The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-07
SAYS
ConGnuei from Fret Page.

Of the Interstate Commerce law the Stand
ard has obeyed il In every particular.
The evidence Of the Standard Managers
and freight agents was corroborated by
the certificates Of managers and freight
agents Of all the leading railways Of the
United States, TO the effect that by no re-
bates, arrangements, devices CT plans Of
any character had the Standard received
less rates than other shippers
II Is true that allegations TO the con-
trary were made before the commissioni
but these were founded upon surmlse
and we're not sustained by proof. Neither
did the commission find them TO be true.
Any candid man who will read the evidence
must be satisfied Of the truth Of the facts
sworn to by the Standard Oil Company
corroborated as they are by the officers
and agents Of the railroads themselves:
On the subject specifically alleged by
DR.. GLADDEN., Howard Page, the freight
agent Of the Standard Oil Company testified
as follows:
%. Is it a fact. as has been frequently
stated that over lines Of railroad where
the Standard Oil has very large shipments.
the rates on oil are frequently made re-
latively speaking, lower than over other
roads where the business rivals OF the
Standard Oil Company have large ship
ments and where the Standard Oil Com
panys interests are relatively small, and
that this difference in rates TO the advantage
of the Standard Oil Company IL brought
about by the influence OF Ille ,ldnudlu
OH Company offiCials2 A. That i
absolutely not true, sir. In the first place
| do not know any railroad on which COM
petitors Of the Standard Oil Company ship
that we do not ship on ourselves, and the
oil rates Of the United States from the
various oil shipping points are on basis
In other words, the same rates apply from
all Of the Pennsylvania oil fields, both East
and West, and the same is true Of the Lima
field. and while we may not be located az
-. To- Eaa IFaa
the same rate from his shipping point in
that field that we have from our shipping
point in the same field.
%. Are the Standard Oil Company
officials or stockholders ever in position,
as railroad officials, where they can give
favors to the Standard Oil Company In it,
shipments' A. ] am glad you asked that
question, sir. do not think II, but l know.
Mr. Rice wishes TO give that impression,
and car, say in reply that since ! have
the Standard Oil COmpany's business,
no official Of the Standard OIL Company
who Is connected with railroads has ever
made a rate or arrangement for the Stand
ard OIL Company, nor have any OF those
gentlemen who are connected and have
interests with railroads ever asked me
20 give any undue or unreasonable, or In
fact any share Of the Standard Oil Com
pGny's business over such railroad. In
other words, the Standard Oil Company's
business stands on its own merits; and,
as before said, none OF these gentlemen
who may or may not have interests In
these various railroads have ever made a
rate OF made an arrangement Tor standard
Oil Company business. That business
Ia done by me, or by the proper party in
whose territory OF district the question
20. Should you be sure TO know whether
that was so or notl A. should know
II any Of the gentlemen who have large
railroad interests. as alleged, made tariff
or arrangement with a railroad for our
business / certainly should know OF Il.
| should he advised Of Il, as ! am the proper
department that has record OF those
rates, and should have 70 know, neces-
%. Do YOU understand that shipments
Of the Standard OIL Company have not been
influenced toward certain lines by the fact
that the officers Of the Standard Oil were
reputed 10 be large owners OF the stock OF
those lines2 A. In no way, sir and you can |
readily see that II the Standard Oil Com
pany's business was run on the basis OF
lavoring the individual interests OF the
different stockholders Of the Standard
Oil Company the company's business itself
would necessarily suffer
20. Ia IL true that officers Of the Standard
Oil Company have offices In different rail-
roadsf A. Il Ia true that Mr.. William
Rockefeller. for instance, IL director in
some OF the railroads. He probably also
IA a bondholder In the United States, but
there "a no connection between such interests
and the interests Of the Standard Oil Com
pany, OF the business Of the Standard Oil
Company.
such evidence should satisfy any candid
mind Of the inoorreotness Of DR.. Gladden's
assertion. IL will probably not satisfy a
mind like DR.. Gladden's, who subsequently
made the statement that 3the denial that
rebates have been extorted since the inter-
state commerce law was passed IL not
credible. ! know from statements made
20 myself by parties implicated that such
rebates have been eXtorted by other cor
poradons. doubt II the Standard IL more
Yirtuous than the rest.
On q mind 40 prejudiced evidence IL
lost. d. GLADDEN. seems 10 know Eomes