The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-05-23
Death Knell HaltS John D'S Stand
ard Oil.

Washington May 10 The su-
preme court holds: That the StWd
ard Oil Company is monopoly in
restraint of trade. That this giant
corporation must be dissolved with
in six months.
Corporations whose contracts arc
mot unreasonably restrictive of
competition are not alfecten.
Other great corporations whose
a t. may he called into question viii
be dealt with according to the
meiits of their particular cases.
The court was unanimous a. to-
the main features of the decision.
justice Harlin dissenting only as to-
a limitation of the application OF the
Sherman anti-trust law
The Dispatch News says "Thcre
can be no denying That the
decision of the United States
Supreme court that the Standard
Oil company aud IFS associates COM
poses a combination i'm restraint of
trade is popular one and is vim
dication of public opinion For
many years IN the mind Of the aver
age citizen who is used to thinking
in hundreds and Thousands of dol
lars instead of bigger and more inn
pressive figures the OIL trust with its
billions and It's stock worth over
5000 on the share has been the en-.
bodiment OF the word trust and
has stood rs Il menace to the pub
lie welfare.
However, while the country $
highest tribunal has decided that {
is illegal and the combination must
be broken up within the next SIX
months. yet we arc Inclined to think
that Standard Oil and it's head,
John d Eockorrcller, were perhaps
not 50 bad as they wcro pictured
Sure It is that the Ohio Valley has
developed greatly under the minis
hations of this same Standard Oh
company and much Of tue uccunlu-
wealth of many II our leading eli
zens in this immediate Vicinity.
owes its growth largely to tho fact
thtt the STANDARD OIL company has
been in existence for some decades
The same can be said Of Calhoun
county. Had it not been for the
South Penn, Hope and otuer
branches of the Standard, Calhoun
county would be almost bankrupt.
1t is hard to tell what effect this he
cisiou of the Supreme court will lave
ON the development of tins county.
The Charleston correspondent to
the Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Harry Charmru woodward, OF
SPENCER, koane county, for eight
years a member of Congtesa from
the fourth Congressional District, is
not playing much pol les at resort
since his defeat last fall During
his incumbency the former Con.
gresham had the reputation OF
going farther to do one of his con
sutuonts service than any membol
OF the West Virginia delegation al
Washington Ho has been known tc
hurry home from the national CAPT
tol to cinch place for one Of his
able bodied constituents ON th,
sweeper force AT the capitol Wood.
yard came to the capitol during
the week but would make mo- def
mite statement regarding his futur,
candidacy Tor Office The Roam,
Congressman stated that the peopl,
of his district had been very kind f.
him anc bat shown BIN much hen
or, and it the Republicans Of hi
district believed some other ma
would make a game chort to carr
the district Inc was wiling to assist
Active in politics and yet wlLou
a political enemy IN his native stat
was Lawrence A Beymaun, popula
Wheeling Lawyer who died thi
week after Il sudden illness of sea-
let fever death ending caro-,
which gave much promise of On
future The death of Larry Re,
mann WAS distinct shock 10 al
most every politician iu West Viz
giuia Only ~ years of age, be ha
wide acquaintance, wis geni
with every ono, aud while immenscl
wealthy, was splcedid mixer.
tho cam mgn of 1904, when on
% years Of a@c larry Bcynu
was nominated 10y tho Democrat
party for Attorney General ann