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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF TIE NATIONAL. COMMERCIAL COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE- SENTS: That we, whose names are hereto subscribed, being desirous of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves to- gether into body corporate. and for that purpose do hereby make, sign, execute and acknowledge these Articles of Incorporation, and do hereby cer- tify:
 Art. I. The name of this corpora tion and by which it shall be author ized to act and to transact its business, is and shall be the NATIONAL COM MERCIAL COMPANY"
 Art. II. The name of the incor- porators are l. " Jimmie, J. J. Teeter, H. L. Sun and F. Quey. The principal office and place of transacting the busi- ness of this corporation shall be at the town of Nogales, Santa Cruz coun- ty, Territory of Ar.zona; but other places of business may be established by the Board of Directors, either in the United States or foreign countries, and they may deem for the best in CorSSIS or the AOrpOTdtlOn.
 Art. III. The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of it's Articles of In corporation in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz county, Ari- zona, and certified copy thereof in the office of the Auditor for the Territory of Arizona, and the termination there- of shall be twenty-five years there after unless the same be renewed, or be dissolved prior to that time by majority vote of it's members, or by operation of law.
 Ant. W. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is and shall be the owning, carrying on and conducting of general wholesale and retail mercantile and commercial business; the buying, selling and dealing in and disposing of all kinds of merchandise; :; the acq uiring, owning, holding, deal ing in and disposing of all kinds of personal and real property, including the stocks, bonds and securities Of other corporations; and generally. in the transaction of said business, to do and perform each, all and every act and thing which it is lawful for natural parsons to do, and which is profitable or incident or pertaining to said busi- ness.
 Art. V. The amount of the capital stock of tilis corporation shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (S25,- OO0, divided into two thousand five hundred (25OO) shares of the par value of ten dollars ($10) each, to be paid for at such time and in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine, and said stock, when issued, shall be fully paid and shall be non- -assessa ble.
 Art. VT. The highest amount of in- debtedness or liability to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself shall not exceed the sum of Six teen Thousand Dollars (S16, 1000, j. and the private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from the payment of it's corporate debts.
 Art. VII. The business affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, consisting of not loss than three nor more than seven mem bers, each of whom shall be stockholder, and whenever any di-
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rector ceases to be a stockholder he shall al the same time cease to be a director. The directors shall be elected by the stockholders at their regular annual meeting and shall hold their office until their successors are elected and qualified. The first annual meet ing of the stock elders shall be held on the second Monday in January, 1908 and until such first annual meet ing, the Board of Directors of this corporation shall consist of J. J. Teeter, L. w. Jimmie and H. L Sun. An nual meetings of the stock kholders shall thereafter be held on the second Mon day in January in each year.
 Art. VIII. Tho officers of this cor poration shall be President, a Vice. President. Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers or agents as the Board of Directors shall determine. All officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors, and two offices may be held by the same person. The Board of Directors shall have power to fill any vacancy on said Board. Until the first annual meeting of the stock holders, and until their successors are elected and qualified, the following persons shall be the officers of this cor poration, viz: J. J. Teetcr, President; L. w. Jimmie, Vice. President, and H. L. Sun, Secretary and Treasurer.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty first day of December, A. D. 1QO6
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SONORA TIME.
 Dining stations.
 Pullman S1eepers attached to these trans
 Trains make connection at Torres with Torres Pretas Railroad, leaving at 10 80 p. m.. daily for Colorada and Minas Prietas
 Close connection is made at Guaymas with Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer "CuraeaO'' sailing the 17th of each month for Altata Ma7atlan, Cape St. Lucas, Magdalena Bay and Ensenada; well with the l.. A. Martinez Steamship Line, and others lines calling | this port.
 For particulars address,: J. A. NAUGLE.
 Genl Pass. Ag't, G Guaymas, Sonora. Mexico.
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EPES RANDOLPH, President and General Manager
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
WEALTH OF THE RICHEST
MEN OF THE WORLD.

