Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21

struction Of an Independent pipe line for
those refiners who were unable to obtain
the same rate from the Pennsylvania rail-
road as did the Standard. ,
DO you mean to say that you don't recall
the suit against your company for receiving
rebates? ?"
II may have had the knowledge at the
time"
Replying to other questions Mr.. Rookie
feller said he could not recall whether the
standard Oil company controlled the Ma
tional Storage company, which was the ter
minal of the Pennsylvania railroad at Com
munipaw, or whether he used those oil ter
minals from 1875 TO 1881. He could not state
how long the Standard controlled the ter
minals Of the Erie and New York Central
roads. He said he was in the western
office and that was a detail.
Did not the Standard make the terminal
rate which was charged to the independ-
ents?"
They were charged fair warehouse rates,
as provided in the agreement"
But controlled all the terminals and
made ell the rates?">
I'VE would not have been so unwise as
to charge more than a fair rate"
The witness said that he had no doubt
that the Independent companies had other
terminals in New York than those con-
trolled by the Standard OIL company.
but you assessed the warehouse and
freight charges against all Of the indie
pendents using your terminals"
Probably we did"
Mr.. Kellogg asked whether the Standard
did not buy twenty independent refineries
prior to 1874 and dismantle many OF them.
II should think hardly as many as that.
We used the best of the refineries and
dismantled the others" said Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter.
south Improvement Company.
He said that the Standard had little to
say about the South Improvement COM
pany. but participated in the meeting when
1t was organized. Mr.. Kellogg then read
the list of stockholders of the South In
provement company and asked Mr.. Rookie
Teller about the agitation which followed
the organization Of this company.
II can hardly explain the reason for the
excitement OF those gentlemen replied
Mr.. Rockefeller.
twas II not the enormous rebates that
the railroads were to pay?"
1T was probably due to misapprehension
on the part OF the independent shippers"
Mr.. Rockefeller's attention was called to
the agreement with the South Improvement
company, the rates provided therein for re-
bates on oil.
lis 1t not a fact that all other parties,
according to this agreement. were to be
charged the full gross rate?"
Probably So"
Isn't It that feature that treated the
excitement among the independents"
1T might have been one of the causes,
but l could hardly r~ecolleet after forty
years all the causes"
you say the STANDARD did not agree
with the propositions Of the South I'M
provement company, but is II not a fact
the Standard OIL company signed a mani
festo supporting the South Improvement
company"
1T may have been. l rather think II
must have been the Standard oil company
OF Pittsburg. l have no recollection Of the
Standard Oil company Of Cleveland signing
it."
Were you a stakeholder OF the South
Improvement company
Il never received the certificate as far
as l can recollect."
After some further questions regarding
the purchase OF Independent refineries, thu
answers to which were vague and in
definite. adjournment was taken until Mon.
day.
) Possible immunity for Witness.
i WASHINGTON. Nov. 3-Attorney Gen