Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-16
Supreme Court Finds It to be Combination
in Restraint of Trade
MUST DISSOLVE WITHIN SIX MONTHS
Monopozins Interstate Commerce in Violation Of
Sherman Antitrust Law-Justice Harlan Dissents
on the Use of Term "Undue"-Text Of Opinion Con-
tains Over 10000 Words-No Tobacco Decision Yeti

and to exclude them from their right
to trade and thus accomplish the mas
terry which was the end in view.
Gradual Extension Of Power Over
Trade in Oil.
And. considering the period from the
date of the trust agreements of 1879
and 1882. up to the time of the ex-
pansion of the New Jersey corpora
ton, the gradual extension of the
power over the commerce in oil which
ensued, the decision of the supreme
court of Ohio, the tardiness OF reluet-
ance in conforming to the commands
of that decision. the method first
adopted and that which finally culmi-
mated in the plan of the New Jersey
make manifest the continued existence
of the intent which We have previously
indicated and which. among other
things, impelled the expansion of the
New Jersey corporation.
Means of Transportation Absorbed.
THE exercise of the power which
resulted from that organization ferti-
fies the foregoing conclusions, hence
the development which came: the ac-
quisition here and there which en-
sued of every efficient means by which
competition could have been arrested:
the slow but resistless methods which
followed by which means of transpor-
tation were absorbed and brought un-
Ger control; the system of marketing
which was adopted, by which the
country WAS divided into districts and
the trade in each district in oil was
turned over to a designated corpora
ton within the combination and all
others We're excluded. all lead the
mind up to a conviction of a purpose
and intent which we think is so Ger
tain as practically to cause the sub
ject not to be within the domain of
reasonable contention.
Control of Crude Product Resulted
from, Control of Refined Product.
The inference that no attempt to
monopolize could have been intended
and that no monopolization resulted
frem the acts complained of. since it
is established that a very small per-
centagc of the crude oil produced was
controlled by the combination. is un-
warranted. As substantial power over
the crude product was the inevita be
result of the absolute control which
existed over the refined product the
n.onopolization of the one carried with
it the power to control the other, and
ii Cne inference which this situation
suggests were developed, which We
dcem it unnecessary to do, they might
we'll serve to add additional cosency
to the presumption of intent to mo-
from the unquestioned proof on other
SUBJECTS"
Officials Decline to Talk.
New YORK, May 15.-On the steps
of the Standard Oil building at No. %
Broa dway there stood a newsboy this
afternoon, crying standard Oil ioses!"
Inside, not an oficer Of the company
would speak. William Rockefeller sell
dom talks and did not break his rule.
John D. Archbold is i'll at his home
in Tarrytown. Mortimer f.. Elliott
solicitor general for the company. said
he could have nothing to say until
he could read the full text of the de-
cision, not available here tonight.
Brokers CfTces Open Last Night.
Many brokers' offices kept open late
into the night for London accounts.
In similar previous decisions handed
down after the market closed, the
financial powers were able to get to-
getner over night and formulate plans
for action in the market the following
morning.