New-York tribune., 1905-06-29
STANDARD OIL ACCUSED.
Gulf Refining Company Charges
Illegal Combination 7cith Railroads.

Washington, June 2S-In petition filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-day by the Gulf
Refining Company of Port Arthur. Tex. against
the Illinois Central Louisville and Nashville. GIN
cinnau. New-Orleans and Texas Pacific. Alabama
Great Southern and New-Orleans and Northeastern
Railroad companies the defendant carriers
charged with having entered into combination
with the Standard Oil Company by which that COM
pany secures monopoly of business through dis
eliminating rates that prohibitive TO the
products of the plaintiff company.
The petition filed by James H. Beal. an at
torney of Pittsburg II sets forth that the de-
PENDANTS acting in concert TO prevent the
plaintiff from shipping and marketing lis OIL III
competition with similar oil marketed by otner re-
fneries- The Gulf Refining Company produces all
its oils in Texas and Louisiana. while the Standard
company produces north of the Ohio River. The
complainant alleges that its market Is connneo TO
Chicago ST. Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville ana
territory tributary to those cities The rates hai
tanned by the railroads. which are declared oE the
complainant to be prohibitve, are as follows Ne"
Orleans to Chicago. ii cents per 100 pouhos Ns"
Orleans to St Louis. S5 cents: New-Orleans TO IN
cinnati 80 cents and New-Oreans TO Louisville %
cents Tt is alleged that the Standard Oil Company
secures rates for oil southbound between 'he Same
points as follows: Chicago to- Ne"-oi ie"' -
cents: St Louis to New-orleans % cents Iii'i.i
rati N New-Orleans 2215 cents, and Louisville 10
New-Orleans. IS cents. 80
crl1de oiI in Texas and Louisiana AFTER aIiopt
ent g0 o Sf 6nrye,s 6ny toua year in comparison with
total annual production in Kansas, O!lo, lnnia acids
West Virginia Kentucky and fennsSlNt'i ~
OF 21 2v11V fTansnorted by the defendants soStiE sptE
hound is carried almost entirely IN Uallh and
can carry no other product ina. Pc Pc cars can be
tadpd the IN fs seut With oils for o
Tortb +hev must return empty .noyiroads in
o5 ~ ne+rnIeIIr1 oil are placed by the.aoation the and
the same class in their Official tiors in rates
@ lhe pecSob p6 nv the defendant rairoads a. +bbound
Retveen New-OrIeans and Chicago, ents n New
pejfoeula CT olIis petroleum. 30 cents; 0etTn-
orleans at NaZy-Orleans and Circlnna.i orrIeans
See9' % carts. cottonseed z cents- attoneeed lg
s1d Iouisville petroleum % celi'''
cents I-.a. the petition says:
.ea+ mart if not practically All OF OF le made by
"a 9.biDn1ents of petroleum olIs ora+od nv the
ooraniae owned controlled 3nQ t Tef1eres of
StandaIu are ali Of them situate nor II ,Ii-,ond "a
t;aL that the said rates. as SO +,oI1ay
- -naintained. give to the Stat!e and advan-
anu a,3d 1Jrrea sonable pre1ereu nies
an uiluue - co,nnlainant and CtheI ~
,ro5,7cinF and refining petroleum III have been
rar ~ IA ouisiana. and the Sald Idte said de-
Io az in Good faith in the coriouC' u .he
business OF the said railroads !in.nt p from mar
,~,1oSe of preventing the coTnplailha - tarri+orv
o.iro ,,e+role7Ino oils in the cues Gnu oiI com,
keung pe' ~ utbicb the said Standard Oh Goili rs
descrioeo @ rs III nracticaIly a complete monopoiS VI
the said business -
The high rates petroleum from tot -. -
~ Orleans are declared by the petitioner 10 oe
5o "a +ha fact that the Standard Oil Company does
-, die,rihrte these oils south of ST. Louis me
..f+;o, aet.s that the defendants be required u
.nszrar these charges and. after hearing and IN
1es+igation to stop the practices OF WHICH 'o
pIaint is made.