Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-27
is IN FEAR OF
THE RIDICULE
John D. Rockefeller Wishes to
Testify Privately Open Court
Only Way, Says HadIey.

NEW YORK, March d. - AT the
Standard Oil hearing here John ID.
Archbold. the trusts vice president,
testified that John d. Rockefeller had
authorized him to make an offer that he
tRockefeller) would appear before Az
torney General Hadley of Missouri and
testify provided a private hearing
could be arranged.
\ Mr.. ArchbOld said the reasons Rock
>%efeller would not appear in public
Were that his health was precarious
and that he would not subject himself
to the notoriety and cartoons that
would follow.
Mr.. Rockefeller. continued Mr.. Arch
bold. is in Lakewood, but comes fire.
quently to New York.
Now, Mr.. Attorney General said
Mr.. Archbold, 'Mr. Rockefeller knows
nothing whatever about this case, but
he is willing to meet you quietly and
answer any questions you may ask.
Mr.. Rockefeller knows ! am making
this offer for him. On recount of his
health he feels that he cannot come
here. He dislikes the notoriety and
cartOoning that would attend his ap-
pearance in public. and, as | said. the
excitement might prove dangerous to
his health. His reasons for not appear
ing here are purely physical. and | re-
peat that if he can be examined in pri-
vate he will attend. But he knows
nothing about this case"
MI. Rockefeller does not direct af-
fairs. then?' NO: there is no master
mind there. We have II number of eX-
pcrts representing various interests"
"There is only one way in which we
will examine Witnesses snapped Mr..
Hadley.
Mr.. Archbold next to Henry Fl. Rog-
ers is probably the best posted man in
the Standard Oil company concerning
the ramifications of the business of the
corporation.
Mr.. Archbold testified concerning the
official relations between the Rockefel-
Ter concern and the Waters-Pierce Oil
company of Missouri, the Republic Oil
colnnn;Iy of New York and the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana. At the
last hearing H. II. Rogers, also a vice
president of the Rockefeller company,
admitted that the last named company
practically owned the other three COM
panies.
who is the managing officer of your
company" was asked. There is no
such person. John d. Rockefeller is the
president. but he has not for ten years
taken an active interest in the com
pany. He is the nominal head. but for
five years or so has not attended the
meetings."
why? Because of i'll health?' Eyes,
ana advancing age"
Mr.. Archbold then gave statistics of
oil production. He said there we're
about $4,000 barrels of petroleum pro-
duced daily. of which the Standard Oil
interests produced about $4,000 barrels.
Are you familiar with the product
of oil in this country?' II am
What is it?' ''The daily production
of crude oil in the United States is
about 100000 gallons daily. and the
Standard Oil produces about one-sev-
cnth.'
And about the refined %product?"
The Standard Oil probably sells and
markets about 20 per cen of it, and |
want to add that wherever there is Il
Standard Oil refinery in the United
States there is Il competition refinery
in that section. There is Il great deal
of competition in the oil business. The
competition, of curse, is greatest in
the big oil region of Pennsylvania"
The witness then told of the Standard
Oil interests in the new fields of Kan
sas and insisted that the Standard Oil
did not control the oil situation there.
At this point Mr.. Archbold jumped
to his feet and said: Il object to those
artists who are s~ketching me. 1t is in
dcccnt-positively indecent-and | ask
protection"
Commissioner Sanborn asked the
photographers and pencil artists to de-
sist, and they did desist for a few min
utes.
SCHOOLGIRL a Suicide.