Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-12
STANDARD OIL CO.
WAS IN COLLISION
With the ST. Louis and Iron Noun
tain Railroad, so it is
Charged.
LATTER AGENT FOR FORMER.
l.. s. jIibbs Told OF the Methods Used
To Crush Ont Independent
Companies,

Chicago. May 11.--Direct charges OF
collision between the Standard OIL
company and the 81. Louis & Iron
Mountain railroad were made during
the second days hearing Of the iuyes-
tigaton OF the relations between the
oil company aud the common carriers
OF the country, before the Interstate
commerce commission,
Nearly every railroad running south,
north and west from Chicago wax rep
resented today before the Interstate
commerce commission when the inves-
tigation into tho relations Of the Stand
ard oil company with the railroads
was resumed.
Atty. La Forge representing the
Standard OIL company Of Kentucky,
opened the proceedings by cross-ex-
animation Of Haywood MaSon Of hi
nois, who was the last witness at the
hearing yesterday,
The attorney read a number Of let
tiers written by Maxon. IN which he
threatened to make trouble for the
Standard oil company because he had
been refused years leave Of absence.
one of the letters read
II mean TO make all the trouble for
the company / can Your attorney
Mr.. Eddy, attacked my interests be-
fore the legislature at Springfield, Ill,
and ! VIII get even before am
through"
Maxon admitted being the writer of
the letters.
rs II not true that you have about
1900 letters and documents Ia your
possession belonging to the Standard
oil company of Kentucky" asked Mr..
La Forge.
II have a large number Of letters
and papers addressed to officers Of the
company. and letters written by them
to their agents. 'the witness replied.
How did you get them y
"In the same way that for years /
got information for the Standard Oil
company"
Atty. La Forge then read a letter
written by Maxon 10 G. NJ. Pratt, an
officer of the Standard OIL company
in New York, in which he said that he
had obtained 900 letters from one Of
the companys agents In Ohio and had
allowed Commissioner GARFIELD TO copy
them for use In prosecuting the COM
pany,
In answer TO questions of the attor-
ney regarding passes, MaXon said that
he had passes on nearly every rail-
road In his territory and used them In
travelling on the company's business.
He obtained the passes, he said, from
Treasurer Holmes and other officers Of
the Standard oil company
A. j. Davidson, president OF the st.
Louis & San Francisco road, followed
Mr.. Maxon on the stand He said that
there are no pipe lines on the right of
way of his company for any considera-
BILE distance, and that the road has no
contract to install a pipe line. He said
that the Cudahy Refining company
had made application to install a pipe
line from the Kansas oil fields to ST.
Lopis. and that the proposition was de-
cined by the executive committee of
the railroad. The witness said that he
does not believe that the Cudahy COM
pany is affiliated with the Standard in
terests.
do you know of any reason why the
Cudahy people should not be given the
right TO construct u pipe line, and the
STANDARD should be given such
right?" asked Commissioner Prouty.
II can think Of no reason said Mr.
Davidson.
j. f. Tucker, chairman OF the Central