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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28

From the report of the Commissioners
OF Corporations
The investigation of the oil industry
by the Bureau of Corporations clear
ly shows that a dominating position
has been attained In nearly every de-
partment by a single concern tho
Standard oil Company. The impor-
tance of this corporation in the indus
try in 1904, the period with which the
Investigation has been most particu-
larry concerned, may be briefly sum
married as follows:
The Standard OIL Company and anil
ated concerns handled Si.2 per cent
of the crude oil run through reineries
In the United States.
A single Standard refinery, that at
Bayonne, N. j., consumed more crude
oil than all the Is or more independent
plants OF the country combined.
The Standard and It's affiliated con-
Germs produced s6.5 per cent OF the
country's total output of Illuminating
oil. Its proportion of lne export
trade in Illuminating oil. as well as
its share in the domestic sales OF that
article, was substantially the same as
its percentage of the total produc-
tlon.
An even more dominant position is
maintained by the Standard OIL Com
pany in the transportation OF oil by
pipe lines, particularly in those fields
producing the better grades OF crude
oil This control OF pipeline facilities
and the abuse Of II constitute one OF
the leading elements In the company's
ability 20 dominate the oil business,
The present part OF the Bureaus
report is a general description OF tho
several branches of the petroleum in
dustry. Necessarily It deals largely |
with the position of the Standard |
OIL Company in that industry. The
Investigation has not been confined
20 that corporation, but has included
practically every competing interest.
Naturally, however the operations OF
the largest factor In the business have
demanded extensive examination.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28

economy of pipeline transportation,
as compared with that by rail, where
yer the volume OF business Is very
large, is vital consideration. N
means that a, competing refiner who Is
wholly dependent upon rail-
roads for getting his crude oil can
mot hope to extend his operations
to a point where he will be a factor
OF much importance in the industry.
Under the present cost of shipping
oil by rail II is impossible for a re
finer to bring II In competition with a
rival owning pipeline facilities. Since
his refining operations are therefore
usually conducted in or near the oil
regions, he can not compete In the
sale of his refined products with
refineries in the immediate vicinity
of such distant markets. except at
great disadvantage.
CAUSES CONTRIBUTING TO THE
POWER.
The Standard Oil Company. rougA.
ly speaking handles seven-eighths of
the crude oil used In this country for
refining purposes; products substanti.
ally the same percentage OF the output
of refined Illuminating oil, gasoline,
and lubricating oils, and enjoys quite
as large percentage OF the dis
tribution OF the two products tirst men
toned to retail dealers. From a
concern of s1,000,000 capital in 1870.
controlling perhaps one-tenth of the
business, the company has developed
into a great system which pays about
$40. 900 900 per year in dividends. The
question at once arises, how any lin
tied number of men could SO thorough
ly obtain and maintain control OF an
industry of such vast proportions.
It has been claimed In behalf OF the
Standard OIL Company that this great
power is the result of the superior alb
ility and resources OF its managers
and OF the consequent superiority in
the efficiency Of its plants and organr
zation. Admitting that this efficien-
cy exists, 1t is a result because. OF the
great magnitude of the Standards op.
erations, and that magnitude was
largely attained as the result OF unfair
practices.
RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION.
Within ten years after the forma-
tion of the Standard OIL Company.
of Ohio, In 1870. the Standard inter
ests had acquired a position III the
oil industry almost. II not quite, as
dominant as that enjoyed today. I'm
questionably, the most important sim.
gle element In this early extention of
the company's power was the railroad
rebate. During this entire period tn,
Standard interests almost .constant-
ly obtained concessions OF imraense
Importance from railroads.
Numerous arrangements were made
under which she open rates on oil we're
against the independent ship.
per and o rebate given~to the stand
ard OIL Company. Similar rebates
were. moreover, gwen to the Standard
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28

on shipments Of Its competitors, and
this, oyer very considerable periods
of time. rN4
The railroads also aided the Stand.
lard In securing aud maintaining its
pipeline monopoly.
The, principal oil-carrying road the
Pennsylvania,was allotted 20 per cent
OF the business OF transporting petrole-
um from the Appalachian felds to
tidewater az consideration for main
tanning rates agreeable 10 the National
Transit company (StandardD. Other
similar increases Of rail rates have
elsewhere followed the construction
of Standard pipe lines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Ailen's Foot-ease. a powder. II cures
painful ,sEs sEsrtRs nsryoIs feet % and m; m
bunions. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight
or new shoes feel easy. II IL O. certain
cure for sweating, cailous. swollen, tired,
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csc In stamps. Don't accept any substi-
tute. For Free trial package, aiso Free
Sample OF the FOOT-EASI1 Sanitary
CORN-PAD, a new Invention, address
Allen 8. olmsted. lie Roy, N, Y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28
Faro Increased.