A recent conservative estimate
Indicates that there are 1900
mlllIonaires in the United States,
but there is only one Millionaire
John D. Rockefeler-in the
world. The following table, ac-
cordlng to all available informa-
tlon, gives fair estimate Of
some Of the largest fortunes In
the world to-day:
, j. D. Rockefeller. 81 ,000, 10000
Rothsehids, Eng. soo,ooo,ooo
Andrew Carnegie. 5oo,0o0,oo0
Duke Of Westm'st'r 35o,0oo,ooo
: William w. Astor. 25o,coo,ooo
3 Fred Weyerhauser 2op,0o0,0oo
J. p. Morgan, ...... t50,ooo,0oo
Gould family .,, t5o,ooo,ooo
William A. Clark. 15o,000,0o0
John Jacob Astor. 100,ooo,o00
Thomas r. Ryan. to0,00o,ooo
E. n. HARTMANN. 10o,000,0o0
James J. Hlll.m... 1oo,ooo,ooo
: VIM. X, Vanderbilt. fo0,ooo,0o0
VIM. Rockefeller. 1oo,ooo,ooo
3 Henry C. Frick 80. 1oo,ooo,ooo
; Henry H. Rogers. 1oo,ooo,ooo
: Clarence H. Mackay too,ooo,0oo
; Mary W. Walker. 1oo,ooo,ooo
Bertha krupp Won
3 6ohlen ........ too,ooo,ooo
. Mrs. Russell Sage. 100000
Z d. o. Mills. ........ 75,o0o,ooo
8 Henry M. Flaeler.. 60,ooo,ooo
Z Henry Phlpps. 80. eo,oo0,ooo
; John D. ArchboId. eo,ooo,oo0
: Ard c. Vanderbilt 5o,ooo,ooo
5 James 3. +ageln.. 100000
3 James stIIlman.... 25,ooo,ooo
A 4 4 D.. a A a = =. =. = III a.
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poration whose stock is held by the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey? /?
A.-That ! presume is so.
Q.-Is the business of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, generally
speaking, the production and refining
of oil? A.-The production, the refin
ing and sale Of oil, that is an impor.
tant feature of the business of the
Standard oil company of New Jer.
sey.
Uncertain as to Dividends.
Q-Do you know what the dividends
of the Standard oil company of New
Jersey were during the years
of 1903, 1904, and 1905? Al
don't know, your honor, exact
ly, but approximately about 40 per
cent on the outstanding stock |
would not undertake to speak absO.
lutely definite, but that is close ap.
proximate.
Q-Do you know what the net earn
lngs Of the Standard Oil company
were during those years? Al do
not no.
Q-What oficer OF the Standard
Oil company OF New Jersey, Mr..
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

Rockefeller. would be able to tell
what the net earnings of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey we're dur
ing the years 1903, 1904 and 1905?
Al really do not think | could tell
you. Undoubtedly one of the gentle
men subpoenaed is here present who
could, but
The Court--I see that Mr.. Pratt.
secretary; Mr.. Howe. assistant secfe.
tary Mr. White, assistant secretary,
and Mr.. Barstow, assistant secretary,
are here.
MIR. Mlller--Mr Archbold, who is
vice president
Q.-Would either one of those gen.
tlemen be able to answer that ques.
tion? A--What was the question, II
your honor please?
Gas to what the net earnings of
the Standard OIL company of New
Jersey during the years mentioned
were? Al should think SO, sir.
The Court--Mr. Pratt?
Mr.. Rockefeller--One of these gen.
tlemen or Mr.. Archbold.
The Court-Mr Pratt That is all
for the present, Mr.. Rockefeller
Mr.. Pratt Gives Figures.
Charles M. Pratt was then sworn
and testified as follows:
Q.-What is your name? A. Charles
M. Pratt,
Q--Where do you live? A.-Brook-
lyn, ~ Y.
Q.--What is your business? Al
am secretary of the Standard OIL com
pany, in the oil business.
(Which Standard Oil company
A.-Of New Jersey
Q.-How long have you been sec
retary of that company? Alive or
six years all told.
Odd you hear Mr. Rockefeller's
statement as to the amount Of stock
outstanding in that company? A. Il
did.
Ole approximated II. Is 1t $780,
100000? Al think 1t is not quite
that II is about s9S,3OOOOO. Some.
thing like that. That is within few
dollars of the amount
Odd you hear his statement as
to the approximate amount of divi.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

