The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-26
THE RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.

RELATIONS OF raE ERIE RAILWAY TO THE
TRANSFER coMPANy--MR. BLANcHARD's TEs-
TIMoNY-ADJoURMMEST OF THE COMMITTEE.
The testimony introduced yesterday before tho
Legislative Committee appointed to investigate the
management of railroads this State. at the rooms
of the Chamber OF Commerce. No. Is william street.
rather unintsresting. chiefly rotating to minor
details of contracts between the Erie and other COM
panies. Mr. Blanchard the witness for the
eighth day and defended the of the Erie Rail-
way in relation to the matters talked OF. He con-
cluded his testimony ut the morning session.
After the recess a number Of documents were
handed in on both sides and the COMMITTEES i'd
journed subject TO the call OF the chair. Il
In March. 1875 witness said the Standard Oil Com
pany again contracted to send at least fifty per cent
of its refined oil the Erie road; Charles Pratt
Co. assumed control Of all the crude oil business
Phlate phia for the Standard; the contract contn.
ued till 1876 in the meantime the Standard discov-
cred that the Empire Transportation Company.
which was afiliated with the Pennsylvsnia Railroad
was not only transporting oil but building renneres
IN Philadelphia and buying and selling Oil; on
making that discovery the Standard withdrew it,
shipments from the Pennsylvania road and sent
them by the Erie and Central in 1877 the difficulty
was adjusted and the Standard Company again
shipped by the PennsylvAnia; during all this time
the Erie its agents neither bought sold nor refined
oil. fyr AZ
The American Transfer Company, witness con-
tinued. passing to another subject. was . party Of
the pipeline pool; the company was the ally OF the
three trunk lines as against the de-water pipe line;
since the contest with the latter line last June the
where the pipe lines connected with the Erie or its
branches; the Erie freight on oil from the Bradford
district Wh per ear Of Of barrels WAS ss
81 10 per barrel to the Standard Oil Company and
return 81 10 to them? A. don't know; never
The oil business. he continued, was tho most
profitable OF Erie's seaboard traffic. but for the
course taken by Erie this business would have been
lost: Erie had some local business, which did not
come from the Standard Company; Erie was light
the port Of New York aud les railroads, at paying
rates. the proportion Of the business formerly re-
Ssvd whether the s STANDARD Company went up or
or down. WAS not involved In the case, provided
this result could be obtained. +
been made to compromise the fght, aud witness re-
piled that he had not heard OF any. IN 4
PIPES AND RAILROADS.
4 Mr.. Blanchard thought the railroad better means
of transportation for oil than the pipes account
OF the latter being more subject to interference by
Leakage Of the pipes especially in the streams they
Eyes" said Judge Shipman. Il had bass that
was caught the other day near . refinery, and it was
thoroughly imprognated with petroleum"
.vids a JuassY TAushisp 5 want 20 put M" N
Witness. continuing. said that the Erie Railroad
could not consent to any other road pipe line
doing u refining business as long it affected the
rates Of such road or line. Some statistics relating
to the oil production were then submitted; the
amount of crude oil produced Last August Was
1859 052 barrels increase for the month tho
corresponding period last year of 1854 900 barrels;
the average daily production was 10000 barrels;
up to the LIST OF October the production
for the year was 900 barrels. increase of
"A per cent last year, the increase in the daily
average 4985 barrels; stock in wells October 1.
25O 900 barrels; In tanks 7.140OO0 barrels; number
OF producing wells, 1O585; increase for the month
1T new wells at the time last year there were
1854 wells. increase OF 701 IL per cent for
the year; August 81 there were 26S wells being
drilled or 40 per cent than last yoar; number
OF wells completed in August ~: number Of ''dry
holss.' IL; daily average production Of the new
wells % 4l0 barrels per WELL total daily production
of the whole oil region 60 va barrels Of which the
Bradford district produced 649 or n cent.
This closed Mr.. Blsnchard's testimony. Mr..
Chauncey NJ. Depew. on behalf Of the New York Cen.
every point connected with railroad management
that they would put witnesses the stand. but
would accept Mr.. Ranchards testimony . de-
fence for themselves The usual recess Of the
mittee was then taken.
After tue recess Mr.. Depew submitted to the COM
mittee several documents pertaining to general
trafnc and other matters connected with the New
York Central Railroad, while ex,Judge Shipman, for
Erie put in the records OF the McHenry trial and
other documents. The chairman then said that
sufncient time would DO allowed counsel for sum
ming up in defence OF their respective railroadA
The committee then adjourned.