Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-09-28

'oiiiA " 1ni''uin owned by the parent
company, as we'll as from those of the
subsidiaries controlled by it. This was
the first time in the history of the oil
trust that record Of it's earnings en-
tire had been made public Acting
Comptroller Fay of the Standard said
there were nineteen subsidiary compa-
MES and gave their names. The evil
,dence is being taken for use in the cir
cult court at st. Louis, where the disso-
luton suit under the antitrust law is
to be prosecuted. Mr.. Kellogg, among
other things, wanted the company to
produce the minutes of the various
meetings at which the absorption Of
smaller companies was arranged, but
this counsel for the company was In,
cl;aed to resist.
The examination Of Charles M. Pratt,
secretary of the trust, brought out the
f.. 7 that the parent company had
t.. n&ferred its 100000 holdings in
IL, Waters-Pierce Oil Company Of
T&:Sas to son-in-Iaw of Vice President
Archbold from 1904 to 1907, during the
custer proceedings brought against the
subsidiary by the state Of Texas, and
that only $125.0OO in cash was paid for
the stocks, the remainder being in the
form of note which was never fully
# up, the profits Of the Waters
Pierce company going toward the pay
rlent Of the note. Mr.. Pratt admitted
that this transaction did not appear on
tn, books Of the Standard, the accounts
being kept under the title &c. M. Pratt
Investment" Mr.. Pratt explained that
by this arrangement he held the stocks
for the trust merely as convenience,
and when asked if it was not done to
avoid the antitrust laws of Texas he
replied. "Not that know Of"
Tabulattons were also verified show
ing enormous earnings of subsidiaries,
among which those of the Standard Oil
Company Of Indiana appeared most
remarkable. This corporation on a cap
ttalization Of 81, 100000 made profits in
1905 amounting to $10,516,O92 and last
yeiI paid to the parent company $4,-
49II,:@00. This amounted, for at least
one year, to the remarkable profit of
1000 per cent. Mr.. Kellogg also
brought out evidence showing how the
New York branch had been systemat.
fcally drained by saddling upon 1T enor-
NOUS liabilities at the same time that
Its assets were greatly increased Coun-
sci Milburn disclosed one line of de-
Tense by giving notice that the trust
would object to any testimony bearing
upon acts committed prior to July .,
1890. when the Sherman law went into
effect.
Indicted For Giving Passes.
Every railroad in the state of Mis-
sissippi was indicted by the grand
Jury It Jackson for failure to furnish
the state railroad commission with
list OF passes issued by them. This
action is in line with the indictments
Issued last week against the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley and Illinois
Central railroads. The antipass law
thus invoked was enacted in 1884 and
Is said to be the first antipass law en-
acted in this country. 1t had long
been a dead letter, but was resurrected
by Prosecuting Attorney Harris, who
Is now pursuing members of the legis-
lature and state officers for accepting
passes.
Rogers Pleads Illness.
The suit for S5O.O0O,OO0 damages
brought against Henry Fl. Rogers of
the Standard Oil company by c. NJ
Raymond of Somerville. Mass. for the
alleged conversion of royalties in con-
nection with the production of oil when
it WAS brought up before the supreme
court 1T Boston was met with the tes-
timony of Mr.. Rogers relatives to the
effect that he had been seriously i'll
since last July and that he was physic-
ally unable to appear in court. Accord