New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-12
STANDARD OIL COMPANY DENOUNCED.
STATE SENATOR EMERY OF PENNsiH ' "'''''
rEsTIFIEs BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION.

,,.-.n,.o,oo sent u-State Senator Lewis
rne,v tr. Of Pennsylvania, was before 'no M,
,..,riol Commission to-day. He SPOKE III opr
ton 70 the Standard OIL Company i 80,
,hat the railroads were responsive lo o,-
Growth OF the company. ana saiu '"'. com
,roct made between the South lmpro'o'',' =,
many and the railroads In lS'Z was P, "a
49,. ,odav Under this arrangement thero "au
to, determinations the part OF 'he 49,,
fovor OF the Standard company up 10 INC 20 =,
time Mr. Emery cited n case ule" !" oaa
IN determinations by the Pennsylvania ro"u
ware charged In favor Of the stannard va -.
rorv He said that while President too'''' -
-, ,ore,oi freight agent of the railroad coH'P"'S
~ both denied that rebates were given tho "u'
tor and some OF the bookkeepers ma" S"'
determinations were given amoununk " .
cor,s 70 % cents n barrel. He was ho"e'''' ~
barassed after three years enort 'nA' "e
,,,sod his claim Of 10000 for $500" he also sd'u
-, ,ou. ~ instances IN which rebates had peeh
o,d as late ms 1895 and that complaint had peen
made TO the Interstate commerce No'''i'''''''
,rhich had rendered its decision against inc '"''
roads for $4,000 Mr.. Emery said ne h'u W.
boen driven 20 the wall by the comhha'io" VI "'
railroads and the Standard company against MIN
H. ouogad that the Standard company had IN
boritad all the privileges of the old South I'M
nrovement Company. and read the contract De-
tween that company and the raliroad o's"'""
tions TO prove that It provided explicitly lot re-
hates He also read letter from the rec'"c''
~ the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to tho Inter
statc Commerce Commission admitting. Mr.. En-
erv asserted that rebates had been given up 10
'r FEmsPy gave A detailed history OF his efforts
to secure n footing for the prohuct OF me I'M" ,
pendent companies In Germany ana euosizsu "a
zone Of The best governments on the face Of the
earth II protects all its citizens You get the
e. here He had secured tho relief which he had
sought in Germany while ne had oefn pr TSSnree
was no discrimination on either the railroads or
the canals in Germany. MI Emery said tnat
co-operated with the Russian oil producers con
sulting with the Prime Minister Of that country.
was not so good the American product but. be-
ing sold at lower price. 1t was still competitor
The witness contended that the Standard com
pany does reduce prices for the purpose OF driving
OF proof to show that this was the custom to the
present day. He also accused the standard com.
pany of exerting the utmost efforts 10 prevent
legislation. and Of preventing the making OF ap-
preparations 10 carry such laws into effect when
Mr; Emery was stnl on the stand when the Com
mission adjourned for the day.
SUGAR TRUSTS NEW FORM OF CONTRACT.
The American Sugar Refining Company's new
form of contract, put in force yesterday. reads:
'3-lG 30 days; l per cent cash seven days; no
rebate"
It Is understood that the voluntary rebate Of one
eighth cent will DO paid at the end Of sixty days
to those handling the American sugars only, ex-
cept beet and domestic cane. y. H. Howell Sons
& CO. agents for the Moenhauer and National
refneries make tho same price without the eX-
elusive clause, which nets about 494 the list price
Of both for granulated remaining 53l The New
York Sugar Refining Company Ooscher) makes
the list price 5is less per cent less one-eighth
cent which figures out 495 net Arbuckle Brothers
adhere 10 their list price OF 81. but increase the dis
count S-6 cent less l per cent less one
eighth cent which figures out 50 net. -i6 below
ne AMERICAN company's net There Is very little
new business Brokers are waiting 10 see what the
wholesale groccrs will do.