The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
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between the different railroads
 Mir. Kellogg read the agreement which showed that 1t provided that the Standard oil Company was to ship o. ,O00 barrels of oil a year. When the Government counsel asked if the other railroads besides the Pennsylva- mia made a like agreement for 10 per cent. rebate. Mir. Rockefeller referred him to the men who conducted the me- Rotiations Replying to Mir. Kellogg's question whether the Standard oil Company was the only one to get the rebate. the witness said that the great CT volume of business given bv the Standard was in part responsible for the rebate and that in those days 1t was the custom for large shippers to receive considerations
 we sought to secure what all ship pers then and now seek" said Mir. Rockefeller. He did not recall what Daniel O'Day's connection with this matter was. but said Mir. ODay was general manager of the Columbia Con- duit Company. which was purchased by the Standard in 1877.
 Mir. Kellogg then read letters of Mir O'Day to MT. Cassatt. of the Penn syIvania Railroad in which it was stated that the American Transfer Company received q rebate of 20 cents q barrel from the Lakeshore Road and lL was TtQuCStco NtfeAA thiO ACHnSylNdnld give the same rate. It was shown that the PennsyIvania did so.
 Question of Rebates.
 '.Don't you know Afr. O'Day and Mir. Cassatt both testified that the Ameri- can Transfer Company--the Standard oil Company--was not only paid re- bate of 20 cents a barrel in its own shipments, but a rebate on the ship ment of oil by independent refineries?' asked Mr KafiOR%.
 'MY attention has been called to such testimony said Mfr. Rockefel- Ter. Mir. Rockefeller said he was President of the Standard and had general direction of 1t at that time.
 Did you know of the contract whereby. the standard was to obtain 20 cents a barrel in rebate on outside shipments7"
 T may have known of it generally at the time. I have nothing to do with the contract"
 The witness said he could not recall whether Mir. Cassatt had testified that these rebates were paid to the Amer ican Transfer Company. His mind he said. was engaged in more important problems.
 Recess was then taken for luncheon.
 During the noon intermisBion MT. Rockefeller took to task the newspal | per reporters for printing his maxims on the care of the stomach.
 Don't you boys think you violated my confdence?" he asked with a quiz zical smile.
 T meant what said for your spe- ciai benefit. but I suppose the advice is good for everybody so I don't care very much"
 Mir. Rockefeller, then asked one of the artists who had been sketehing to let him see the picture.
 ''I wish had your talent, saio the richest man in the world, gazing earn estIy aG the portrait of himself.
 q wish I had yours" quickly re- sponded the artist
 MT. RocheGeiIer laughed heartily and extended his ha fss which the artist shook. the Standard '@a1 magnHte say ing:
 eve ought to pool issues"
 After recess MT. Kellogg took up with MT, Rockefeller the rates for transportation of oil prior to the con" struction of the trunk pipe lines. Prior to 1881, Mfr Rockefeller said, all of the crude oil shipped to the seaboard by the Standard oil Company was carried by railroads Henry M. Flagler and John D. Arehbold had much to do with making the transportation arrange ments. but William Rockefeller did not take so important a part in 1t, said the witness. MT. Rockefeller said he had no doubt that the State of Pennsyl- vania brought suit in 1879 to oust the United Pipe Line from that State on the ground that 1t was in conspiracy with the Pennsylvania Railroad to ob- tain preferential rates and draw backs. He did not recall the names of the parties to an agreement for the dismissal of this suit.
 ''Don't you recall that MT. Cassatt testified that the Pennsylvania Rail- road paid rebates to the Standard oil Company, the American Transfer Com