The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-06-21
BOASTS THE OIL CO..
The Standard Declared to be an
Inscriptions Trust
70 INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
The Public for a Time Stand Aghast
for Their Very BoIdness and Def
ance-The Government Alone Can
Check Their Abuses.

Washington, June 19.-The indus
trial commission mas received and will
print as a part Of its permanent re-
port a number of affidavits making re-
ply to the testimony of Mr.. John ID.
Archbold of the Standard Oil compa-
ny before the commission in 1899.
These afiidavits are by Hon. F. S. Mon
nett, former Encouragement Of Ohio;
James w. Lee of the Pure Oil com
pany; NJ. L. Lockwood and Chas. b.
Matthews Of Buffalo, n. Y.
Mr.. Matthew's 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 is not true
that he ever admitted that the Pure
Oil company is Itself a trust or that
he attempted 20 sell any of his indie
pendent oil company interests to the
Standard company. Mr. Lockwood
submits affidavits TO substantiate his
statement before the commission 10
the effect that the Standard company
was alone in putting oil in tanks TO be
shipped for cents a gallon to Ger
many while people in Texas and Ar
kansas. where there was no competi-
ton. were paying 20 cents gallon.
Mr.. Archbold had said there was not
word of truth in this statement.
Mr.. Monnett's statement is a gen
eral reply TO Mr.. Archbold's testimony
so far as it appnes to the operations
of the Standard company in Ohio. He
saws not only the Standard company,
but other oil companies like the Buck
eve Pipe Line company, the Ohio Oil
company and the Solar Refining COM
pany connected with it. Each and
every one have openly and VIGOROUSLY
violated their charter and have vio-
lated the statutes of the state, Grim
inally and civily, and are now so VIC
lating them. and did not dare TO come
into court and answer the charges of
such violation
He says the charges openly made
and not contradicted, the influence OF
these companies defeated Joseph +.
Bradbury tor the supreme court of the
state because he was supposed TO be
antagonistic 10 them; he also charges
that they have openly and notorious
lv evaded the taxes due the state by
making returns upon their property,
in many instances estimated at less
than 10 per cent of its real value con-
sdering the earning capacity OF the
property
He asserts that the company has
evaded instead of counting investiga-
ton of his bribery charges and he
adds:
Through their pipe line charges
and by means Of their monopoly in
transportation. the Standard Oil COM
binations continue their monopoly in
handling oil in Ohio, as every con-
sumer of oil in this state can verify by
his pocketDook.
"Campaigns come and 90; commits
sions inve tieate and legislatures meet
and adjourn. and magazine articles
are written and read, and yet, through
their monopolistic and criminal exac,
lions the Standard Oil combinations OF
TRANSPORTATION and distribution there
of. levy tribute upon the owner OF the
oil rock and exact from the consumer
Of the refined oil and its bi-products
this unnatural profit. The public are
its victims; the little band of law VIC
lators owning the controlling shares
are the beneficiaries of the plumber.
The public for a short time stand
aghast for their very boldness and de-
fiance. The government alone can
check their abuses