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Standard Oil Part I

Acquired

CHAPTER

The Standard Oil Octopus

In 18 77, there's a new technology that people are thinking about with regard to oil. They're looking for any kind of yeno, hail merry pass get some leverage back in the industry. So they band together and they form the tide water pipe line company. This just sounds like a scandal right off the bat. Why would you name it that? I've no idea. And then they take it one step further again. Ah, this is such a good story. I love it. Not condoning this behavior by any stretch of the imagination. An important pillar of american history,. A critical part of American history.

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