The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
|}[CURED TO
OIL TRUST
ID Company Is Under
/ far Violating Anti
Trust Laws.
|ITING ATTORNEY
HISTORY OF CONCERN
4 Organization FOrmu-
A Allowed Virtual
of Trade.

ga Allowed Virtual
lnopoly of Trade.
La. Ohio, Oct. "a jury
a in the case against the
nj company of Ohio in the
mixer cautioned the jury to
sue regarding the case, and
my attempt to talk to them.
,5srd Oil company of Ohio
4 trial here today charged
';ncy against trade in viola
state antitrust laws, The
ryrribed is fine of from
I'd or from SIX to twelve
xprisonment.
Rockefeller was originally a
le suit, but was granted a
al. the date Of which Will
d the success of the State
resent proceedings. 1t is
n Rockefeller will not be d
will not attend the trial.
rieye Pipe Line company
sttau Oil company, both
ntions, are also defendants,
also secured separate trials.
<,dayd will be represented by
r-nssl of the company, T. NJ
ysr York; Virgil P. Kline Of
aud James 0. Troup of Bow
I, Ohio.
scution will be conducted by
R David of Hancock county,
" George +. Phelps a local
ualy Few Spectators.
lnrdred persons were present
court convened at Q 0 o'clock.
- Ellis, attorney general of
no. Z. Harrison of his office
kli TO aid the prosecution.
II Of selecting the jury began
HAY. Prosecutor David ac-
F y first twelve men drawn.
q Kline, for the Standard Oil
however, had the court ex-
d m the twelve on their state
iasy had formed an opinion
lts State expects 10 prove
Ae Standard Oil company OF
D told 10 the jury by County
q DAVID Immediately On the
~ Of the court.
y Ohio, he began, bad a jury
pa upon TO try a defendant
violation Of State antitrust
" Probate court.
HdHce the State would adduce,
'FOuld be principally documeu-
'knd then gave a detailed ex-
Z Of the Valentine antitrust
Sisnderd Oil trust, said the
was organized in 1852 by
foekefeller, William Rockefel-
~ NJ: Flagler, II. II. Rogers,
'ssoold and a number of asso-
.ae 'trust' was controlled by
Eses. This arrangement CON
. len years, during which time
eonpanies subsidiary to the
ssie organized. In 1882 the
}!e,uaalzation eua of the company was
wy, with a surplus of 100000
monopoly Is Charged.
lley-Gencral Wilson of Ohio in
elged that the trust agreement
3; iT;9n9poiy. and this was explain
y David. The trust was not
usIence and had not como
: common law.
y ds'sa,lng or the board Of stock
!, " tue trust, called 10 dissolve
~ compliance with the order
'v.., he said there was present
l.onpany ga very great and
sa.yer by the name OF Dodge.
'vuuced '"Ss resolution formally
wy q new plan of organiza
.rL:.
'Sai9lng sssa1 this new plan, which
'psSG, fsT;a Mr. Dodge was quoted
Sa ssW as saying TO the stock
h. iour interests will be the
~ - as now. Corporations will
/, " 40 business as heretofore
proportion of their earnings
ist ~ cnanged. You will under
o ro,,,; A will not get stock in
4 |l,ualon n0. and d in another. but
4 N, MS due proportion in the
y, meeting, Mr.. David con.
,angements were made for
suP The affairs of the
o.ss ssa liquidatipg trustees
vS; 9eing the same as the old
,ier Aiyh ne again named. Sever
.Ns, u 1879, he said. John ID
p,ro,,.n ana The same trustees were
lung ~ the policies and busi
t;me standard Oil trust. and
nj Ae only about 6O per cent OF
ma alsrtlileates had been ex
on r thc terms of the Dodg,
tS.empt tSa proceedings instituted
,srsI rust IN 1898 by Attor
premo m "onett Of Ohio, but whicl
'vor. wa. court of the State dis
h rs' @ here explained TO tn,
mos '' auring pcndcucy Of these
luds,d ne G,, said, that anothc,
4 a1a Oil company os Rev Jer
NJ ,0iganized az z Fholdin,
!. sn5ieh mieh a capital stock o.
Es;eh 'u increased eerporat'
N ya included the right TO buy
lionso o'e' ,lhe stock Of the othc
Iu H. 1phu u, Rock efeilcr, h
'ssiss', largest stock owner an,
ihe ' NY, ot The corporation be
sis ears 1899 and 1901. Nh
isusa 'ue New Jersey organiza
Ind nd ~ $9s,000.01a OF capita
Of ,ba ,bbaaichosed nearly all Of III
ler con-, suosidiary companies il
o.''''ehtary Evidence.
ltim mI.nlars evidence which tn
il IL -, ,p.gan submitting, an,
IL o'atrl, rnngtitu+ns fEc Lul'