is owned by any holding company?
Is the Union Tank line corporation?
A.-The Union Tank line is a corpor.
alton.
Q.-What is the name of tho cor
poration. A.-Unlon Tank Line com
pany
Q--It owns these cars that are
used in the transportation of liquid
commodities? Ayes, sir
Stock Owned by Standard OIL.
Q.-Do you know whether its stock
is owned by any other company? A..
The major portion of the stock of
the Union Tank line is owned by the
Standard Oil company of New Jer.
sey.
Q.-What proportion Of its stock?
40, by far the maios portion-the
controlling interest in y.
Q-Do you remember the outstand-
Ing capital stock of the Union Tank
company? A,-The original invest
ment of the Union Tank line was 49,.
500, 900.
Q.-Do you know how much Is out
standing? Alt is in debt $5,0O0,-
900 to-day on top OF that.
s5,OOOOO0 bonds? A,--$5 OOO,.
600 on notes. II has not paid diyi-
dend since 1901.
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Q.--Is that due to the mismanage-
ment of your predecessor? A.-No.
sir, that is due to the fact that there
is no money in running as an invest.
ment tank cars at three.quarters of
cent a mile.
The Court-Q.-Mr. FELTON,, do you
know what the outstanding capital
stock of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey is? A.-No, sir.
Judge Lands announced that he
would give his decision regarding the
punishment of the Standard OIL com.
pany on Saturday Aug. g.
This decision will cover the assess.
ment of fines for ,462 violations of the
interstate commerce act, aggregatiug
in their maximum S29,2lO, ,00O--the
most gigantic penalty ever held over a
corporation or group of corporations
in the world.
This announcement was made in
open court, following a brief catechiz-
ing of President II. Il. FELTON, of the
Union Tank Line company, and the
reading by Attorney Moritz Rosenthal
of the brief and somewhat dramatic
rejoinder of the defense to Judge Ian
dis suggestion on Saturday that Il in.
troduce evidence showing whether the
Standard Oil has been guilty of illegal
practices prior to the time covered in
the indictments.
This the defense declined to do, TAX
ing the ground that no charges ever
had been pressed against 1t for viola
tions OF the interstate commerce law
before Sept 1, 1903, and that the court
could not put the company in the posi-
tion of clearing itself of charges which
were not made.
Says Innocence Win Be Proved.
IF, however, this court is interested
In this point as It may tend to miti-
gate the punishment, the defense
would say" continued Mr.. Rosenthal,
that its innocence will be brought out
In proper hearings in the future"
Mr. Rosenthal added pointed re.
mark about the impossibility that the
court should take cognizance OF tine
gossip of the street" or "the charges
OF the mob"
THAT will do" said the court, when
Mr., Rosenthal had finished "The
court will hand down It's order in this
case on Saturday, Aug. g."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

paid on empty cars? AL cannot say
without the inspection Of the books,
but there is no reason why the mile
age should not be-
Q.-That is your understanding OF
the fact? Ayes, sir.
Mr.. Rosenthal then cross-examlned
the witness as follows:
Q-You have had a wide expert
ence in the handling of freight over
railways, have you not? Al have,
sir.
Q-You were at one time general
freight agents for the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois? Ayes, sir.
Q.-During what years? Al was
general freight agent of the Chicago
q Eastern Illinois in the years from
1903 until tho middle of 1906.
Q.-And then general freight agent
of the Lake Shore? A.-Yes. for II
months ] was general freight agent
of the Lake Shore & Michigan South.
ern.
ON that connection in that bust
ness did you come in contact at all
with the handling of private cars? A.
Yes, sir.
Q.-So that you know what the gen.
eral custom was at that time and you
do now know what the general Gus
tom is with respect to the payment of
mileage charges for handling private
cars? Ayes, sir.
Uniform Rule Of Roads.
Q.-What is the usual and custom
ary rate that railroad companies pay
for mileage in connection with the
, movement of private cars? Alt is
uniform rule throughout the United
States the entire United States,
with perhaps an exception of some
small and comparatively insignificant
roads-to pay to the owners oe pri-
yate car lines three-quarters of cent
a mile, both loaded and empty.
Q.-That is the custom with re.
spect to the empties as well as the
loaded? Alt is not only the custom,
but It is universally covered by tar
iffs-by railroad tariffs
The Court--Q.- did any tariff on
file In the offices of the Alton com
pany with the interstate commerce
commission show a payment of mile
age of three-quarters of cent on the
cars used in this service, do you re-
member? Al don't recall the in
dividual tariffs.
Q.-Do you think you could find
that for me and bring 1t to me on
Monday? Ayes, sir.
OIL would be obliged to you II
you would. Do you know whether or
not the stock of the Union Tank line
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
THE STORY OF STANDARD OIL
Secrets of the Rockefeller Combine as Barred
by Magnate and Other Officials in
Federal Court at Chicago.

