Show REACHED VITALS OF 51 STANDARD ANDARD LO CO Probe of I Inquisitor Kellogg Kelogg Wrin Wrings Js Startling Admissions Admissions From Oil Officials l WHY HEPBURN LAW LAN FAILED I IMade Made MacIc Inoperative by Establishment Establishment Establishment Establish Establish- ment of Terminal Pipe PipeLines Lines in Obscure Places r York Sop Seit lIt I. I 2 2 Two startling I admissions W were ero r wrung from Standard Oil 01 ol officials In iii tOlla today's L hearing In Imi the I suit suit of Ithe the federal government go to to dissolve thIs dis 15 solve the time great One was uvas made mate by Henr Henry lol Folger er Jr who VilO has charge of the Standard Oil 01 company's compans oil 01 ro- ro Ile and the thc tH other was its an n admission ml sion liol by Calvin N. N Payne of oC time the National Transit company compan one of ot the time Standards Standard's subsidiary lar companies that the time Hepburn law In was mo made e in- in 11 c b by the time establishment of ot the terminals of the time great great pipe lines hines Jnes In iii places that were wilderness wilder wildor- practically a ness nf and amid ald from Crom which no independent oil 11 producer would be able to dispose of his product Time The evasion of or the time law b by the time of the time Corsica ia I under thither a a. nominal independent ownership owner ship at ata a time hum when a writ of ouster lint had hat been obtained by ly the attorney attorney- general of or Texas reas against the oil 01 trust is another nother chapter in time the machinations machin aton of oC United States Stales Senator Josuph H. H Bailey to concoct su subterfuges by which the laws of his own state stale could coul be defied delet Time Tho sold sohl nearly all al of Its a J product to the tho Waters Pierce Oil on compan company com corn pan mammy pany the time Standards Standard's Texas Texus branch Mr ll Folger testified testified- During the Investigation of t the tho Texas k legislature into tile the relations of ur S Senator Semi Sen n- n ator atol Bale Bailey with the tho Vaters company It was wa brought out OUt according to his own mc that ho lie was at atone one mime time all al the affairs oC of 01 that company r. r lJ both th financially and aniL physical physically an anti and directing the opera opera- lions Hons of oe tho the company H lie Hl wa was In Iii other words the managing m head oj qt time the 1 Standards Standard's Texas branch and by Q his testimony admitted that he wa was till s-till connected with wih it t In hit an nn advisory i capacity Vitals o of Standard S 1 tia i lob hl tI I rt-l. rt I l i lt Ul 1 O. O nt l rn t 1 t r. o aUn tJ lC only T G nominal nomIna owner Wl rS of time the the plant slaT that no iii written fl agreement wn entered c Into frito at time the time of or Its Js toan transfer r tI for or which the they mild did not nut pay oue OLIC cent of or actual cash The rhe testimony of Vice President A Payne Pane of Ir the time National atonal Transit com com- primly any r clearly showed that it 1 was abS abS- lute Impossible for Cor an aim al Independent oil 01 man to u use e thi the pi pipe pc lines lne controlled con comm trolled by the hut Stan Standard ard and that th the plo of or the time Hepburn law which I ma nade muade them common carriers and and forced breed them to post tariffs with time the Commerce commission for ting oil 01 through their lines to their heir terminals wel were nullified b by time the tw I establishment of the terminals in iii li where refineries places there lucre were no or 01 other means for Its Is disposal It I was hi ought out that one of th the 1110 lines himics ended at Center Bridge on he time New York Pennsylvania York aIJa state stateline line ine lne an and amid the time other in on onlie I time tho lie New Jersey state tate ine In li both hoth places the they connected WUl lines hues of the Standard pipe line ne whIch refuse to transport oil 01 of In Independent hide Inde e- e penitent pendent companies Both time the Union Union- yule Hie me and ant Central Bridge rhe Mr fl Payne pano testified loomed loome geographically after aftem oCe he time passage of or the tile Hepburn In the time ummer of or 1906 The fact tact Iw was also brought oat ont that there thele had not been u i single Ingle barrel of oil transported which did ld not belong to tn time tho Standart Standard Why 1 exclaimed e Mr Payne dUlIn dur- dur In hog ng time the examination we wo have ha e ne nevor ner r been jeen ask asked to take a consignment of oil 01 II for transportation t b by an amm Independent ent nt producer Of iO f course not mint replied lI Mr Mm J Kel- Kel elto el- el to logg ogg a If I timeS they di did ship It I. I tile the they cOlI could 1 not dispose of it Ie there are arc no re refineries rim rim- fineries there nor an all any facilities for time the oi oil J When Mr lr Folger was waH called to tho tholand land after a few minutes' minutes sparring with wih the government attorneys ho told old of oC his imis position with wih the Sian ard rd which at first ho he was reluctant to todo do He lIe le said sId that ho had llad general su supervision su- su iSon of their refineries and amI that of or the Long lie he it was teas general manager Islan stand Island works Q Are Are you ou a member oC of the Cor- Cor leana nc Refining company A. A A. Yes Yes sir Ir Q When was It I organized organized- A. A ui In In iss 1898 1 Q Q Who owns that tat plant A A. Mm A. 1 Mr Payne and m myself lt Q Q When When did th you purchase it I I A. A A. Januar January 31 31 1006 I Q In who whose e name wa WU tho tile company comun com com- many pany un operated before beCore that date dato tata A. A H. A. H. H C C. and C. C N N. Payne Q With With who funds fund wo wl it- it I run ruit A. A A. The funt funds of oC tho time National Transit l I company Tho ho witness then explained that the tue th plant hud had orl originally been constructed in by hy J. J C. C but with wih money furnished I lm by the National Transit company compau a Standard rt property and that it I was pul pUI under tinder the tile name 01 or of time the Hc Kenning ning company in 1002 1902 Flue Tho ht books of the National Transit co company in ill JI 1899 showed a ciar charge a against II 1 C C. Folger Folger antI and C. C N. N Payne of oC l said Mr Ir Kellogg reaching reading read reach ing front from a statement DId D you and anti Air Mr 11 Payne Pane borrow borro time the money from the transit com company pan In 1890 1899 As N the time COI Corsicana Refining company wo did The mom money was used for th time the construction of time the plant and amid we wo operated opel- opel oper oper- ath it I for their benefit explained tho time witness tn ess air Mr Folger then told of or the tho purchase e eor of or if the plant In itt 11 1906 when ho lie and anti 1 air Mm Payne agreed greed to pa pay for Cor tho time PropertY properly In ImI ten teim years The Tho arran arrangement ar ar- ar- ar ran ment was made Blade with John Join Archbold Arch Arch- Alch- Alch bold and was a verbal agreement The rime plant was to be paid palt for fur out of time the profits and ant they the hi had made no cash payment pa Then the management of tho plant plantIs I Is IS just the samo- samo 3 as when you ou took it I over ovel Isn't it I air Mr Kellogg a asked Practically IO so i 4 t i t t i eL k ih J |