The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
THE OIL MONOPOLY
Complaints Of Brokers and
Shippers Against 1t.
THE STANDARD COMPANY.
Its Alleged Control Of the Home and
Foreign Markets.
PROTEST. BY THE VICTIMS.
They Represent Their Grievances to the
Governor Of Pennsylvania.


the article published the 19'h inst, on the oil
monopoly. In 1t the statement was made that the
Standard Oil Company close corporation, with an
immonso capita had almost complete control OF the
petroleum product 0: tho country, and wore manas
ing for their selfish interests; that only those
in the "ring' could get FOR shipment Of oil over
the several railroads carrying TO Market that tho
refuer,es OF the West were owned Ny the Standard
we'll as the vast at Hunters Point, Long
Island City, and that the markets for refined oil could
be manipulated, both In this country ana in Europe
In the speculative interests OF the standard and
those firms Interested with tho company
AS this seemed a mosi dangerous monopoly the
HERALD continued It's Investigations With interesting
results The pubic will be startled to learn that the ad
vocaes for high prices for petroleum have gone far
openly declare that before the surplus oil pro-
duction shall TO marke. they Will burn and waste
II III tho rivers OF Venango and Bradford countess Pa,
Ia order that the price shall be kept up
AMONG THE PETROLEUM PRINCES.
Tho HERALD's first Investigations confined TO
tho oil merchants In Pearl street, and the writer was
surprised at the magniGoencc with which their
offices fitted up. one side Of them
divided of with deliberately carved partitions,
which far exceeds any Thing 90 found IN tue sump-
tuous bankers Offices all street; plato glass WIN
dows marked shippers" ''conparsons, ''cashieI,"
"privatc," &C., were generally seen. aud when these
inscriptions were not clanoratcy wrought on The
glass silver plates were substituted. INC interiors
In keeping; rich carpets, lounges aud easy
chairs elegantly upholstered. marble washstands,
carved walnut aud mahogany desks, and IN hue every
luxurious convenience Outside, ina hail or vestbuie
were stationed porters or messengers, and no
strangers rule, could have audience with the pro-
pretor until card was sent ana Dasiness stated
Tue Standard Oil Company occupies Of these
splendid Offices, tho Devoe Manufacturing Company
npn bpr Et,rla Pratt A. Go nnHo NH rIed
with the great refining company, similar one, aud
so on.
THE pEvoE COMPANY.
The above concern was waited ON by areporter for
Information IN regard to their alleged connection
with tho Standard, tho pipe lines and shipment OF
Oil. Alter u conversation mud taken place outer
otico with member OF the nrm ne retired IN an
Office to consult with his parners alter WHICH
he informed the writer That had been decided lot
to any questions in regard tor tner business
relations. Al SIR. Bostwick's office, Of tue STANDARD
Company, no information Of any KIND mould DO gwen
| OTHER MERCHANTS AND BGo.SkRs
| Mr. Ohep, large oil shipper, OF No. 10 Pearl
street. whose quarrel with tho 'riag1' II Is said
suited In lawsuit 10 compel the Erie Railway to take
his oil the that Of other shippers. was out OF
town. but according 10 tho best Drity gained,
no had been promised by te icsraph twenty
cars OF the United states Rolling STOCK Company
to transport about nino thousand srres OF pctro-
lcum from region, but alterwa Td found he
| could not have them; that Pratt Il, Co., Of the
Standard, alone had the preference. CHS could not.
| however, 10 verified by tho reporter, so 1t
Is given with all reserve. the matter has been tho
subject OF ruitIui gossip among tho petroleum mef
chants GU Change. Densow, Bush q. Co., OF The
| Peerless OIL Company, were retlcont, and wne
other merchants and brokers, who sccsd, vile
| the giant corporation was named, TO have scaled
| IN. CT Is 4 O ulyuD rcGi
! A potr oeun broker, me- Iber OF the Produce Elk.
change as well as of;a paper,
| tue reporter:--
"wny, you don't know the powcEof that company.
