Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-16
UNFAIR COMPETITION
Is HELD UP TO COURT
Attorney Attempts to Show the H.
legality Of the Great Combination
and Calls Attention to Many or
fciaIs of the Company Interested
in Railroads.
ny Associated PressD

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 10
Holding up the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, as danger to
the country and its organization a.
a commercial precedent that must be
Cradicated from the business world,
Frank b. Kellogg, today arraigned the
corporation before the Supreme Court
cf the United States with all the
power of his eloquence. 1t was the
governments turn to be heard in the
argument over the dissolution If the
Standard Oil as decreed by the Circuit
Court of the United States for the
eastern district of Missouri.
Excepting about 20 minutes that
John b. Mlburn consumed at the be-
ginning of the sitting in the concius-
Irn Of his opening address. and about
an equal length of time occupied by
u. 4. Watson at the close OF the day,
both in defense of the Standard Oil.
all the time was taken up by Mr.. kel-
l0gg.
Its Activities.
Mr.. Kellogg's object was to give
a history OF the Standard Oil and
it's activities, which he denominated
as mcnopclistic, but frequently he
was led off iato the law OF the case.
He seemed inclined to leave many
of these points for discussion of At
iorney General ', lckersham, who is
10 ciCse tomorrow.
Particularly was tnisc true as 10
point OF common ownership of Stan
dard Oil property, urged by the de-
Tense TO have existed beth before and
after the organization OF the al
lesed combination in 1899. Time and
again the court manifested its keen
interest in the case by subjecting the
counsel before it TO series Of Quei-
les. Though particularly anxious &c
knew about the common ownership
claimed by the Standard Oil counsel
and to get the various interpretations
of the meaning which had been given
TO a monopoly, as used in the Sher-
man antitrust act.
The day brought out 4 sharp con
iiict of purposes by the government
and the Standard Oil.
Contention Of Counsel.
Mr.. Kellogg, on behalf of the gov
eminent, dweit upon the activities of
the corporation with Z view TO at
tempting TO prove an intent to mon
cpoiIze, after the organization in
1899. On the other hand the
Standard Oil counsel ccntended that
such matters were not before the
court for review.
The only questions. they claimed,
was whether the alleged illegal com
bining of 1899 was a violation Of the
law. as held by the lower court. This
was based on the fact that the gov
eminent did not appeal from the de-
cisicn OF the lower court.
The plan tonight is for Mr. Wat
son to continue his address when
the court meets a. noon tomorrow.
He is To- be followed by Mr.. Wicker
sham for the government, willie John
c. johnson is TO close at the end of
the day for the defense.
Charges Against Company.
Mr. Kellogg charged that the
Standard. since its pipe lines had
tablished delivery stations at "out-
lsndIsh places. where nobody ever
rad a refinery. Their rates were
prchibiiivc. the counsel said, and that
was the reason applications to use
the pipe lines had not been made by
independents.
Railroad rates as a means Cf I'M
fair competition. was next considered.
lie spoke Of the number Of Standard
oil officials in many railroads. He
said tha. IL was strange that the rail
roads should have made lower rates
from Standard shipping points than
from independent points. The reason
he complained Of these alleged dis
ordinations. be ssid. was TO show the
ncnr9olistic conduct Of the Standard
Dangerous Competition.
From the railroad question he re.
turned to what he called the unfair
methods e competition. A. an cx.
ample he told 81 the Standard selling
oil AZ a loss where there was compel
iicn and a. a profit al Portland. Orc.
and Seattle. Wash. where there was
10 competition that Is dangerous in
The hands 81 = c~rcraficn spreading
ali over this country"
u, gus independent companies or
ranizcd ~ the Standard was likcwis,
cIasscu a. dangerous competition.