Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-17
DsaliDg With the Facts Developed
BY James R. Garfield Regard
ing The Oil Trust,
SUBMITTED TOCONGRESS
The Message Was Transmitted Today,
TOgsther With Mr.. GaTiield'S Re-
port Of His Investigation.
- -. nl.nateh hy snecIal wIIe..


Washington, May l7.-President Roose-
..i, todav transmitted TO Congress the
vi W., of James r. Garfield. Commissioner
ufCornorations, OF the investigation which
" made into the operations of the alleged
an Trust. A synopsis of the report, ac-
.,,ranied bv a message from the Pres
yam, Yum, dealing with the facts developed by
~ ;pouirv. was sent to Congress Friday
M MWsy ifb In submitting to the President
Ao' NH report of his inquiry, Commis-
W. - Garfield wrote a letter TO him. in-
.s.;ng his attention TO some of the pub
49, comments on the oil report at
,-.bnted TO certain railway officials and
..la,,Tr,esentatives of the Oil Trust That
ioitsr ior was made public today. An epitome
N commissioner Garield's letter is as
tloloWs.
te,nsvlvania Railroad, is reported TO
Nv said regarding the special rate from
0eon to Rochester that the trathc 10 be
Transported under such rate was crude oil
4 md unfinished products moving from one
,s6nerv 20 another, belonging to the same
ouners. that the rate has not been with
drawn. that ii is not secret rate and
never has been secret.
DThe rate Of 9 cents q barrel was issued
some wears ago, was reissued and APP
nroved bv J b. Thayer, Jr., March 10th
io02 and applied to petroleum prod
5n,ts This tariff did not conhne the
sbinments to crude oil or unfinished
rroducts More than 1000 cars o
. Illuminating oil, gasoline and othel
finished oil products were shipped II
io04 ON this rate from Olean to Rocheste
or on the corresponding rate of 10 cent
4 per barrel 10 Buffalo. This rate wa
unknown to independent shippers, anC
there were printed at the top Of the ratl
order In capital letters and underscored
the words not to be posted.
Mr. Garfield says that, in view of Mr
Thavers statement that blind billing !
not secret device, the statement Of Mr.
Everest. first vice-president OF th
4 Vacuam Oil Co, a corporation sub
sidiarv 10 the Standard Oil Co., whicl
onersies refneries at Olean and Roches
Ter. n. y, is interesting. Mr. Everes
ssvs that If "the railroad company see
ft 10 grant a company special rates o
The goods handled over its line ! kno'
Of no reason why they should not be aC
cepted." although he recognizes tha
rebates between States are illegal
Continuing Mr. Garfield says:
Mr. George Crosby freight traffic mar
seer Of the Chicago Burlington & Quinc
Bairoad is quoted as saying OF the Ea.
ST Louis rate: The rates which Oh
commissioner complained OF are inte
state rates and do not have TO be file
with the Interstate Commerce Commi
sion. They were and are today ope
rates. and all shippers Of oil are conve
SAINT with them. This company hi
never paid a rebate to the Standard G
Co.. so far as l know AS shown
chapter Z OF the report, the records
the Chicago Burlington & Quincy sho
that the six-cent rate was applied
hundreds Of cars which moved fro
Whiting, Ind, TO East St. Louis, II
and ST Louis, Mo, as shown directly
the way bills. The rate did not appe
in the regular tariffs of the Chicago, BIZ
lngton & Quincy, but in what were know
as billing orders