Cañon City record., 1908-07-16

Friday by Jacob Wallhce OF Flor-
ence ct al, to recover the sum OF
one million dollars from the Inland
OIL 4 Refining company Of Boulder.
Colorado, and It's associated organiza-
tions. the Continental Oil company
and the Standard OIL company, all OF
which are made defendants In the
case, for alleged wrongs and mis-
MANAGEMENT In the conduct OF their
business affairs whereby the plain
til and his friends were deprived OF
q large sum of money rightfully be-
LONGING to them, is one OF the most
notable civil process "ings ever insu-
trted in the tribunals OF this country.
In view Of its Importance and OF its
sensational features brief resume
of the case can hardly fall to be OF
Interest to our readers.
According to the complaint nled In
the Office Of the clerk of the district
court here some six weeks ago the
United Oil company OF Florence Is
made q nominal defendant in the suit,
although the complainant is now, and
for several years. has been Its vice
. president
The United OIL company was in
corporated In or about the year 1887
with q capitalization of $4,000. 900 d.
v,ded into 10000 shares having a par
yaluo Of 500 each. The company was
orRauixed primarily to produce. pur-
chase, refne and deal In petroleum
oil and its by-products- Nathaniel
p. HIN, deceased, was president Of the
company from its organization until
his death In 1900 and that during
that period Samuel F. Rathvon, one
Of the defendants In the proceedinSs.
vns iss secretary and treasurer
II In alleged that during that per.
iod substantially all of the products
of the defendant. the United OIL com
pany, we're sold to the defendant. the
Continental Oil company. subsidiary
orRanIxatiou Of the defendant. the
Standard Oil company. and that dur
ing the period mentioned the defen-
dant. the Standard Oil company. ac-
oulred complete ownership and con-
troll of said defendant. the Continen-
tai Oil company, and that said defen-
dant, the Continental Oil company. OBJ
tanned control and n practical monop-
oily OF the marketing OF gasoline, IL
luminatiag oils. gas oils. lubricating
oils, fuel oils and their by-products
In the states Of Colorado, Utah. Ne
vada, Wyoming. Idaho and In the
southern part OF Montana. and In the
territories Of New Mexico and Ari-
sona: that the defendant. the Con-
inental Oil company, was marketing
company only. engaged in the pur-
chase OF oils produced by the defen-
dant, the United Oil company, and
other producers. and OF marketing the
same In the territory aforesaid; that
during that period the said defendant.
the Continental OIL company. abso-
lutsly controlled and dictated the
prices paid BY II to the defendant. the
United OIL company. for its products
and resold the same at large and
sxhorbitant profits to the dealers and
consumers in the territory aforesaid.
II is further alleged that In the
year 1909 the defendant, Samuel +.
Rathvon, acquired q large number OF
leases Of oil lands in the petroleum
Geld at Boulder in his own name: that
the defendants. Crawford Hill and
Samuel r. Rathvon. caused the de-
fendant, the Inland Oil 4 Refining
company. to be Incorporated for w.
600. 900 for the purpose OF exploiting
the leased lands DO acquired. The
satire capital stock of the defendant.
the Inland OH Z Refning company. Il
10 asserted. was issued for an al
legged payment OF $500 In cash and for
the assignments OF leases by the de-
fendant, Samuel r. Rathvon. and, II
appears from the records OF the clerk
OF Boulder county that the said Sam
usl r. Rathvon' nrocursd each Of said
leases for Q coaAderatioa OF one dol
lar and IL oAhgatioa 70 pay o oof.
tain percsatAee Of tie Yield Of any
wells drilled uDoA sai0 Leased lands.
Is q further coatsAdea b. the plain
tiR that 70 snhstAAtial sunns oe money
were eoatrihated by the deteaAants,
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