The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-24
MONOPOLY'S OILY TONGUE.
The Pennsylvania Road Not Anxious
to Give Testimony.

The Pennsylvania Road Not Anxious
to Give Testimony.
WASHINGTON, April % The House Com
mittee ON Manufactures to-day resumed it's
inquiry into the subject of trusts. Before
taking up the inquiry, Mr.. Scott, represent
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
read a subpoena which had been served
upon that company calling for the appear
ance of about ten of its principal officers,
and the production of a large number of
contracts between the Pennsylvania
and other railroad companies concern
ing the transportation of oil Mr.
Scott said the subpoena must have
been drawn by person ou side
If the committee who desired to get infor-
mation to institute private lawsuit. He
held that the railroad company should not
be called upon for such extensive informa-
tIon, which would, he s1id, take a large
lumber of employees to secure and half a
train of cars t. transport to Washington.
OBJECT OF THE SUBPOENA.
F. B. Gwen, formerly of tine Reading
Company, then addressed the committee.
He said that he had been requested by the
committee, and had consented, to act as
counsel for them in the prosecuting of
trusts, and particularly the Standard Oil
trust. He proposed by the information
called for in the subpoena read by Mr.. Scott
TO prove that railroads. and among them
the Pennsylvania road, had been guilty of
determinations by which the Standard Oil
Company had maintained a monopoly Of
the production of oil To show this the
committee had subpenaed eight or
ten officers of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company who could give desired
Information. 1t wished particularly to Sc
cure copies of contracts to carry oil, and
receipts showing the rebates or allowances
to any company. This information was
necessary to successfully prosecute the in
qulry into the subject, and without it con-
tlnuancN of the examination would be
farce. If the Pennsylvania company had
committed no wrong this investigation
would do them no harm He asked whether
the committee would refuse to investigate
the charge of discrimination because some
body might bring a private law suit out of
any information adduced by the inquiry.
THE MATTER GOES OVER
After some further discussion of the
proper scope of the subpoena the matter
went over without final disposition, and as
none of the officers of the Pennsylvania
Rallroad Company were present, Malcolm
Lloyd of Philadelphia, was sworn. He
SAID that until recently he was engaged, in
an individual capacity, in refining
crude petroleum. At one time he
owned refinery near Philadelphia, He had
recently sold out his refinery TO the At
iiaantlc Refining Company, branch Of the
andald Oil Company, and was at present
IN the coInpany's employ. While in
business for himself he had received re-
Dates from the Pennsylvania Company for
Shipment of crude oil to his refinery, but
none ON shipments of refined oil from his
IeInery. lie was requested TO prepare
statement Of the rebates he had received for
the use of the committee The witness said
ne was Treasurer of the Atlantic Refining
company, had held that office since Jan. |,
1855, and received a salary. The witness
thought the tendency of the time was to
combine capital and do business on a large
scale, and for this reason ne had sold out to
Ine Standard OH Company. He held trust
certihcates of that company equal in
amount to the value of the property turned
over by him. This closed the hearing for
TODAY