The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-27
OBJECTS TO
NOTORIETY
Otherwise John D. Rockefeller Would
BE Witness in Missouri
Hearing.
VICE PRESIDENT TESTlFIES IN CASE

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bold, vice president of the Standard
Oil company, testifying at the hear
ing in the custer proceedings brought
against the Standard Oil company by
the state OF Missouri said that John
ID. Rockefeller has no desire to evade
any questions. He said that Mr.. Rookie
feller knows nothing about the mat
ters concerned in this suit.
He dislikes very much the notoriety
and cartooning," said Mr.. Archbold.
IF Attorney General Hadley wants to
go to Lakewood and question him am
cure he will find him willing to answer
any questions
There is only one way to examine
Witnesses the attorney general in
terrupted, only one way"
Mr. Archbold was the first witness
called when the hearing began for
the day. Before answering questions
he objected to being sketched by sew
eral artists who were in the room.
Stockholder in Two Companies.
Mr.. Archbold said that he is a vice
president Of the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey and owns stock in
both that company and the Standard
Oil company Of Indiana. He said that
N. NJ Vanburen is his son-in-law and
is now in New York. Soon after he
stated this process server, who was
present. left the room. Mr.. Archbold
said John D. Rockefeller is president
of the Standard Oil company, but has
taken no active interest in the bust
ness affairs in some years owing to i'll
health. He has an Office at rs Broad
way, but is seldom there.
who is the active head of the
Standard Oil company" asked Attor-
r ney General Hadley.
There is no master mind in the
Standard Oil," replied Mr. Archbold.
raising his voice, lit is made UP of an
aggregation of individuals"
The business is controlled by men,
experts in their respective depart
ments, he said, and the term commit
tee, as applied 10 the various boards,
10 - lAAoliOIASl. H. 1llOAu NAl .
Arehbold thought, is the principal in
dividual in the domestic trades board
and has been connected with the
Standard Oil company since 1875.
Asked concerning the stock of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company now in the
name of Mr.. Vanburen Mr.. Archbold
said it was the 2,750 shares formerly
ha1H In IF ha Cfov1or5 Oil
trustees.
Gives Figures on Oil Production.
Are you familiar with the produc-
tien of oil in this country?" asked
Attorney General Hadley.
E. Il am"
what is it,"
"rhe daily production OF crude oil
in the United States is about 100000
gallons and the Standard Oil produces
about one-seyenth.
And about the refined product?"
"rhe Standard Oil probably sells
and markets about 70 per cent of it,
and | want to add that wherever there
is Standard OH refinery in the Unit
ed States there is a competitive re-
finery in that section. There is a
great deal of competition in the oil
business. The competition, of course,
is greatest in the big oil region of
Pennsylvania
The witness told of the Standard Oil
interests in the new fields of Kansas
and said that the Standard Oil COM
pany did not control the oil situation
there. There we're number of inde-
pendent producers and refiners there.
Where is John D. Rockefeller?"
asked Mr.. Hadley.
"He is at Lakewood, N. J. AS l ex-
planned his health is not good and he
has had no connection with the bust.
ness for ten years."
when did you see Mr.. Rockefeller
Iast?"
At Lakewood All the Time.
"Mr Rockefeller has been in New
York and Lakewood all the time" said
Mr.. Archbold.
Il saw him in New York a couple
or three weeks ago and also saw him
few days ago in Lakewood, N. j."
Then after Il moments pause he con
tinued:
If / may be permitted to so state
Mr.. Rockefeller knows nothing, abso-
lutely nothing, of the matters con-
cerned in this suit. Mr.. Rockefeller's
health is such that it imposes quite a
care upon him. He has no desire to
evade any questions, General Hadley,
but he very much dislikes the notoriety
and the cartooning. If you want to go
and question him am sure you will
find him willing to answer questions
o
There is only one way to examine
Witnesses here broke in Mr.. Hadley.
I'VE have only one way"
AT the afternoon session Wade
Hampton testified that, as general au-
dit0r OF the Standard Oil company, he
sent men from his Office to st Louis
to audit the accounts of the Waters
Pierce Oil company. During the time
this audit was being made he said the
men were on the payroll of the Wa
tArs-Pisrce camnanr