The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-27

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WAsurxorox. Jan n-Jndxs LOOMS,
AZ Ohio. Yesterday made the closing argu
ment before the ntsr-Stnfs Commsrcs
Commission in the Geo Rice complaint
against Southern and Southwestern rail-
roads Cor discriminating against him and
IN favor of ths standard Oh Company, IN
the matter Of freight rates on petroleum
oil. when he concluded. the commission
took the case under adsisemsnt Judge
Lccmis, who appeared - counsel
for Mr.. Rice. after dispensing
q some : matters LOT detail in
the testimony. entered n once upon the
merits Of the case, and INDUCED In some
criticism Of nsonopoiiss In general. As
one OF compiainant's counsel, he said,
they were here 20 confend only Tor equality
Of rates, and this he insisted was only In
accord with the spirit OF Legislation
which created the honorable tribunal
10 addrsssed-ths mfer-Stats Commerce
Commission. The Inter 50 ats Com
mercs law. he said. was the
result Of . popular demand. based upon
IN evil that had become an incubus upon
all the manufacturing interests Of the
country, tina great DETERMINATIONS In
freight rates. Success In business de-
pended mainly on equality OF freight
rates: but the railroads had come 70 dis
regard the rue position and had forgot
ten that they were cummon and not
private carriers. Railroads. he said.
should remember that they are creatures
Of the State. and that they are but the
trustees OF the great highways
they control for the benefit, not
only Of their stockholders. but
OF the public The roads in
volvsd in Ibis case, he insisted.
could not discriminate between the tank
car and the barrel method Of shipping oil
as they wero obviously doing, In order %
give . great monopoly Ike the STANDARD
Oil Company an advantage over other
shipper we are wiling said Judge
L0omis. TO concrde 70 the Standard Oil
Company all the Legitimate advantages
il may have II by superior skill. large
capital. better location OF refneries. etc.
10 can ma nufacture and get into the mar
kst cheaper han other ~refinsrs.
let ID DO 50. but We want the OPP
49, " 10 VI
points without being srranrisd by . dis
elimination in frrights large enough 20
keep US out OF the markets Of the country.
We contend that the greathighways Of the
land operated BY the divers railroad com
panies shall be pen alike 70 the small and
the great operator. leaving them tree 70
compete on other grounds. The STANDARD
Oil Company. with one hundred and fifty
miliions Of capital distributed over the
country. 50 that IL can say 70 IN
railroad eompany- take our freight ON
our terms or not at all. holds all the rams
p~or.ation facilities cf the country n is
command. We demand that this high
tribunal. crrated by and % administer .
law for the express purpose Of securing
equality u rates. shall rebuke. BY proper
Judgment these discr minations. ranging
from zen 20 -5l per cent. as shown BY the
testimony IN these cases. and place these
railroad corporations in their proper rela-
tons 70 the pcblac. A. servants and not
sovereigns Of the people,