The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-21
Admission is Made of an Agree nent With Smaller
 Companies
IMPORTANT BOOKS ARE
 SHOWN IN EVIDENCE
While Testimony Shows That John D. Rockefeller Has Disposed of Thou. sands of Shares of Stock, He
 Still Holds Over a Fourth.

New York, September 2o.-A record of the present stockholders of the Standard oil company of New Jersey, part of which was placed in evidence today in the federal suit against the oil combine, disclosed that John D. Rockefeller owns 247, 642 shares of stock and that his hold ings almost five times larger than the shareholdings of any other individual interest. The record shows though, that since the dissolution of the liquidating trust Mir Rockefeller has disposed of nearly 10000 shares of his holdings. Based on the present market value of $40 for Standard Oil stock, MT Rockefeller's in- terest in the company is valued at about $l09,0 oO0O.
 Mir. Kellogg succeeded in getting upon the record, evidence which tended to show that the Standard Oil company had made agreement to furnish cer- tain independent companies in and about Pittsburg with crude oil on condition that their output of oil refined for ex porting purposes should be turned over to the export department of the Standard oil company
 Some of the Standard oil company S books, wanted by the governments coun- sel engaged in the proceedings here to- ward dissolution of the corporation, have not yet been produced, but several real important books have been forthcoming. The agreement of 1881, which was signed by many of the men now in the front ranks of Standard Oil ownership and a or n Frank B. Kellogg, the governments spe- cial counsel, and it's authenticity was ad- mitted by the companys lawyers. How MT. Kellogg obtained possession of this document is not known. It is said that Detective Flynn, head of the New York branch of the United States secret serv- ice, has conferred with MT. Kellogg since the hearing here began.
 Tilford Again on Stand.
 When the hearing of the United States case against the Standard oil company of New Jersey was resumed today Wes- ley II. Tilford, treasurer of the company. again took the witness stand 10 be ques- toned for further information regarding the transition of the Standard Oil trust into the present oil combine.
 Mortz Rosenthal, assistant counsel for the defendant companIes, whose illness necesstated a postponement of the hear ing yesterday. not in court today. MT. Milburn said that his associate was improving and would be able to attend the hearing on Monday.
 MT. Tiiford, on resumption of the hoar- ing today, was asked if the dividends of the Standard oil company of New Jer- sey in 1899 were $l4, BOA, ,1SS or 30 ,5f.
 "I think the dividend was $li,3o4, 1SS,' replied Mr. Tilford.
 And tine reason why the dividends were so small was that the dividends in some of the subsidiary companies were paid to individuals instead of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey?"
 Yes, l think so,' said MT. Tilford.
 Mir Tilford said that to the present date 172, ,492 shares of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey have been eX- changed for trust certificates. He said there still remains outstanding stock Of the subsidiary companies which has been exchanged for the remaining eight shares of the Standard oil company.
 Many Things Unknown.
 Mir Tllford did not know if it was a fact that in 1888 or 1889 the Manhattan oil company of Ohio sold it's tank cars to the Union Tank Line, d subsidiary company of the Standard company, nor could he say if the Ohio oil refining com pany, another Standard subsidiary, pur- chased the oil producing wells of the Manhattan company.
 Now, did not the Solar Refining com pany, another subsidiary company of the Standard purchase at that time the re- fnery of the Manhattan Oil company" asked MT. Kellogg.
 MT. Tilford again replied:
 'I do not know"
 MT. Tilford was questioned regarding the records showing the amounts of shares of the subsidiary companies held in exchange for the trustees certificates. The witness said he did not have the record.
 MT. Tilford was shown record or shareholders of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey on August 19, 1907.
 According to MT. Tilford. coco shares were owned by John D. Archbold and l5O shares by John F. Archbold, his son. The former was one of the signers of the original trust agreement. S. G. Bayne x Co., owned 40 shares. s. G. Bayne is president of the Security Oil company.
 Henry FaeIer's Shares.
 MT Kellogg, reading over the list of stockholders, many of whom he inquired ahout Mir Tilford showed that Henry NJ. FIaeler owned 3O,500 shares of Standard Ou stock MT. Kellogg's inquiry was d- rected to adduce that many of those in- dividuals who signed the original trust aqreement in 1882 were still identified with the company. Oliver H. Payne, who signed the trust agreement, holds 40000 shares of the companys stock The stock holdings of Charles H. Pratt were shown to be 525S2 shares, while his son, Charles NJ. Pratt. the secretary of the company. owns 5000 shares of the Stand ard stock.
 How much does MT. John D. Rocke- feller own?'
 "The record shows ,6s2 shares" re- piled Mir. Tilford.
 How many shares does William Rock efeller own?'
 .,I find by the record 11,70O shares" an- swered MT. Tilford.
 How many shares does H. H. Rogers own?"
 .The record shows that Mir. Rogers owns 1s.o2o, answere Mir Tilford. who