Standard Oil grew by eliminating competitors, merging with other firms, and obtaining favorable railroad rebates. By 1880, it controlled the refining of 90% to 95% of all oil produced in the United States. Critics argued that this concentration gave Standard Oil excessive economic power, eventually making the company a major target of federal antitrust enforcement.
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