Philadelphia, May 24.-The Reading
railway announles today that begin.
ming next Saturday It would Increase
fare to all suburban points about 40
per cent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28

II It is not in the news It is not
worth reading.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28
coNTRQL on PnPn LINES.

Aside from railroad dlscriminatidn
and the predatory methods OF the
Standard Oil company I'm cornpeti-
tiou the most important element in
the substantial monopoly enjoyed by
that company today is It's almost com
pIete control Of pipe tines In and from
the more impcr.snt ~ sslds. The
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
JAPAN JINGO.

There seems to be good deal OF
jingoism In Japan as well as IL
America. There are lot of hair
Drained fools in that country trying
to stir up war with this country ana
a lot more in this country urging tae
matter on with all their might. lhi
is most senseless and foolish piece
of business.
Japan has no business in war with
this country. We are nation u
peace and good will to all peopi,
and have the very kindlest feeling,
for Japan. If necessary for igh'
to be pulled off this country ca
sorn get ready and no nation o..
earth can inhict but Temporal
damage OH us. The two country /,
are at peace and have no cause ca
any disagreement. If these wal
fellows do not stop their agitati, u
they should be banished TO Centro
America where they can have Wa.
every six weeks if they wish.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
THE LUCK OF SIMON COBB

SiE',, Cnbh, Il hui cher IN >maI
WY II business, was III The hs0it at
sud & II snn Out With Il wagon Ia
Il nv"r orders.
rn- ,ad was careless driver. and
- rav he knocked dowu an old lad,.
~ in-vltah e law-ula flllwPr. .
aid HE Uatc'.rr mad 10 pay heavy
d miIr>.
>rrirtN ate this he Snn was lie
c,i," "f anu her acclnsn', which hhu
a N 'ir res ~, an dr ala th4 -
I'm ~ Cni1'S resnurce~ brought hra
/ IA vrrer nf ruIu.
A r''w diSs after the second case
n IA "a >etFltd. he Wa sttting ~
u - o. htugli K over mis- hard fate.
y ''.n u Ie.ghhir cdIUe rusniug IN
o'ett'slr>> vi 4 the Information that
iii- hu'cher'> wif- had heen run uv,T
IA a rmn"r car suu was y iug in lie
h'-s"fal
r",nS gnadne's!' exclaimed s.
~. my .uck's changed at lqsJ."-
= Iu.,r Marszune
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
our recent heavy rains have put crops i.s ts7

the young grass hoppers came ou'
that spring in countless myriads
and after stripping the trees of their
foliage sat around in the corn fields
waiting for the corn to come up and
as soon aS it showed up bounced up
on it and ate it down into the
ground. The farmers kept planting
and the hoppers kept eating till well
along i'll June when they took flight
and left for parts unknown. Then
the planters were put to work, many
of the fields having been planted
the third time. The Doctor says
planting was completed about the
2oth of June, and suchan other crop
was never seen.
We are earlier THIS year that that.
The corn is in the best of condition
and the ground could not be in
better shape, then look out for a
bumper crop this year and make
calculations accordingly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
COUNCIL.

The session of the council last
Monday night was somewhat active.
The meter business came in for con-
siderable discussion. 1t seems the
council stands to in favor of the
meter ordnance. That being the
case, the mayor will veto the ordi.
nance and the council will pass 1t
over the veto. So it looks very
much like we will come to the meter
system very shortly. There is no
concealing the fact that there is
wide spread opposition to the use Of
the meter on II e gas in this city. H.
fact we believe majority of the
people of the city are opposed, radi
cally, to the meter syster'. We also
believe that good deal of this op
position comes from wrcng con
c:ption of the matter.
The people generally believe that
1t is just another way to increase the
cost of gas to the consumer. We
believe good deal of this feeling is
wrong. We are convinced that the
ordinary consumer will not pay any
more for his gas with the meter at a
IS cent rate than he does on the
prevailing fiat rate, unless he is ex
travagantly wasteful in the use Of
gas. This move of the council is
not for the purpose of expressing
anyone but is an effort to stop the
waste of gas. We are of the opin
ION that the majority will be salts
fed With the meter system after it is
thoroughly tested.
The council seems to be in trouble
over the city printing. Wonder why
they do not proceed to open the
bids and let the contract as was ex
pected?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
ALFALFA AND CLOVER.

