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South Improvement Company

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Short-lived railroad–refiner arrangement whose rebate terms triggered a fierce oil-region backlash in 1872.

Also appears as: SIC · South Improvement Company · the South Improvement Company

Documented relationships

John D. Archbold — opposed in 1872 — South Improvement Company.
Evidence: Ch. 8, ¶28

In the book

Ch. 8, ¶19 Ch. 8, ¶20 Ch. 8, ¶21 Ch. 8, ¶22 Ch. 8, ¶23 Ch. 8, ¶24 Ch. 8, ¶25 Ch. 8, ¶26 Ch. 8, ¶27 Ch. 8, ¶28 Ch. 8, ¶29 Ch. 8, ¶30

All 45 source references

Shared passages

A shared paragraph is a reading connection, not proof of a historical relationship. Entries link to the first shared source paragraph.

John D. Rockefeller, Sr. · 38 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶19

Standard Oil · 25 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶19

Cleveland · 15 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶20

Ida M. Tarbell · 13 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶30

Oil Creek · 9 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶21

New York · 8 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶19

Henry M. Flagler · 7 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶19

Pennsylvania · 7 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶19

Titusville · 6 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶28

Pittsburgh · 5 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶21

Watson · 4 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶19

Peter H. Watson · 4 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶21

All 108 shared-passage connections

Automatic suggestions

Unverified verb connections; read the source before interpreting them as facts.

Pryor · turn · South Improvement Company · Ch. 16, ¶44

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