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CONTENTS
CHAPTER THREE
Rising in the oil regions against the South Improvement company—Petroleum producers' union organised—Oil blockade against members of South Improvement company and against railroads implicated—Congressional investigation of 1872 and the documents it revealed—Public discussion and general condemnation of the South Improvement Company—Railroad officials confer with committee from petroleum producers' union—Watson and Rockefeller refused admittance to conference—Railroads revoke contracts with South Improvement company and make contract with petroleum producers' union—Blockade against South Improvement company lifted—Oil War officially ended—Rockefeller continues to get rebates—His great plan still a living purpose. |
Pages 70-103 |
CHAPTER FOUR
Rockefeller and his party now propose an open instead of a secret combination—"The Pittsburg Plan"—The scheme is not approved by the oil regions because its chief strength is the rebate—Rockefeller not discouraged—Three months later becomes President of National Refiners' Association—Four-fifths of refining interest of United States with him—Oil regions aroused—Producers' union order drilling stopped and a thirty day shut-down to counteract falling price of crude—Petroleum producers' agency formed to enable producers to control their own oil—Rockefeller outgenerals his opponents and forces a combination of refiners and producers—Producers' Association and producers' agency snuffed out—National Refiners' Association disbands—Rockefeller steadily gaining ground. |
Pages 104-128 |
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