The Alfalfa traiL was here last
week, and attracted good deal OF
attention from our farmers. Those
car fellows were alfalfa men and
urged the sowing of alfalfa In this
locality. In localitles where alfalfa
will grow successfully it's the proper
crop and we have often urged our
farmers to give it fair trial here.
Since the train was here there has
been a good deal of discussion oy
the matter, and we find, on talking
with the farmers that there has been
more effort among the farmers to
get start of alfalfa than we sup
posed. A number of our farmers
have told us that they have tried
several times to get the stuff started
but that heavy rains or crab grass
or something else has always de-
stroyed the stand. However some
of them will try again adopting the
suggestions of III experts, and nope
for better success in the future.
There is one thing, however, thai
they all agree on, and that is that
red clover can be raised in abun
dance. Red clover is the next best
thing to alfalfa. It's a wonderful
pasture for stock of all kinds. Then
why do our farmers not sow more
clover and raise more stock. These
old fields that have been farmed foI
thirty and forty years, mainly to
corn, begin to feel the need of
change. Sooner or later they will
fail to produce unless there is ro-
talion of crops. The sooner we be
gin to build them up with clover
and pasturage the easier it will be to
revive them. The wealth of this
country should be, to great extent,
in fine stock. When farmers get u
the point that they drive their crops
10 market in the shape of fat hogs
and cattle, then will we be wealthy
country. The clover and alfalfa
will help US reach that stage, if We
but only make the proper effort our
selves.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
WHAT A LOSS.
The Georqia Dons ore,ll :

The Georgia Dons are all sore on
Roosevelt. They went to the James
town exposition all loaded ana
primed to shoot off lot of southern
eloquence and the president spoiled
it all by repeatedly calling on the
speakers to "cut it OUT" "cut it
short" and similar expressions.
Now that was impolte in the
president TO say the least of it, He
should have allowed the poor fellows
to relie'e themselves. "Now, sa, a
Geogla man who has prepaid a
speech, sa, expects 10 be allowed to
deliveh it, sa."
There seems to be no way for the
president to fix it with these offend
ed Georgians, and things will simply
have to stand as they are.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
A BLIND PRESIDENT

At last the Wy appra's 10 he o.,
en- :d to the ~ mocra,s to tX'ricsl,
themselves fl m me apparently end
less maZ= OF irnub,ts in which The,
have been involved Si ce it becam
manifest that The lrate.s Of ,he
party were l,tcrm'nNd not To H. W
Colonel viii am J innings Bryan
again through a"s'aug1ter house into
an open gray -" a new Moses Of de
mocracy has been discovered in tn,
p.rson of Mr.. T,r mas p Gore, who
has been nomlnal,d by the Dem J..
Gratis Of OK ah3m.. tor the Uult d
States senate.
Mr.. Cores chef "a i icat;ons, IL
the eyes Of his adlulrt rs, is that he
is blind. U .pon that misfortune i,
builded the hope that he will IL
carried into the White III )use on a.
irresistible wave Vt publicsympathv
M. Cores other rec 'mmenda.io
are that he is lily as progressive a
MIR. Brysn aud better debate.
and being Yves trner, with no Il,
angling q lance w.;h the north l.
south, he will MT arouse tie cr
position ci ether the conservative
Democra IT the east or the popu
llstic elem-l. of the west.
1t will u u s'-vad from a csrefu
analysis f Il es qualifications tha
Mr.. Gore does not 4 f.r in al,
material r'sp ct from any o,l.e'
blind MN. One could throw !;
brick into any bind asJ lum and
sure of hitting man who is fu' y
as progres We as NJ. Bryan viz
still tllngs 70 his fetch # free 81,
vcr eleven weary after it has been X
pwdated b, the Ia ipn] and lie
would not e much danger either II
the brick sir king poorer debate .
Mr.. Bryan is no. d d.5aser at al
H. is essentially an orator, fu | Il
wind and sound, but he is appalei..
| ly as averse t. giving reasons, ev;
though plentiful as ckberric', a>
Sir J)hn Els # was. Mr.. Bryai.'
speeches have ahounded in asset
| ions, prophecies and 4, redict rs
all OF which have beenv falls ieu v
,ime-but when he attempts 10 dc
bate a gred, question, to trace
from furdam-nta cause to -.
logical event, he is painfully We.
However. the idea that underln .
rhe candidacy Of Mr.. Gnre-,het is.
ne sympathy ratke;-is the bes,
plea that the d moCfats have y
on forward Tor being entrusted WI :.
the reins of government. Mob dy
however rsrtl'an or biased, wi
deny that the Democ'a;ic party is
entitled u sympathy, The wei
springs ct sympathy and ocdars
vity besilts wuuld have 10 be EN-,
tied to meet The tXigentics of a part
hat has been dominated and rid, .
for eleven long Years Of disaster b.
such a shallow thinker and in :,
minabIe ta'ket as William BRYAN
Even bhnd man from Oklahoma
would ne an Improvement upon :
Old Man If the Soa The ofi1
iroubIc with the sueges IN is tn I
nation and not the d D.mo,rt' C
party wouih need bounlless syi.
pathy If any Democrat OF the Rry "
stripe, I've he blind or otherwi =,
we're CHI Sea to administer thr sff4
If the c"'Intry for the next iv,r
years.-EX.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
THE IMPOSSIBLE.

