New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-20

tablished BRANDS of oil -
that the special feature OF their business IS . An
put in box and those boxes of oil were then be-
ginning to find their May INTO me ..ctisns being
a small package and easier TO transport on lne
backs OF mules and in the ether WAYS OF pats
the Orient They made the cans themseives-
Only an interest in the Long Island company
and the Devoe concern was purchased at hrse
Later they were wholly acquired. THIS object IN
buying the Devoe company was to extend the
Standards markets.
BUYING MORE REFINERIEs.
The purchase of the Chess. Carley Co re-
finery. OF Louisville. followed Its business
was in the South and Southwest THIS tfaoe
furnished an additional outlet for the STANDARD
products The Imperial Refinery, at ON CITY
came next Captain J. J. yandergrift and John
Pitcairn were the owners THIS ana the houis
Vile concern were prosperous
That was in 1874, and was the Standards first
refinery in the oil fields. This was organized
four years later into the Imperial Refining Com
pany Limited. Standard subsidiary. Here
again Mr. Rockefeller explained the object He
said:
I'VE got there chance at the export ousl-
ness that was an acquisition in trade that we
were looking for. That was located IN the OIL
regions with direct shipment 10 the seaboard-
That was for the purpose of the export bust
ness"
Next came the advent OF H. H. Rogers into
the STANDARD oil. Mr.. Milburn continued:
the latter part Of is7GW6o We're charies Pratt.
@Lkn6 C IN Is. what was their business7 A
Thay were refining oil over in Brooklyn They
Of reened oil. which brought them a very salts
factory return They had Exsn bsR we're aiso
engaged in putting up oil IN IN cans 5nn The fbe NAB had
6oc nroneT+,es and wsrehousinE facilities. They
had also a great deal OF cash capital Ihey were
prosperous people
''They were prosperous people was said WIN
q grave shake OF the head and warm smile
by Mr. Rockefeller. Warden. Frew & Co.. Of
Philadelphia, were next gathered IN. The firm
was composed OF William G. Warden, OF Phila-
delphia, and Major Frew and Charles Lockhart,
OF Pittsb1rg They owned also the Atlantic
Refining Company, at Philadelphia, and had
good docking facilities. They also had q can
ming business. Another company they owned
was the Standard OIL OF Pittsburg. Mr.. Rookie
Teller had nothing 70 do with the latter, he said,
prior 10 the purchase.
ENTRANCE OF MIR ARCHBOLD.
1t came out that the same men owned the
Model Oil Company, OF Pittsburg. which was
included in the purchase. The witness ex-
planned that mis- company acquired the stock
and the plants. The Atlantic Company exists
now as q subsidiary, and was mentioned in the
trust agreement OF 1882 For the Atlantic sand
other Philadelphia and Pittsburg companies and
Charles Pratt & Co. the Standard paid 5000
Go Mr.. Milburn went on:
the Arms OF Porter Moreland & Co. and Bennett
Warner & Co. and viii ask you what those firms
refners Of oil, important concerns
Q.-Who were Porter, Moreand q Co.? AIR.
pr-Te NJ md
Q--John D. Archbold? A-John D Archbold
two firms, with references 10 the purchase OF their
reineries and property? And were they consum-
o.@=what, vas the object OF those gurchsses-
The SIN further PROCESS and exIsns'on OF our
the midst OF the producing field
This brought Mr.. Rockefeller TO the organiza-
ton OF the Acme on Company by his brother
William, Charles Pratt, Mr.. Warden, Mr. Arch
bold and Mr.. Bennett. The property Of Porter,
Moreland & Co. and Bennett, Warner & Co,
was transferred to the Acme Oil Company.
IN LUBRICATING BUSINESS. ...
1t was in 1876 or 1877 that the Standard went
into the .Iubricating oil business. It bought
lubricating plantssin Cleveland and elsewhere,
organized and took over the American Lubrica-
ting Oil Company and acquired the Mica Axle
Grease Company. Then came the Empire Trans
portalion Company ngnt, and Mr.. Mllpurn had
Q-I now want to bring your attention to the
Empire transportation Company TRANSACTION and
wII hrs1 ASH you what me Empire 1ransporSa-
ton Company ano ils relations weref A-Ihs
Empire transportation Company were owners or
cars porIers OF on, among products,
and upon tins pennsylvania ROAD, ana practIcsily
conIrolled by the pennsylvania r0ad. The Empire
C.3Wnat else ola II own either itself through
companies connected with 1T At had gathering
earlier things thai knew about 1t was acquiring
pipe line interests there ana generally speaking,
reaching
opened up II also engaged in the refining Of Oil,
controlling the large Some & Fleming renn.ng in
terests. on Newtown Creek in New York, and II
also had refining interests IN Philadelphia, they
,Q--wii you tell Us what say in 1876 or !SIl: con-
dga game a61qt D b Feaf0n Of fess DIS
tuTbed- The refining interests were disturbed
sy merf de Freat oube with the raTosd
made great cutting Of rates This innovation. TINS
business OF refining oil, caused great trouble and
great loss Of Of freight rate cutting etc ,rs
sented the he matter to our ilnes1ahd by that mean
the northern Iines-and protested az well 10 the
over the Pennsylvania line The objection that We
or It's interests engaging in the refining business.
We did NOT know where we stood.
AFTER RAILROAD WAR REBATES
Negotiations followed which resulted in the
Standard purchasing the Empire refinery inter
ests. The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased the
tank cars with trust certificates which Mr..
Rockefeers company bought, Mr. Flagler and
MI Rockefeller conducted the negotiations with
Mr. Scott The Some & Fleming concern figured
later as the Some & Fleming Manufacturing
Company Limited, in the trust agreement.
It was at this point that Mr.. Rockefeller de-
MED that the Empire purchase was made TO
eliminate the competition OF the company. The
railroad WIT stopped, and Mr. Milburn got the
witness to tell OF the agreement, with its rebate
attachment