Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-01

lie New lOrR fTeES, u IcpuoLShu
newspaper. tells "a Simple Trust story
IN this way:
1.-The interstate comm siou
has beer hearing Il ease i'll the last few
days which is n very simple story. y
firm Of sellers OF oil III Brooklyu we're
dong n prosperous business. They
bought their supply from the Standard
Oil company When the business grew
big enough to be worth while to Rocke.
Teller greed the trust was not content to
make it's profits ON the oil sold 10 the
the firm ut wholesale; it wanted both
its previous profit OF wholesale and the
little firms profit OF retail. 1t deter
mined that the firm must get ont OK
business. 1t was bound 10 swallow the
whole thing. Note the method, simple
rs the story:
"a competitor came into the held.
The complainnnts declare that the
competing outtit was set up by the trust
10 kill of the firm which was earning
the profits coveted by the Rockcfellcrs.
At my rate, tho Standard Oil began to
raise its wholesale price on the firm
sentenced to be erterminated. This
forced the victims to raise the retail
price or lose money. But the newly
arrived competitor did not raise prices,
for the reason, the COMPLIMENTS charge,
TINT tho wholesale price was not in
creased on the enterprise winch was to
drive out the old concern. Obviously
the condemned firm must get cheaper
oil or go out Of business. rE the consum-
ers would not pay more to it than to he
other for their oil.
ITO get cheaper oil the firm which
had been marked for slaughter by the
Rockefellers went west to independent
producers and made arrangements Ia
ship oil tank cars. The price was SC
favorable, the service 20 satisfactory
the other benefits so striking, that the
firm was able to do more buintss thar
before. 1t built up u large trlde. #
was shipping uaLy tank care. 1t not
only was holding its former trade
gained when dealing with tile trust, but
it was taking trade away from Standard
Oil and its agencies, This WIS con,
siderably more than tho trust had
bargained for. 1t haG arrauged to ruin
u retailer by putting up the price Of his
supply on him whore no could not live
in competition, but by driving him to
IN independent source OF supply it had
olnurn In, hon, D.. ,r,I,, ,,x., 100000,
aud how t diminish the business and
profits OF the trust. This was also to be
stopped.
"The firm, now Independent md pros
railroads To haul and deliver ito tank
cars containing tho independent oil,
Tho railway agents said the business
was too dangerous. Tho dripping oil
might catch fire in the terminals and
burn up railroad sheds, trans o; freigh at,
whole terminals There was no toll ing
what damage might not happen to
property and lives from hauling these
tank cars Of oil supplied by independent
producers and to be sold b. an iudepcnd.
ent firm in competition with tho Rookie,
i~cllcrs. Tho railroads could hnul cars
OF tho STANDARD Oil trust; they could
take narc of the shipments 10 dealers IN
the trusts oil. No great darger here
But not so with the independent FRO,
duccrs aud h ludlers rhoir oIl must
not be handled.
"What the independent firm wants the
interstate commission &,
determine il whether tie STANDARD Oh
trust has tho right la arrange That CON.
mon carriers eliaIl transport only
Standard OIL products. What the firm
wantH to be informed about IL whether
the United States government sanctions
conditions whereby when the Stnndar
Oil cau't club a dealer to death directly
with ita own weapon Of pipe lines, prices
and delivery. il can call on a raiItoah 10
club him to death by refusing to handle
hin cars.
"a very simple story ~ very simple
methods to kill competition aud ruin
men. A simple story ~ what ia enacted
every day in tho ycnf cverN whe-r 10
this country. li,w long nre tile people
OF tho Uoitnd SiAies going Ia stand If"
'CIyIL wax" hSD "ItEBEJJtOS."