Show Il hIj OF OP THE riE STAN DA RI r. r Ono One can not tell teU how strong a casi may be he by the pleadings of or the plaint iff lI But nut the case a against tho the Standard Stand Stand- ard arci ad Oil Oh 01 company Is a little HUe different from froni the regular run Iun because of tin the fact that thai much of the tue evidence e which is to be lie adduced on the lie trial has beer placed before beor the tue count country by CommissIoner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- All 1 of of it f has been leen examined examined ex ex- h by President Roosevelt el anti ami the country has hUI road read his mC message ge lo tu congress an and the thc strong stroHl urging toward toward legislation lalon which will wi put that great monopoly on an nn c exact act level le with all ail coni competitors pe t i tots One sample of or the facts which Com Corn Commissioner Commissioner missioner Garfield has made public isas Is Isis Isas as is follows For example the published tariff rate ale from Whiting lud the thc great western vestern refinery renner of the time Standard to Ala wasI I 44 4 cents Birmingham was per hundred pound lounds For at at- least leat ten tn years ears the Standard by means mans of oC a a. so- so se secre secret cre cret ilet combination of oC rates rate by way ay of Grand Junction cnn over r o the tue Ine lines of f the Chicago Chicago st I Eastern rn Illinois the tho Illinois Central an and the time Southern rail rail- rJ- rJ way vay has shipped oil 01 to Birmingham for ol- ol 29 9 2 1 cents cents The Toledo competitor compe her titor no further distant had to pay ay a 17 1 2 1 cents A great area In the thc South ha has baa been beel reached by this thi sime sanie secret l combination ton tion iou of or rates tales averaging aver ln j fourth pw-fourth fourth ie-fourth los loss than th the published rate The toni to- to Standard these lal tal M ll saving to the on V n T but f per r year rear c r. r l thc OTI t I to o 1 EvansvIlle I Ind 1111 ha has been for fOI many rears fears 11 cents The Stan Standard ard has luu for Cor ten ton years rr shipped oil oi to Evans Evan B i Ule for rOI or local use e and antI for fOI ninny many beyond in Iii time the tle Southeast at ni called so-called o-caled o tate lalo ram ratos of G 6 and 8 4 1 cent cents The Liue freight rate atc paid by hy time in n Ii this case has been about per yea rear eat lots ios lets than the open rate rale The JhC ii lo to this his same sanie territory flom rom roin the Independent ll running at Toledo ml Cleveland cald were Ie 8 s to 28 per hundred pounds or 01 from om half alf mit to 1 i 1 1 U cents a gallon aon higher han ban th the rate received by hy the Stand tand- ard The Thc I of the Chicago East East- ern rn Railway company compan show ho plainly that hat these thes Grand Junction and Evans Evans- ie rule ille ra rates were l Intended lcd cd tn to be bo secret WOI verc given si for rol tie sole benefit fr of the Standard and were cle han handled ler as ms secret rates ales with wih the knowledge of Standard The Standard Oil Oi company has for forit forit it al lea least t ten years shipped oil 01 from to st Ent St. St St Louis Juia Ill HI II at at a aate arate arate rate ate of ff G 6 or C G 1 1 l-l l I cents on un three thle 1 of the he live five railroads running between tho those hose e places place while the only lilly duly Pull pub hed rate ate on all at roads loads has ha been heen 18 13 1 S l cents during curIng all al that period The s ln saving saIng to lo the Standard Stan arc amounted to about 2 in 1011 His ills report report lather rathel an au extended on one Imply Is crowded with wih like material matelI 1 It I t seems an evil il which no nl man can condone That a business concern cancel n should houll compel such uch unfair advantage e eIt is It K a sufficiently menacing condition That Flint it should be he continued permanently perman perman- enty is unbelievable believable by b- bany any citizen elzen of f the United Uniel States Stales Railroad companies compan compan- ies les have ha c gone sono tot too tOl far in thus favoring favorIng favor favor- ing lug the tue great oh oil 1 monopoly anti and their acts In this regard have much to tb do 10 with wih the sentiment now finding cx- cx O ion In tIme the rate legislation laUon at Washington No man maim wants the railroad business busi husi- ness injured nut But no one among th the millions milons of citizens wants the lie Standard Stand Stan ard md Oil 01 company to tu receive c an un advantage alvan- alvan age tage over competitors in iii business And nd both railroad and amid oil oi companies will wi find a u better betler defense o is needed than tho the laugh of ur certain Chicago o atol allor- allor neus or the wan wail that has been started by tho the press bureau at 26 6 Wall ni street I |