Editing Standard Oil (section)

===South Improvement Company===
In 1872, Rockefeller joined the [[South Improvement Company|South Improvement Co.]] which would have allowed him to receive rebates for shipping and drawbacks on oil his competitors shipped. He successfully convinced refineries in Cleveland to sell their businesses to Standard Oil in exchange for cash or stock.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tarbell |first=Ida M. |title=The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) |publisher=Cosimo, Inc. |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-61640-399-7 |location=New York, NY |pages=63 |language=en}}</ref> But when this deal became known, competitors convinced the [[Pennsylvania Legislature]] to revoke South Improvement's charter. No oil was ever shipped under this arrangement.<ref name="A3mht" /> Using highly effective tactics, later widely criticized, it absorbed or destroyed most of its competition in [[Cleveland]] in less than two months{{how|date=September 2017}} and later throughout the northeastern United States.