The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-19
|IRl ST KING
WITNESS STAND.
Lire Excluded From the
sN,rIroon While John D.
d dp.ckefelIer Testifies.
Is EARLY GROWTH
OF THE OIL INDUSTRY
'Vay He Bought Out Com
,9tarS and Secured Nir-
/ tusl Control.

]
a yoRK, Nov. 1s.-Relating ms
n, The aiE Of a country gentle
l indy mein entertaining a
|5id.uds with incidents OF days
Esr John D, Rockefeller, preSi-
y NJ Standard Oil company,
4 IN nearly ten years retired
q u.ivs cares OF tho company $
i,r oyer two hours today re-
( 4, history of the early oil
!, tbe development of the com.
II lstsr grew into the present
q oil ,rust. MT. Rockefeller
| ri,usss for the defense IN a
4 s,.olse the Standard which is
rasu.ed by the United States
g.y, and his appearance at the
yiore Judge Franklin Ferris,
brought 3 large crowd to
Il. building.
s,i Of the big oil combine was
ID bY an imposing circle of
sd when he began his testi-
! gazed complacently upon q
4 / seNspaper men, behind whom
slose e throng Of people that
J, room. Mr.. Rockefeller ap-
! i complete case. and when
/. MIbuTu, of counsel for the
~ Oil company, propounded his
zion the witness spoke out in
|ux, as ii he desired the most
! kge,iaior in the chamber 10
Pleasure to Testify.
d manner that indicated a
! Di which ne was about 20 tell,
,kfsller spoke of his start in
iaiiness. and how, under, adj
Editions, that business grew TO
l.. Of the Standard Oil com
0hiO, With lis Capitalization
Ap0t. ar, Rockefeller S eyes
lie IeteetiOn on that early
Gealizstion. and speaking of
,dcllar capitalization with al
rkh enthusiasm, he said:
staed very large 10 US, who
Trl only $1,000 in 1852
2: proceedings lost, in q sense,
pa aspect because of the en-
nIner which Mr.. Rockefeller
u bis answers, which now
: Contained flashes Of kindly
A glow OF health showed on
Hn!eller's smooth.shaven face.
liqmnDg newspaper men. he
ihi be had never felt better.
.eenent of the Standard was
= q PLAIN business suit of dark
and across his vest was
pa heavy gold watch chain.
laipls necktie, in which a large
vas set. snuggled close TO a
Adslight on Defense.
s,elopment OF Mr.. Rochefel-
eeony today, which carried
y 0lganizatlon Of the Stand
@Spsny of Ohio. indicated
y The lines Of the defense
nat the Standard Oil com
y lne result of an aggressive
n,n mastery of tho oil trade.
"a oaI the natural outcome Of
ls development which the
0l the oil industry de-
hief recess this afternoon
s,.a sef talked to the reporters
sa.cald's Y growth, saying:
soederful thing ii sll has
FflV"tn OF this business. It
,,..s s Dream 10 me; and here
H .,R oi doing the very wicked
NJ mug good article at a
Asn any one else,
kealls Early Days.
s,1nnony here today brings
sia Ilaa SO clearly early DAYS
tiSs,,," "aere We were all friends
y ~, '9gether. How well I
b. s y Gay IN Cleveland when
ING 6ank of +. p, Hands.
if.Sdai became one of my
n, | wanted TO borrow
b, m, AID not have any col
,a r one 10 indorse NV note
6sD a' ! wanted 10 do with
A 4 ~ w. asked inc how much ]
b ,b,,u s20O0,' ] said, and
b. va, loan | attribute What
siipo' ~ aaye had in life since. -
n IN h. ~ Mr; Rockefeller's s ten
sfieis,,c ,coniinued tomorrow.
III. n m company shortly
Z aiors lie was accompanied
Arg bs,S1 S1ogse, where the hear
Ia, Pea, PsS'a, 6y John G. Milburn
Xhrd On ;lsaIOal, of counsel for
: <siellc, company. On his way
tssD,n.wS was photographed by
, sSjseaiI;%elr photographers. lie
sd's to Take Stand.
IssS Isasll@S n had scarcely entered
sa 10 ,,n gnen his counsel mo.
) nsn, e a.; the witness chair.
~ sase h.. ~ The Standard Oil
n. I, loom "a'eh could be heard
Il d SosStr Mr. :, Miller. '' your 'O''
!, s,sslO you lives,
hfiy.f1aygaa,eSe Is in this city,
4. tsSP' Sob Hectlou III
s@r y ,ta. or 1862, not earlier
" man, aasR iSs3 96S8ser 1SS8; I lTs6 TS3
g Tue Question as 10 who
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