The evening times., 1899-09-12

dttlon 10 BrOl. j. W. JenkS 10 allehu lue
trust conference of the civic federation to
begin in Chicago tomorrow and continue
for three days.
Major Farquhar is TO represent the sub
commission on manufacturers, Mr.. Often
on mining, Mr.. Harris on transportation,
and Colonel Livingston on agriculture.
Senator Kyle was designated as the rep
resentative- at-large Of the Commission.
The subcommlssion on manufacturers
has named Commissioner Albert Clarke TO
secure dispositions CT the master builders
and employees Of Boston. as TO the work
ings of arbitration and conciliation in the
settlement OF trade disputes and agree
ments on wages and rules Of work. While
the suDcommission was in Boston, this
matter CT arbitration between the master
builders in Boston and their workmen was
brought 70 the attention of the subcom
missicn but owing to the fact that the
subcommission had to hurry to New York
10 meet appointments there, sufficient time
was not given 10 the investigation OF the
subject hence MIR. Clarke's appointment
for the purpose
Former State Senator Emory, Of Penn
sylvania. who is now on the stand. is the
last of the trust witnesses who will be
heard this month. In fact, so far as at
more witnesses in connection with the
Standard Oil Company. They are 10 be
reard next month Mr.. John ID. Rookie
teIier President of The Standard Oil Com
pany is one of them, and George Rice,
.ose con plant was made the basis OF the
rc;ion of the Ohio courts against The
Standard Oil Company, will be the other.
Seven or eight other days of next month
Niu be given up to taking OF testimony
n connect ;on with other industrial COM
binations. as for instance, the Whisky and
Steel Trusts. The probability is that The
first Of the witnesses will be called on
The afternoon Of October u, and the hear
ings with others continued to the 2lst.
II is expected that the Commission VIII
have a report on some branches of the
trust question at any raie to submit TO
Congress before the lst of March.
The Commission has arranged TO take
testimony on other branches upon the rest
OF the Gays of this month up TO the 2Sd.
and so many of the days Of next month
as are not TO be given TO the eXamlna-
tion of trust witnesses.
Samuel Gompers. the President of the
American Federation Of Labor, and I. Y.
powderly. the Commissioner of lmmlgra-
zion. are among those who will be heard
this week one Of them on Thursday and
the other on Friday The one of therS viii
testify on general labor topics and the
other on immigration topics.
Hon. John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
Is one OF those who have been invited to
appear this month He will be expected
TO enlighten the Commission especially as
20 the relation of department stores 10 in
oustry and labor. He is 10 have the pick
of days up to the 23d, but up TO this time
he has not indicated which of them he
prefers.
The examination of former State Senator
Emory. which was commenced yesterday,
was continued this morning. The witness
took up his testimony at the point where
he left of yesterday. He related the cir
cumstances surrounding the drawing up OF
:he contract between the oil-carrying rail-
roads and the independent producers and
refineries in which the railroads agreed tc
establish an equitable rate 10 all. This
agreement, the witness stated, did not last
two weeks.
The old contract entered into between
the South Improvement Company, which
later became a part of the Standard Oil
Company. and the Erie. New York Central
and Pennsylvania railroads, in which il was
openly agreed to discriminate in rates
while not in formal effect has been OBJ
served ever since and the practice of The
railroads CT giving rebates has been con-
tinued, even after the passage Of the Inter
state Commerce law.
commissioner htuIeQg at lulS 10
terrupted the witness asking him if he
were able to produce evidence proving hi
statement relative to the continuation OF
the rebate system, and stating that OIL
GERS of the Standard Oil Company had
testified before the Commission TO the ef
feet that the company has not receive
and does not now receive rebates fro n
the railroads since the passage of the In
terstate Commerce law. Mr. Emory, de-
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officers. expressed the belief that rebate:
were paid until as late as 1898.
The witness stated that for the shipment
of oil he had received rebates in 1898 and
that il is unreasonable to suppose that the
Standard Oil Company. with its enormous
shipment of oil would refuse to take ad-
vantage OF cheaper rates which il could Sc
cure through the rebate system.
He laid special stress upon the idea sug-
gested by him yesterday that the discrim-
ination of the railroads is the mother OF
trusts. He stated if the right of eminent
domain had been observed in Pennsylvania
the Standard Oil Company would net have
the control OF the industry which il has TO-
day. Another secret of its power lies il
its system OF controlling railroads. Indeed
the power OF the railroads to discriminate
is the cornerstone in the foundatica o
many of the trusts Of the country.
The witness stated that if the Commits
sion had the power to summon the Officers
of the Pennsylvania Railroad TO appeal
on the witness stand, and bring its book
for examination, there would be evi
dence to show that the rebate system wal
not dispensed with after the passage o
the Interstate Commerce law.
Senator Emory stated that the rairoat
which carried the product of his wells II
his refinery in Philadelphia furnished hin
a sufficient number of cars until the rail
roads of the oi-carrying combine, prob
ably al the instance of the Standard 0i
Company, threatened to shut off tina
roads coal traffic After that the ioai
declined to furnish cars, and persisted il
its refusal. until the witness was forces
out of business.
Senator Emory threw some light upol
the methods used by the Standart Oi
Company in blocking the construction o
the United Pipe Line Company. whicl
was undertaken in 1890 and completed u
1886. Through the influence of the Stand
ard Oil Company over the railroads tn
Pipe Line Company was delayed at ever
point where il became necessary TO eros
the tracks Of any of the lines.
President Thomas. of the Erie railroad
gave Senator Emory assurance that tn
pipe line should have the right of wa
under its tracks, but this promise was sc
aside. the witness said, by the board of di
rectors The New York, Ontario, an
Western Railroad broke its contract wit
the witness after having promised tn
right of way. All this was done at the in
stigation of the Standard Oil Company
said the witness. Every device was use
TO block the new enterprise, and at time
armed forces of men were necessary I