The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
Confirmed BY Pratt.

Can YOU tell me what part of the CAPT
tai stock of the Standard Oil company
of Indiana, If any, the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey owns?" Judge Lands
asked of Secretary Pratt.
The Standard Oil company of Indiana
stock, as l understand ii, your honor is
| held by individuals, corporate stockhold-
ers of the Standard Oil company of New
jersey
How much of it?''
"A very ,arge proportion
Judge Lands then asked Secretary
Pratt if he understood that of the CAPT
tai stock of 100000. in shares of 500. of
| the Standard Oil company of Indiana
1898 shares were held by the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey. The witness
replied
I think approximately that percentage
of the stock is controlled by the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey
At the present time?"
4 think so"
What proportion of the stock of the
Union Tank Line company is owned by
the Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey?"
4 do not recall the proportions. but
think it controls majority of the stock.
Following the examination of Mr.
Pratt, +. NJ. Stanton. superintendent Of
car service, was called to the stand His
testimony was unimpOrtdnt.
While Mr.. Stanton was on the stand
Mr.. Rockefeller concluded that he would
leave the court room, and his effort to
bailiff. IN which ne was ANONYMOUSLY
WOTsted.
Barred by BaiIiff.
Mr.. Rockefeller rose from his seat and
walked with a business-like air toward
the gate opening from the court room in
the direction of the chambers of Judge
Lands 1t was his apparent object to
leave the court room and he had pushed
the gate half open when the bailiff spied
him and pushed the gate shut with Rookie
Teller still on the inside. The two men
Sazed at each other for an instant but
no word was spoken Mr.. Rockefeller
then turned and walked back to his seat.
He made no effort to leave it during the
remainder of the hearing.
The court then recalled Mr. Mann of
whom he asked a few questions regarding
freight rates and schedules, and after OBJ
tanning the desired information turned to
the attorneys for the defense and asked:
rs there anything you would like to
intrOduce?''
Absolutely nothing. your honor" re-
piled Attorney Rosenthal.
DO you desire" asked Judge Lands
ito offer any evidence tending to show
that the defendant in this case or the
Standard Oil company of New jersey
never violated the interstate commerce
law before. l will hear it and consider
it in connection with the matter
We VIII consider what your honor has
said" replied Mr.. ROsenthal. We make
no reply to that suggestion now. We will
take it under cOnsideration."
viii you reply Monday morning.
I've will, your honor"
This concluded the hearing. and Judge
Lands at once left the bench, while the
crowd filed out Mr.. Rockefeller. William
Rockefeller, Mr.. Archbold, Mr.. Pratt and
the other officials of the Standard Oil
company passed into the chambers of
Judge Lands. and from there into the
hall. A large crowd was waiting to see
Mr.. Rockefeller pass, but he paid no at
tentiOn to any Of the people who pressed
closely upon him, and apparently did not
recognize the fact that he was an object
of curiosity. At the door of the federal
building he was greeted by another crowd
of people, who eyed him with interest
Entering the automobile in which he came
to the court, he was taken at once to the
residence of Harold z. Mccormick his
sOn-in-law. He may remain in the city
for several days, and the time of his de-
parture is uncertain.