The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-17
STANDARD OIL MAKES REPLY.
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rs,,s ars made etwee two points located
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arc within the Jurisdiction 81 the Federal
,uthort' 90 shipments which are made be-
,ve.n ,vo points within the same State or
T~s-rtory are state or intrastats shipments,
and the rates thereon do not come within
the jurisdiction Of the Federal authorities.
INV ENGLAND.
Mr. Garfield opens his detailed instances
v,h the alleged refusal OF the New York.
New Haven and Hartfold Railroad and the
Boston and Maine Railroad TO prorate on
All the inference being that this gave an
undue advantage to the Standard. because
the latter reached coast points in New Eng
land nv water and distributed oil thence by
rail IN the interior.
II was pointed out to the Commissioner
that competitors distributed oil in the same
way from Bridgeport, Conn. enjoying exactly
the same rates to points on the New Haven
system ~ those paid by the Standard from
Wilson'S Point, Norwalk, Conn, TO the same
stations. and that the same was true as to
the rates given to a competitor at Beverly,
Mass, as compared with the rates given to
the Standard Oil Company at East Boston.
Mass. Corroborative Of the foregoing, Presi-
dent {. S. Mellen Of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford road has stated that there are
others operating upon our lines with the
Standard on Company under the same cir
cumstances n conditions" President Lu-
eius futile of the Boston and Maine Railroad
saws: No man can say with the slightest
semhlance OF truth that the Boston and Maine
has ever shown any discrimination between
the Standard OH Company and any other oil
producers"
THE RATES RI oLEAN.
The Vacuum Oil Company has a refinery at
olean \. Y. and a refinery at Rochester.
y. Y. The refinery at olean is not equipped
10 refine, finish and turn out the high grades
Of oil required by the Vacuum Oil C%ompany's
trade. The rate Of nine cents per barrel
was put in as a between refinery rate, and has
been in force for a great many years. Why
the Western New York and Pennsylvania
Railroad decided TO blind bill, which means
that no rate was shown on the manifest. we
do not know, but yice-Presidenu Thaycr OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, the carrier con-
cerned, in a published statement. says:
st is true that there has been in effect a
special rate Of nine cents per barrel from
Olean to Rochester, and II has not been with
drawn. This rate was originally made In
1883 nv the Western New York and Pennsyl-
vanla Railroad, twelve years before the acqui-
stlon Of that company by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, in order TO retain the railroad traflc
which would otherwise have gone by pipe
line. The trafio to be transported was crude
oil and unfinished products moving from one
refinery to another belonging to the same
owners. Attention having been recently
called to the wording OF thetarif, which might
BE- construed to include refined oil and perhaps
vas So enormously construed and applied In a
few Instances, insignificant as compared with
the total ira flo, the wording of the tariff was
corrected so as to clearly confine the rate to
crude oil and unfinished products thereof.
m Intended. 1t Ia not a secret rate and never
has been secret. The tariff was not filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission be-
cause It applies to mo solely within the
State Of New York, and tariffs upon such
tranfc are never filed with the commission.
whose Jurisdiction covers only interstate
traffic"
Reference" vioe-President Thayer con-
tnues. lis made to 'blind-billing' as II II were
ZONE secret device. This also Ia untrue. Its
purpose is to save clerical work. This was
fully explained to Commissioner Garfeld's
representative"
While the Commissioner dwells with empha-
els upon the low rate Of nine cents between
Clean and Rochester. he makes no mention
ofatarif Of which he has knowledge showing
q rate Of nine cents per barrel on crude oil
and ten cents on refined oil from Freemans-
burg. Pa, 10 New York Harbor. a distance
but little less than that between Olean and
Rochester. the rates from Freemansburg being
used entirely by competitors OF the Standard.
Mr.. Garfield. in connection with the Clean
rate, charges that owing to n certain virtually
secret rate from Norwood. n. Y. to Burling-
ton, vt. the Standard enjoyed lower rates
Than competing shippers to the same territory.
The facts mr." as follows: Many. perhaps M
teen, Years ago the road running from Nor
wood, y T.. to Burlington. VT. asked Tor
some Of The oil ira fio and issued and filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission a rate
OF tWenty-three dollars per car. The rate
from Rochester, y. Y. to Norwood. n. y"
vas nine cents per 100 pounds. There was no
through rate from Rochester to Burlington.
Via Norwood, and the Standard used. openly
so without rebate. the State rates from Olean
ad from Rochester plus the local open pub
nshed rat" of twenty-three dollars per car
hom Norwood. y. Y, to Burlington. w.,
4 .hlch had been fled ut the time OF issue with
ue Interstate Commerce Commission. There
hno'hing Illegal in this method OF shipment.
me right oi Il shipper 10 use a combination OF
" bhte and INF rrstnt q rites as against O single