Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-12
HOW CRUDE OIL
WAS HAULED AND
HANDLED IN OHIO
Evidence in the Conspiracy
Against Trade Case.
DISTRIBUTION AT FlNDLAY
Witness Tells How His Inspection
Was Carried On.
UNION TANK LINE CARS USED
Prosecution Endeavors to Show That
the Witnesses Knew of Conspiracy
on the Part of Standard.
Witness Tells How His Inspection
Was Carried On.
UNION, TANK LINE CARS USED

During a short session of the
trial against the Standard Oil Com
pany for conspiracy to inJure trade
three witnesses for the prosecution
were examined, and it developed,
according to the testimony of these
witnesses. that the company had
pipe lines into certain oil fields in
question. and that the oil was
hauled in Union Tank Line cars.
The method of buying and distrib-
uting oil was explained by one OF
the witnesses.
FINDLAY Ohio. October 12.-After two
hour session today the trial of the Standard
Oil Company of Ohio, charged with con-
spiracy against trade. was adjourned until
Monday. The adjournment was agreed
upon between counsel out of respect to the
memory of Former Judge Burkett, whose
funeral takes places here this afternoon.
The proceedings today consisted of the
taking of testimony of three witnesses sum-
the county recorder title was established in
the Standard to a certain lot in the city Of
Findlay, on which is located their local oil
distributing station for the retail trade. OH
Inspector B. c. Shaffer testified that the
oil of the Standard sold in this locality
obtained from the Solar Refining Company
at Lima. At Upper Sandusky, also in his
inspection territory, they received the oil
from the Standard refinery at Cleveland.
]. y. Scott local agent for Joseph Seep,
purchasing agent occupied the greater
part of the session showing the method of
purchasing crude oil from producers. He
said that the oil he purchased and paid for
by Seeps checks was transferred to the or-
der of 2. S. Trainer of Oil City, Pa.
Recorder Blooms Evidence.
County Recorder Bloom was called to
the stand.
Mr. Bloom identified the deed record of
the county from which Prosecutor David
read to the jury records of certain deeds
transferring land to the Standard or Com
pany of Ohio.
b. c. Shaffer, local attorney and deputy
oil inspector. was a witness for the state
He described the manner of testing OIL
The Standard. he said, had a distributing
plant located in Fndlay, on the land iden-
the property of the Standard Company.
The company has four tanks. three for that
number of grades of oil and one for gaso-
line. This oil is retailed in tank wagons
Mr.. Shaffer said this Oil came from the
Solar Refining Company at Lima
AT Upper Sandusky the witness said the
Standard received its oil for retail from the
Standard refinery at Cleveland. On cross
examination by the defense Mr.. Shaffer
said his territory as inspector covered sew
eral surrounding counties, and that he in
spected the oils of all companies.
In Tank Line Cars.
Questioned again by the prosecuting at
torney, Mr.. Shaffer said that all of the
shipments from the Solar Company came
in Union tank line cars. ]. II. Scott of
Findlay, an oil buyer for Joseph Seep, was
the next witness called by the prosecution.
He said his office was in the same room
with the Buckeye Pipe Line Company Of
flee in Findlay, and that the latter company
had telegraph lines running into the oil
fields.
In response to series of questions by Mr.
Phelps the witness described the manner
In which he purchased crude oil of pro-
duCcrS. The producer was paid for his oil
by check Joseph Seep The oil was
transferred to p 5. Trainor. He had ia
cilities for buying oil in the pipe lines of the
National Transit Company in New York
and Pennsylvania. in the Indiana Pipe Line
Company pipes, in the Eureka Pipe Line
Company OF Pittsburg, the Cumberland
Pipe Line Company of Kentucky and the
Buckeye Pipe Line Company of Ohio. All
of this oil was transferred to p. 5. Trainor,
whose headquarters We're at Oil City, Pa.
Witness had never seen =. S. Trainor.
Trainor's drafts were on the Seaboard Ma
tional Bank of New York Witness said
his purchases averaged from $4,000 to $4,000
barrels of oil per month.
No Knowledge of Competition.
The witness did not have personal knowl-
edge of any competition buying of OIL but
ne had heard of it. Before coming here he
bought oil in Allentown. n. Y. for Mr..
Seep. In his business here the witness
said that the telegraph lines of the Buck
eye Pipe Company were used He paid no
tolls for the use of these wires.
MIR. Troup. for the defense. endeavored
by cross examination to ascertain IL the
witness did not know that the Paragon
Oil Company of Toledo and the Sun Oil
Company were independent oil companies
The witness could not make positive an
swer, but had heard they were.
At IL :05 the court adjourned to Monday
morning at O'Clock.