The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-05
Story Told by William W
TarbelI
BROTHER TO IDA TARBELL
Who Exposed the standard-pness cui
70 Below Actual cost--rried 10
Prevent Rival Building pips
Line 10 the Sea.

New York, Oh. s.-w. w. Tarheu d
Philadelphia, brother u Ida n. Tar
bell, who first exposed standard OF
methods through her writing wa call
ed yesterday a. the frat witness IN the
federal hearing 10 dissolve the STANDARD
OIL company OF New Jersey.
Tarbell Il treasurer Of the Pure on
company aud holds q similar position
with the United States Pipe Line com.
pany, independent concerns, and has
fought the Standard OF for years. Il
Is understood that mitch Of the infoFnia,
ton furnished by Hiss rarbell In her
hirtorv of The STANDARD oil company
came from this brother.
1arhell was rallied 20 testify a. to che
efforts made by the STANDARD oil com.
pany to put bis concerns out Of lali.
ness, and III. appearance on the stand
created sensation, a. interesting de.
velopments were at once expected.
Before NJ. Tafhel was allowed 10
begin his testimony. Wesley II. IIlford,
treasurer Of the Standard OF company
Of New Jersey, took the stand 10 make
corrections in the court record al his
evidence. Kellogg took the opportunity
20 ask Tilford about a loan Of over
2O00000 by the Standard 20 james
Mcdonald, about 1900, when Mcdonald
was manager 10 London Of the Anglo.
American company, which was owned
by the STANDARD.
Il don't remember" said Tiliord.
you were treasurer them"
"Yes."
"A loan Of se.oOooOo would no. be
overlooked BY all officers Of the com.
pany, would iti"
Il don't know"
To volley Of similar questions. Til
ford said he could not remember. AZ
length kellogg asked.
As a matter Of fact, didn't that loan
represent the purchase Of the Manhats
tan oil eompanyy'
Il don't know
Then Kellogg inquired about the mys
FERROUS scro-s-townn pipe line. which
extends from New Jersey across Man
haitian % Long Island. Though tle
Standard Of New York, 81 which be Is
vice-presldcnt, received until year ago
an annual rentel Of sl,lOO.000 for the
line, Tilford said he knew nothing what
ever about H. except that he had heard
there was such line. He promised 70
look this up. too
I'll IL brought in that much rental il
must have represented value OF AZ
least s5.00o,O00, must it notF' asked
Kellogg.
Il could not say replied Tilforda
He then loft the stand. and Tarbeii
replaced him. H
I'm 1904 TarbelI said, "the Standard
had cut the prices for export oil until
the refneries along the Independent
United States Pipe Line company had
to sell their oil az cost or less"
He said the pipe line carried it at a
loss. Some Of the reiiners sold to the
Standard. he added but Others got to-
gether and organized the Pure Oil com
pany sent agents abroad and re-estah
lished the European market.
Refined OIL he said, had been ex-
ported at less than the cost OF produc
ing and transporting the crude OIL
Tarbel said that the Standard,
through its national transit company,
had procured 30 per cent of the stock
Of the United States Pipe Line company,
but had no interest in the Pure Oii
company. Some Of the pipe stock was
bought from refDers, who sold out to
the Standard He said the Pure Oil
company owns majority Of the stock
Of the Producers Refining company, the
Producers Oil company. and the United
States Pipe Line company.