The Washington times., 1906-11-15

/ procuring their crude oil through the
STANDARD on COmTanys pipe lines. 70
I sell all their export oil 10 the Standard,
/ thereby eliminating their competition.
( IL is declared that this contract was
| procured through threats.
Il Is charged that the Standard.
! through its influence and by reason OF
! is large tonnage, sells substantially all
/ of the lubricating oils 70 the railroads OF
the United States that the prices are
/ from % TO leo per cent more than the
prices which other manufacturers are
willing 70 sell the same, and that these
excessive prices are willingly paid by
/ the railroads, in order that thew NAV
get the trusts business and that this IS
substantially the payment Of rebates.
Value of Property S6e,o2o,zes.
The bill points out many instances
"here the trust has driven independent
/ dealers, refiEers. and Johbers out Of
business; It explains the operation o.
( bogus independent companies. Of the
system Of secret rebates and reductions.
or division OF territory and OF discrln-
/ nations
II charges that the great svsten, ~
lHeSa4 IaEors obtained from the rail-
aStqs OF the country has i5cen brought
aDout thfoogh the ownership and foIiiI-
Uhce u the individual eI4-f.ffgisUrs a,7d
others acting IN their Interest in ~,
F9Itous railroads OF the United States
ne ne JotaI value Of all property con-
| lroIied by the Standard oil Con1nsnv 1e
iNeM Jersey except such as may have
Deeh purchased. is s69. go lsS. accordfnly
tIaf i'S 1,,o,, o~h valuation, II is declared
IloIh ~ 70 1880, inclusive paid $50
9tHvo4 or dividends. and mas cfeated :,
trl5s,-,,! rsri urp!us. II is alleged that It's
the value of 500, 600 0GG. It's animal -
laehds during the last nine wears
ttHh Hh rom So 10 4S per cent in addition -
/ 1ae surplus. ''0'' 80
Moody Issues Statement.
me statement issued by the Attorney
GelleFaI thls morning is as follows:
IN June last by direction OF .he
resident. Messrs- Kellogg and AIorri
son were appointed by me special As
! Slsl@ht attorneys general to act with A.
/ SlstAht 10 the Attorney General Pur5v
10 make an investigation of tho reIa-
/ uons or the Standard oil Comnsnv NJ
New Jersey 70 the business Of refining
transporting, distributing. ana sellinss
OH throughout the United States. In as
certain all the facts and report vybatbay
or not in their opinion there has haa,
violation OF the Sherman anti-tr,,st
Jaw by the Standard OIL COMPANY of
Ne" Jersey or the persons or CORPORA
lions associated with or managing AZ
me ne counsel have completed that duty
/ allC tAe report of their Investigation has
received careful consideration nv ,ba
President and his Cabinet.
The Information available 10 the de-
partment tends TO show.
That the various corporations and
lihlted partnerships under the control
| in the manner hereinafter stated Of the
/ 0lanoard on COMPANY Of New Jersey,
produce transport. and sCJ abouf aa
I per cent of the refined oil PRODUCED
utnsportred. and sold IL The United
1 Slates ior domestic use. and about the
| same proportion of refined oil exported
from the United States.
Names Oil Trust Leaders.
THAT this share of tho business has
keen procured BY a course of action
which, beginning in 1870, has Continued
under the direction of the same persons.
IN the maiE down 10 the present time.
That these persons now surviving
are John d. Rockefeller. William Rookie
teller. Henry II. Rogers. Henry NJ. Flag
leT. J0hn ID. Archbold. Oliver X. Payne,
and Charles NJ Pratt
That the design throughout Of the
persons having control Of the enterpriseS
mas been 10 suppress competition IN the
production, transportation and sale Of
refined oil. and To obtain as far as
possible. monopoly therein
Ihat between 1870 and JSS2 the design
was effected through agreements made
between many persons and corporations
engaged in this business.
THAT in 1852 the result aimed at was
made moro certain by vesting in nine
trustees Including five Of the above
named Persons) sufficient stock in the
thirty-nine corporations concerned to
enable the trustees to coutro! their
operations in such q way that comDe-
uuon between them was suppressed.
Plan Declared Illegal.
That this plan was acted upon until
il was declared unlawful by the Suprtrne
Court of Ohio in action against Stand
ard on Company of Ohio, one of said
corporations, in 1892.
THAT during the seven years follow
ing the same individual defendants. az
a majority of the nquidatng trustees
were pretending TO liqudate the trust;
but, as a matter Of fact. were managing
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