New-York tribune., 1908-05-27
ABOUT LUBRlCATION
TESTIMONY IN OIL SUIT.
Railroad Men Say Standard Com
PAM Furnishes the Best.

Witnesses for the Standard Oil Company in the
continuation Of the government suit yesterday
were sure in their testimony that the OH OF lhe
Ca Signal Oil Company. subsidiary OF Ihe
rare-,t counrany of New Jersey. was the best Tor
the lut-ication Of locomotives. freight cars aio
passenger coaches one of the witnesses. Jaoez i
OdeIl director and officer in about hfieen rail-
road corapanies declared that the Galena IuDrcat-
81, oil vras far and away the best oil for railroad
,,se Then he said that he did not know anything
about the Standard Oil Company's lubricating Oh.
Tho defence of the Standard Oil Company VIII
he entirely one Of excellence Of the product fur
rished TO the railroads the cause Of getting the
business and a denial that rebates or other con-
side-ations gave II the supremacy One OF the VIII
nesses-Ious c. Fritch. assistant TO the president
f tho Illinois CentraI-denied that the cost TO the
Pennsylvania Railroad, about 81 Per cent OF that
70 the Illinois Central. special price but de-
clared that 8 made so low because the Penn
sx-lsania Railroad used about four times as much
luhrIcating oil as did the Illinois Central Later
he was compelled modify the quantity 10 twice
that used by his road He was thoroughly salts
fed with his roads contract
Tice-President McKenna Of the Chicago. Mil
paukee 6. St. Paul on the stand at the open
ing of the case yesterday in the Custom House
before the referee Franklin Ferris The question
Of ornparative prices came up the contract OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad figuring so much lower
than that Of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
But Mr.. NcKenna would not admit that such was
the
u am huvlDg fabrication FOR the whole road. not
oil at so much a gallon" Mr.. McKenna declared
Il am paying for II by the thousand miles. That
Is the distinction" He said that he expected to
get q better price from the Galena company in the
future
That is because you have learned what the
PENNSYLVANIA raid?' Ar. kellogg. attorney for the
government asked
oh We knew that, in a general way, before
said Mr.. McKerna. The Standards connection
with his railroad recalled 10 Mr. McKenna-
hut he 6ened that this fact had had any influence
IN the oil buying. or that any effort had been made
BY the Standard interests 1 influence him
Mt. kellogg wanted know about the reports
that the GaIena company was earning profit OF
60 per cert. Doesn't that show that some one is
paying an excess price for oil?" he asked.
3 Nj Roserrhal, one Of the Standard Oil attor
neys. denied the truth Of the reports. and the wit
ness did answer the question
Louis c. Fritch said that, with the assistance Of
experts furnished by the Calena company. the cost
OF luhrica1ing had been reduced a great deal Much
stress laid by the defence upon the experts
ss an inducement TO railroads 10 fits oils
After recess Mr.. kellogg began the cross -eNami-
nation Of Mr.. Fritcn. He asked: While there
haze been great economies in all other items OF
railroad operation you say that If IL had been
C5alena company, fabrication would have
shown any Improvement
Yes. We have had the advantage Of the COM
pany's lubricating experts There had been great
waste in lubricstion there has been in fuel
IF you are unable TO cope with the fuel problem,
why don't you get the Standard experts?''
We would like 10 If they would assist u.s. said
Mr Fritch
Mr.. Fritch said the greater part of the oil ship
raents over his road came from the Standard Oil
Company, but ne could not tell the exact proper
rion. Mr.. Kellogg wanted the witness 10 prepare
rabies showing the proportion Of oil shipments. a
which Mr.. Fritch denurred. but before he left the
room at the end of the hearing he had practically
agreed TO do