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Show 1DVEST OWNERS i ; SCORtl FITZHUGH Suit Filed by San Francisco JWan Has No Merit, Of- facials Declare. - , y People here who are Interested m Wyoming Wy-oming oil companies were startled by the newa that William Kttshuffh of Han Fran riMOA had started suit against the Mid-neat Mid-neat Oil company, the pioneer of the big ell roncerna doing business In the ' Salt a ('reek fields. Many Bait I-akera feared 'hat the suit might unsettle the msr-l.et. msr-l.et. especially If the Midwest properltea were tied up ss a result of the suit. But the directors ef the Midwest company com-pany apiear but to have i am Med at the suit, and faith In the mighty Midwest or the surrounding fields has not been rhakea by the eult. which the dlrectora cf the company rerard so. lightly. iZ U Allken, president of the Midwest oil eonipeni. who Is new' he Chicago. Vleerapheit to The Teleeraro .as followa: "Thla controversy grows out of a long-stsMing long-stsMing difference of opinion as to the rnnetrurtloe.ef a contract. The Midwest end Fteed companies have aleadfaally re-v fueed for a period of yeara to accede to riiahuah's demands, acting upon sdvlre of attorneys.. Wvery doilar honestly due I Kltshugh hss' keen paid- and hla charges ilwllKbe disproved In court. The parties J li ftiterest are not worried wy this suit.' IsW(llhugh has hee a source of oonteiu tlolt ever slnoe the Midwest Oil company ciTiired Its holdings in the field end be-sail be-sail the refining of oil. ow conducted "Tv Oie Midwest Rem-lnf company. ' His lirinclpal complaint la that an Inaufflcl-Jnt. Inaufflcl-Jnt. quantity i.lhe production from hie property has been taken by the refinery, end' ha also baa aet up a claim, to a re. turn from the fuel oil whlrh Is re-reflned by Uie Indiana Biandard Oil company and thaa sold hack to the Midwest Refining company aa motor' spirits. His claims he been resisted kt all times and he ha, it la aasumed, taken the present ai'thm to force the company to aettle at tint time to prevent tf possible the clos-1 clos-1 ttis) of a deal by which all interests In P.ilf (Veek will be consolidated. Thla action ac-tion la nearlng Its consummation, but when that la accomplished the Kttshugfl Interest will not be Included. - |