II was from Mr. Rockefeller's asso.
ciates that Judge Lands wrung the
| information which he desired to en-.
able him to fix the fines to be as.
| sessed against the Standard Oil com.
Dany of Indiana, a subsidiary organ.
| ization to the parent trust This
company stands convicted of 1,462
counts of accepting rebates from the
Chicago & Alton railroad
An unwilling witness, Mr.. Rockefel.
Ter was finally placed on the stand
| after an eleventh hour legal battle, in
which John S. Miller, Moritz Rosen.
thai l'and Alfred ID. Eddy, attorneys for
the Standard Oil company, made a
final plea TO save the oil maEnate
from the ordeal which followed when
the court overruled their motion.
Judge Lands brought out from Mr.
Rockefeller, and the testimony of the
four other Witnesses, Frederick A.
Wann, Harry e. FELTON,, r. NJ. Stanton
/ and Charles II. Pratt, revelations con,
cerning the Standard oil company
that far outstripped facts heretofore
/ known concerning the oil corpora
ton.
So important were these admis
sions, all of which were made under
| pressure, that the Standard OIL com
pany of New Jersey now is open to
indictment, and may be prosecuted
by the federal authorities of that
| state, should they see fit to follow ul
! the lead
Points Brought Out.
The examination conducted by
| Judge Lands brought out the follow,
| ing points:
That the Standard OH company OF
| New Jersey is liable TO indictment.
/ That the New Jersey corporation
holds S499,5OO of the 100000 of the
capital stock of the Standard OIL
| company Of Indiana.
That in addition to the rebate of
six cents upon which the indictments
| are based the Standard oil company
| received a rebate OF three. .fourths
/ cent mile from the Union Tank
line on each car between Whiting
iuhu anu I@dSl 81. LOUIS,
That the outstanding capital of the
Standard Oil company of New Jer
sey for the years 1903, 1904 and 1906
apDroxmates $179,SOO.OOO
That dividends paid on the capital
stock al the holding company approx
imates nearly 40 per cent. of the
| stock.
That the Union Tank Line company
with capital stock of $500, 900 is
s5,O000O in debt and has paid
no dividends since 1901.
That this company is controlled by
the Standard Of New Jersey.
The court did not touch on any
question which might be MADE the
basis of an immunity plea,
immense Earnings Of Trust.
The Standard oil company was or
ganized In 1882 and reorganized un
der the laws of New Jersey about ten
years later. In the 25 years that have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

dends paid by that company during
the years 1903, 1904 and 1905? Al
did
Q.-Is that your understanding? +?
A,-That is my understanding.
Ole was uncertain as to the ex.
act amount He stated 40 per cent
Al think that was correct, your
honor. That was the average.
Q.-Do you remember the net earn
ngs of that company during those
three years? Al do. clearly, your
honor. Would you like them2 |
think for the first year they were
sSl 100000 approximately.
On 1903? AIN 1908. Those
are the years you speak of.
Q.-Now for 1904? A.-For 1904, as
near as ! can remember, should say
they were $61, 5000 900.
Q.--And 1905? "A trihe over
S57 100000, as near as | remember.
Q-Now. generally speaking, is the
capital represented by the outstanding
stock something under 100000 900 of
the Standard oil company of New Jer.
sey employed in the production. re.
finement. distribution and sale of oil,
the products of petroleum? A.-Oh.
your honor the properties are worth
vastly more than that.
Q,-That is what the capital Is EN-.
ployed in, is It? Alt is.
Q.-Do you recall what proportion
of the stock of the Union Tank line
company the Standard OIL company
of New Jersey holds? Al do not
recall the proportions, but think It
controls majority Of the stock
FELTON, on Tank Line Tariffs.
Before the examination of Mr.. Rock.
ereller, Harry E Fulton, president of
the Union Tank line, was called by
the court and examined as follows
Q-Have you any connection with
the Union Tank line? A.-Yes, sir;
| am president Of It.
Q.-How long have you been presi.
dent? A.-About a year.
Odd you have any connection
with It before you became presi
dent? Ayes, sir, was vice presi
dent
Q.--For how long? A--Two years
Q.-Before that did you have any
connection with It? A.-No, sir, not
with the Union Tank line.
The Court--Q DO you know any
thing about the payment of money tc
the Union Tank line by the Chicago
a. Alton Railway company for or on
account of the use of the Union Tank
line cars in the transportation of OF
between Whiting, Ind, and East st
Louis during the period from Septem
Der 1, 1908, to March 1. 1905? A.
Only that-only the general facts thai
the Chicago G. Alton Railway com
pany pays the Union Tank company
three-quarters Of cent.
Q.-Loaded? Ayes.
Q.-They paid three-quarters OF
cent, loaded or empty? A,-LoadeC
and empty
Q.-Was that the fact during tn,
period from September /. 1908, tt
March !, 1905, mile? Ayes, sir
Wishes to Refer to Books.
Q--Are you sure that mileage wal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
How Bows Salute.

