Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-26
WAYS OF EvlDING FEDERAL LAWS
Tariffs for transportation of Crude
Oil Fixed at Unionvillc and Center
Bridge, Which Places Loomed Up On
State Lines When They Became
Necessary.
my Associated press.l

NEW otN, sept. 2o.-SOlnc inter.
esting evidence that lay almost hidden
III 4 volunInous schedule OF oil tariffs
submitted To the Interstate Commerce
Commission by the Standard OIL Com
pany, was uniolded today mt tho hear
'ing of the federal suit against the so.
called oil trust. when Calvin NJ. Payne.
vicc.prcsidont of the National Transit
Company. took the wiinesB stand to
tell about various pipe lines of tho oil
combine over which he has general
supervision.
The schedule shows that tariffs for
the transportation of crude oil by the
standard pipe lines nre fixed at Union.
vile, which Is OH the state line be-
tween New York and New Jersey, and
Center Bridge. which is located on
the New Jersey state
line
Reason for Unionvlllc.
Frank B. Kellogg. conducting the
federal action. asned Mr.. Payne If
unlonyille did not spring into exist
ence In 1906. when the Hepburn bill,
wMeh provides thai eoiiztIScn. carfiers
must publish tariff schedules, became
n law.
Mr. Payne testified that UnionyilIe
ioomed up geographically In the sum.
iher OF 1906 while he was abroad. The
governments counsel further develop.
ed tina: at Unionvillc the pipes of the
National transit Company carried oil
IRON Olean, n. Y, and other western
points, connected with the pipe line
OF the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. and that at Center Bridge Tho
| pipeline carrying the oils of the Eure.
ka ripe Line Company, the Buckeye
llflpc Line Company, the Southern
pennsylvania Pipe Line Company and
the National Transit Company from
Lime. ONO, to the seaboard, connects
win the pipe line Of the Standard OIL
Company of New Jersey.
Mr. Payne said that ms the limos Of
'nese companies connected with Unisn-
vile and Center Bridge tn tariff
schedules wer fixd for thos points.
Independents Shut Out.
MIR Kellogg sought TO show that no
independent could send oil to the sea.
board over these lines because rates
could nos be obtained. He said the
Standard would not furnish rates
through New Jersey, and. in conse.
quence. independents were shut OF
from tide water.
The control Of the Corscana Re.
inning Company of Texas which the
Government, in its bill of complaint.
alleges is really owned by the Stan.
dard, was inquired into today and
he government counsel believes that
lie obtained today from Henry c. Fol.
ger, Jr., and Calvin Payne two of the
witnesses, testimony in support Of
the governments contention.
More Damaging Testimony.
Both witnesses testified that they
held official positions with the Stand.
ard and that from 1898 when the re.
iinery was built. to 1906 they had
stock of the company for the National
Transit Company, and in 1906 they
purchased the Corsicana stock by a
verba agreement with John ID. Arch.
bold to pay for it in the following
year.
Mr.. Folger testified that the manage
ment of the Corsicana company was
continued along the same lines as be
fore the sale; the National Transit
Company being subsidiary of the
Standard Oil Company.
The oil hearings will be adjourned
after Friday until the early part OF
next week. to permit John G.. Milburn
counsel for the defendants to attend
the unwilling OF the Mckinley monu
| ment at Canton.