The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-10

WEDNESDAY. NOV. 10. 1886
COAL OIL MONOPOLY.
OUTSIDE REFINERs USING THE CANA
DIAN ROUTE.

EDITOR OF THE DAILY BULLETIN -
Dear Sir: Please to give space in
your valuable paper for the follow
ing, clipped from n San Francisco
paper:
"Several months ago, when the
Chronicle uncovered the scheme
adopted by the overland railways to
afford the Standard Oil Company
the means for perpetuating its gigan-
tic monopoly on this coast, there
was determined movement made
on the part of the independent oil
merchants of this city to establish
water route which should overcome
the advantage possessed by the
Standard Oil Company and neutral
ize the effect of the railroad rate of
721 cents per 100 pounds to the
monopoly and Sl.20 to everybody
else. One or two shipments were
made by sea, but the result was not
satisfactory, as it was found that
the Standard could make arrange
ments for defeating the object of
the independet dealers on their own
ground.
Now, however, the outside coal
oil refineres at Cleveland, o., have
taken step which, in all probab-
ility, will make the Standard toe the
mark and meet them on equal ground
on this coast. An agent of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
recently visited Cleveland and made
some tempting offers to the indie
pendent oil men there, virtually
agreeing to put them on a par, so
far as freight charges were concerned,
between Cleveland and this city,
with the Standard Oil Company
with it's special rates and privileges.
The outsiders accepted the PROPOSE
ton, but some delay ensued, owing
to the agent being compelled to sub
nit the matter to the general Off
GERS at Montreal for ratification.
This was done, and the answer has
been returned that the rates can be
made.
Some oil had already come to this
city over the Canadian route, but
the rate was 80 cents from Chicago,
but IL! cents local freight from
Cleveland, so that, considering de-
lays, but little was gained over the
rate by the discriminating American
lines. In consequence of the new
arrangement, however, shipments
have recently been made from
Cleveland to this city over the
Canadian line, ten carloads being
now Oh the way. Regular ship
ments will now be made, the billing
rate from Cleveland through to San
Francisco being 50! cents, the same
as that made for the Standard Oil
Company by the Pacific Coast Asso-
citation and the transcontinental
roads, from which a rebate is made
of 10 cents, making the actual rate
72a cents.
This is really the first time that
the refners not in the Standard ring
have had an opportunity to COM
pete for the Pacific coast trade on
equal terms, and they are much
elated over the new departure, al
though at the same time a fear is
expressed that the Standard people
will find means of closing the new
route to this class of shipments"
1t may not be generally known
here except to oil dealers, that the
price of kerosene oil has ruled much
higher in San Francisco for several
years than at these Islands owing to
the perfect monopoly maintained in
that city by the Standard Oil Com
pany. The same company with q
prominent New York firm Dwell
known to our leading importers
and one of our leading shipping and
commission houses here, are at
tempting to form similar monopoly
in this market, which would result
in large increase in the cost o.
kerosene oil to consumers here. i
is generally hoped that failure viii
crown the effort, If this hope il
realized the community are to b.
congratulated, CONSUMER.