The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-04

SSSains Ihe open ateStr0na ~ a1tf2S
Ito EVansslue. Ind. has been many.
tyeags1 cents The Standard has for
ABOUT ten years shipped on TO Exams
vile for local use and for many points
beyond in the Southeast az so-ca1led
State rates Of s cents and5s5l cents
Tie freight paid by the Standard in
this case has been about $4,000 per
year less than the open rate
The rates TO this same territory
from the independent refining points
at Toledo and Cleveland We're from S
TO Is cents per hundred pounds, or
from x to az cents gallon higher
than the rate received by the Stand
ard.
The records of the Chicago and East
ern Illinois Railroad Company show
plainly that these Grand Junction and
Evansville rates were intended to be
secret, were given for the sole bene-
ct of the Standard. and were handled
as secret rates with The knowledge OF
STANDARD officials.
IA The Standard OH Company has
for at least ten years shipped oil
from Whiting to East St Louis. Ill.
ut rate of 64 cents on three of tle
five railroads running between those
places, while the only duly published
rate on all roads has been is cents Jur-
1nS ali that period The saving TO the
standard amounted TO about $4,000
IN 1901
For many years East ST. Louis has
by the Standard into the Southwest.
The rates from the Independent re-
fini1Ig points Of Ohio to East ST. Louis
have been about II cents higher than
the rate from Whiting. whereas on
ether commodities of similar grade
these points pay only about cents
more than Whiting.
Whiting is located in Indiana. abou-
Two !ni1es from the Illinois line East
81 Louis Is in Illinois, just across
The river from St. Louis. TIE secret
low rates We're given b. the Gi-:caSo.
Burlington and Quincy. Chicago ana
Alton, and Chicago and Eastern Il
linois railroads. They were not pub
lished. on the ground that they were
State rates. In dealing with these
rates one of the roads the Chicago
ard Altor-falsely waybitled tie
freight at IS cents, and collected FROM
tae standard at cents. The Chicago
and Eastern Illinois blind-blle5 at The
s-ce2t -2te, but it was none the less
secret.
@ IN the Nansas-Te--Etor fed
there are some unfair open rates. The
more important discrimination his
beea in the arbitrary weights fixed by
the railroads on crude oil and fUe. OIL.
This discrimination prevents Tie S<1I.-
Sass pro5:uccr from selling cr':5:.'
oil. especially low sr.yity, 2dvantaEe-
" in competition Wit! the fue! oil pro
,'uced By the Standard ana tie snail
iyca! .7escers.
Grade Gil IS charged oa the basis o:
. / ponds per gallon: its actual weight
IS abc,7t 70 pounds. Fuel OIL producea
hy The refncrics is charged Al S.
pounds; it actually weights about &c
pounds a barrel Of crude oil shipped
tyca Kansas to ST Louis is charged
nearly 1o cents more than Z barrel OF
fuel OILS this difference in freight
charges is equal to more than one
third CT the price OF low-grade Kansas
crude.
This discrimination has existed for
about 1cur years. It does not exist n
a-.y other field. The legislation of Kan
sas in 1905 put an end to it only SO far
IS shipments within the State are
concerned
(6) IA California direct rebates, as
we'll as Determinations by the use OF
secret rates. have been given on oil.
These rebates and determinations
benefited the STANDARD to the extent
Of abou- 100000 in 1901 The Asso-
ciated OI Company. the Union Oil
Company, and some consumers of oil
also received rebates and secret rates.
but the STANDARD apparently received
as :lucz as all other interests COM
| :.inci These favors were almost in
varia!oIS denied the ordinary shipper
On shipments to Arizona, rebates on
State rates We're received by the
Standard in connection with interstate
Shipments: this virtually was re-
bale on interstate business Owing
10 TIC fact that fuel oil is extensive
" sod Under contract on the Pacific