New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1927, Page 6

6 HELLOGE REPORT UP FOR GRITCISH Mexican Govt. Questions 0l Statement Mexico City, Feb. 18.—(P— The Mexican department of commerce and industry challenges the accuracy of Secretary Kellogg's recent report to the American senate on the Mex- ican oll situation in a declaration published today. While the department’s statement is made, it says, with the intention of “rectitying errors contained in press dispatches from the United States, originating perhaps from vicious information spread by a group of interests opposed to the Mexican laws,” the main points dealt with are those made in Secre- tary Kellogg's report. “It has been stated,” the declar- ation begins, “that out of forty American companies owning oil lands in Mexico only four have ap- plied for confirmatory concessions in accordance with the law. There are | sixteen, not fo solicited confirmations. ““At the end of 1926, one hundred and forty-seven oll companies were operating in Mexico, of which 126— a great majority —accepted the new legislation. “It is said that the Penn-Mex and Texas ofl companies are not carrying on actual production. Neither of these companies has ceased to pro- duce petroleum. The total produc- tion of both companies during the t six months was between 200,000 and 250,000 barrels monthly.” No Property Titles afi the statement “that the east coast and New England oil companies have no property titles. The first owns land and the second does not, but even so it must be remembered that in Mex- ico as in all oil countries companies only exceptionally pur the land on which they drill or d to drill their wells, and in the majority of cases they acquire titles o erse natures, such as leases, concessions, et cetera. “Among the companies refusing to accept the new legislation the fol- lowing are especlally cited: Atlantic Retining Company, Atlantic Gulf Of Corporation, Humble Oil and Refin- ing Company, Island Ol and Trans- port Corporation, Standard Oil of California, Standard Oil of New Jer- sey, Mexican Company, Anglo- Mexican Petroleum Company, Royal Dutch Shell, and Leopold Newborg, | ‘W. L. Hernstadt and Malcolm Ander- son. Names Unknown “Of the mentioned names, the fol- lowing are totally unknown, and are not or never have been re, ered in uch proprietary | companles, of h balf have | |nlnely per cent of the ofl lands in | Mexico. Of the total land so far des- | tined to the petroleum industry only | a small portion is the property of | the exploiters themselves, for it is the exception rather than the rule for companies to own outright the property on which they work. 1% “Regarding the proportion of holdings not having submitted to the {1aw, it is hardly 4.8 per cent of the | total oil lands, amounting to 37,891,- | 374 acres, concessions have not been applied for only as regards 1,660,312 | acres. | “It is stated that seventy per cent {of the Mexican production comes | from lands in respect to which the !law has not been complied with. Such a statement is erroneous. At the end of 1926 the percentage total- led 52.7 at present it }s much less. | “Companies like EI Agulla and Trans-Continental, which have sub- | mitted part of their holds to the law, are obtaining more than seventy per cent of their total output from properties already submitted to the \FEAR TWO ARMY FLIERS HAVE MET THEIR DEATH Finding of Part of Wrecked Planc | Off New Jerscy Strengthens Belief of Tragedy. Red River, N. J, Feb. 18 (& — Finding of the wing of an airplane bearing army insignia in the breakers north of Island Beach |station was announced today by the coastguard. The wing was marked No. 11, and displayed a white star on a red field surrounded by a blue circle. Forty guardsmen are combing |beaches and scanning the water for traces of additional wreckage. Boatswailn L. E. Mitchell, In charge of Island Beach station, | said he had recelved information | from Mitchel fleld that an army plane which took off yesterday for Langley Field, Va. had not been heard fronm. | Mitchel Fibld, N. Y., Feb. 18 (® | —Lieutenant Willard J. Harris and |Dirigible Pilot William A. Gray, |both of Langley Field, were miss- ling today after leaving here by air |for their home fleld yesterday and | the likelihood was being investl- | gated that the airplane wing found by coast guards at Forked River, . J., was a shattered remnant of thelr plans. i | Buenos Alres has one of the | L\v‘or\i's fastest electrified suburban | railway systems with five-minute | | schedules during rush hours. - 50 | | the petrolenm department: Newborg | Y | mmmm e Y ears Ago | has not figured in the offictal records | as effecting ofl operations. No notice | was had of the Humble company | operating 1n Mexico either directly | or by subsidiary, though it is known | It Was | that it is affiliated with the Standard Oit of New Jersey, this perhaps being the reason for its {nterest in our petroleum affairs. “The Atlantic Refining and At- lantiec Gulf and Mexican Petroleum through their affiliated companies in Mgxico do remain opposed to the law. The other companies either to- tally or partially have accepted the law. Thus, of the Island Oil com- pany, one subsidiary has accepted and two have rejected the law. Its refinery has been closed since 1924, “The Standard Oil of California, ‘through its only known subsidiary, the Richmond Petroleum, fully ac- ‘cepted the law. Of the Standarad Oil of New Jersey, its subsidiary, Trans- continental Petroleum, submitted part of its land to the law, while Penn-Mex submitted all its lands. The Compania Mexicana De Com- bustibles, connected with the Stan- dard Oil of New Jersey, submitted all its lands. ““Of the Dutch Shell, the Aguila 0il company submitted part of its lands, while other subsidiaries, such as Corona, Tampico Panuco, P. J. Jonker, Unida De Petroleo and T. P. Hicks, fuily accepted the law. As is seen, of the mentioned companies opposed by the law, practically a small number has not accepted the law. . “It is stated that the oil companies jopposed to the new law, control PICTRER FREED FROM HIS HABIT ALL-BRAN brought nat- ural relief from chronie constipation Constipation is almost a univer- sal curse—father of more than +forty diseases. Yet thers is real assurance in Mr. Ladue’s letter: “After sixteen years of taking p cured me. If the millions of peopl suffer from _eonstipation only knew what Kellogg's ALL-BRAN would do, some of the P akers would go out of bu . 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Evans for 2 cents each lamp, the amount of bonds to be left with the mayor and | committee on fire department, | The mayor was authorized to bor- | row $4,000. Committee on fire department was |authorized to purchase such equip- ments for the use of the fire and po- lice company as may be necessary, | |not to exceed in amount §15. | | | Last Monday was the poorest day | for hack receipts ever known since public hacks began running in this | | city . | The roads leading out of the town |are fearful, with few exceptions, | | neither slefghing or wheeling belng | found in profusion. | | The machinery at the old Knitting | factory became demoralized yester- | | day morning and the operatives were | | compelled to stop work for the day. The question of a change In the {Tength of terms and vacations at the | | Burritt school is being agitated and ' the committee is disposed to leave | | the matter with the teachers to agree | upon. | Evans, the expressman, sustained !a heavy loss in the death of his horse | from colic last Monday. Any dis- posed to assist him in the purchase | of another can do so. Several have sent in their dollar. The socials that have been given | by the Putnam Phalanx of this city | h: been well arranged and thor- v enjoyed, and those remain- | ill prove better than the former Adjourned meeting to hear re- mmittees, etc., and other Humph y night and was at- nety couples. Rep- m Co. 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