The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-18

firm Of William q, Rockefeller n Co.
The Rockefeller was my brother Will
lam, but the Arm continued to be Rock
efelier & Andrews"
Mr.. Rockefeller said that in 1855 Will
lam Rockefeller a CO. built a refinery
at Cleveland,
what was the next change, MI
Rockefeller" continued MIR. Milourn
I'm the next year there was organized
the firm Of Rockefeller & Co, with Of
fees in New York This firm looked
after the exporting aud warohousing OF
the OIL"
O. who made up this firm? A. The
same three men who organized the hrm
Of Rockefeller & Andrews and William
Rockefeller & Co. My brother William
moved TO New York to look after tho
new company.
''And the next changer
.'Tbe next change occurred in 1867. Ali
properties of Rockefeller & Andrews,
William Rockefeller q Co. and Rookie
Teller & Co. were taken over by the firm
of Rockefeller. Andrews & Flagler"
was Mr.. Flager connected with the
earlier companies
mir. Flagler was a man of large en-
perience At the time lie came into the
company large amount of capital was
added"
Had Only Two Refineries.
The witness said that his company
had only two retn'tics at that time
The oil was tracked tor domestic trade
from Cleveland. Export oil was handled
"Our domestic trade was growing all
the time" said Mir. Rockefeller with q
shadowy smile. lie said that his oil
business went along from 1861 to 1870
Then" he said. capital was enlisted
and we organized the STANDARD on
Of 100000. This, company took over
all the companies known as Rockefeller
& Andrews, William Rockefeller " 60.
and Rockefeller Andrews 4 tlagier'
However. since 1861, Rockefeller, An-
drews & Flaglcr had represented all
the other companies
What about the growth of the busi-
ness?" -..,.
increase replied Mr.. Rockefeller fold
ing his hands and twirlinS his thumbs.
''You nor MIR. Flagler nor your brother
had any other buslness?'
mo, we had no other business. we
devoted all our time to the OIL busi-
ness"
AS each question came Rockefeller
would tilt his head back until the pouch
the lines at the corners of his dropping
jaws deepened. He would purse up MS
lips before replying and then bring MS
head forward as he spoke.
Sometimes when seeking to be sure OF
his reply, he would caress his beViSGcd
skull with his left hand. Hearing him
without seeing him, a person ei'st n lane tne
ly lady, so softly modulated and melod-
ious were his notes.
They mad in them the qualities me
often finds In chronic invalids ana
Never was witness who seemed TO
strive harder to get the exact truth and
nothing else into his testimony. Dur-
ing the first half hour, when Milourn
the early history of the lnfan;ile stand
ard Oil. when that future giant was
cutti,g its eye teeth and getting IT'S
undue care in answering what appeared
sometimes to be almost trivial inquiries
Praises Own Topography"
what part of PENNSYLVANIA did you
get your crude oil FROM inquired MI
.Meringo County"
Where is that"
The western part of Pennsylvania. l
think l ought to be up on my geogra-
ply" added the witness with rant
What would you call the oil reg
'.Ti.usvi,le vas very important point.
Oil was refined at Oil City. and an i'm
portant field in the oil regions was up
and down oil Creek.
you got your oil for refining? -
YES We got II by railroad: hrst by
the Atlantic and Western Railroad ana
later By the Lake Shore.
''There We're great many refineries
IN operation - soon as people learned
how to clean q OF they multiplied
greatly. II Me- u very prof ;able bust
Dess-a very profitable business" MIR.
Rockefeller emphasized the last sen
fact tone TO explain that because there