by the Bill and who the Major Oil Companies state will have a vote to the Commission are CONTROLLED in one way or another companies who take their crude oil. In the year 1931 over 60,000 California oil workers were idle and had over production. In the same year the Shell, Standard companies brought into this country 46,000,000 BARRONS 20,000 GALLONS of refined products from South America, which are taken from "World Petroleum". It is hard to reconcile its promise of employment in the face of this fact. In the same year the Shell, Standard companies brought into this country 46,000,000 BARRONS of refined products from South America. These are taken from "World Petroleum". It is hard to reconcile with its promise of employment in the face of this fact. 1930 the U.S. Department of Justice brought suit against the California for violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust act, i.e. a case of PRICES. To avoid criminal prosecution they had to constrain preventing them from again combining to fix retail syndicapped THEY ARE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL by passing the Sharkey Oil Control Bill, which will LIMIT STATE PRODUCTION giving them a shortage of raw material and consequently HIGH PRODUCTS such as Gasoline, Kerosene and Motor Oils. VOTE NO on Proposition No. 1--Sharkey Oil Control Bill at the Primaries May 3 INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OPPOSED TO SHARKEY 810 South Spring Street, Los ITS and 0 n No. 1 Bill JOR OIL COMPANIES. Bill MAJOR OIL COMPANIES. one of this bill from the CONTROL Bill. action in the hands of the will be composed of six men, from each district, the this commission against THE WAY OR ANOTHER appointed by the Govs in favor of this bill. are reported in favor of shall have a vote in appointe way or another by the were idle because, we Shell, Standard and four 000 BARRELS of crude America and Mexico. d to reconcile the Major Shell, Standard and four 000 BARRELS of crude from America and Mexico. d to reconcile the Major act. it against the big oil comact, i.e. a combination to had to consent to a perto fix retail prices. Being IN CONTROL OF OIL which will enable them a vehicle to create a tly HIGH PRICE OF motor Oils. Sharkey May 3 ED TO SHARKEY OIL BILL Spring Street, Los Angeles