Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

sistant treasurers of the company;
Charles. r. White assistant secretary;
J. a. Mofiatt president of the Standard
Oil Co. of Indiana; w. p. COwan. vice
president, and G. w. Stahl, secretary
and treasurer of the same corporation.
Other witnesses in the group were
H. r. FELTON,, the president, and w. Nj.
Hutchinson. secretary and treasurer of
the Union Tank Line; Fred A. Wann.
former general freight agent of the
Chicago X Alton Railway. and a num-
Der Of attorneys completed the group.
When the Standard oil investigation
was called. the attorneys for the COM
parry together with those Of the govern
ment stepped forward to the front Of
Judge Landis desk.
Here Attorneys Miller and Rosenthal.
counsel for the company. made an
earnest plea that Mr.. Rockefeller be
excused from the stand. They explained
to the judge that he could give no i'm
formation that could not be bettertob
tanned from some other source $They
declared that he could, in fart.5 fell
nothing of what the judge Desired ito
know The judge, however. refnsadt tn
vacate the subpoena and insisted Atkat
, Mr.. Rockefeller take thesistapd.
Attorney Miller. for the company, Of
| fered objection to the impending pro-
ceedings that they were entirely out
| side the jurisdiction Of the court.
| Judge lands overruled the! motion.
| Mr.. Miller then declared that the de-
| fence objected to every question put to
every witness during the proceedings.
The court replied
Each and every objection is over
ruled and an exception allowed"
Frederick A. Wann, the former
| freight agent Of the Chicago & Alton
Road was questioned regarding the
rate at which oil should have been
shipped from Whiting, Ind, to East St
| Louis.
TIL" witness replied that he had is
sued instructions for a 10-cent rate.
After some further queries relating to
tariffs and tariff sheets. the witness
was excused and Harry r. FELTON,.
president Of the Union Tank Line,
was asked if he knew anything about
the use Of its cars between Whiting.
Ind. and East st. Louis during the pc
| Rod covered by the indictments in the
| trial recently closed. The witness said
| that the railroad company paid to the
! Tank Line Co. three-quarters Of a
cent for the hauling of both loaded and
empty cars. He said the major portion
| of the stock of the Union Tank Line Is
| owned by the Standard Oil Co. Of New
Jersey. He said that the original in
vestment was s3.5O0.0O0. but the COM
| p3ny is in debt $1,000. 900 on TOP Of that
1t has not paid dividend since 1901.
This condition is due. he said. to the
fact that there is no money in running
as an investment tank cars at three
| quarters of a cent a mile.
John ID. Rockefeller was then called
He walked rapidly toward the witness
| stand. At the conclusion Of the oath
ara in response to the usual question
| as to whether he would tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the
! truth, he bowed his head In affirma-
ton. and said. II do"
| The witness was questioned entire-
~ by Judge Lands. He spoke with
much delibnration. bordering his an
swcrs carefully before he gave them
| Many of them We're uttered in SO low
! tone that they were inaudible 10
feet from his chair. Before making any
reply to the questions Of the court the
witness almost invaribly fixed his eyes
on his attorneys as If waiting to see
whether they desired to interpose OBJ
Elections. Once satisfied on this point
Re answered promptly.
Mr.. Rockefeller, have you any off,
cial. connection with the Standard OIL
CO. Of New Jersey?"
81 am the president. but the posi-
ton is purely honorary. and has been
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