The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-07

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HEAR R0CHEFELLER|
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that he could. In fact, tell nothing OF
what the Judge desired to know. The
fudge, however. refused to vacate the
|subpeona, and insisted that Mr.. Rockc-
fencr should take the stand.
1'he First Witnesses.
IS Fred err ok IA. Wann. the former gem
oral freight agent ot the Chicago and
Alton Road. was thcn called and 1ues-
toned regarding the rate at which oil
should have been shipped from Whit
| ing. Ind. to st. Louis
Then Harry B. FELTON,, president Of
| the Union Tank Lines took the stand
| ana testified that the capital OF the
Union Tank Line Company was So
100000, but that IT had not paid q
| dividend since 1901.
| "Is that due to the tnismanagement
Of your predecessor?" s. l
mo, sir; 1t is due to the fact that
there Is no money In running as an
4 Investment tank cars at three-quartersi
/ of cent a mile" lsl
IsockcfcllerSis Sworn.
1 AS Mr.. FELTON, left the stand Judge
Lands called: John p. sRockefeller."
Mr.. Rockefeller rose brlskly from
his seat and walked rapidly to the
witness stand The witness was ques-
toned entirely by Judge Lands. He
spoke slowly and with much delibera-
ton. bordering his answers carefully
1 before he gave them. Many OF them
Iwere uttered in so low tone that
they were inaudible ten feet from his
Il chair.
you any official connection with the
Il Standard OIL Company OF New Jersey?''
II am he president, but the position
i Is purely honorary, and has been for
4 the last eight or ten years, as have
not been rendering any service whats
4 ever
do you know what the outstanding
cal ttal stock Of the Standard OIL Com
pany OF New Jersey Isl"
Judge Lands overruled an objection
to the question, and the witness re-
piled IT think that 1t Is about s10o,-
J. 100000. the outstandin 81 could not
state definitely, Your Honor" s
business OF the Company.
Generally speaking, what Is the
!, business OF the Standard OIL Company
!, OF New Jersey in the production, DIS
E tribution and salesof oil
: well, Your Honor, as have beer
!. SO long out OF busineas1 and out o.
slthis business, It is q dozen years since
have bee n at all actively related Will
1.-THE affairs of8the company. It Is eign
wears Your Honor, since I have beer
In the office at all. :.
.rWhat is your general impression o.
: to what the business OF the STANDARD
OIL Company OF New Jersey ls. y,
e ..They have a refinery, and refine OIL
I That was the-yes, It would be impos
7 sible for me to give---to make an an IN
8 swer to that question Intelligent!
r without a study of the case"
Have you an impression as .
I whether or not the Standard OIL Com
pany OF New Jersey operates indirectl'
. more than one oil refinery
Attorney Miller objected on IN
ground that the present investigate
should invade case where the gov
= eminent is prosecuting the standar
~ Oil Company in another State tkac u
, noIs. and that the information was no
Ito! Importance in connection with tn
| case at Issue before Judge Landis. TIL
= court declared that he was seeking
ascertain the wealth Of the corporatio
iholding the stock Of the Standard Q
- Company of Indiana which was recen
Fly convicted of rebating. The que!
Etioning OF Mr.: Rockefeller was the
resumed by the judge. q Isl
8 Have you any recollection n, Mr.. Rocl
5E efeller. that the Standard OIL Compar
re of New Jersey Is interested IN the re
"a finenent of oil more than; In the or
refinery you have referred to ?'
- Came Since His Time.
: s''I do not know what refineries the
g are. The refining business has grow
s. up since my touch with Is active Of
@ erations. I only know of the operate
- OF refneries that are In New j erseyH !
the Standard Oil Company Of New Je
~ sey.''
fl 20 you know Of the STANDARD c
w Company Of New Jersey being int
I'd ested In the operation OF any 9th
=. rehnerles through and in the name
- the corporation whose stock is he
y by the Standard Oil Company OF Ne
=, en- Jersey q"
e THAT i presume is So.
.'Is the business Of the Standard {
- Company OF New Jersey. general
-, speaking. the production and reinil
"a of oil?" HI
~ Tho production, the refining a
at the sale Of oil, that Is an importa
as SUI ure u etAe ous1i.es1 .''o So
Il ard OIL Company OF New ersey
tie Beyond that what is Its occup
tion?"
IT could not say; do not think
val would sbe proper to say that 1t h
he occupation in administering ref
zoe eries?'
Ali The witness made quite a pause {
" ter the completion Of his reply. q
then turning his eyes slowly on t
Judge remarked "You are rather tee
meal"
substitute the work business