The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-17

never tell when | would need the se1r
vices Of any Of them.
Once received a letter from Mr..
Pratt in New York advising me Of a
certain car Of oil that was consigned
to Topeka. He said he wanted sam
pie Of the oil and told me that II ]
found 1t necessary could get In touch
with Charles Kelly, who was then
state oil inspector"
This statement by the witness was
Immediately followed up by Attorney
Marchand, who sought to use 1t as a
basis to prove that the oil inspectors
Of many states are really in the Stand
ard OIL employ
did you make use Of his services?"
Mr.. Marchand asked hurriedly, half
rising from his seat, expecting the
testimony to take a sensational turn.
mo, did not. I was able to get
the sample without him. got II
through bribed agent Of the inde-
pendent company"
did you ever make use Of Mr..
Kelly's services?"
mo, never found it necessary. l
saw him only few times and never
talked with him about the Standard.
I do not know what his relations
WERE"
when you were told to get inform
alton and to bride If need be to get
1t how were those instructions given
to your" the witness was asked.
I'VE were always summoned to the
main office and our instructions were
given in person. Letters were not
written on such points. The only let.
ter ever received in connection witt
such matters was one from Mr.. Pratt
in which he told me to keep up stock
This letter was virtual order to sell
short weight. 1t referred to agents
who sold 2O5 to 208 gallons Of oil out
Of tank of 200 gallons.
mo Standard Oil agent ever inquiries
about the grade Of different oils. That
Is not his business. He Is supposed
to take the company's word for it.
ri had arrangements with the Mis-
souri, Pacific, the Rock Island and the
Santa Fe employees at Topeka, they
were on my bribery pay roll"
Mr.. Without testified at the hearing
in Kansas City. At that hearing G,
w. Mayer, the Kansas City agent
testified that he never sent checks
for bride money to any agents. Mayer
will be called here and confronted
with the testimony given by Wilhoit.
A large number of witnesses are in at
tendance and will be summoned to
testify concerning rebates and other
alleged practices Of the Standard Oil
company.
1t developed in the witness testi-
mony that some of Commissioner Gar
fields information in his recent report
came from Wilhc,t.
E. P. Ripley, president of the Atchi-
son, Topeka C Santa Fe railway was
called to the stand. He was asked con-
corning agreements Of the railroad
company with a number of companies
alleged to be subsidiary companies Of
the Standard Oil company.
1.-THE first contract" said President
Ripley, was with man in Kansas
City to lay pipe line on our right of
way for $40 mile. The next was for
a line from Kansas City to Joliet, and
for this we received $50 per mile. We
got $250OOO for hauling the pipe. !
was very sorry to see the pipe line
built but rs 1t had to be done did
the best could out of it"
Didn't you raise the rate in Kansas
on oil when the pipe line was put In?
asked Attorney Monet.
I'VE did but we carried oil before
the pipe line was put in, and we have
carried none since"
He was asked If the rate on gas
oil was not lowered, and that on crude
oil raised, and answered that it was.
when the crude oil was piped the
rate was raised, but the rate on gas
oil was lowered, it being shipped;
isn't that so?"
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