The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-06-21
STANDARD GIVES
up BIG CONTRACTS
Disclosures Result In the IL.
brieating Oil Graft Being
Stopped.
RUNS. UP TO BILLION
Money Paid by Railroads TO tho Giant
Trust During Last Decade Through
This Form Of Tribute 10
Enormous.

Cleveland. June Glowing TO the dis
closures made before the interstate
commerce commission the Standard OIL
lubricating the Pennsylvania lines
west OF Pittsburg. voluntarily surrend-
ering n revenue OF more than $4,000 n
year.
With the cancellation OF the agree
mcnt between the PennsylvaaiS and
the Galcnn oil company. which is the
constituent company through which the
Standard furnishes all the railroads OF
the country with lubricating oil. comes
the knowledge that the Pennsylvania
lines west OF Pit,sburg saved more
than 81 500. 900 In ten years by securing
n rore liberal contract than any other
railroad company enjoyed with the Ca
lena for lubricating oils.
Figures Show Big Gifts.
This disclosure means. according to
the attorneys for the commission. that
II. ns charged before the commission.
the Standard OF company In receiving
rebates from the railroads In the form
OF excessive prices paid the Standard
for lubrIcating oils. the Pennsylvania
lines west or Pittsburg would have paid
the Standard oil company si.6l7 .sss I'm
this form OF rebates during the last ten
years, had the railroad submitted to
paying the prices for oil which all other
railroads were willing TO pay.
IL Is also said to prove conclusiveiy
that the prices paid by all other rail-
roads In the country. except the Penn
sylvania lines west Of Pittsburg. TO tho
Standard oil for lubricatinR oils II mt
least so per cent. In excess of the prices
n r..
cnt companies. Whether the payment
OF Standards prices amounts To- tho
payment OF rebates by the railroads or
not. IL Is n fact that ut least ten big
railroad systems having terminals in
Chicago. for example. have paid tho
Standard oil company for the last ten
years I'm the neighborhood OF SIC. 900. 900
In excess Of the sum they would have
paid had they paid on the basis OF the
contract enjoyed by the Pennsylvania
lines west OF Pittsburg.
Runs Up to Billion.
That there are many moro than ten
railroad systems which use as much
lubricating oil as the Pennsylvania
lines west OF Pittsburg Is certain. Tho
sum paid Standard OH by all the rail-
road systems OF the country for lubri-
cation. therefore. during the last de-
cade in excess Of tho sum they would
tract would undoubtedly aggregate
more than $1,000. 900. 900.
The saving which has been effected
To- the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
burg Is due 10 the refusal OF George l..
Peck. general manager. To- submit TO
the payment OF prices for lubricating
which he had demonstrated To be ex-
brilliant and to his compelling tho
Standard OH people To give his COM
pany a reasonable contract or permit
independent companies to lubricate tho
lines.
These facts were disclosed by an
davits made by Mr.. Peck. together with
sworn financial statements made by
him and filed with the Interstate Com
mcrce commission I'm rcfutntion OF tho
charge that the Pennsylvania was pay
Ing rebates TO the Standard oil COM
pany I'm the form OF excessive prices
for lubricating oil.