New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-04
MIR. SHRINE CONCLUDES HIS ARGUMENT.

MIR. STERNE CONCLUDES HIS ARGUMENT
HISTORY OF TIE STANDARD on MOHOPoLY-Hov
TUE RAILROADS ARE LOSING TIE OIL TRADE
ORGANISATIONS AGAINST NEw-YOrK.
The Assembly Railroad Committee pIacti-
cally flushed eserdiy the investigation which II be-
gan nearly eight months ago little m"rc testimony
VIII lie taken. but counsel Of the railroads have
heard and tie writing the committees report TO
the Legislature win be begun at once. Simon sorne.
the counsel OF the Chamber OF Commerce, yesterday
com. leted his argument before the committee in cri
csm OF the railroads.
j. Determinations made against NewNork City, said
-fr. siorne. The Ncw-Y0rk Central carries to Boston
for purposes of export chcapy as to NewYOrk II
carries from Boston oheaply IRON NowIork; and
although II insisted that NewY0rK should pay aeaYier
charges. b,causf Of tue additional distance, Boston
pays comparatively speaking. Lighter charges, because
OF the st greater distance The ties imony shows thai
NewYork holds the bulk ~ tho business not because Of
the discrimination, bar despite 1t during eight
months OF tie year 1t carries Oh Its business
without muol reference TO the railways; its great
waterway the Erie Canal maintains the commerce Of
NcW-l0tk. Ia Is a mrre question OF time nov, II tile
pioleouyo tarn maintained anu The import COM
merce CONTINUES to BE- krpl down by American manu-
iaoiGuIg Industry. how long Ncw-Nork city can
maintain her supremacy against this discriU.-
nation. The commerce Of Nrw-York Is deprived
OF the natural anu permanent advantages to
winch II Is entitled by is arbor, the absence Of noun
tains Central NcwYork, tac volume OF Its triic, apd
ihe density of;Ae population of thc Safe. What Is
seeming equalization .ig point Of fact lcvel'ue down
OF the having such natural advantage l. Tic coudi-
! ton ~ IT. less favored rivals.
There nothing that illustrates the shortsghtodness
Of railway officials 80 much rs The history
Of The OIL trade. a few siccuators. relncrs
and dealers IN OIL combined together to OBJ
tain srecia advantages from the riway, ana through
the nsi riimeniay OF a corporation called The South
L. movement npauy attempted IN jana ~, 1872 10
oaiau a uuuOpt IN the .al 0 toe product which fncu
lnDuuted ~ crude 10 G.CopO0O barrels per year, Hud
or,anzfd scheme William Prev. ". T. L,ral.
.Iobn i. Logan, Chnrc~ Locknart, charu :. Warug.
| ". g Warden .. /. Ndring, T. H. watson H. h. Fag-
| Ter, .. H. Payne. NIiinui Rockefeller. J. A..
| Bustwick. John ID. Rockefeller. contract between
The N.w-York Central the Enc Railway me PcHnsy l.
wanna isrway and the SvGih impioV, ment Company ON
monopoly of tGo business The cImor which The exist
ence OF the corporation created extended over three
States, aud lis charter was repealed by fenusy
| Therefore q device necessary, and me same
| pauy bought out the Standard OIL Company, Of
| Cleveland, and determined now. upOu the basis
| of having actual TchDeiies, To fehGDiitate their
South Improvement contract under different
line la this several places In the oil
were designated as Z" commOa points Tor the pmcnt
of OF, ana the rate crude petrol um from
from Cleveland to New-Yurs, - On refined; hom any
common pOiut " t. ewloTk. ~ 02 on -rtned. Thus
In. crude taken 40 miles west, Cleveland, and
after being refined, brought past oil regions
again o New-YOrk from Cleveland IL ihan
refined barrel OF oil could reach NrwYUrk from
oil regions. From tnesa rates there agreed re-
bates, when run Ms follows:
ON TIE TRANSPORTATION OF REFINED OIL BENzsE AND
OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE MANUFACTURE OF PETRo-
LEUM.