New-York tribune., 1907-09-26
FAME FOR KNOXVILLE.
IMPORTANT TO ST4ND1RD.
OIL Pumping Station There Interests
Gorernment Ingaisit0r.

y-rionviIle. in Orange County. " =. half way be-
-Oeen Port Jeryis and Warwick, spTang into IT'S
~-eatast r.roIuinence 10 date yesterday when It's
sIspicozls proximity the New Jersey state line
st-acted persistent inquiry from the government
tsu-ve-s who trying TO have the Stanoard ol
company dissolved the ground Of monopoly
With its four hundred-odd inhabitants, UnionFiiie
hes never before sought distinction, SUM
r7er resort, but il a very important point on
.he Standard oil maps nevertheless. Il Is most
fsvorabfy adapted for pumping station on Tue
pipe lines Of the Standard 10 the seaboard. SO
IS Centre Bridge, y. J., which has so few inllab-
ta-ts that IS not designated the regular maps
f:t il IS sust across the Delaware River from the
state of Pennsylvania, and makes a convenient
point from which 10 pump crude oil across New
jersey the Standards seaboard terminals
The attTactivenesS OF Unionyille and centre
Bridge TO the STANDARD Oil management, as FRANK
2. Kellogg endeavored 10 demonstrate yesterday
afternoon through The testimony OF Gavin n
Payne in opportunity they afford the trust
60 get around the provision Of the Hepburn act
That act which was signed by President Roosevelt
June ., 1895. made pipe lines common carriers
Five DAYS after, on July & Mr. Payne, who Is
general manager CT the Standards pipe lines sailed
for Europe IN search Of health When he sol oaca
last October the pumping stations AZ UnonTle ana
Centre Bridge had been built Later. when the
1srious PIPE lines controlled by tie Standard nled
through tariffs with the interstate Commerce Com
mission Unionyile and Centre Bridge were among
the places mentioned in the schedule lheTe WAS
ID mention. however. Of Bayonne and the otner
1,devvate- terminals Of the Standard in New Jer-
eey While the Standard willing to quote rates
10 fndependelt oil dealers the carrying OF OIL
from G-i3th. Ind. to Unionvie- n Y. and from
Lima Ohio Centre Bridge. ~ J. there were no
through rates the seaboaTd- The presumption
< that the Standard Oil Company Of New Jersey
which controls the pipe lines through that state
vas unwilling 10 enter into eny agreement which
would permit its competitors to set their Oil at
points whore they could it Incidentally the
arrangement aided the Standard IN retaining It's
grip On TIE export oil business despite the passage
Of the Hepburn
Nr. Payne knew that the Standard OIL Company
Of New Jersey operated the pipe lines in that state
but he did not know who owned them, neither
could he say why the Standard OF New jersey nae
not joined with itr subsidiary corporations in max
ing ? through rate from IN. Indiana and Ohio oil
fields TO seaboard
Over commerce and trade aud also over pipe
lines within the State Of New Jersey the Inter
state Commerce Commission has control but II
was evidently Mr.. Kelioggs intention 10 show
through AR. Payne's testimony that the standard
really violating the provisions Of the Hepburn
set, and at the time shutting out independent
oil dealers from access the seaboard The oil is
pumped into tanks at Unionyiile and Centre Bridge
A. those points the pumps OF the Standard OF New
Jersey take up the work Of sending il 10 Bayonne
AS its lines within that state the Standard OF
New Jersey flies no schedule with the Interstate
Commerce Commission but sIr. Kellogg intir1ated
yesterday afternoon that the hsirsplitting In the
Interpretation definition OF interstate COM
rneroe would make q good point for the courts 10
decide
The story OF Standard oTs participation IN the
business tIle State of Texas, although the
poration and its allies legally barred from that
state was unfolded at yesterday mornings session
through interrogation Of II. G Folger jr., Mr..
Payne's partner tn the Corsicena Refining Com
psTay of Corsicana. Tex Tn. refinery at that place
built in 1sss by the National Transit Company.
4 subsidiary Of the Standard Last year. when the
Texas authorities assumed an unfrfendy attitude
toward tire Standard interests. Mr. Folger and Mr.
Payne, both Of whom had been associated with the
Standard <oT many years. received g suggestion
from Daniel O'Day that they should buy it. Mr..
ODsy vas an officer of the National Transit Com
pany. After a conference with John d Archbold
HE two accepted the suggestion and June
- 1906 bought the Corsicana. Statements Of profits
snd checks for the profits. il shown. still 20
she ofices Of the National Transit COMPANY and
not 10 Messrs. Folser and Payne who 'identf
fed in the public mind" with its ownership
NJ. Payne said during his testimony that he sup
posed pretty nearly everybody" in Texas knew
about Corscanas continued afiliation with Stand
ard Of. He admitted he and his partner did not
advertise the connection thoroughly in the Lone
Star State When asked to tell who outside OF the
Standard Oil interests knew about the connection
A.. Payne named names.
Has # ever been denied that the Standard on
Company of New Jersey the Corsicana Re
fning Company" asked Mt. Kellogg.
But It doesn't OWL it, broke IN Mr Milburn
the Standards chief counsel
Wei. IN. Standard Oh Company Owls the Ma
tso-al Transit Company retorted Mr.. Kellogg
'Ah. that's different natter chucBded the OIL
company's lawyer
The contract made By 8Ie..rs- Foiger and Payne
with Mr.. Archboid only verbal Pay
for the refinery be made within
years but no stated yearly amounts were set Mr..
Kellogg couldn't understand why the National
Transit Company should sell a bushes which had
than $780, 900 and which paving
per cent the investment for something like
,sl5c.o Mr. FoEer explained that the refinery az
Corscana fitted for only the oil business. and
the National Transit Company. ia face Of the
states aatagonisI,s could nothing except sell St