The committee counsel, Simon Sterne, questioned representatives from the Erie Railroad and the New York Central Railroad and discovered that at least half of their long-haul traffic granted rebates, and that much of this traffic came from Standard Oil.
Udvalgets rådgiver, Simon Sterne, udspurgte repræsentanter fra Erie Railroad og New York Central Railroad, og han fandt ud af, at mindst halvdelen af deres langdistance-trafik fik rabatter, og at størstedelen af denne trafik kom fra Standard Oil.