Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-23
Federal Attorney Kellogg
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IN new YORK HEARING
Treasurer Tilf0rd of Defending
Company Tells of Pur-
chase of Cars.


stood Frank b. Kellogg. the govern
ment's counsel in the suit to dissolve
the Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey has important evidence in his pos
session bearing on the alleged re.a-
tionship of railroad rebates and profits
of the corporation in the last eight
years. 1t is also said that this phase
. of Mr.. Kelloggs case is being reserved
until the line of questioning he pur-
sued last week is finished.
Sells Standard Tank Cars.
New York. Sept. 23.-W. II. Tilford,
treasurer of the Standard Oil company,
gave further testimony today in the
governments action against the COM
-pany. He testified after looking over
the records on Saturday, that the Man
haitian Oil company of Ohio had sold
to the Standard Oil company 754 tank
cars between 1899 and 1901.
Bought by Union Tank Line.
The purchase was made for the Stand
ard by a subsidiary company, the Union
Tank line. Mr.. Tilford could not say
if the Standard made any contract to
supply certain gas companies with oil
when it took over the Manhattan Oil
company.
Has New Evidence.
New York, Sept. 23.-Frank B. Kel-
logg, the governments special prosecu-
tor in its suit to dissolve the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, has i'm
portant evidence in his possession, it is
learned, bearing on the part railroad
rebates have played in the enormous
profits of the corporation in the last
eight years.
This phase of Mr.. KellOgg's case is
being held in reserve. Several days
more will be occupied in testimony to
show that the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey is practically the same
corporation dissolved in 1892 on the
ground that it was operating in re-
straint of trade, and that the present
company is still doing business in
Texas in spite of the fact that ii was
outlawed in that state at the time the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, one of its
subsidiary concerns, was barred from
further operations there.
More Witpcsses Called.
Several more witnesses are TO be
called before Mr.. Kellogg turns his at
tention to rebates. One of these is vii
liam G.. Rockefeller. assistant secretary
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey, and still another is Wade
Hampton, general auditor of the com
pany.
Subpoenas have already been served
upon railroad men who are expected tC
throw some light on the rebate ques
tion, and they are scheduled to appear
at the examination now in progress
here during the next few days. Amon2
them are jefferson Justice, assistan
controller of the Pennsylvania railroad
r. W. Downing, eX-controller of th'
Pennsylvania lines, and w. r. McCul
loch. auditor of freight accounts of tht
New York Central.
Produce Agreements.
They have been ordered to produc
certain agreements alleged to hav
been made between them and the mem
bers of the operating staff of the STAND
ard Oil company or its subsidiary cor
Germs, which use the Pennsylvania an
the New York Central lines in tran:
porting OIL
1t is declared that Mr. Kellogg ha
in his possession documentary evidenc
tending to prove that aid was given b
railroads, through rebates, to the StanC
ard Oil company during its many rat
wars with independent cOncerns-waI
which almost invariably ended by tn
rival concerns going to the wall an
it's plants and reineries being take
over by the New Jersey concern an
either abandoned or operated as pa
of the Standard system.