The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
rate,. Tho total saving to the Standard
on these ratei has boon about {IO,O0 per

Again.. the open rate from Mnit'n6 70
Evansville, Ind, has been for many years
II cents. The Standard has for about ton
years shipped oil to Evan.vsl!e sof io tha
aoe ana Hr many sla,s rato. Of cents
and sN cents. Tho freight paid BY 4 t ne
Standard in this casc has been about 5000
per year les. than tho open aar az from Tho
Cleveland were from to 2s cents per hun
drel pounds or from 4 to ~ cem'' sA'H
standard.
Tho records OF tho Chicago and Eastern
these Grand junction and, Evansville rates !s
wore intended to be secret, were given TOT
tho sole benen. OF the stiad9 Era ana were
handled us secret rates Win the RhoWleose
'(D The STANDARD oil Company has for at
lest ten years shipped ol from Wha1tn'ns az 70
between those places, while the only duly
published rate on al roads mas oeem 10 10
49, tss STANDARD amounted to a0@u. sspoo u
For many years East 81 Louis has as, been zen
The for oil shpmentsr ba oS ra tnS
from the Independent refining points o.
Ohio to East St. Louis have been about
whereas s C" on other ,rn commodities o OF similar
more than Whiting:
miles from the Illinois line. East st. Louis
is In Illinois, Just across the river from
S. Leuis The secret rstes S Were glys n,c by
so and Alton, and Chicago and Eastern III
nois railroads. They were not published.
on the ground that they were State rateSrt
r r s chicago s and Altonlfaisely way.
billed the freight at IS cents. and coilectcd
from the STANDARD At cents; s The Chea ,go
s6-cent ra te but II was none the less secret.
~ In tho Kansas-Territory field there are
some unfair open rates The more lmpor-
tant discrimination has been IN the nrpl-
trary weights fixed by the railroads on
crude oil and fuel oil. This discrimnn ton
prevents the Kansas producer from selling
his crude oil. especially low gravity. advan.
tageously In competition with the fuel OF!
produced by the Standard and the small
Crude oil Is enlarged on. the basis Of IN
pounds per- gallon ia IS actual fs.5
about ~ pqund " EuHl oil produced tby&tA
crude OIL ahipped from 4Sansas t. g! 81 Louis o.
is charged nearly y cent more than "a, nnr,
charges is equal to- more than one bird OF
L the price Of low-grade Kansas crude.
THIS DISCRIMINATION has existed for about
fold. The Legislation Of Kansas In 1905 put
an end to 1t only SO far as shipments with
In the State are Econcerned. M ssgst. Z,
(8) In California direct rebates, as wei! as
DETERMINATIONS By the use Of secret rates,
have been given on, OIL, . 2l4kl&.
These rebates and dlscrimtnations hene,s
titedH 1.-THE Standard. to theS extent ipf$ about
pany.; the. Union Oil Company ana some !
consumers OF oil also rebates ana
received as much asnll other interests CON-
bined. These favors were ALMOST inyarlan,y
ana tine sbs y ge r on
celved by the Standard In connection with
Interstate shipments this virtually vas
fact that fuel oil isSextenstvely sold under
Z contract on the Pacific coast, rate dlscr1ml-
nations obtained by O. few favored hhlpPeTs
have enabled them to monopollZc nlarhetb
FOR long periods. b III; 80 s
Great Injury has been, inflicted ~ rail-.
roads upon Independent shippers through
determinations in the distribution /. q tank
rs Open published rates from. Whiting into
large part OF the United States have
given the Standard OIL Company an unfair
advantage OF from ! to u cents per hundred
This discrimination seriously limits In.
dependent reiincrs IN some markets, ana
kots 1t is accomplished by the use OF com
modify rates-that is, rates which apply
only 10 petroleum and its products-and
>; The ,s' true principle Of commodity rate max
ing is to more nearly equal competitiye
se IN the case Of IL oil has been to give the
Standard relatively much lower rates TO
common markets than those given TO its
competitors. Fs5if5 s5+z'
and other points on the lower Misslssippi /
River andsthe Gulf, the ordinary class rates
smar articles a9s an I G sents
above the rates from Whiting; The COMING.
dl.y rates on oil arc from 81 to r5 3sM no cent?
above the rates from Whiting Ime normal ,raea
points. instead OF INCREASING the ditteren,!!ia:
Refinery 'ar q he eq Vest Of the Missspp
prornted with tho eastern roads on OF
shipments from tho PennAylvania and Ohio
sou,hWes, s After p' Inc Of ihe
Whiting refinery those roads, refused H., 70 70
prornte from points east Of Whit1 e. T ans
per hundred pounds. This discrimination Is
the mere conspinouss IN h .he ease e do Do
prorate with With Tie railroads from Chicago
tt to 81, Louis on oil oil from Whiting,
Changes Made.
Most OF the secret rates, and some OF
the open DETERMINATIONS discovered by
roads shortly after such discovery.
The moro important changes mus tar
noted are as follows;
l. The, secret rate Of cents psr barre!
barrel barre from oiean 70 nuifao has been chang,
cd to an open rate OF 70 cents per barrel
to RocheHttr nld " ceHl6 pcr pa|ItI ~
buffalo on shipments OF all rehned oil
products, and the practice OF blind-b\lling
Of oil has been discontinued by the penn-
sylyan!a Railroad. H
g Tho low tank-car ratios made by tho
Rutland Railroad from Norwood TO Bur
lington Rutland and Bellows Falls W,
have been made applicable on oil IN barrels.
g. The cancellation OF the secret rate from
Whiting to Grand Junction VIII reduce ny
three fdurths the Standards advantage over
competing refners NJ Toledo. Cleveland,
and Nncnity on shipments Into 2 large part
OF tho South, Instead OF II or 10 cents the
dferontnl against them ~ now or I
cents per hundred pounds while the DIS
advantage Of competing refners O west.
ern pennsylvania has been correspoha'hsiy
reduced,
Tho cancellation OF tho secret rate frpm
Whiting TO Evansville WIN reduce ne
Standards advantage over competing renn-
ers at Toledo on shipments INTO lhhmy
other parts Of tho South from ABOUT r W
cents 10 ~. cents per hundred pounds, lne
adyan,pee which the Standard has elJoyeu
over coipeti,ors In Cleveland, Ptttspurs
and other Independent refining points mas
been corrcSpondinYly reduced. -.
s rhe CANCELLATION OF the senTe' rata ii9i'
luton 81 u,c rate OF 10 cents VIII rsdace ing
Gihndard's advantage from cents 70 !
CENTS per hundred pounds, with sor Ire.
sp6narg reduction of It's advantage over
moro enRterly rchHins points.
G."rhe railroads have ndfa,sed kueiF
published iates from Whiting int 2p' ~