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Show B ITTER RATE WAR ISIJJSWES J. Y. Gates and John D. Rockefeller Rocke-feller ClflvSh in the Denver Den-ver Field. DENVER, .June 9. Tho Times today says: John D. Rockefeller and John W. Gates, owners of the two greatest oil concerns in America,, arc preparing to commence a bitter rate war in oil, anil the opening gun is to be fired in Denver. Den-ver. This aimouncmcnb comes from an authoritative source, and has brought groat uneasiness to the independent con-corns con-corns operating in Colorado. Tho invasion of Denver territory three, weeks ago by the Texas Oil company, com-pany, ownnd by Gates, is said to be the cause of the proposed fighl. Tho Q'cxns Oil company recently purchased pur-chased a tract of land three blocks in extent near the Colorado & Southern yards. It has erected a temporary dig tributing station and already is operating oper-ating four tank wagons. Tho trouble between tho two financiers finan-ciers came to a head in Colorado a little lit-tle more than a year ago, when the Texas company opened a distributing plant at Pueblo. -The rate war that followed with tho Standard Oil corn-pan' corn-pan' has been confined to Pueblo, but now that its rival has invaded Denver, Den-ver, the Standard is said to bo about lo commence a general campaign to drivo the Gates concern from the slate. |