The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-16
Organization of Standard Oil.

The trust agreement, by which the
defendants controlled all Of these cor
poIatlons' having been declared void by
tue supreme Court OF Ohio as IN re-
stTaint y trade and monopolization OF
trade and commerce. IL became necessary
TO adopt some other plan ln order 10
continue the uniform control over all Of
these corporations. IN order TO accom-
pl'sh this. IN January. 1898. they in
company or New Jersey. from SO. Co.,
vpo 10 Nlo 900. and made IL the hold
lng corporation and placed the control
through stock ownership OF All these cor
uorltfoue rroyforsf,- $50 - 49,
tees into the said company. and ex-
changed It's stock for the stock so ac-
CURED. share for share. issuing therefor
SOU 900 par v1lue-the aXact amount
~ tne trust certificates previously issued
by the trustees BY this plan the indi-
Nluuu defendants sought to perpetuate
through the holding company their con-
troll OF all OF these corporations engaged
IN piping, manufacturing. shipping and
throughout the United States and con-
uoued more than ninety 800 per cent
OF an the business
The stock OF this cOmnaux- wac in
creased bv a small amount. and is now
Sss. 33S BOO.
That from 1899 10 the present time
the individual defendants have owned
and controlled the majority OF the stock Of
ths STANDARD on Company. OF New Jer-
sew and IN furtherance Of the conspir-
acy they have purchased or ACQUIRED i'm
the name o. said Standard oil Companv
or in the names Of individuals or cor-no-
"a uons 70 Dc held for the benefit OF the
Standafu OH Company the stocks 81
various corporations and limited MART
nerships organized under the laws of
various States and engaged iu the on
business or sufficient Of said stocks to
secure controlling interest except i'm
certain Instances stated iu the bin and
nave from time to time organized addi-
uonal corporations under the laws OF
various States 80 that at the present
Iine the detandants control, through the
standard OIL Company. OF New Jersey.
seventy corporations with an aggregate
capital of over $3.50. 0O0. 600 eneaged in
purchasing and piping oil. in shipping
Dy !aliway' III refining, manufacturing
ana selling oil all over the United States
A list OF said corporations and limited
partnerships thus owned, controlled or
ensaseao "a ne conspiracy is as follows:
Acme OIL Company, of New
American Lubricating OIL Com '''''O0O
ps any' Of New York ;........ 100000
Limited Of England ....... $1,000. 900
AIgand Refining Company. Of
OHIO, ONO 49,. 80. not known
=, P'seinnsylvania -. -. 100000
OF Maryland zee. .......... 600 600
Borne Scrymser COMPANY Of
New jersey ................. 100000
Ohio -. -. 800 -. y. 1O.ooo.oOo
pany. Of New York -. $4,000
Bush and Denslow Manufactur-
ing. Company Of New York 100000
pany. Of west Virginia 49,. 100000
Cheesebrough Manufacturing
Company. Consolidated. OF
New York Observation-Disclosures. 500 600
jersey ........ -. ~. 25o.ooO
Commercial Natural Gas Com
pany. Of Pennsylvania 80. 100000
Connecting Gas Company Of
con i'i2 Oil company Of ''0'OO0
Iowa 80. ~. -..... -. 100000
Of Peqnsylvqnia .......-...... 100000
Cumberland Pipe Line Com
pany. q Kentucky -. 100000
Eastern Ohio oil and Gas Com
pany. Of Ohio .............. 5000
pany, Of Pennsylvania mot known
Eureka Pipe Line Company
OF West Virginia .:........, 100000
Florence OIL and Refining Com
pany. Of colorado .....:..... 500 600
ited). % Pennsylvania ..,... $4,000
Galena Signal OH Company
Of Pen B;y ;............ lo.ooo,ooo
indiana -. 500. -. l.ooo. 900
pany. OF PENNSYLVANIA - 600 ooo
Mahoning Gas Fuel Company.
of Ohio .a,;..,.. .......... 100000
,, OHIO +, So. ..... 5oo.ooo
Nv, West ~. Virginia ......... 100000
New Jersey ..... , ,ot non
National Transit Company. Of