Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-06-21
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Gives Out Ahidavits Attacking
Standard Oil.
MR.. MoNNErr's DENuNclATIoN.

NJ h MONNEi J . DENONNtNi iSiN
ohio's Former Attorney General De-
elares That the Company Notorious
Iy Evades Payment Of Just Taxes
and Openly Violates the Law.
Washington, June 19.-The indus
trial commission has received and will
print as a part of its permanent report
a number of affidavits making reply to
the testimony of Mr.. John D. Archbold,
Of the Standard Oil company, before
the commission in 1899. These at.
fidavits are by Hon. H. F. Monnett, for
mer attorney general of Ohio, James L.
Lee, of the Pure Oil company, M. L.
Lockwood, and Charles B. Matthews,
of Buffalo. "a
Mr.. Matthews testimony relates to
the operations of the Vacuum Oil com
pany, which he seeks to demonstrate
is a branch of the Standard Oil com
pany. Mr.. Lee says that it is not true
that he ever admitted that the Pure
| Oil company is itself trust, or that he
attempted to sell any of his independ
emit oil company interests to the Stand
ard company. Mr.. Lockwood submits
afidavits to substantiate his Statement
| before the commission to the effec
that the Standard company was for
long time putting oil in tanks to b.
shipped to Germany for two cents
gallon, while people in Texas and Al
! kansas, where there was no compel
: ton, were paying rs cents a gallon
Mr. Archbold had said there was nc
t a word of truth in this statement.
Mr.. Monnett's statement is a genera
e reply to Mr. Archbold's testimony S
far as it applies to the operations {
the Standard company in Ohio. +
says that not only the Standard COZ
!. pany, but other oil companies, like Il
Buckeye Pipe Line company, the Oh
a. Oil company and the Solar Refinil
p. company, connected with it, "ha'
" openly and VIGOROUSLY violated the
e charter and have violated the statut
70 of the state, criminally and civilly, a
81 are now so violating them, and did
70 dare to come into court and answer
of charges of such violations"
III Mr.. Monnett says that the infiuen
n. of these companies defeated Joseph
lv Bradbury for the supreme court Of
NJ state, because he was supposed to
nd antagonistic to them. He also char
A that they have openly and notoriou
he evaded the taxes due the state by m
NV ing returns upon their property
MT many instances estimated at less Il
on 10 per cent of it's real value, consiC
,as ing the earning capacity of the pi
Id. erty."
he He asserts that the company
he evaded instead of counting invest
tor ton of his bribery charges, and
,es. adds:
Nv Through their pipe line chal
rbe and by means of their monOpol!
,rs transportation the Standard Oil
binations continue their mOnopol,
handling oil in Ohio, as every
sumner of oil in this state can verif
zen. his pocketbook They levy tribute
oil on the owner of the oil rock and e
ned from the consumer of the refined
ion. and its bi-products this unnat
EN- profit The public are its victims;
are little band of law viOlators owning
lere controlling shares are the benefici'
ions of the plumber. The public for a s
the time stand aghast at their very
ards ness and defiance. The govern
fat alone can check their abuses"