The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-23

Wlthdraw from the eight oil producing coun-
to Them by tho Free Iipe bill which the angry
producers had compelled the Legislature 10
pass in lsI2 during the south Improvement
light That is. whNe the Other counties 81
IcnnsylNanih-which have no need Of them
might have free pipe lines al l9ttmn. the oil.
producing counties were deprived of that most
vital privilege. The producers, in their re-
centtak with Gov. Hariranft said that thcy we're
of the Standard aud for the purpose oi system-
Aueally bringing about first tho destruction
Of the various pipe lines by forcing them into
insolyer y and then If absorbing them into one
general nne under control Of the monopoly.
Coy. Har;tsu't could not believe This 90 Pc
trf.e. but tho producers pointed out the results
thD, Immediately foil"wod and he was obliged
10 admit that. II the standard did no, inspirethe
such Influential nulwid' y-kn.wn producers
~ B. '. Campbell. A. " Perrin. =. W. Codding
ton, l.. ;, triswsn anu tn others made an
and olso g. what olows. They said ON their
osths that the standard pan Of running and
then atsorting the various pipe lines required
AID received railroad 60 p.ration. and they
eitei IN. proot Of their befet circular s~Gni
by the New FORK Central Railroad Cowpany.
announcing that that company would carry
oil received ty II through pipe lines THAI h0i
| ,ohnlnei 70 MAINTAIN a gwen rave lnr l'L.Ak".
| would carry OIL received from pipe lines not 80
combining " and further that / would carry
To Gov. Hartranit all ,H.s SCENE b., cnri-
/ GUS He could not unl"rs;au1 WHY. barring q
| corrupt bargain tho railroads should agree ~
10 what seemed To- hs a losing business. nor
what difference 4 made g. them FROM wngt piIo
/ rates should te paid. Then the producers eu-
/ deavored 20 explain They said and swore %
their belief in the statement that TIA" only pipe
| lines that had combined 20 maintain q given
I rate Tor pipeage were recked companies That
! hal been forced into Insolvency. together with
| one Of the sound once that had been bought up
] all oi them haNing been combined under the
name, Of the Unltcd Pipe Line. This was
the Lake Shore and New York Central Rail-
! road and one.third 10y individuals who were
standard" Its President is Capt j. J. Wander
grin. the same gentleman who. two years l.'-
ioI-. hnd as an outsiIe renaef. toush, ne
But why the railroad should agree to carry
the producers told Gov. Hartranit they wore
| unable 10 explain upon any ord nary hypoth-
/ Csis or by any known theory in railroad poll
| that the standard with this aid Of the railroads.
had been able 10 master the entire pipe line in
terest As II Is now. the producers cannot -
q barrel ot oil, excepting in one small district.
from their wells TO the cars. save through
an oreanizati0n owned 10y the Standard.
| The United Pipe Line Company strenuously
denies, II is only lust 70 say. any intention ~
! discriminating between the various shippers
and asserts that u means 70 treat every customer
with perfect fairness Its managers say that
they are never dictated 20 by Mr.. Rockeiel"r
and that he has never attended any Of their
meetings. NJ Tho same time. they admit that
the standard. OF individuals ,onne ted viii the
t.
Thus with the refncries under is control
the railroads as charged. paying exclusive re-
,o e' AM b T Sa,a, d, by 5y tb 1t
Line the standard was certainly fully equipped
| Mt only tor the present. lux Tor the prTuaL n'
/ control Oi IL" entire uadc.
The Fight with the Penn,S IVania Railroad
1t is probable that President Scott Of III,
pennsy sylyania Railroad saw the danger early il
l-77 II l. certain. 40 all events. that about tina
time he had quarrel with the standard. Pro
ducers say tha, the standard was asking highe
rebates. Il is more likely that Mr.. Scott saw
that unless he eNtricated his road a, once from
it, embarrassing relations with the standard
he might speedily find himself 50 involved tha
he could not refuse 70 accode 10 any Of its de
manis. At all events. early IN the summer o
1871. he sent a message all along the line an
nouncing that thenceiorth the Pcnnsylvanl
Railroads policy wou!l he 90 grant an opel
ami free rate 20 all shipper, u petroleum
The producers were Wild with 3py Some 90
them had seen Mr.. S-ou IN person. an
announced that he had expressed h.s conyic
tiQn that be thought t high time O. shake a
he Standard incubus Buti seemed that "a
standard was too we'll fortified f1r even IA
President Of this great railroad 10 fglt
with success. !, bought the peuusy.yaui
Railroads great ally. the Empire Trans
por,ai.on Company. which had managed a
. II tbat r,at'. oil TRANSFORMATION Whom iii
, | purchase Aad h""h eN-.tri' lh' iehh-}lF7Ai
! Railroad g. a-e the Ar1s = the Comm .ff.'
was left without a foot of pipe line g. gather
tank g. receive. or 70 -till g. refine barre.
. | petroleum. AMI without the ability o. secure
barrel 20 oll for trai~ ~portution wti out the =
mission of tLt STANDARD MONOPOLY
Iuadlt!1u. tAe standard had built and wa
q I using large numbers ~ tank car- ot is r'vI
Z AMI Wl~n lately brought suddenly NJ .'gudin
| by tAe III .,,,ed l-- beilre the Suprlm- COur
wa in d fair way O. control all tLe sank eats Use
IN tAe country. This u the standard had s dt
sired u " ud have = pueI VI the Inst pos- NJ
/ ouflcttor tlc free d!s,rliu;i0n ~ 90 II M H.
wells II would hay. COM !e,rd perfectly i'm
. | uresuahle wall bu.t hy Tie monopoly again,
llI 0ut-l lle Interests which nothing -Lur, 4 O
, afs6lutc refusal = an railroads 10 larry bal
| rel ~ oil ~ that company could ever AAy
= iroken down.
, The Threatened Trouble In fenn-SN"niH'
, Tho producers hegan I'm "A fceble yavto of
3 -" - =,
! | heartened 10 attempt such plucky hshi As tho
had made IN - IheS urea 10 re'rsanlAe u
5 FIouu'els mon H'1 VIZ .''t ia IL wa va
| ol no use anu s-'A tA'.N san Ni'N'' 'Nr'i