Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-01-30

Chicago. They terminate at BOLTON. from which
point entrance is made over the Belt Line
Whiting. where the oil freight originates Is not
on the lines Of the Chicago Eastern Illinois,
which receives its Whiting freight from the
Belt Line at BOLTON. The former practice. now
discontinued, in filing tariffs was to make
them read from a point on the line of the i'll
ing road. and It was also general to state on
the same sheet, that the tariff would apply to
other points. e. e.. Whiting. The Chicago &
Eastern Illinois followed this practice in filing
MS rate from BOLTON. and making a note on
the sheet that is applied to Whiting This was
In 1895 when this method Of fling tariffs was
in common use.
Now let US see in what way the intending
shipper OF oil could be misled and deceived bv
the fact that the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
had not filed 4 rate reading from Whiting
Commissioner Smith contends that conceal
ment is the only motive for such a circusfouS
arrangement" i. e. that this method OF fling
the rate was intended to misIead Intending
competitors OF the Standard OH COMPANY.
Suppose such prospective oil refner had an
Piled to the Interstate Commerce Commission
for the rate from Chicago to East st. Louis
over the Chicago Eastern Illinois. he would
have been informed that the only rat. niea
cents from Dolton. and he would have beea
further informed. 10 indeed he aid not no.
this already. that this rate applied thrcuxhou.
Chicago territory. So that whether he Wished
to locate his plant NJ whtting. or anvxhs~~
else about Chicago. under an arrangement Of
long standing. and which applies TO an the IN
dustrial towns in the neighborhood Of cAl~a-
go. he could have his fres<h, delivered over
the Belt Line 70 the Chicago 4 Eastern Ills-
nois AZ Doiton and transported ~ East s.
Louis az rate % 81. cents Where then "a
me concealmert which the Commissioner az
corporations makes 50 mach Of, ANY rate
from Dol'on on the Eastern Illinois or Chan
pell on the Alton. or Harvey on the Illinois
Central. or Blue Island an the Rock island
applies throughout Chicago terrftorv .o ShSr.
ments from any other point in the distr,e,
So far from the Eastern Illinois fling Its ne
from BOLTON in order to deceive the simmer
II Is the Commissioner OF Corporations who
either betrays his gross ignorance OF ,ranspor.
tauon customs in Chicago territory or relies
on the public ignorance of these customs IN
deceive the public too apt to accept unques-
'ioniasiy every statement made BIZ a Govern
nent omeiai as necessarily true. although. as
IN tne present instance. a careful examination
SHOWS these statements TO be false
Inc nnal point made by President Monest
mat other commodities OF character similar
70 oil were carried at much lower rates than
is cents. the Commissioner of Corporations
discusses only with the remark thar -the
reasonaoleness' OF this rate is not in question
The question is whether this rate constituted
discrimination as against other shippers on
OIL and he also makes much OF the failure ~
PRESIDENT Mofett to produce before the grand
Jury evidence OF the alleged Illegal acts ~
"hich the Standard Oil Official said that o,ha-