Emery County Progress | 1907-10-19 | Page 2 | Oil Trust Deceived Public

OIL TRUST DECEIVED PUBLIC sold its products through what peo pie bel eved to be independent compan es new york hampton G westcott lice president of the standard oil company of kentuck testified on monday in the hearing of the federal suit against the oil combine that in several of the southern states the standard oil company had found it expedient to sell much of its products through companies which the public belies ed to be independent the tice of selling through so called inde pendent companies h were owned by the combine was discontinued two years ago according to mr westcott mr kellogg counsel for the govern ment drew from the witness that the standard oil company of kentucky chica acts as selling agent of oil in kentucky georgia mississippi louis iana tennessee and alabama had p ir chased numerous small In depend ent selling companies and through many of them sold oil to the con sumer some of the plants of these companies were dismantled and the business taken over by the standard