Show J I Examination Commenced N v 35 1 ii Into the tho charges that thill the Delaware and Western Vestern Railroad had refused ed to continue shipments shipments ship ship- shipments ments of oil for Cor the Independent firm 3 f C Preston and Davis ls to the railroad Basin terminal In Brooklyn was commenced today before before be be- fore tore Chairman Knapp of or the Int Interstate Commerce Commission and Commissioners Commissioners Commis Commis- rs Clements and Prout Prouty Owing O to the tho failure of the company compan to tie de- liver i tank cars In Brooklyn the com corn complaining l Independent dealers dE had been Inconvenienced said aid Henry R. R J Powell 0 their counsel 1 p 1 1 J. Flynn FInn general freight agent of the Lacka- Lacka was waR cal b by Mr 11 Powell and that there was an a agreement b by the trunk lines hues entering New ew York L the delivery of or oils petroleum petroleum petro petro- leum prod products and explosives s at NewYork New NewYork York terminals This agreement he heI I fald said was vas made made- in the interest of safety Asked if Ii at the time timo the tank car delivery ell el to the complainants was wa commenced commenced com corn the Stan Standard ard Oil on company had an any share in the action the wit wit- ress said raid that he believed ed the Standard Stan- Stan Jard urd Oil company had property properly In the vicinity of the Brooklyn terminal In Inthe Inthe inthe the safety of which It was of or course Interested I ed Representatives tat of the Standard Oil company company had said that a continuation of shipments might re result re- re suit sult In the enactment of ordinances detrimental to all nil concerned Rockefellers In Irr Railroad W. W H. H Truesdale president of the road testified that he know ow nothing of or orthe the a agreement referred to or about the Uw complainants complainant's oil business Ho admitted admitted ad ad- admitted that John D D. Rockefeller and nd William G. G Rockefeller were directors in Iii the D Delaware Lackawanna and Western ostern Railroad company compan David F F. Davis a former state senator senator sena sena- tor and a member of the firm of Preston Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton and Davis Dl told of oC the important l fight ht g-ht his concern had made and of the arrangement with the Oil Oh works In Penn Pennsylvania for tor tho the shipment shipment shipment ship ship- ment of an S OO galion tank of oil at stated periods These shipments were continued for three years cars Last summer summer sum sum- mer Mr lr Davis was sas notified that the thc shipments could no longer be continued continued con con- tinned although the Delaware Lackawanna Lackawanna Lackawanna Lacka Lacka- wanna and Western estern up to that time had seemed glad to handle the stuff |