Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-19
John D. Rockefeller Continues
His Story Of Growth Of Stand
ard Oil Company.
POLICEMEN IN CORRIDORS.
After Cross Examination by Governs
menL Counsel, John d. Archbold,
Vice PRIEST, Will be Witness.

teller went on the witness stand when |
the Standard Oil hearing was resumed
this morning, His counsel said that
MI. Rockefeller would probably be on
the stand all day.
1t was announced that after MIR.
RockefellerAs ross-eXamination by gov
ernment counsel. John d.. Archbold, |
vice. president of the standard OIL COM
pany, will take the witness stand.
The hearing was transferred today |
to Il larger room in order to accommo-
date numerous counsel and reporters.
Policemen were stationed in the corri-
doris and only those having friends con-
nected with the proceedings were per-
United to enter.
Mr. Rockefeller was smiling as he
took the witness stand and resumed
testimony.
MIR. Rockefeller's counsel again called
his attention to the uncertainties of tho
oil business in the early seventies and
asked him what bearing the supply OF
raw material had thereon
1T had an important bearing and
must always have such importance
as we never know when the SUPPLY
may give out rendering the properties
for the refining of oil comparatively
valueless," replied Mr.. Rockefeller. lie
added that in the early oil days the
supply of crude oil wds limited TO
a small area, coming principally from
Nenango county. Pennsylvania
Mr.. Roockefeler said that oil bust
| ness was made a hazardous PROPOSE
| ton because of the apprehension that
| the supply of crude oil would be ex-
| hausted Some oil wells We're very
| short lived Nj, Rockefeler's coun-
! sci then asked him If he recalled that
q producers' union was formed at the
/ time of the agitation of the South mn
provement company ii.
es,'' replied Mr.. Rockefeller, 1T
was formed little later and was
composed OF q large proportion OF the
4 oil producers. ~,
I retners Who We're DESTROYS Of having
4 a supply of crude oil which was s1f't
1 controlled by interests antagonist1c 70
/ them, and the refiners also wanted TO
/ be assured of a market for Their raw
| material.
I'VE desired pleasant relations with
| the producers" said Mr.. Rockefeller
!, In Dpcem ber 1877. Mr.. Rockefeller
/ said. the Producers union and the Re
4 tiners' association entered into an
| agreement, the purpose of which WAS
! $50 secure as high a price for the
! crude oil as possible and to intro
/ duce an element of regularity into the
business, which had been tluctuatiiSS
greatly. Mr.: Rockefeller said he Was
unable to give the number OF producers
| in the union, but it included iarSc
| percentage of them, ana the Retiners
ASSOCIATION included n large proper
ton of the retinei.ies.
/ By direction of his counsel, Mr..
Rockefeller noted that the agreement
/ fixed the price OF crude oil ut 80 per
barrel at common points. The opera
ton of that agreement, he said, stint
Mated an over production of oil be-
yond what the retiners could use at
that price The temptation was VERY
great with the producers to develop
more oil than they had promised to the
reflners. The reflners could only take
as much oil as the public would con-
SINE AS a result, the producers vio-
lated the agreement and sold oil under
Il the price which had been fixed. Tx
agreement did not last long, said MT.
Z Rockefeller.
10 secure better facilities and to
make shipments to Europe, the stand
ard Oil company in 1879 purchased tlls
plan of the Long Island Refining COM
pany in Long Island City and began
70 refine at the seaboard The crude
all was brought through to the refinery
bv railroads Mr.. Rockefeller said thai
h.. recalled the Devoe Manufacturing
company of Long Island. which canned
oil and shipped it to the far east, Whert
; it was delivered on muleback. III
thought this firm was primarily man
ufact,,rer of cans. In those days al
: export oil was shipped in barrels or y
cans in boxes and was called the cas-
+ oil trade.
! 10 further extend its market tn
! Standard OIL company purchased IN
: Deyoe company and in 1873 bough
about one-half of the Chess. Carley an
; company of Louisville, which had
: large domestic business in the south
1 west a year later. Mr.. Rockefclle
\ said, his company bought out the I'm
:, perial Refining Oil company of Oil City
( Pa. which had been owned principal
by Capt T. J. Vandegriff and job
pitcairn, The Standard OIL compan
later organized the Imperial Refinin
company, limited, to operate. this plan
!: The purpose of this purchase was !
!. enlarge the standard OILS export trad
Z rs the Imperial company had 1iret
y lines for shipping to the seaboard.
/ Mr.. Rockefeller then told of II
Standard Oil coinpany's purchase
the firm OF Charles NJ. Pratt and con
pany of BROOKLYN, oil reiiners,
which II. II. Rogers was a membe
1t also aDuTcluSeL
% Ward, Flew s Company, Whit
had a large plant in Philadelphia. il
GLIDING the plant Of the Atlantic f.
It tining company. the Model Oil con
!, pany and ref1neries in Pittsburg. q
Il | latter being under the name of t
Standard Oil company of Pittsbut
Ut The aggregate cost of the proper
er purchased. Mr. Rockefeller estilnat
e. at s3.0O0,0O0
ne The object of these purchases. 50
A. MIR Rockefeller, was to extend t
he eXport business and secure the val
n able specialtles in cans. Asked abo
lie the Smith Ferry Oil Transportati
company. Mr.. Rockefeller said
could not recall distinctly anythi
about that company. There We
5, pipes and something but ] don't I
at call said he.
q 81 am hazy at the moment. knc
no there was such place in the ear
o. Il come To your dealings in Is
With Porter Moreland & Compa1
and Bennett. Worner & Comapn!
said the examining attorney.
"They. were located in Titusvii
John ID. Archbold was .identifed WI "
Porter. Morelantl II Company;
J. Rockefeller said negotiations for I
Ter y,urchase OF these firms We're &C
10, -. al ", = Str with the object