The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
INTERESTING { REVELATIONS Calvin M. Payne on Stand.
 - ADJOURNED TO NEXT WEEK Texas OH Company Is Inquired
 Into.
ADJOURNED TO NEXT WEEK
H. c. FoIger, IT., Testiffes That Ger. sieana Property Was Pur- chased by Agreement .. With John D. Archibold.

New York, Sept, 25-Some interest," Ing evidence that lay almost hidden In voluminous schedule of oil tariffs submitted to the Interstate Commerce. Commission by the Standard OH Com pany was unfolded today at the hear ing of the Federal suit against the so- called trust, when Calvin M. Payne, vice president of the National Transit Company took the witness stand to tell about the various pipe lines of the oil combine over which he has general supervision.
 The schedule shows that tariffs for the transportation of crude oil by the Standard oil Compeny's pipe lines are fixed at Unionville, which is the State line between New York and New Jer- sey and Center Bridge. which is Iocat- ed on the New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania line a
 Frank B. Kellogg. conducting the Federal action asked Mir Payne at Unionville did not spring into existence In 1906 when the Hepburn bill which provides that common carriers publish tariff schedules became a
 Mir. Payne testified that Union loomed geographically fin the sun of 1906 while he was abroad. governments counsel further devel that at Unionvifie the pipes of National Transit Company carryin from Clean, N. Y, and other we points, connected with the pipe of the Standard oil Company of New Jersey and that at Centerridge the Pipe Line carrying the oils of the Eureka Pipe Line Company the Buck. eye and the Pipe Line Company, the Southern Pennsylvania Pipe Line Com pany and the National Transit Com pany, from Lima Ohio to the seaboard connects with the Pipe Line Of thS Standard oil Company of Now Jersey. Mir. Payne said that as lines of these companies ended at unionville and Center Bridge, the tariff schedules were fixed for those points.
 Mir. Kellogg sought to show tha independent could send oil to the board over those lines because could not be obtained from those ps to the seaboard. Mr. Kellogg aaic Standard would not publish rate ..a l;ge through New Jersey aud consequence independents were off from Tidewater.
 The control of the corsicana R ing Company of Texas whinh government, in its bill of complain leges Is really owned by the Standard. was inquired into today and the governments counsel believes that he obtained from Henry C. Foiger. Jr.. and Calvin M. Payne two Of the wit
 
 governments contention.
 Both witnesses testified that they held official position with the Standard and that from 1898 when the refinery was built to 1906. they held the sfnck of the company for the Nat Transit Company. and in 1908 purchased the Corsicana stock e. verbal agreement with John D. bold to pay for it in the folio year. MT. Folger testified that management of the Corsicana com was continued along the same lin . before the sale by the National IT ns Company, 8 subsidiary of the staI oil Company.
 The oil hearings will be adjol after Friday over the early pa next week to permit John G. Mil counsel for the defendants to the unveiling of the Mckinley E.-au- ment in Canton, Ohio.