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约翰·D·洛克菲勒:洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 161

约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导

To understand the situation which affected the giving and taking of rebates it must be remembered that the railroads were all eager to enlarge their freight traffic. They were competing with the facilities and rates offered by the boats on lake and canal and by the pipe-lines. All these means of transporting oil cut into the business of the railroads, and they were desperately anxious to successfully meet this competition. As I have stated we provided means for loading and unloading cars expeditiously, agreed to furnish a regular fixed number of car-loads to transport each day, and arranged with them for all the other things that I have mentioned, the final result being to reduce the cost of transportation for both the railroads and ourselves. All this was following in the natural laws of trade.

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定位:Additional excerpt 161 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

要理解回扣现象,得知道当时铁路都急于扩大货运量,因为它们正与湖运、运河和管道竞争,这些运输方式抢走了石油生意,铁路迫切想赢回。标准石油公司提供快速装卸、保证每天固定车皮数等便利,最终降低了双方成本。洛克菲勒认为这一切都符合贸易的自然规律。

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