Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-19
EARLY HISTORY OF
OIL TRADE TOLD.
For Over Two Hours John D.
Rockefeller Tells Of Develop
,nent Of His Company.
IMPOSING ARRAY OF COUNSEL
IS lie Began Ills Story lie Gazcd
CompIaccntly on swarm OF
Newspaper AIen.

Nen 5y-nrl; Nov IS@RrlalinY his sto-
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man of kindly mien entertaining q
host OF friends with incidents of days
,,n. ,,.st INN n Rockafeller presi-
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cent OF tns '9td'''i''Iu vi >
4 though for nearly ~ years retired from
Tie active cares OF the company's di-,
yecttop, for over two hours today res
viewed the history Of the early oil
trade and the development of the COM
Inny that later grew into the present
so-called oil trust Mr.. Rockefeller
was IL witness for the defense In o.
suit to dissolve the STANDARD which Is
Doing p ?, py the nnlsea athees
sn$elins natiase ~; he ltfanklln Ferris.
the referee. brought a large crowd 70.
the customs building.
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The head OF the big oil combine was
4 surrounded by All imposing circle OF
counsel, and when he began his testI-
1nony he gazed cotnpiacently upon a
swarm Of newspaper men. behind whom
pressed close a ,throng OF people that
filled the room Mi. Rockefeller APP
poarcd at complete ease, and when
John G. Milburn. of counsel for the
Standard OIL company, propounded his
flrst question the witness spoke out in
full tones, s5as IL he desired the most
distant spectator in the chamber to
bear.
Then, in ii manner that indicated a
pleasure of which he was about to tell,
Mr. Rockefeller spoke of his start in
the oil business, and how, under adj
verse conditions that business grew to
proportions of The Standard Oil com
pany Of ohio, with Its capitalization
or SlOOoooO AIR Rockefellei's eyes
sprakled Iii reflection on that early
financial organization, and speaking Of
its mathematician capitalization with al
most boyish enthusiasm, lie said:
lit seemed very large to us, who
began with only $4,000 in 1882"
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Thus the proceedings lost, in d sense.
their official aspect because Of the en-
gazing narner which MI Rockefeller
and then contained flashes of kindly
h,Imor. A glow of health showed on
Mt. Roclefeller's smooth-s shaver face,
and to .inuuiring newspaper mon, he
1eplied hat he had never felt better
The president Of the Standard was
dressed IN q pam business SUIT Of dark
anatc .,l, and across MS vest was
supended a. heavy goid Watch chain. !.
E ~ DARK purple nccktle. IN WI, Whlch large
p etrt 3i was ssh ssaeu c'o ss 20 g
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he ueYs,lol9il,eiil w. i1oShel1. q
IVA az M; i, d;,,ia,i
+ t1,at 1',,t, AZ t,,a ,inos ~ no Sefanse
,re,,I5 10 t,,,t TIA 's:,nnsiard on cnn-
Il 10, tIa ,asult NJ ar, aprressivn
nolicy IL rai1,' mastery 8nf the oil trade.
I, cha rrcd but the natural outcome of
{. III e,.o1lor,icn1 dcveloDmant which tho
exigencies OF the OF Industry de
naIde.l.
Dufins a brief recess this afternoon
Mr.. 5Rockefellcr talked to the reporters
on the Standards growth, saying;
..What d wonderful thing it ali has
DC, ei.Is growt n1 ,s !, business :, !,
III am accused of doing the very wicked 4
thing Of selling u good article at ~
lover price than any one else
GOES RACK TO EARLY DAYS.