Mrs. II tie 'rhat phetogrsnher =
wifr aiwt,s goe> 10 >'.ne other chAp's
sha ~" - have her Photographs
ia "a"
Mr.. Tattle-"Of courss; she never
GU i look PLEASANT when her own
b l-5and was ab bjui.n
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
DON'T BE BLUE.

In talking with DIR. Steinbergcr of
Erie, last Tuesday, the Doctor who
is very old resident of this county
and very observing man, remark
ed that the finest corn crop ever
raised in this county was in 1875
The old settlers all remember thai
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21
REFORMATION SEAL.

Mayor ScnunIz OF San Francs, +,
has been convicted of extortion aru
is now waiting in the county jall 10
sentence to be passed. TINS "
allow many changes 10 be inadc
in the city officials and will lead T.
a purlfcation of things political IL
that unfortunate city.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21

The great Chautauqua at Ottawa
is now in session. Many of the big
men of the country will be there.
Of course it will rain,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21

Mayor Schnu'z mas been formally
removed from his position as mayor
OF San Francisco. How are the
mighty fallenl
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-21

The Russian ID una uas been q :
Owed II did MT support IL,
measures urged bl the Gar gOverl~
IN -nt.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
S RES5.E5asRzIsarea
BECAME A TOTAL AesTAINER.
How II was That Edward Box Took
His Stand Against Drink.

Edward Box, editor Of the Ladies'
Home Journal, took characteristic
way OF arguing himself into total a6.
stinence. He says:
"As l looked around and came to
know more of people and things, I
found the always unanswerable argu-
ment in favor of a young mans alb.
stinence; that Is, that the most sue
cesstul men in America today are
those who never lift a wine-glass to
their lips. Becoming interested in this
fact had the curiosity to inquire per-
sonally into It; ] found that of 2S Of
the leading business men in the coun.
try, whose names / selected at ran.
dom, % never touched drop of wine.
made up my mind that there was
some reason for this II liquor brought
safe pleasures, why did these men ab-
stain from it? If, as some say it is
stimulant to the busy mai, why do
not these men, directing the largest
business interests in this country, re.
sort to it? And when ! saw that these
were men whose opinions In great
business matters were accepted by
the leading concerns of the world,
concluded that their judgment in the
use of liquor would satisfy me. II
their judgment in business matters
could command the respect aid atten-
ton of the leaders of trade on both
sides of the sea. their decisI IN as to
the use of liquor was not apt to be
wrong"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
STRIKE is ON.
Street Car Employees Quit Work.
Electricians May Join.

