New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-31
STANDARD OIL FRElGHIo'
or DISCRIMINATION MADE TO
TIE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
An ALLEGED coNnINAHcN BY WHICH 1i''-
COMPANY IS ENABLED TO UNDERshLh
ALI, COMPETITORS IL THE CALL

.NbNi'+<'-fD
COMPANY IS ENABLED TO CNDEi'shhH
ALL COMPETITORS Is THE CALI
FoRNIA MARKET.
Cn,coro Dec 20 According 70 local heN"P"p'
some Of the most serious charges oi uA' ,ao,
cv.r male a:ilnst American railroads nav !'1' =,
el,d with tbr Interstate Commerce Commission "'
,,.,,I.n, = utsel Of san Francisco. Ever ch"rIe
+, aid :, b. backed up by The positive tesu"oh! VI
orre.n,nd.n cc between Interested officials anu 'Ne
unfinished tariffs If the railroads. Til" Whoie Is one
Of the mos, Interesting explanations ever gwen "a -"
uonop,v secured b. the standard OIL O'hP'"S'
The complaint and accompanying correspondence
Oh back a, Ear %, le,s and afe brought down ~ WI
,c.ortjnr 10 .,lc correspondence f. \. pIlord' NJ"
r~,ncis,o MANAGER for t.c STANDARD Oh company,
brcocbcd a plan in November, lo-s, To "sN'''u'''
General Freight Agent sproulc. of The southern IA
rlh, 10 give the standard Company tAe i''lDe -"
on shipments. This pan wa approved w VIZ
President j. {. suibbs. II consisted OF HhhhS i"
emergency rate Of 90 cents on 100 pounds Oh h'""-
dard oil shipments from ohio po.H,s 10 San fiu'''''
This rate was only to apply until ia" standard 'o,-
tnny conlA Jay In :ull stoch when 1t "ns 10 De az"
vanoed 10 II - on 100 pounds before competitors
could take aavlntasc Of ;hc reduced rate inc 'o'-
rrspondcncc seems TO show that It's WIS "O'''i
done and the Ju- SIns OF rates WAS 10 De fri"'''" u"
definitely Whenever ordered by manager Iiioru' '"'
who'll. ratc-ma.dne power on oil was apparently P"'
Pacific WAS concerned.
The newspaper prints number ci tei's!"mS
between #. ford ,tEbbs and Sprouc, IN wMcd 1t Is
agreed that rate Of ~ is TO be- put INTO e"''' "
tween Cleveland ana the coast without Informing 'nr
other oil compani@. and during the continuance o..
mi, rate the standard Oh Company Is to stock up
after which the rate Is again t. b. put to ~ -. tbs
p,aD II +, .iI Wa carried ont 20 the letter Ac'oTu
iu- TO this agreement Il Is ALLEGED iAat IN 9uhu"'u
on Company could lay IT, oil down In san ifah'lSo'
for three cents a gallon les than It, cOhiPrilo'S'
The complaint makes even stronger charges Vi VI"
cr,uiuailyu a.an.: the irInscOndncntdl h"e'' IL
a.rcs and rarond mon agree. that Tue most ceohohh
cal method of slipping oil is IN the So nlel cyhuc
tank car. The standard oil Company, 1t cohuhA's'
patented au inferior car for In" shipment II Oh ana
iI4ndilt,Iy lower rat were made for tine shipment
Of oil in ;hc Standard cars II iarni>h", expert proof
showing That the dead weight II standard car oi
GCoo Gallon. capacity I, 5000 pound, more tAAI
tie CYLINDER tank car Of like capacity. ia spite 81
Inf, Difference. lower rates are made ON oil! shpp"d III
standard car ranging fr III u ems is b Ere No
Call T., - ,,.nts L., b. Kcafinc cal. Ram "I7p
I@t,llll .iuaild ,ais C., Tie VI ,s,i hiyes ifre ~
charge while ilrN refuse 10 return ans ~ u 9 l-
or ear, except on payment II 7t"' car '"'S
free r,nrn Of cans nlaDs total dietr'ncr II cent
Gallon ln iai,s tuiDlc tO%at Wy the -tahaaN Oh
CopptuV u.I aN shipments 10 California. ".iTF''
81 None. I,larS extending a. far oach a. l7'1 HI'
also made u is ALSO ALLEGED that C'"9du" ana
wyoming oil wells couI supply to- CaiorHia ulrct.
lur the rate from tLo~c points 10 NHN!"lhli l. -
much HIGHER than from trv"!lHi 70 California i'4t
Ger development Is lir',htrI. il' COM IN -
prayer for relief ana TIC repayment b' i.' railroad
- lie money CHARGED f1r the return of the cyligi"T
tank car, ~ t.e Missouri.