New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-12
STANDARD OIL AND REBATES.
GEORGE RICE ACCUSES MANY RAiLnoADo
OF DISCRIMINATION IN FAVoh
OF THE TRUST.

uosh,rr,o, Nov 11-George Rice OF Marietta.
Ohio who described himself as moue'a'e P'
Queer of OIL" was before the lndustriai .on''s.
sion to-day Mr. Rice had prepared IN ADVANCE
statement setting forth his views, wnich ne ia"
copyrighted This copyrighted pamphle' .ne ~
mission refused TO receive as such, but MT. Hiee
was allowed TO proceed under the rules OF inv
Commission using the pamphlet as the u"S'' %
his statement In his formal statement oeio'o '"'
Commission Mr. Rice accused the ralrodu eo
panies generally with conspring IN cohhecton VIZ"
the Standard OH Company to drive independent
reaneries ont Of the field of activity. He gave al
legged instances of discrimination by the rairoaus
in favor of the Standard OIL Company previous "
the massage OF the Interstate Commerce law, ana
asserted that rebates still given. MT hloe
asserted that In case many years ago d us
elimination Of l6oo per cent had been made Tor the
Standard oil Company and added that rates OF HIS
nroaucts from Marietta were advanced In 1919 10
The extent OF from 10 to l60 per cent, whereas, ne
said no advance made In the rates Oh the
Standard oil Company
Renlyng TO the statement Of John D. Archbold'
of the standard Oil Company. that his company
had received no discriminatory freight rates since
the Interstate Commerce law went into eject .ii'
Rice gave numerous instances Of what he char-
acterized as Determinations made In the interest
of the Standard oil Company since that uale' NJ
made charges Of such favoritism against the oouh-
ern Pacific the Union Pacific. the CINCINNATI
Washington
Orleans and Texas Pacific: the Louisville ana
Nashville the Iron Mountain. the Missouri Pacihc
and other railroads. saying that these charges hau
been proved by him before the Interstate COM
merce Commission. MI Rice said he had become
satisfied of the inefficency of the Interstate Con
merce Commission and had Instituted no pioOeeu-
ings before II since 1889. l.. .Lo
lie said he had not a particle OF confidence IN the
truth OF the letters from numerous ram oSu t n
ayers saying there was discrimination IN FAVOR
OF the Standard Oil Company whcn wtle 90 his
the Commission by Mr.. Archbold. Speaking OF ms
personal experience Mr. Rice said that MS renuely
at Marietta had been closed for the last three
years as a result of these determinations.
from one railway line to another for twenty year
In the absolutely vain endeavor to get equai anu
lust freight rates with the Gtandard Oh iIust ~
as to be able my refinery at awning az
preaching a profit. but this nave oeeh utterly
unable to do 49,. -, . .,, q.
He asserted that the Standard oil Company was
represented in the directorates of rallroads con
trolling one-nfth OF the railroad mileage OF the
country Mr. Rice stated his conclusion 10 De tnae
"oGr Government is at fault. because oi ~ :
crew who infest our inland commerce under ,me
secret of unlawful rebates ana
and thus rob the people of hundreds OF Hilnons ol
dollars" He thought the law suhclent TOT lne
protection of the people. but the dihcuIy w S
found in thu failure of the Official to enforce the
law The responsibility. he said. lay win the AZ.
torney General He thought the Hoverhiig ,
should own the railroads and tnat the PIotc ~ .
tariff should be removed from articles used oy tne
trusts. In case of Government ownership ne wogIu
TO take the roads out of politics he tnougmt t i
the money recently spent in conducune
foreign war" could have been much more prohtdp!y
used in the purchase of the railroads