Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
STANDARD DODGED
THE HEPBURN LAW
EVaded the Necessity for Filing
Oil Tariffs.
CHOPPED UP THE PIPE LINES
Kept Them All as Tntrastate Car
rieTs
C. NJ. PAYNE PUT GN THE STAND
Said His Chief Duty Was to Sign
Papers Without Reading Them.
Conveniently Ignorant.
Kept Them All as Intrastate Car
riers.
C. NJ. PAYNE PUT CN THE STAND

NEW YORK, September &C. VI. Payne,
who with II c FClger. jr. owns the Cor
sicana Refining Company Of Texas. was on
the witness stand again today in the gov
crnment's suit against the Standard Oil
Company, and gave further Information
concerning the pipe lines of the so-called oil
trust over which he has general supervision
Mr Payne said that at the terminus of the
pipe line Of the National Transit Company
az Center Bridge. On the state line between
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where the
company quotes its tariffs for shipment of
crude oil there was a pumping station.
1t is not Il delivery station, is it," asked
Mr. kellogg after the witness had testified
that at Center Bridge the oil from the
pipes Of the National Company was pump
ii .nto the pipes OF the Standard Oil Com
Iauy OF New Jersey.
'It is a pumping station" answered the
witness.
u show You statement OF the National
Transit Company showing that tanks were
built in Center Bridge in 1896 What were
they for?''
For the purposes Of making a delivery al
delivery station, replied Mr. Payne.
To whom did YOU deliver the oil there?''
asked Nj Kellogg, who contends that the
Standard Oil Company has eyaded the Hep
burn law Of 1905. which provided that pipe
carriers shall submit schedules of tariff to
their terminals and that the real terminal is
Eayouua, y. j.. at tidewater.
To the Standard Oil Company OF New
Jersey answered Mr. Payne
DO YOU deliver 10 any one else?'
NO"
NO one else has asked for delivery of
oil there
NO, not that l know of" said Mr.. Payne.
Advice by Milburn.
Now, is il not the Southern Pipe Line
Company that delivers oil at Center Bridge
instead Of the National Transit Company"
Il do not think So said Mr.. Payne
You built the tanks at Center Bridge in
1906 Who advised you TO build them?"
4 did,' interposed Mr.. Mnburn of the
defendants counsel, for l thought under
The law that there should be a delivery
point there. l thought 1t excellent legal
advice '
Il don't said Mr.. Kellogg. who then
asked the witness the location of Fond
1T is on the state line between Pennsyl-
vania and MARYLAND sad Mr.. Payne
w hat pipe line companies connect at
Fond Grove
The National Transit Company line con-
meets with the pipe line of the Standard OH
company of New Jersey" answered the
witness.
is there anything but a tank and pump
ing station at Fond Grover"
Il don't think So said Mr.. Payne
Mr.. Kellogg spread on the record that
several pipe lines of subsidiary companies
81 the STANDARD made shipping point at
Marcus Hook, Pa, and that the oil through
the pipes came from CyEnet, Ohio.
Just Signs His Name.
DO you know if the Standard has pipe
line between New York and Brooklyn"
i do not know" answered Mr.. Payne.
Il have heard of it and read that there
was a pipe line under the Hudson and East
rivers.
And as vice president Of the trunk pipe
Ir"S yuu don't know If there is a nine
Hu" hciWc"n New York and Brooklyn?'
y have heard there was. but don't know
OF II "i my own knowledge" said Mr..
Now 1T Is see what your duties are as
Nir@ president OF the National Transit com.
p'uy. sad Mr.. Kellogg
Well principally td sign my name to
papers, answered Mr.. Payne.
iu }Uu read these papers,
read some o: them, replied Mr. Payne
w." stated that many papers were sub
h'.'"i {" !dn for signature 10y the directors
''" ON rrs. NJ. Payne testified that he
t'-,E"d that previous to 1873 the NationlI
transit COMPANY operated the yipe line be-
tween Juunvi..e and Hayonne ~ j. which
is ruy operated by the Standard on cnn,
I"nN "f New Jersey. Mir PAYNE said h.
T'.'iNed monthly reports from the pine line
COMPANIES concerning the cost of ouera
tons.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
Ii"" the STANDARD OIL Company was able
o. have subs diary companies that were not
subsidiary companies, and how a concern
can he sold ana stli be run 10y those who
sold i was brought out by Federal Attorney
Kellogg In the STANDARD oil hearing yester-