The New York herald., 1879-11-26

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Mr.. Blanchard. resuming his testimony. defended
the right railroads to charge for freight trans
portaton propOrtionately TO the value of the arti
cles carried. Every ton of coal consumed at tide
water paid rate to the railroads proportioned to its
selling price ut the terminus The United States in
its mail syste, the Western Union and the express
companies adopted similar plan. The government
would carry postal card tor one cent but il
letter enclosed in envelope 1t was presumably
worth and hence three cents were charged. aud
IL its value declared and the letter registered
there was a still higher rate. The Western Union
Telegraph Company charged more to have valuable
messages repcated to insure correctness. So tho
press companies demand a rate proportioned to the
pany The Eric Railway itself paid ut the rate OF 81
per 900 to express companies for the
Mr. Sterne then asked to have Mr.. Augustus Stein
examined to the Gould administration of the Erie
by the Erie since the Gould administration
declared out OF earnings. He thought the State
shonld be informed OF the matter. Chairman
doubt but that fraud had been perpetratcd by the
railroad in connection with tho Legislature Of the
State Of New York and the Judiciary. He thought
the matter had been sufficiently exposed.
Mr.. Thurber was present and Mr.. Sterne In his bc-
half said that there had been some hints made
to the cause OF Mr. Thurber's departure for Europe
last spring. no would like to have Mr.. Thurber state
the real reasons for his trip. The Chair decided
that the committee would not allow any personal
discussion.
report made by Mr.. Barlow to tho Eric road.
the former session. asked for by Mr.. Sterne.
Mr.. Shipnnan replied that he did not understand it
to have been called Tor. Ihe committee reserved
their decision AS to demanding the report.
was then taken.
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
After tho Mr.. blanchard submitted map
Of the oil regions and the United pipe lines. The
Investigation OF the Standard Oil Company then
returned to on behalf of the people. Mr.. simon
Bernheimer. a member of the Arm OF /. Il s.
Bernhelmer. who had been an oil merchant in this
city for forty years. was called In 1861 he said.
the Arm started the Oeophene Oil Company. with
works at Greenpoint; the fac.ory i'm
proved and enlarged from time tn time,
1870 They had all the facilities Of other
refneries Half cont per gallon good profit
when oil low. The capacity of their refinery
100000 barrels year. From 1870 their business
began decline; they had not the facilities of
getting the oil from Oil City that others had aud
fined oil cheaper in New York than they could get it
from the oil regions for Their rates on oil ranged
from 81 rs to 81 45 per BARREL Charles Pratt Co. had
a factory near theirs. In 1874 business bad.
owing this underselling that witness offered the
refinery for sale to Mr.. Mason. OF the
and the works and buildings were finally in
1885, sold for 100000 to j. ID. Rockaieller.
Charles Pratt and ]. A. Bostwick, witness retaining
possession of the ground and leasing 1t to these par
ties. II they could have got oil TO market as low
81 per barrel they would never have sold out the
factory, as the business n very paying one IL
they had had the chance others they would
never have sold out. This concluded witness testi
mony and he was allowed to go without being cross
examined.
NEW YORK CENTRAL.
Several documents were next received that had
been sent by Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew. Among them
the following table. showing tue New York Cen
trail and Hudson River railroads earnings and ex-
pensos per per mile from 1872 1s7s. inclusive.
reckoned in cents aud hundredths of acent:-