The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-04
SHARP Tits MARK
STANDARD HEARING
Tariff Sheets 1t Is Thought
Will Do Much for Gov
eminent.
PENNSYLVANIA IN THE CASE
ATTORNEY FELTON, PRODUCES
TARIFFS ISSUED BY RAILROAD
APPLYING TO COMMODITY
RATES.

Chicago, Oct. 3-H. e. FELTON,, pres
ident of the Union Tank Line, and
general traffic manager Of the Stand
ard Oil Company, again occupied the
stand today for the defense in the gov
eminent suit to dissolve the Standard
:! Oil Company.
Sharp tilts between opposing coun-
sci marked the hearing. Attorney
Frank b. kellogg for the government
had requested that certain tariffs upon
which the defense had based exhibits
showing rates of oil between various
cities be produced in court. AT the
hearing in Washington the govern
ment produced none of the original tar
IFS in court said Attorney Morris
Rosenthal, for the defense. I'VE do
not even seek to enforce rule against
you
II insist that all of the tariff sheets
were on Ale in Washington and" ex-
claimed Mr.. Kellogg.
"They were not in court" interrupt
cd Mr.. Rosenthal.
"Will you keep still until | get
! through" shouted Mr.. kellogg.
II repeat that those tariff sheets
were on file and that you could have
had them ii you desired
Can | make statement without
being interrupted and insulted by
your
There was another lively skirmish
;oif
H. E. FELTON,, president of the Union
Tank Line. and general traffic man.
ager of traffic of the oil company, in
formation concerning shipments OF oil
by the defendant company in less than
car load lots.
Mr.. Rosenthal said he would in
struct the witness not to answer fur
Their questions until Mr.. Kellog had
mastered his strong feelings"
Mr.. FELTON, produced a list of tariffs
issued by the Pennsylvania railway
company applying to commodity rates
from Philadelphia. The tariffs ap-
piled to commodities other than oil
and were naked mot to be posted.
Mr.. FELTON, said that the tariffs COW
cred wide range of commodities and
contained provisions for applications
to traffic from other places than Penn
sylvania. Directly after the Hepburn
BILL became effective. he said. the rail-
road company issued qualifying sup
plement changing the designation of
the tariffs from LEGAL rate order tar
ifs to - G. c. tariffs.. Or interstate
commerce tariffs.
"Not to BE Posted" Changed.
The supplement also provided 4
change from mot to be posted" to
ito be posted in each freight station
as required by law" Similar tariffs of
the Lehigh Valley and Erie railroads
were produced by the witness. who
made similar statements with refer
ence to them.
A number of tariffs which had been
introduced by the government as evil
dence, Mr.. Fulton testified. had no sig
nificance, because they never were APP.
piled. BY way of illustration, Mr.. Full
ton said:
'One tariff was On oil shipments
over the Rutland railroad from Nor
wood, VT No oil is produced there and
consequently the tariff would not ap
ply. Oil could be shipped to Norwood
and shipped from there. but in that
case the general commodity tariff
would apply, rather than the tariff or
OIL"
Mr.. kellogg sought to go into detail.
ed cross examination. but on advice OF
Mr.. Rosenthal the witness refused te
answer. y