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production of the following records:
Books of the trustees of the Stand
ard Oil company, under the agsee-
ment dated January 2, 1882, and
the amendment thereto, dated Janu-
ary 4, 1882, showing for the full
time of its existence, and the pro-
ceedings at the several meetings Of
the said trustees.
The books, records and accounts
kent by the said trustees, or under
their direction, showing all stocks,
bonds. and other securities of cor
porations and limited partnerships
held by said trustees under and by
virtue of said agreement! the dates
of receipt of the same, and thefinal
distribution and disposition made
by said trustees, of said stocks and
securities.
Record hooks of the liquidating
trustees of the said oil trust, show
ing the proceedings of said trustees
in liquidation at the various meet
ings of the date OF the commence
ment OF said liquidation, March 21,
1892, until the trust was completely
liouidated and showing the process
of liquidation.
Books or records of the trustees
in liquidation, showing the person
to whom the evidence of ownership
in the property represented by the
said trust was issued In exchange
for trustees certificates previously
held by them, and showing the quar-.
terly amount of interest so trans
ferred. and the amount OF interest
so acquired in the various constit-
uent companies by such transfers or
exchanges by each person.
A subpoena has also been served
demanding the appearance at the
present hearing of Samuel A. Brown
president of the Tldewater Pipe COM
pany, commanding him to produce
all the stockbooks and ledgers show
ing the ownership of the corpora
tion's capital stock; also certain
agreements made on October 2,
1888, between the National Transit
company, the United Pipe lines, AMI
the Tldewater company, together
with other agreements made about
the same time between the Standard
Oil company OF New York, the
Standard OIL company OF Ohio, the
Standard OIL company of New Jer-
sey, the Ocean Oil company, the
Chester oil company. and Ayers,
Lombard & Co. The agreements, II
is alleged, arranged for a division of
the oil business.
William G. Rockefeller, together
with Wesley q. Tilford, treasurer
OF the Standrd oil company OF New
Jersey and others, is directed to pro-
duce the stock books and stock ledg-
ers showing the names Of the own
ers of Standard stock; all books
showing stocks, bonds and other Sc
curities owned or held in trust Ivy
the company, all certificates of stock
Of other corporations or limited part
nerships held and records showing
all securities acquired since Janu-
airy 1, 1899. Numerous alleged
agreements between the Standard
oil company of New Jersey and 9th
er concerns throughout the country
are also among the records demand
ed.
The examination of records will
cover the operations of the oil trust
for 25 years and will undoubtedly
be the most thorough ever under
taken. While this mass of evidence
will be presented in the form of
transcripts prepared by experts en-
ployed by the oil company. the at
torneys for the government have re-
served the right to demand the pro-
duction Of the original books, II de-
sired.
1t is not expected that John d.
Rockefeller. who is named as one
of the defendants in the suit. will
be called upon to testify, nor is 1t
probable that Henry II. Rogers or
John d. Archbold will be called, al
though all three OF these men are