The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-07
THOUSANDS CROWD STREETS
TO SEE JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
Cries FOR Help Arc Heard n Court-CIash Between
Court and Attorneys Sta 'dard Pays 40
Per Cent on Hundred Millions

cas-; he also stated that the Tank
line company owned the cars AMI
that a major portion of the stock of
the Tank line is owned by tho Stand
ara Oil Company of New Jersey He
also testified that TIE original invest
ment Of the Tank line company was
$3,500,C00 but that Is now in debt
about So 100000 more on top Of that.
Rockefeller Called
John p. Rockefeller was then Gale
and rs'ng brislsly he walked toward
the witness stand.
The witness was questioned en-
tirely by Judge Lands. The first
question asked by him was:
"Mr, Rockefeller, have you any
official connection with the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey?"
u am the president, but the posi-
lion ic pusely honorary. and has been
for the last eight or ten years. as
have not been rendering any service
wha ever
10 gu know what the outstanding
capital stock OF the Standard OH
Company Of New Jersey is?" -. NJ.
Here Attorney Miller objected but
was overruled. and the witness re-
plied that it was approximately ST.
G1a 900 000. He then told in a gen
elal way of the business of the Stand
ard Oil Company of New jersey.
Court and Attorney Clash.
There was a sharp tilt here between
the court and the attorneys for the
COMPANY during which the latter
were given to understand that the
government has nothing to do with
this hearing.
The court declared it was seeking
to aseer ain the wealth of the cor
poration holding the stock of the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
which was recently convicted Of re-
batting. The questioning of Rockefel
Ter was then resumed. Rockefeller
testified that he knew nothing OF any
refineries. except NOSE In New Jer-
-sey, owned by the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, and that he did
not think that beyond the production
and refinement OF oil the Standard
OIL Company Of New Jersey was in
any other business. He said the divi-
dends of the Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey during 1903-4-5 was APP
proximately 40 per cent OF the out
standing stock He did not know
what the net earnings of the Stand
ard Oil Company were during these
three years and suggested that some
other witnesses might be able to give
the desired information
40 Per Cent Average Dividend.
Rockefeller was excused and
Charles NJ. Pratt. secretary of the
Company. was called. He said the
capital stock of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey was $9S,3O000o
and that he thought 40 per cent was
about the average dividends. He es-
timated the earnings of 1908 at $751;
10000; in 1904 at $61 500, 900 and in
1905 a trillle over $57.000.000 He said
that the capital stock of the Standard
Oil Company OF INDIANA is largely
held by individuals and SSrporate
stockholders of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey. and that the
New Jersey Company also controls
the Tank line.
Bailiff Stops Rockefeller.
The testimony of E. M. Stanton,
superintendent of the car service was
unImportant. While Stanton was on
the stand Rockefeller concluded he
would leave the court room, and his
effort to do so brought him into con-
fiict with the bailiff in which he was
ANONYMOUSLY worsced. Rockefeller
had pushed the gate opening from the
court room partly open when the
bailiff spied him, and instantly pushed
the gate shut with Rockefeller still on
the inside. The two men gazed at
each other for an instant, but not
word was spoken. Rockefeller turned
and walked back to his seat and made
no effort to leave II during the re-
mainder of the hearing.
The court asked the attorneys II