Louisville, March 11.-Street car pas
Senger traffic was suspended here. The
employees of the Louisville Railway
Co. walked out at o'clock Sunday
morning and the strike is on.
A mass meeting of the Federation
of Labor was held Sunday at Ger
mania hall. Ben Commons, sixth vice
president of the International Asso-
Iation of Street Railway Employers,
and Henry OFT. of Cincinnati, presi.
dent of the Ohio State Federation of
Labor, spoke, john Young, president
of the Louisville Federation, issued
the call and presided at the meeting.
The federation voted moral and
financial support to the strikers, and
advised them to stand pat" but at
tempt no violence. One big depart.
ment store will advertise the establish.
ment by it of a private auto line to
bring customers to its store.
The electricians at the power plant
did not walk out, as had been expected
by union sympathizers, but it is said
that this will be put to their union the
drSt Of this week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
LIQUOR Men Organized.

There are five great liquor organiza,
tions in the United States. These
five organizations are, of course in
league, and usually supply men, money
and literature in every local contest
where. there is a possibility of the
saloon being defeated One organiza-
tion, the Protective Bureau, so-called,
is chiefly a distributing agency for
saloon literature, edited by Cyrus G..
Turner, with headquarters in New
York. According to the American
Brewers Journal, during 19O2-1905 this
bureau sent out Is different tracts,
aggregating more than 10000 900
pages. Most of this is mailed directly
to voters, whose names and addresses
are furnished by friends of the trade.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
TIE SINS OF THE FATHER.
Awful Consequences of Drink Visited
Upon the Children.

Henry w. Thurston, chief probation
officer of Chicago, recently stated:
'In the study of the causes for the
dependency of girls, drunkenness
looms Up as foremost in the records.
Of the SO in court for the first time,
because no one would care for them,
the drunkenness of fathers was given
as the cause of So cases. Drunken-
ness of mother was given in 64 cases,
and drunkenness OF both fathers and
mothers in 70 cases. Desertion by the
father was the cause in 30 cases and
desertion by mothers in only 1S. De.
sertion of both parents was the cause
Of seven cases. -.......
Lack of proper care was respon-
sible for the plight Of 387 of the girls,
but in many of the cases drunken
ness was back of the inability of the
parents to provide for their offspring
Children ranging in age from two
weeks to II years are included in this
class"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
A CHRISTIAN cANTEEN.
Officers and Soldiers in Philippines
Organize Model Club

Tie officers and soldiers at Fort
Mckinley, in the Philippine islands,
have built "canteen" of their own
| devising from which the can is
barred. This camp contains 1000 SOL
diers, and the fort is situated in the
midst of an 1,S00-acre reservation
which is one Of the garden spots Of
the islands. The conduct of this recre.
alton hall has been put in the hands
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion and $4,000 will be spent upon the
rooms and grounds. Games for the
lawn and the halls will be provided,
and the whole enterprise enters into
active competition with the drinking
resorts of Manila for the patronage of
the men. The rooms are brilliantly
lighted every night, and the visitors
engage in bowling or are entertained
by lecturers or musicians. As many
as 400 men may be found some even
ings enjoying the amusements pro-
vided for them. Many of the meet.
ings are distinctvely religious, but
most of them are secular, though
thoroughly clean and helpful. Many
of the enlisted men are paying mem.
bers of the association, and the work
is considered Cne of the most success
tul undertaken to break the tedium Of
camp life without dissipation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-14
Navy a Business Proposition.

The navy to-day is strictly a busi-
ness proposition-in fact, it might be
termed scientific, and | venture TO
say there are more good mathemati-
clans among the men than can be
found among any similar lot Of men
gathered from all sections of the coun-
try, as these boys are. \ few figures
in reference to target practice might
be of interest in this connection, says
Admiral RObley d. Evans in National
Magazine, showing how economical
all this perfection is, and how much
better it is to maintain this regular
practice. AS one old tar remarked:
'Blowed if a grain of powder in prac.
tice does not save a ton in service;
for when it comes to straight shoot
ing, the men put every grain where it
counts" Thus the ravages and waste
of war are lessened in the actual out
lay, If target practice is regularly
held The building of the Panama
canal means an impetus to the trad
ing interests of this country, and If
the people could take the power of the
american flag on the high seas, as it |
floats on the masthead of a modern |
cruiser or battleship they would I'M
derstand that the navy is a business
proposition, aside from the spirit of
pride and patriotism and the
necessity for preparedness"