The History of the Standard Oil CompanyTarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva)
History
The History of the Standard Oil Company
Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva)
Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- History; Standard Oil Company -- History
6. To permit the party hereto of the first part, if, in its
judgment, the currents of trade should so require, temporarily to
increase or diminish the proportion, as herein provided to the party
hereto of the second part, for itself and its connections, as the
whole business of transporting petroleum and its products, as
between the party hereto of the second part, the Erie Railway
Company and the New York Central Railroad Company. The party of the
second part in such case, to receive from the party hereto of the
first part, in full payment or indemnity, for the excess or
deficiency, one-half the net schedule rates on such excess or
deficiency; the other half to be paid _pro rata_ to the said other
companies, whose apportioned quantity of transportation shall thus
be varied; but such diversion of business shall not, at any time,
exceed one week, nor be repeated without an interval of at least
sixty days, unless with the consent of the party hereto of the
second part. Also, that whenever from time to time, as aforesaid, a
temporary diversion of a part of the apportioned transportation of
the party of the second part, to the other railroads aforesaid, or
to either of them, shall become necessary, cars of the party of the
second part may be loaded by the party of the first part, and sent
away over such other railroads, or either of them, but the cars so
sent away shall be returned without unnecessary delay, and in as
good order as when taken to the railroads of the party of the second
part, and mileage at the usual rates paid for their use while
absent.
7. To furnish with as much regularity as possible, at all times,
good and sufficient cars, and other means suitable and necessary for
the safe and prompt transportation of all crude petroleum and its
products, either in bulk or in barrels, which the party hereto of
the first part shall desire to send from one point to another (and
which shall be supplied with as much regularity as possible), on or
over the railroads of the party of the second part and its
connections.
8. To make manifests or way-bills of all petroleum or its products,
transported over any portion of the railroads of the party of the
second part or its connections, which manifests shall state the name
of the consignor, the place of shipment, the kind and actual
quantity of the article shipped, the name of the consignee, and the
place of destination, with the rate and gross amount of freight and
charges, and to send daily to the principal office of the party of
the first part, duplicates of all such manifests or way-bills.
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