The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-11-24
CANNOT CLAIM
CREDIT FOR IT
Rockefeller Did Not Conceive
Original Oil Trust.
CONTINUES ON THE STAND
Head Of Octopus Declares That Flag.
Ter and Dodd Planned the Forma.
tion of the Big Combine in 1882.
of Supposed Independent Concerns
for Benefit of Standard.

ieiiS TOW INDIVIDUALS neiu StoCk
of Supposed Independent Concerns
for Benefit of Standard.
New York. Nov. 24.-John ID. Rookie
feller was on the stand when the
hearing in the government suit to dis
solve the Standard Oil company was
resumed here. He was questioned by
Frank B. Kellogg, special assistant at
torney general. During the course OF
his cross-examination Mr.. Rockefeller
testified that he did not conceive the
plan of the formation of the original
Standard Oil trust in 1882. "Im sorry
to say that | didn't" said Mr. Rookie
feller. Il cannot claim any credit for
that Mr. Flagler and S. c. t. Dodd
conceived it."
In resuming his examination of Mr..
Rockefeller Attorney Kellogg asked:
"How many railroad men did you
take into the Standard after 1902"
81 could not say"
"Was w. III. Vanderbilt a stock
hoIder?"
81 can't say definitely. He might
have been stockholder for trifiing
amount"
Mr. Kellogg brought out the fact
that Amasa Stone, then president of
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern railroad; Stillman Witt, direc-
tor of the Lake Shore and Big Four
roads, and J. p Handy, also a direc-
tor of the Big Four railroad, were
taken into the Standard Oil company
in the early days.
Many Railroad Men in Trust.
Mr.. Rockefeller said that p. H. Wat
son seemed to have access to w. IL.
Vanderbilt and the witness thought he
afterwards became president of the
Erie railroad.
''And he was president while he
was a stockholder in your company?"
asked Mr.. Kellogg.
''If so he was not stockholder for
any length of time"
The witness said he did not think
that any officials of the Pennsylvania
railroad were connected with the
Standard Oil company.
s'Then in the early days you had a
president of the New York Central, a
president of the Erie, three directors
of the Lake Shore and all the stock
holders Of the South Improvement
company except three as stockholders
of the Standard Oil company"
>"My testimony will show"
From list read by Mr.. Kellogg the
witness identified fifteen small com.
panies which Mr.. Rockefeller said
were purchased by the Standard and
he said he believed twenty to twenty
five concerns were bought In Cleve-
land.
'sHow many did you keep in opera
tion?"
Il could not say"
ANY of them?"
81 should have to think that over
The witness said that after the
Standard Oil company purchased
Warden, Frew & Co. and the Atlantic
refinery of Philadelphia and Pitts.
buarg Mr.. Warden, Mr.. Frew and
Charles Lockhart became stockhold
ers of the Standard and continued In
the management of those companies
He could not recall whether the stock
of the Standard was exchanged Tor
stock of the Atlantic Refining com
pany.
Buying Up Independents.
Mr.. kellogg called attention to the
purchases of Porter, Moreland & Co
and Bennett, Warner & Co., together
with Easterly & Davis and John Jack
son, and asked Mr.. Rockefeller II he
did not purchase them. The witness
said the Standard Oil interests bought
Porter, Moreland & Co. and Bennett
Warner & Co. and conveyed 1t to the
Acme Oil company.
"Do you recall Mr. Archbold's testi
mony in 1879 in this state?"
"No."
Mr.. Kellogg then read from Mr.
Archbold's testimony, In which NJ
stated that the Acme Oil company
was an Independent oil company and
not owned, controlled or affiliated
with the Standard.
.sWas the Acme Oil company an in
dependent concern in those years?"
THE stock of the Acme was held
by several gentlemen"
'sWhom did the individuals hold this
Acme Oil company stock for?"
For the benefit Of the stockholders
Of the Standard Oil company of Ohio
with the exception of some shares fol
smaller stockholders. should sa,
that s225,0Oo out of 100000 was helt
for the Standard"
Mr.. Rockefeller said that the vari
GUS companies in the Standard OF
trust agreement. which was made II
1882. were managed - separate ant