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PAGE 14 DECEMBER 7, 1905 CXj. Nebraska. Indopcnacxvz ACTS THE OUTLAW STANDARD OIL IN KANSAS USES DETESTABLE TRICKS Agents Invent New meannesses to De stroy Business of Independents People Rely on President to Banish Trust Tactics Cherry vale, Kans., Dec. 2.- The tricks of the Standard Oil company are many and" always up to date. No matter how apparently stringent the laws there Is always a way to evade them. The motto of the Standard al-j ways has been, "There are more ways to kill a cat than by choking him to "death with hot butter.' The last session of the legislature passed two laws. One was a maxi mum freight rate law prohibiting the railroads from charging more than a specified amount for a certain dis tance. This tariff is" now in force on j all the railroads in the state. Then it passed another law, the anti-discrimination law, which forbade the charging of more at one place than another for the same commodity, freight rates being equal. ' Instance of Discrimination The people thought they had the Standard harnessedup at least in a measure. But there are other ways than getting rebates and selling -oil cheaper than your competitors. There are ways . of harassment, especially when, you control the railroads and their policy. . For instance, there was a car stand ing on the side tracks at Kansas City the other day. It was from the Web ster refinery, a little independent concern at Humboldt. The car was Names of Farmers Wanted r The Valley Farmer wants names and addresses of farmers anywhere in the U. S, They want to get them in terested in their bisr farm magazine which now has a circulation of over 100,000 copies and is acknowledged to be the best farm paper in the west. The subscription price " Is 50c per year, but if any of our readers will send them five farmers' names and ad dresses and 10 cents in stamps or sil ver they will enter you as a subscrib er fully paid for a wljole year. Ad- dress valley Farmer, jaenson di., Topeka, Kan. WATCH REPAIRING And Engraving If your watch needs repairing care fully pack it in cotton and send by mail I will examine it free of charge and let you know what repairs are need'd and what they will cost. You can then say whether I shall proceed and repair it for you. If the expense should be more than you desire to pay te watch will be returned without ..'haiye. ALL WORK GUARANTEED Jewelry Engraving of All Kinds ' Write for Prices. BROCK, the Jeweler 1140 O St. Lincoln, Hebr. To Independent Readers: Mr. Stephen Urock h known to the publisher of the Independent. Ho it a competent wate'i inuktr and entrraer. Watcheim Jewelry sent to him will te afelv returned and the workn)unhip will be found the brst Tub Nr.iiHAKA Inpki-knokkt all right. Next to It was a Stand ard car. Somebody during the night smeared crude oil all over the top of the Webster car, and then some body else reported to the transporta tion department of the road that the car was leaking, and so it was set on a sidetrack, and left there for days and days, when as a matter of fact, and subsequent developments proved, there was no leakage to the car at all. But the Webster refinery lost the use of the car for a sufficient length of time to cripple it, because it has no more cars than it can use at any time. . Another Trick of Trade Then there is the old trick of put ting cheap oil in barrels with the best brands on them. The oil business is not like the whiskey business a bar rel can be used again. So they sometimes put a cheap grade of oil in a Perfection barrel and sell it to the dealer as Perfection. The dealers of Kansas are not educated to the oil business or the tricks of it and they take the cheap oil unquestion ably, and, when their customer" kick, charge, it up to some err ' refin ing that particular bunch of crude and explain it that way. Then ; there is the otner old trick of shipping oil in other barrels than those made by the Standard or for the Standard. A great portion of the barrels used in the trade in this part of the world at the present day are barrels made for . the Republic Oil company by the Great Western Manu-j f acturing company at Cleveland, O., ' and yet the Republic Oil company in the courts of Missouri, at this minute is denying that it : is an connection directly or indirectly with the Stand ard Oil company. Another trick the independent re fineries are none of them able to supply enough gasoline to take care of their trade. When the dealer ap plies to the agent of the Standard Oil company for gasoline the Stand ard Oil agent is always "just out." When the dealer presses him for an answer as to when he will be "in," the agent of the Standard answers that he does not know. One candid agent of the Standard when pressed to the nail for an' answer as to when he would supply gasoline or why he would not , supply it, frankly said : "Why don't you get your gasoline where you get your oil?" Theft is One Trick ; Trick. No. 3 The independent re fineries all have their own barrels and their own cans and their own cars. When the empty barrels are returned they are set on the platform. The Standard driver comes along and grabs them and carries them to the Standard warehouse. This applies to the barrels and the cans. When asked why he did it, he says that he sup posed they belonged to the Standard. But it is noticeable that the Standard never returns these things till it is forced to do so, and in one case in Kansas City it required the threat of a replevin suit to make the Standard return some cans belonging to the Fidelity Oil company. The same thing has happened all along the line wherever there is an independent con cern. Independents Still Hope Still the Independent refineries have not lost heart. They are looking with hopeful eyes to the president to help free them from the thraldom of un just freight rates and they are look ing to the people of the west to buy their oil and the people of the west are doing it. A case la point there came up at Iola a few days ago a question of experimenting with crude 13he KEELEY CURE I'or Drunkrcnrti anJ Dm utintf. Comer 'J5th and Can. Tak Harney Btrot car to the doer frvm cither depot. At! communication confidential. Address Kl-liLl-Y INSTITUTE, 2507 Cass St.. OMAHA. NEK. ,W 11 III fiH in 13 I ."llllll . Si For Farmers, Miners, Lum bermen, Mechanics and Working Men are expressly adapted to the needs of working people of all classes. - The leather for these shoes is care fully selected and the soles made of tough, pliable sole leather thai wears like iron. Honest stock and high grade workman- .1 l I T. w Biup nave piaccu Mayer wonting , shoes above ail others in strength and wearing quality. Insist on getting Mayer Shoes, and look for the trade-mark on the sole. Your dealer will supply you. For a Sunday or dress shoe wear the "Honorbilt" for men. jar '" m F. Mayer Boot It Shoe Co., Milwaukee, Wis. farmers, a Little Harness Talk May Profit Buckstaff You if You are About td Buy Harness have Q ual ity and Yon , can depend upon It. We use the Old Fashion ed Oak Tanned California Leather the very best obtainable such as give you long faithful service. The cu ting, stitching-, making are faultless. We make all Grades and Styles. , . ' -.' There is a local dealer in every community who can show them to you. Remember, they are all stamped with the let ters "B. B." oh the ends of the traces. We do not retail. If this harness interests you, show it to your dealer. We will be glad to hear from you. Buckstaff Bros. Mfg. Co. WHET Lincoln, Neb. oil on the streets. The area was a block. The Standard Oil company offered to donate the oil. The coun cil declined it and paid for the oil from an independent producer. And all of the grovers in this town signed a pledge that they would not patronize the Standard Oil company as long as they could get independent oil. It is the sentiment of the people. They are determined that the independent refineries are to have a fair show and they are giving it. In some of the towns none or the people will buy their groceries of a man who patron izes the Standard. And the people are backing up the Independent refineries In their fight for just freight rates. As it is now the refineries are limited to the boundaries of the state of Kansas for their business because of an unjust freight tariff. They have appealed for relief and the people are behind that appeal and are supporting II. 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