The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Several Railroads Are Repre-
Sented Before Commission
STANDARD METHODS SIETEO
Railroad Presidents Testify as to Re-
lations Between Thsr Roads and
the Standard OIL Company.
Using Muck Rake.

Using Muck Rake.
Chicago May 11.-Nearly every railroad
running south, north and west from Chi
cago was represented today before the
interstate commerce commission when the
investigation into the relations of the
STANDARD Oil company with the railroads
was resumed. Attorney c. c. Claford,
representing the Standard Oil company
of Kentucky. opened the proceedings by
a cross-eNamination of haywood Maxon,
of Illinois, who was the last witness at
the opening hearing yesterday.
The attorney read number Of letters
written by Maxon IN which lIe Tire ltened
to make trouble for the Standar. Ill conf
pany because he had been refused years
leave of absence. one of the letters read
Il mean to make all the trouble for the
company ! can. Your attorney Mr.. Eddy,
attacked my interests before the legisla-
ture at Springfield, Ill, and | will get
even before | am through" Maxon ad-
mitted being the writer of the letters.
"Is It not true that you have about 1900
ie''eis a'u ''o u'i'e''9 :" ~
belonging to the Standard Oil company
of Kentucky?r asked NIr. Laforge.
'I have large number of letters and
papers addressed to officers OF the COM
pany and letters written by them to
their agents" replied the witness.
How did you get them
In the same way that Tor years that
! got information for the Standard Oil
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Attorney i<aiorse 'nen re"u ie'.ei
written by MaNon to {. T. Pratt an onl-
Ger of the STANDARD Oil company in New
vi. L. .,,,t,b h sata ho baa ol,tainea
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800 letters from one OF the company
agents in Ohio and had allowed COM
| missioner Garfield to copy them for Use
=, ..oaao,,,ing the aomnanv
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= IN answer 10 ases'ioiiS iro'p .i's a's''
ney regarding passes Maxon said he had
nassea on nearly every road in his terri
-. o,a ,,saa ,hor, In travelling on the
Wy "'u 49, '''' ~.
company business. ne op'aiue" '"o
passes he said from Treasurer Holmes
and other officials of the standard OIL
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Has No Pipe Contract.
I,a,.idson nreqident of the ST
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iou's "''' 'Aii :.
Mr.. MaNson. lie SAID 'hat 'here are NJ
pipe lines on the right OF way OF his
company for any considerable distance,
and that the road has no contract e,o,d TO M
1', - ~ - ,he E,,scn road was then taken
@ i"1 ~, paai,,s,t Ta,.tason safd that In
Up anu ~ t. e,,nishad b, The
w ~ CaIara on ronnan,, Roth
crnnanies are said to be affiliated with
coi'pail1S a, a ca, 1" o.,,,, - A'tornav Mon
'h' i -. - ,,.e,,n,ant In III.
,'.s..T.,n,,, -, "no said ,hat rnder tho con-
.ilfes.'s 80 ,a,,s,,ias tho railroad
Ia eo ta eo nor conf more than If the oil
,,'as ,,,,chasad in The onen market. but
,hat !, is sola on a mileage basIs. so that
tho records will not show the exact
amount maid. II. O. Hmkill purchasing
agent of the PENNSYLVANIA lines west OF
Plttsburx was then called to the stand.
He said that his company purchased oil
from the C;alena Oil company. and had
done so for ten years. 1t ceased buying
oil In the open market because the Ca
lena company guaranteed saving or 10
per cent to the railroad.
j. +. Tucker, chairman OF the tehuht
Freight Traffic association was the neAe
witness. About sixty rallroaus are repre-
sented In his organization.
Attorney Monnett endeaVored 10 Ieatn
something from the witness resatuIns .n
fixing OF oil rates ou' Tue VINES wines 60.
tnat ne merely eAp' ~, - -. ~.
OF tne opinIoh " ~ 80
meetings VI ''e
Fixing of Rates.
4you got tho consensus Of opinion of
tho roads on a rate TO be fixed issue an
informatIon circular. the rate is put out.
-, -, ,-o,, forget all about IT, That IL