At the Humboldt school a teacher
was finding 1t rather difficult to fix in
the mind of rather tough boy the
meaning of the word salute.
Now, If strange boy should move
into your neighborhood, she said.
what is the first thing you would do
when you met him?"
Flight him" exclaimed the boy, bis
face lighting with sudden comprehen-
sion.-Kansas City Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
STANDARD OILS OFFICIAL
DEFENSE.
BY
John D. Rockefeller. President
and

BY
John D. Rockefeller. President
and
i j. D. Archbold =. Vice President
j Since the enactment of the In.
terstate commerce law In 1887
the Standard OIL company has
most carefully observed it's pro.
visions and in no case has will
! fully violated the law. II wei.
coined the passage Of the law
and the principle Of equity which
was embodied In IL.
The old system of special rates
and rebates was obnoxious and
was never a source Of profit to
the company. The net rate paid
for freight was always used as
basis for the selling price In the
j markets and the consumer uni.
formIy had the benefit of Il.
Moreover, every shipper could Sc
cure such special rates and II
was no uncommon experience
for the Standard OIL company to
I discover that it's competitors had
lower rates than II was shipping
under.
The assertion so often made by
: careless and sensational writer's
and critics that rebates" we're
Z the basis of Standard oil pros.
perity is absolutely untrue. Its
prosperity has come through its
) correct apprehension Of the pos.
sible magnitude and Importance
j OF the petroleum business;
: through it's having provided bet.
! ter and more economical meth
DDS for doing the business than
! have its competitors, and through
! a better service to the public in
price and quality than others
have given.
It has made the petroleum in
dustry great, has held II for this
country as against foreign com.
4 petitors, and we assert has been
! blessing and not bane to the
country.
Z Its downfall through any cause
! would be a national disaster.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

Chicago.--Secrets for years locked
In the breast of the Standard oil
company were laid bare to Judge
'Kenesaw NJ Lands in the federal
court In this city IN the presence of
John d. Rockefeller.
Mr.. Rockefeller himself was eyasive
in the extreme. He was merely the
nominal or Honorary" president OF
the Standard Oil company, he said,
and his connection with the great
, Evaporation was such that he knew
little of its actual affairs. He was
not even sure as to dividends.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-03-21
THE COAST GUARD.
War Department Sends Letter OF
SeabOard Govern
0fS,

Washington, March i4.-Letters we're
sent today by Assistant Secretary oliver
of the War Department, to the govern
ors of all seaboard states asking their
cooperation in the development of the
War Departments plan for the training
of coast guard through the operation
of the organized militia in connec-
ton with the regulars assigned to coast
artillery service.
The letters were accompanied by cir
culars prepared by the chief of artillery
setting forth his statement to set aside
a portion of the State troops in all the
coast States for artillery service, the
State troops to have each year from
seven to ten days training at an artillery
post under the directionof the regulars.
The chief of artillery also suggests
designation of certain State troops to
protect the land side of the coast artillery
posts which plan entails no additional
expenses on the States.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-03-21
Will NOT RUN AGAIN.
DR.. Butler, President Of Columbia De
CIareS That ROOSeVelt'S PrinCi-
DIeS Will Govern Party.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 13.-In an
interview here, DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia Univer-
sity, said:
president Roosevelt will not run for
president again, no matter what pres
sure is brought to bear upon him. Ihe
principles which Roosevelt stands for
are greater than the man. The Repub-
lican party must support these princf-
pies no matter who it's standard bearer
may be at the next election.
With Mr.. Root as President and Mr..
Taft chief justice of the Supreme Court,
conditions would be pretty nearly ideal.
But I hardly look for such combina-
ton to succeed