The Monte Vista journal., 1908-02-01
Commissioner Smith VS.. The Standard Oil Go.
From tie Railuey Wo,1d, January >, 1905.

Chicago. They terminate At Doltou. from which
poaAt eatranee 70 nAdo over TIE Belt Line.
WAitiAs. wAsse ~ ou freight originates, = not
% he unss oe he cAieago 4 Dastssn Illiaois,
which receives it, whitiag freight from The
Delt Line at Doltoa. The former practice. now
disoontinusd. IN Alag tariffs was to make
them read from polnt O. The line Of the A.
ing road. and II vas also general to STATE on
the same sheet. that the tafiR would apply to
other points. .. &, Whiting. The Chicago q
Eastern Illinois followed this practice IN nling
it, rate from polton. and making Q note on
The sheet that 10 spplisd to Whiting. This was
h 1885 when this Aethod Of nling tari&b was
In common use.
Now let us 80 II what way the intending
shipper q oil could b mislsa and dsesivsd b.
tAo fact that the Chicago Z EAstssn IlMnois
ha1 not Alsd . rate reading from Whiting.
CooAise3oner Smith eoateaAs that "coacsal.
neat b the only motive eoe sucA . circuitous
asTangsmeot" o, that this method oe alag
tAo rate was intsaAed 70 0lsleaA intending
compsttors q the otaA1asA on Company.
Suppose such . Irrespective "a rsAner had ~
D1lo1 70 tAo lAteeotAte Co00aeco Connlssioa
1ee ~ rate froa CAicaOe = Easaso& Louis
ever ths Chicago Eastern Illinois. - would
heve essa iaSer.sd that IL esiy rate Alea
VIA the eeoniseaea b this ee0pany was ek
eeats lso0 Doltea, end - voajl have boea
further tatoenel, II isleel - "a noe k.ov
tAis ALREADY. tAas this raGs apDlisl tAsosgAost
Chicago tesFltosy. % hat whstAee - wishel
% locate Als piast q WAitiag. q aayvhses
ease about Chicago. uaAss a. arsaAssmsat q
loag standing. aAA which eppaieo = an u n.
1nstrial towns n ~ aelgAbesAool q Chioa.
90. he could have bic freigAt dsliveeed over
the Belt Ane b ~ Chicago = Eastern mn.
0oeo at 0oltoa anl transported % East q
Louis q rate q sk csnte. Whsre thea -
tAe ooaoeallbsat which the Commissioaes q
Corporations nakes % nseA eef Any rate
non DoItoa % the castasA nliaoas q Chap
De0 % the Alteo. q Harvey % tAe Illinois
Csatral q Blue IslasA o. the Rock lsland.
applies tArosshsst chsoase territory 70 ship.
meats mon ~ ethoe pol1t II the district.
% fa1 IRON he Eastern llllAols Alag IL rato
from Doltoa h eease - deceive Tie shipper.
Il 10 ths Commissioass ef Corporations Who
either betrayD hi0 gfoos ignoeaooe q tsanspoe.
tasios customs u Chicago territory Or relies
- ~ pablSe ig1oeanoe q theoo customs 70
6eceive ~ publie TOO ~ - seespe unquss-
tjoainoay every ststsmsot uAAo b. Q 0ovesnr
meat o0caal - neesssasily tfue. althessA. -
= ~ pesssat ias&asos. careful s9aaasa4joa
sAows tAsse statsosats - - fAlsA
TAs Aaai psiat nads ~ Prssslsat Mo9stt
tAat othss eo0nodittss q eAassetse similar
- ol1 were carried q oveA lower rates thaa
- ooots. ~ Co0missjooee q Coepofalioos
llseuoses ealy With ~ remark that "tho
'reaseaabjeasas' q Tile rate is net n question.
tn euestioa b vAs(Ase tAis rate eeastitutsd
.. lloost1l1A1tea b a0A1nst oeAee slippors q
eol* - - 40, ,naheo uueA q ~ eAi1ueo q
rfssi1sat NsGsH 70 pse1uee beeoee ~ sfa1l
jasy svj1eoee q ~ ailesSl i1Isgal sets a
vA1eA ~ oena1af1 o. s0slal ~ tAae stAse