New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-11
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
CHARGED WITH DISCRIMINATION.
A SHIPPER ACCUSES VARIOUS RAILROADS OF
rAvnrINc TIL, Ct ANn,an OIL rp1rstr

A SHIPPER ACCUSES VARIOUS RAILROADS OF
FAvoRING THE STANDARD OIL TRUST.
Washington, Dec. 1O.-The Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day began hearing tho long pending
complaints of George Rice against number OF rail
road companies. There are three OF these complaints
the first being that Of Rice against the Cincinnati,
Washington and Baltimore Railroad Company, the Gin
cinnati. indianapolis, ST. Louis and Chicago Railway
Company and others; the second against the Gin
cinnatl, Washington and Baltimore Railroad Company
the Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company and Others
and the third that of Rice against the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company. In the first complaint
Mr.. Rice, who is a rclner Of petroleum at Marietta
Ohio charges that the respondents have for the stand
ard oil Trust and affiliated interests transported re-
fined oil and other products of petroleum over
the route from points east of the 9th meridian to san
Francisco and other Western points at lower rates than
those which he was compelled TO pay. He ayers that
he is DESTROYS Of shipping petroleum In wooden barrels
and that the shippers affiliated with the Standard Oil
Trust ship by bulk IN tank composed Of a long
tudlnal tank mounted upon two trucks, and, secondly
by two upright iron tanks placed at the ends over
the trucks inside of box car, leaving space between
said upright tanks for other freight TO be carried in the
same boNcar. The petitioner that he Is
obliged 10 pay for the weight Of his wooden barrel
package but that the respondents make no charge
whatever to those affiliated with the standard Oil
Trust for the weight Of the longitudinal tank, or for
peIrse and risk Of the transportation 10y the Iatcf
method greater than that attending the traIspofa
ton by Wooden barrel packages. ms HtlOh OI
c.uondens. Mr.. Rice insists, results In dscrlnlhd
ton against him and excludes him from the markets
of The Pacific Coast and enables those shippers
affiliated with the standard Oil Trust to secure ana
maintain a MONOPOLY Of the petroleum trade at ID, az
paints reached BY lines OF the lesp0ndehtS' Iho
pcttioner also charges that the responder VIII not
furnish him TO shippers soneraiiy either iong
dinal tank cars upright tanks IN boXcaIs Tor me
shipment OF petroleum. which IL is Their duty 10 20
The avermcnts OF the second complaint are mucl
the same as the first In the third coinpldIni, udI
arainst the Louisville and Nashville. the pctitloncr
enumrrates the relative rates charged by us tars Oh
coal oil from and 10 various points going south ana
Of cottOnsccd oil and pcntine from ana 10 pOlHdS
going north, the advantages which INC Stah9ah ' vi,
irsI and its affiliations have I'm owning ana IN D'ihg
furnished tank cars while the petitioner + slDlectGt
Ia me disadvantages of not being fumiShe1 WIN la
cars and Of being charged relatively hehtr ia''s vi
his oil shipments In barrels than I'm tank cars. -,
The three cases heard together y ldrSp
nunIer of attorneys representing the several eSPOnd
suts ,rrrr present. including III" following; r. W.
Stronp for thc Cincinnati. Washington anc Balumoi'
Railroad Company: Mcssrs. Britton ana cray or ing
Afrhison Toneba and santa Fc the Mlanuc anu anu
pacific and auxiliary lines: John = bar; lor me
-nnn pacific and Edward Baxter for the Louisville
and Nashville franklin Gowcn r,pr,sent'd inc
pctitioner \ number OF railroad officials were also
rresent The entire day occupied IN the eNamihs
hon Of Witnesses among whom were George hice INC
nofltioner: George II. Webster member OF me urn
" Armour & Co X. VI. Frazer. Genera tfelSnt secn,
~ The Cincinnati Washington and Baltimore Railroad
Comranv John VI. Culp, general feght asent OF NJ
Huntsville and Nashville Railroad COMPANY ana a. :;
Van Kuran freight agent Of the Union Pachc hdroau