New-York tribune., 1907-08-05

,rrareror+,ton of petroleum by pipe line is quaS
r,rbIic service corresponding to transportation pE
pupiIo p.p % II i tho dntv of transporting concerns
to charge reasonable rates. IL Is tIie "'tE p-aI W
Standard pipe lines. under me iaNe 20 - -
- ,,d ,Indar the federal law. to act as COM
so1.ss @ irs ,.rr transrorti.g for others AT re'-
sonabIe rates. II the Standard uid 'iiis, ho
vantage over Its present coinpe,l,olr t1- w psrt
enormously reduced. As has neeh SHOWN N, III -
of ms ranorr the Standard pipe hnes hdNe VT.
generally failed and refused 10 uailSi i%J',, do =,
others and in the cases EhNte - 60.
80 charged altogether extortouate rates C,lo
of tho principal advantages. thtFeto'., ar,ct "a
Standard possesses over con1pet''u,,s ~ 1-.s-+aga
co-e &c an improper and even an hieSdl di' 'ii'S
STANDARDS UNFAIR" PRACTICES
- ~ ~ id of this advantage in respect 70
nine lines however the Standard, as mas az 80
been demonstrated, does not as iiiat'e' 60 80
sell oil for less than its compettoIS @tn 80 an the
charge Il extorts profit over anu N dooHy ' -.
--os4s a.ia IN its economies. The question afls-
how the Standard is able to ullInTdih us "
rnononolv while still charging such prices -
=, % he asted is TO prevent independent con
Germs from either taking away part OF tHe -
ards trade or forcing To reduce prices st -.
answer to this question IS io4''' g
practices of the Standard ..,. -,
u,hIc, the Standards power was first bull' up. "a
railroad discrimination. The Standard was "pe a., ~
rnaintain in position this primary suIPo't Va -
domination down nearly to the nr9s.ro fo;5it trs
is until it's system OF preferential lre'sL'' -
aoret or omen was exposed ny the report Oh -
bureau on tho transportation or p''r"Ie"i - - 80
1ane The difference between the rates '' : -
- standard hv the railroads and the rates chaFs
to independent concerns for slnar ser ' Io,o 80
many cases and for enormous aie'0'
greater than q fair proilt. -.-.--- 49, cta,d-
,Ir,nrt eo1IaIlv effective IN maintaining wv
,-7.e rosfiCn have been its unfair ne "
rnmnattion i'm the ceiling Of products M ~: nv
,,,ersa iuportancc of the practice al price l'
Lit, y, restraining the business "l comp,
and ausuocntila the aggregate prof's "i ''' &C.
I'd viii no set forth later. The bureau h'9 g.
rocrred = great mass OF evidence FFgdr"ilN -
,,,,fair rractic.s Of the Standard. most OF N'','
inv-ever are simply auxiliary means "t
iDip nj
,,ai,tains bogus independent companies ana '..
- g .jfe to escape the disadvantage 'u' " an
+r,,st sentiment. as we'll as "a cut p,,c'~ u. 49,
particular customers Of competitors wi'l''' u" -
ring tho further loss of cutting pricHS l" 'ii -
- ir tho locality Again. the Standard nl"i',
+adrs an elaborate system OF cspionhg" an 'ne p'
- - tpde,endert concerns. in particular Se'ul
ing almost complete reports' Of ther rPcp -rbIs
.bi,r,o,ts of oil b, brtbing railroad "TnPoEeS' ~,
,ractico enables the Standard u dlrect ''S ~ ~p
~ 1ocaI prIce cutting I'm the most ef,H'''F' .t.to
C,,r 1ass fr7nortant methods Of unfair com ,+
,,,,-eued by the Standard ar" the ElNIhE " . -
ne,,-, and deception regarding the duahtv "I '''7
Gil sold. ,.t.-- and unfair
-,,,.bnds cf Cor,-petIton NSSe StandaId Gun. or
80 maintained its great proportloH "
t't.s;-aee IN tho United states while AZ ~. 49,.
tf,ne axtortins such immens" prohts ieYl'I ,.,a-4
,r,o-tcar consumer The claim "f t' t:1;., -
,h,. i,s control OF the business Is Que 70 ~
90 ,,alntain low prices because OF superioi
is a complete Misrepresentation o' '''' -