The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-09

same, all the property. real ana personal, 4
assets and business Of said corporations
or associations, and, whereas. II l. not |
deemed expedlent that all of the compa- |
MES ANA associations mentioned should |
transfer their property TO the said stand.
ard OIL companies at the present time. ana |
In case OF some companies and associn- |
tons 1t may never he deemed expedient |
that the said transfer should be made, and
said companies and associations 70 ont OF
existence and whereas, II II deemed ad- |
visahle that n discretionary power should |
he vested In the trustees ms to when such |
transfer or transfers should take place. II
at all,
Now. II u hereby mutually agreed be-
tween thu parties to the said trust agree
mcnt. and as supplementary thereto, that
the trustees named In the said agreement
and their successors shall have the power
and authority TO decide what companies
| shall convey their said property as In said
agreement contemplated, and when the
said sales and transfers shall take place,
| II at all. and until said trustees shall so
decide each OF said companies shall remain
| In existence and retain It's property and
| business and the trustees shall hold tho
| stocks thereof IN trust, IA I'm said agree
mcnt provided. In the exercise Of said
| discretion the trustees shall act by a ma
| jority Of their number, as provided In said
trust agreement, All portions OF said trust
| agreement relating 10 this subject shall
be considered so changed az to be In hor-
mouy with this supplemental agreement.
I'm Witness whereof the said parties
have subscribed this agreement, this, the
18th day OF January. Use"
=. Plaintiff further AYERS that the
real object, purpose and intent of
the firms. partnerships, individuals
and corporations IN making md
entering into said agreement and
Trust was ard is to control and monopohse
the petroleum industry In tie United
States. ana the several States thereof,
ANA to monop0lzc and control the business
Of manufacturing, refining, selling ana
transportrs petroleum, and lts pr1durts'
refined oils, Illuminating oils ana lubtieat-
ms oils. IN the several States Of tho United
States. That by said agreement said
firms. individuals. partnerships, corpora
tons and companies therein mentioned.
Intended to AMI aid create, mike and ef-
fest a combination of their capital, SKIN
and acts FOR the purpose of monoponzing
ana controlling the petroleum industry
In the several States OF the United States
ana the business Of selling and dealing
In petroleum aud its products, refined. lu-
, | hrcating aud illumiuatiuE oils, Ia the Ito
moatic trade OF the various states OF SAID
| United states That by said agreement
, the said parties thereto Intended nud did
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