Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-18
FACTS AS TO THE OIL TRUST.
John d. Rockefeller Gives Them Up
Under an Order From the



Court. 4
COLUMBUS, O., June 17-Attorney Gen.
eral Frank s. Monnee has secured from
the Standard Oil Company list of the
concerns that went in on the great oil
combine, and the amount Of capital stock
that each carried. A short time ago he
filed suit in the supreme court here to
oust them from business in the state, on
the ground. that they were trust and
were operating in violation Of the laws Of
the state. The suit was answered In the
usual way, and I'm reply to that he filed
some tnterrogatories. The court held they
were correct and competent, and. through
the court, the order was issued to the
Standard. on Company with Instructions to
answer. It was In the reply to these in
terrogatories that the Information was
gained that the alleged trust has been In
operation sirce 1892.
One of tie inquiries made by the attor-
ney general was with regard to the number
of stockholders and the shares they held.
1t is said the shares are worth something
over $500 each, and there are in all 1875
shares This does not include, however,
the. fractional shares Of stock that are Eeld
in great numbers In different parts Of the
East. According to the report of John D.
Rockefeller, who owns over half of the
Standard Oil stock, the following are the
stockholders and their holdings in the
trust: John D. Rockefeller. 9.A shares;
Martin Snyder, l.: Frank Rockefeller. I;
F. B. Squire, /: L. H. Severance. 1872; H. M.
F1agler, 1,0O7: Benjamin Brewster. 359: II.
II. Rogers, 67z:. John D. Archbold. 2S7; w.
R. Tilford. So; Walter Jennings. IS: Esther
]. Jennings, 1856; Oliver q. Jennings. IS;
Emma B. Auchincloss, IS; Annie B. Jen-
nings, IS; Oliver H. Payne, 719; estate of
Charles Pratt. 1,7S9; Helen j. James, IS;
A. McGregor. I; Simon Harkness, 80; w. L.
Hardness, 25l: Charles w. Karkness. 2076;
William Rockefeller, 467; total number,
1875.
Another Of the inquiries made by the
attorney general was with reference to the
number of companies comprised in the
; Standard OIL Company. and the amount Of
money they have on hand In cash and
other securities. To this the answer was
that Mr. Rockefeller did not know. and
could not have the means Of knowing now
! what amount Of money each Of them
/! had on hand, but he said at the time they
1 went into the trust in 1892, they had sums
/ each as follows:
Anglo-American OIL Company. :S.sl3,-
Sss.4s: Atlantic Refining Company. :sSa'- 81
ossl5: Eureka Pipe Line Company; psS y, s; ISL 4
diana Pipe Line Company: $20l4, ,06Sa; Ma
| York Transit Company. A,s9s. 300; North
western Ohio Natural Gas Company: a.
396, 76O: Ohio OIL Company, S. 260. .37S.04; Solar
Pipe PiLi Line Company, s,oa,sSas7; STANDARD
OF Company, Indiana, q, ,03S, ,51S.61; same
Kentucky. $s,6o4. 800: :7s; same, New Jersey
| S4 $50 943.3O; same New York. $16 772, 1885, q
same. Ohio, $3.42s.Ol472; Union Tank Line
Company, $685.. 1874.
Another inquiry made was as to the
| dividends declared during the years they
have been in operation. Mr.. Rockefeller
said he could not give the dividends. save
as they were given out last year. OF al
not declare a dividend, and that was tht
Union Tank Line Company. The other:
all declared dividends running from 1900
| with this information in hand. the stat,
will proceed with the trial.