The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-28
KILLED COMPETITION
Oil Trust Used Pipe Lines TO
Crush Independents.
HOW THEY EVADED THE LAW
Despite Hepburn Bill Standard Did
Not Publish Tariff Schedule For
Carrying Oil to Tidewater-Texa
Has Oil Trust Dummy.

Carrying Oil TO Tidewater-Texas
Has Oil Trust Dummy.
New York. sept. 26.-Some interest
ing evidence that lay almost hidden in
voluminous schedule OF oil tarlns
submitted 20 the interstate commerce
commission by the Standard oil COM
pany was uufolded at the hearing
OF the federal suit against the so
called oil trust when Calvin NJ 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 Tor the tran sportation OF crude
oil by the Standards pipe lines are
fixed at Unionville: which is on the
state line between New York and New
Jersey. and Centre Bridge. which is
located on the New -Pennsylva-
MIA state line.
Frank b. kellogg. conducting the
federal action. asked MIR. Payne IL
UniCnville did not spring into exist
ence In 1905. when the Hepburn bill.
which provides that common carriers
must publish tariff schedules. became
a law. Mr.. Payne testified that Union
willie doomed geographically in the
summer OF 1906 while ne was abroad.
The governments counsel further de-
veloped that at Knoxville the pipes OF
the National Transfer company. carry
irg oil from Olean. " Y. and othcr
western points. connect with the pipe
line OF the standard Oil company OF
New Jersey. and that at Centre Bridge
the pipe line carrying the oils Of the
Eureka Pipe Line company. the South
era Pennsylvania Pipe Line company
al the National Transit company.
from Lima. O.. to the seaboard. con-
meets with the pipe line OF the Stand
ard oil company OF New Jersey. Mr..
Payne said that. as the lines OF those
companies ended at Knoxville and
Centre Bridge. tho tariff schedules
were fixed for those points
Mr.. kellogg sought 10 show that no
Independent could send oil 70 the sea-
board over those lines. because rates
you'd not be obtained from those
points 10 the seaboard. Mr. kellogg
s't-aN NAtN t'NaAitAtt+AA NWAAA iNi lunNArn
rates on its line through New Jersey.
and as consequence independents
We're shut on from tidewater.
The control OF the Corsicana Rein
ing company OF Texas. which the gov
eminent in its bill OF complaint. al
leccs is really owned by the Standard,
was inquired into. and the govern
ments counsel believes that he obtain
cd from Henry c. Folger. Jr.. and Cal
Win NJ. Payne. two Of the witnesses.
testimony In support OF the govern
mouts contention. The witnesses ties.
titled that they held Official positions
with the Standard. and that from 1898.
when the refinery was built. TO 1906.
they held the stock OF the company for
the National Transit company. and In
1906 they purchased the Corsicana
stock by verbal agreement with John
ID. Archbold TO pay for II in ten years.
Mr. FOlger testified that the manage
ment Of the Corsicana company was
continued along the same lines as be-
fore the sale by the National Transit
company. a subsidiary OF the Standard
oil company.