The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-14
STANDARD OIL co.
AND ALLIES INDICTED
TWENTY-FIVE COUNTS
AGAINST THEM.

TWENTY-FIVE COUNTS
AGAINST THEM.
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RebatiDg Is the Charge-Ra.es
Charged Lower Than Any in
Tariffs-Possible Fines Will
Amount to 81 10000
20 her News.
jamestown, N. Y. Aug 1O.-The
Federal grand jury for the Western
district of New York today reported
indictments against the Standard
oil company of New York, the
Pennsylvania railroad and the Va.
cuum OIL Company, which has re-
fineries at Olean and Rochester, N.
Y.
One indictment is found against
each of the defendants and in all
there ale % counts. The indict-
ment against the Pennsylvania rail-
road charges that it granted rebates
on oil shipments to the Standard
Oil Company, and the indictment
against the Standard charges that
it accepted rebates from the Pen.
sylvania.
The evidence showed that the
Vacuum Oil company made ship
ments over the Pennsylvania and
that the Standard paid the freight
bill. The Indictment against the
vacuum Oil company charges spe.
cifically that it shipped oil from
Olean to Rutland, VT, at a tariff
rate lower than any published by
the Pennsylvania railroad or on file
with the interstate commerce
commission showing its rates
and charges for the transportation
of oil.
The indictments were drawn un-
der the direction of Special United
States District Attorney o. E. Pc
gin. Each Of the 20 counts cor
stitutes separate offense and the
penalties, If the defendants wer-
convicted on all points, woulu
amount to 81 400, 900.
/ The indictments specify that the
shipments were made under COM
, mon arrangement among the Penn
, sylvania, the New York Central
and the Rutland railroad compa-
nies.
Chicago, Aug. 10.-It developed
at today's inquiry by the Fedora.
grand jury into charges of rebatine
: against the Standard Oh company
that there is in existence on the
, Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad
tariff on shipments of oil from
Dolton, Ill, to points south which
is very low. TIE Standard Oil
company has it's refinery at Whit.
ing, Ind, a short distance from
Dolton; and could easily avail it.
self OF this low rate, while other
shippers wishing to reach Dolton to
participate in the low rate eouth
must pay the switching charges in
Chicago district of IS a car. which
makes the total rate prohibitive as
) far as competition is concerned.
According 10 the testimony, the
. Standard OIL company shipped it's
oil from Whiting, Ind, to Dolton,
ILL.,, over the Chicago Terminal
Transfer Railway company for
about 81 car in switching charg-
es. Although the shipment was
between two states, it was not in
terstate. because it was within one
shipping district. The sane con-
, signn ens was then shipped south
on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
) from Dolton en- the low tate from
that point. This latter road
carried the shipment to Otter Creek
, Junction, W. ere it was transit rred
to the Evansville & Terre Haute
, road which took it too Evansville,
Ind. 1t was then taken to
Grand Junction, Tenn, over the
. Illinois Central, connecting with
the Southern railroad at that point,
and distributed through the South
by the latter road.
5 II is declared that by this condi-
, ton the Standard Oil company was
able to reach Grand Junction, Tenn.
with it's oil on through rate of 13
cents for 100 pounds, whereas no
: fother shipper was able to take adj
/, vantage of the same privilege. The
city of Grand junction is thus des-
: ignated as the gateway to the south
, east for the Standard Oil company,
/ giving it, 1t Is charged, monopoly
!. of the oil business in that section Of
! the country.
The witnesses questioned concern
t ing this matter were J. P. Seabrook