Their control Of the trade IN tho region, the Immense
RESOURCES oil the united ppe limo eLey own ANA the
80 600 barrels OF crude oil they require daily to Keep
their works gong make them auiocrtc IN Debating
| TO tho trade. Tho HERALD has notvlod m0rp than
haii tho lru.h about the monopoly. You should 30
Into oil REGION you would hud.that theycon-
troll noariy all the rehncres, and those they cannot
nnd t nearly possible 10 send their product
kc owing to the dilculiiss OF rana CREATION put
their way by tho railroads WHO are In With tho STAND
| ara OIL COMPANY"
| chow about Tue producers Of crude petroieu ~ are
| they controlled as well by tho Staudardc
| "worse, u anything thnn tue renners. will ex-
| pain 10 yVu how the matter Is liked, suppose you
nave we'll ana you put up iankagc, say Tor two J.
drcd anu nty or nvc hunarod barrels; wnsp this Is
nca your oil 10 ready Tor mar CT the United Pipo
Line standard Company wii Duy your oll,t to
sait themselves and run their pipe 10 yourtan@ 70
bring II TO market"
| ..supposs yor cont choose to sell to. them or a,
Their prIco2' asked the writer.
rue broge- smiled as ho replied -"weli, then you
can your oil stsy ihe tanks aud thc production
vi your we'll run Gown Tho mountain sade or into o
Greek or some otner stream"
| AT nu.;7La's FONT.
The writer went over ~ huutcr's Pointsand looked
At the rennerics 0, the Standard. rhs piacc Is
reached wa the fbirty-tourth street ieiey ana no
sooner does person with delicate oifact reach
tue LEGALITY than the objection OF tue innabi.auts to
l ips qul.ls N
wind biows toward New YORK the smell OF oi,becomes
utoieraDe 10 Tie people VINO reside opposite Hunterr
Point; when IN contrary direction the LlnsbzaIts o
L,og Island Cay 20. tho iu benefit oil uai odoSs Ths
lsopic oil the last named place also conspaiG OF Tia
may dangerous hros winch have occurred ut these
rcners, and point TO the Tact that stores
OF iuh,,naUU Atsrai SHOULD not be permitted neal
thiokiy populated place. yea 1t would DO dnouit &c
zee where IA this vcnty better place could be lount
carry tins Dusincss. IL Is accessible rccsiv
ing point us well rs n convonient sbipping on. rbs
faciories themselves are vast DgiiGiugs CONSTRUCTED
all sorts OF mater iawvod trcx aud Great tau X
be seen Doth IN and out oil the rcnnnies, caea
cpabe OF hoiding thousands OF barrels oil OIL Fhes'
pumped iuii vi petroleum from the pipe receivers
anu exhausted by the means OF pumps Ewerywhcr'
~ tbs yaras aud vic,nity the grocnd gtn oil
incu move ABOUT Ia ana out vi inc rcincrses whOs'
eothcs ate saturated with u, aud the air Is ed VIII
gases aris,ng IRON tue refining process; thousands
DaIrois ready 10 receive tbe stock band, an'
eyorywberc Tue hustle OF al busiucss u visit
be clerks are ia the oicea, but none oi The proprietor
hand 10 aDs~cr any OF ihc r"porcrs questions
Down at the JOCKS he Drigs aud brgsntpee, sohocn
rrs barks ana barses ready 10 load with petroleum
, aud TO sail away " distant iapos.
FROM inquiry made OF one OF the foremen tn
wrter learned that pipes we're laid to the rohnerc
, ! IRON the WoeDavken aocks on the North River
the oil brought by Do.n tnc Pennsylvania an
| Eric railroads tank cars was carried across III
city aud under this East River 10 the hunters Pom
: | works. That brought by the New YORK Central wa
being carried from tho great dcpots az Sixty.socou
. | street. across Centfa Psfk In pipes 10 tho sam
, ! poini. From The above statements the reader ca
perceive what a gigantic concern tins Standard o
Company Is. ana how N its power Is auuscd ~ mig
become onDipotcnt Ia nxins rs own prico on gpt Il
the people.
TnE HERALD EXPOSE.
Since public attention has been called by this jou
nal to III. oi monopoly numbers 81 letter navo zee
received ipdorsing It's action aud urging TURNER h
o | yesti. alton. Among tue rest one from "a large
!, shipper AMI dealer In petroleum, which seemed
call Tor particular attention. IL was follows:-
NEw YoRK. August IL. 1873.
% To Error TINS HynALp:
ptAR ss-foars on the gil monopoly in to-dayes issue