The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-11-22

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Standard OIL company. both ia open
and Published tariffs and b. and
through secret and unpublished rates.
both interstate and i~ntrartafe. and ~
rebates. concessions. and preferences
granted 30 the STANDARD OIL company
and it's subsidiary corporations
The bin goes into The details u
many Of these rates. aud Shoes a sys-
tematic discrimination. substantially
al over the United States. % that
rates from Standard shipping points
are much lower. for the same distance
proDorti0nately and per ton per mile,
than from shipping points Of indie
pendent competing concerns These
differences 81 most Instances amount
70 mor than a reasonable profit upon
the oil.
Some Sample Determinations.
Tho regular published rate from
Whiting, Ind. 10 Evansville, Ind,
through Illinois. for instance. was II
cents per hundred pounds. Most Of
the oil shipped by the Standard com
pany was shipped at 81 cents and
6 cents per hundred pounds The
Standard had a rate from Whiting.
Ind, 70 Grand Junction. Tenn. OF Is
cents per hundred pounds. and large
quantities Of oil were distributed from
| Grand Junction ali over this southern
I territory on secret rates which never
we're published. as required by law,
or fled with the interstate commerce
commission.
The petition alleges taat for about
ten years prior TO 1905 secret and IN
published rates were made from
whiting Ind. to East St Louis. Of G.,
ca and 6k cents on the various rail
roads. which oil was destined to St.
Louis and to a large territory south
and southwest Of those points. while
the regular published rate was IS
cents per hundred pounds
How They Control Railroads
/. is alleged that the individual de-
PENDANTS and other individuals associa-
ted with them and interested with
them in the Standard OIL trust have
acquired large interests in the stocks
Of the principal railroads Of the
United States and have caused them
selves 20 be elected or have caused
other persons acting in their interest
TO be elected as members OF the boards
Of directors Of such railroads. BY rea-
son Of such ownership and representa-
tion on the boards Of directors Of
such railroads the individual defend
ants have influenced the railroads to
: establish and maintain the discrimIna-
tory rates.
Among the railroads in which the
defendants are interested and upon
the boards Of directors Of which they
have representation together with
the names Of ~directors) are the FOL.
lowing;
William Rockefeller -C Central New
England; Chicago. Milwaukee & st
Paul; Delaware. Lackawauna and
Western: Lake shore and Michigan
Southern; Michigan Central, New
York Central; New York. Chicago
and St Louis; New York. New
Haven and Hartford; New York.
Ontario and Western. New York
and Ottawa; Pittsburg and Lake
Erie. Rutland.
Henry n. ~Rogsrs-Santa Fe. Chicago.
Milwaukee and ST. Paul; Union
Pacifc.
Charles n. Pratt-Boston and Maine
Evansville and rerre Haute, Ions
Island.
Henry ~. Flag'er-Forids East Coast
John D. Rockefeller. Jr.-Delaware
Lackawanna and Western. Missouri
Pacific.
William G. Roekefeiier-Uuion Pacific
n. Clay Pieree-Kansas City Southern.
St Louis and san Francisco.
c. W.. Harkness-Chicago Milwaukee
and St Paul.
3. 7. catos-Missouri Pacific. Wiscon.
sin Central
The petition then reCites the stand
ard trusts monopoly Of the sale OF
lubricatinE oils 20 railroads. It's unfair
methods Of competition In the cutting
% local prices. the formation OF bogus
independent companies. the payment
Of rebates ON oh prices and the diyis
ion 81 territory.
Tells Of stupendous Profits.
Il IS eucrcd that by reason Of as
monopoly the standard OF company
has made enormous and unreasonable
profits on the actual value 90 lts prop
erty that the trustees valuation o..
an The property aud stocks placed Ia
their hands in 1889 was s55.7l0g9Ss t
The additional property purchased or
acquired by the issue OF trust certih.
Gates was Sl22I0I00 SO that The total
value OF all property controlled by the
Standard oil company 81 New Jersey
except such as may have been pun
chased fnom earnings. Is S6s O1o.59 "a
according % their ONE valuation,
Upon this capital the Standard hA,
from 1889 20 1888. inclusive. paid
S5l29i0OSs.50 ~ dividends and has
created a large surplus-the exact sur