Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-17
NDARO OIL (|jjS1 SHOW BOOKS. Hearing Called Again oday Before Judge franklin Ferris m S'' ,ouis
 NERAL AUDITOR
 pocords to Be Shown Which r;u Cover the Operations of the rd Oil Company For the Past D Years

New. York, Sept 17,-Bef0re
 aao Ferriss, of St. Louis, sitting
 m ,nocial examiner, the government
 .+ = oeainst the Standard Oil Com
 nv to have the trust and seven-
 subsidiary corporations dissolved
 illegal concerns was resumed
 dov in the federal building. Judge
 Irriss has warned the attorneys
 inc defense that there must be
 further delay, as it is thought
 at the taking of testimony will
 ,v proceed without another post
 bnement. During the present
 caring the oil company will pro-
 re statements from all it's books,
 cluding it's old records, and it is
 bought that the secrets of the
 onoply will be barred as they never
 lave been at any previous court
 caring. From these books the pros
 cution expect to get facts that will
 ubstantiate the charge that the oil
 ompany has carried on it's opera
 lions in violation of the Sherman
 nti-trust law.
 Among those subpoenaed to pro- luce the records are Henry M Flag1er and Wade Hampton, the (atters being general auditor of the company. This subpoenae called Tor the production of the following keeords.
 sfBooks of the trustees of the Stan
 rd Oil company, under the agree fment dated January 2, 1882, and |the amendment thereto, dated Jan |uary 4, 1882 showing for the full time of it's existence, and the pro- ceedings at the several meetings of the said trustees; the books records and accounts kept by the said trus- tees, or under their direction show ing all stocks, bonds and other se- curities of corporations and limit ed partnership held by said trustees under and by virtue of said agree ment; the dates of receipts of the same, and the final distribution and disposition made by said trustees, of said stocks and securities; record books of the liquidating trustees of tne said oil trust, showing the pro- ceeolngs of said trustees in liqui- aatlon at the various meetings of 'ae date of the commencement of sala liquidation, March 21, 1892, untll the trust was completely liqui- ua'ed and showing the process of lquldation; books or other records u the trustees in liquidation, show las the person to whom the evidence z ownership in the property repre- 'ented by the said trust was issued ! eXcnange for trustees certificates 'eViously held by them, and show ns the quarterly amount of interest transferred, and the amount of l'erest so acquired in the various "S'''utent companies by such or exchanges by each erson.
 A SuDpoenae has also been served the appearance at the resent hearing of Samuel A. Brown 'esldent of the Tidewater Pipe commanding him to pro- ace all the stocks and books and osers showing the ownership of ! corporations canital stock: al-
 certain agreemel ; made on Oct ' J. 1883, between the National .auslt company, the United Pipe 'NNes' and the Tidewater company, ose'ner with other agreements 1e aoout the same time between Y standard Oil company, of New s.A' \, the Standard Oil company of ~ the Standard Oil company of . '" jersey, the Ocean Oil company, ~ onester Oil company, and Ayers .onoard and Company. These = = S'nlents, it is alleged, arranged
 uiVlslon of the oil business. !, william G. Rockefeller, together . ''u Wesley G. Tilford, treasurer of ~ standard Oil company of New =. sey and others, is directed to Nuce the stock books and stock ,seers showing the names of the s .lers of Standard stock; all books s"'us stocks, bonds and other se-
 s owned or held in trust by