New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-13
STANDARD OIL AND RAILROADS.
EX-SENATOR EMERY ASSERTS THAT MON0H
OILY Is MAINTAINED BY DISCRIM'
NATION IN RATES.

Washington. Sept. l2-The entire session NJ Tho
Industrial Commission to-day was occupied in hear.
ing the conclusion Of the testimony OF ea-Stas
Senator Lewis Emery. OF Bradford Penn NJ
Emery is an independent refner, and was on the
stand Yesterday He took as his text the general
charge that discrimination in railroad rates was
the basis Of monopoly. and charged that It was
through this agency that the STANDARD on Trust
had been created. Although the old contracts for
rebates had been nullifed by the Interstate Com
rnerce act he charged that the same system was
substantially in effect to-day. II the books OF ue
railroads could be produced in court all ne sa'a'
could be proved
He gave an interesting account OF the building OF
the pipe line by the United States Pipe Line COM
pany IN lSa0-91, describing I'm detail the numerous
obstacles placed in its path by the Standard ana
how they had been overcome. Every point nsa
been contested in the courts. Agreements WIN
railroads he charged, had been violated under 'H7
pressure of the Standards influence. In Ne"''e'
sey several pitched battles had occurred pu' :"
spite OF all the line finally made It's cohhec"VH
with the Jersey Central fifty miles from Ne"-i"A
A recent court decision, he said would ho"e'
compel the company 10 go back TO fhl'a"e'p"a,
that IN the end the railroads had prove" '' :,
tive barrier TO competition. Mr.. Emery s''u "
uas now interested in the Pure OIL CompaR'
which he insisted was not trust. great N
Justice he asserted had been done 10 hep''S0
tive Phillips a member of the COMMISSION -,
had been represented by former "'n.' -.
ArchoId as having attempted. on oeh'i % -.
Pure OIL Company. TO effect combination VIZ"
Standard. Mr.. Phillips had never iaVoieu SON
combination. .o.r,s,t
Asked as to his attempt TO secure the
~ free nine bill by the New-Jersey Les'sa.
IRE Mr.. Emery said that his experience hau -
80 disgraceful In New-Jersey that he was ..n
to tell It, He produced contract iH'"' - IN
the Pennsylvania Railroad and an OIL co"P1 49,,
1884 which he asserted. proved that Inc '" "a
company kept the rate for oil transpol'""'I hoyl.
| Az cents barrel in return for the business u -
| ing the y-products-benzine, petroleum ga.
| tar. etc-which could not be pumped 10 W nina
| hoard thus giving the company the power I'D
its petroleum through for 10 cents oa' ,t..sr.
! rendering II impossible for independent S'Ir -,
| TO compete. He said there WAS lhl'leN - say
! that the same sort OF contracts eNIs''I s,sts
| Mr. Emery found the remedy for the 'NS' 80 rams.
of affairs in Government ownership ri tiIroad Dis;
portation facilities as Wen a. I"i favored
| elimination I'm transportation raleS he said.
sbinnarS against the general public was haee,soms
| the foundation OF many OF the most
| trusts. ..iIas professor J.
w Terks senator james H. Kyle. Major }, u Harris
ouhar Representative Theobold Often. =: r. AZ tie
and Colonel l.. + Livingston 70 RSarsfon 10 besn
in Chicago tomorrow. Major Farqae9aar NJ
resent the sub-commission on manSunortation. snc
| Colonel Livingston on agriculture senator arge q
was designated as the represeh'a''' "
| the Commission. s..,-.s has AZ
pointed Commissioner Albert Clarke 20 savooyes
| deposition OF the master builders ana en- md CO,
Roston as 10 the workings of arbitration aits al
| citation In the settlement OF trade ulsP
! aCreements on wages and rules or wotk ,,,nesss
Mr. Emery was the last OF the uuss a., he osl
| who Will be heard this month. There VI" VII. stare.
two more witnesses in connection Win ard mex!
| ard OIL Company. They are 10 De hs ~ con-
! month John u Rockefeller. president OF Wy xhoss
! panv is one OF them. and Georse N.Y., Of TIE
COMPLAINT was made the basis OF the ac' ne othef
Ohio courts against the company. Will DC u" will b,
Seven or eight days OF next month with
! given up to taking testimony In coniiSN vwhske!
other Industrial combinations such as tne s,dent Of
and steel trusts. Samuel Gompers the , II T. Pow
] the american Federation OF Labor ana l. - amonS
| derly the Commissioner OF Immigration arr III testl
those who will be heard this week Ineiygrstlon.
" on general labor topics and on imnlgt nssn 10
| John Wanamaker. Of Philadelphia, mas u u' az 10
! vited 20 appear this month on the rs'"''
( partment stores 10 industry and labor