The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-24
,,,rps That Master Minds Be-
A aFormation of Trust We're
FIagler and Todd.
,ycHES LITTLE SERMON
TO NEWSPAPER MEN
n Things in the World
han Making Money, the
Nagnate Declares.

: I'd YORK, Nov. 23.-Credit fol
r.,;ion OF the Standard Oil trust,
,Ounsel for the federal govern.
~ ,i,ims still exists as the Stand.
!: e company of New Jersey, was
Is John D. Rockefeller, as a wit.
..ssv under cross.ezamination in
bi,,sl suit to dissolve the Stand
Two men-Henry NJ, Flagler
:,zuel c. Todd.
A.ss master architects Of the oil
=, Mr. Rockefeller gave full
sying that he was sure IL was
Ir,slf. as ne did not possess the
for 50 progressive a move.
pwkcfeller spent an srduous day
stand, under the incessant ques-
q Of Frank 3. Kellogg, the gov
Ls,'s counsel, and when adjourn
rr taken until tomorrow he gave
q Evidence of delight that the day
.Ikse. Counsel hopes to conclude
4feksfeller 5 cross-eNa to.
=. wher il is planned 10 place
I'D. Arcbbold, vice-president of
Sludard, on the stand.
Want Missing Documents.
|r-k B. Kellogg. who. with other
-rent Investigators, had been en-.
ring ior over q year 10 locate the
|, IL stock transfer books Of the
: G,rd Oil trust, sought TO do so to-
through Mr.. Rockefeller. who
zd 10 do what he could 10 find
"a Rockefeller examination today
Z Y him through the period of the
erd Oil trust and the years of its
Ersfni liquidation, which lasted
= 1898 10 1899.
Rockefeller s memory at times
! i0i clear on the definite details Of
I i7si liquidation period, and he
Dunsel that he could not recall
Of tbe Incidents and develop
Of that time.
rrg ;he dav Mr.. Kellogg de-
y from Mr. Rockefeller that
ID the Industrial existence of the
Eitd tho presidents OF two rail.
pnpanies, together with their di-
r. Eere stockholders IN the oil
Estion.
n adjournment tonight Mr..
PisHer told an iuouiring audience
'HnIters that there was better
IN the world than making
!. and since 1891 he had been
My retiring from business. lie
iifIe is more important work than
q money, and there is much for
90; belong TO the brotherhood
In Cheerful Mood.
rshcd by days rest, Mr.. Rookie
IL vas smiling when Frank B. Hcl.
special assistant attorney-Gen-
hsnmed his cross examination.
Aellogg s FIRST inquiry was
y all the stockholders Of the
Improvement company afterward
q holders OF stock in the Standard
Ispeny OF Ohio. Mr.. Rockefeller
y dld not think so, and when Mr..
g read a list Of the South ia,-
Lay company's stockholders. Nj.
aaer named several of them,
! sald, did not hold stock in The
lG1e TO further questions, Mr..
.sAer said that he thought there
y increase in the stock of the
S1Ea, Sia vi company OF Ohio from
IffHp 10 50 800 900 In 1875.
azklpg the increase did YOU not
- s.paper on which appeared the
~ all the stockholders Of the
tslogg
VI " paper would be the best eYi-
~ ~pled Mr.. Rockefeller.
N Forces Admission.
aAellogg then read several names
@e paper, and Mr.. Rockefeller
saS possible several of those
|6s Ssa -. might have been stockholders
SSsndard If they had tho money
sssaa'e tho stock.
M, many railroad men did you
.@ the Standard after lS7O7H
muld not say. /"
X1lp H. vanderbilt q stock
@ ant say definitely: he might
nt;i@i stockholder for triding
l5;5 'va not sign paper on March
|rsst ,eqIcsnng an increase Of CAPT
\" n p Ss follows; w. II. Vanderbilt
H. Rockefeller. his attornevJq'5
sst .r;Ts ay oc;, the paper would be
i. sso2g brought out the fact that
q sbo,o then president Of rhe
ssS,e d Michigan Southern rail.
LIZ SI W. Witt. a director of
IMhore and Big Four RAILROADS ;.
r@, mandy, also director oI the
EM idoad, were taken into tho
RosIu company in the early lays.
.awvssSseieler said that p, ii War.
ItsbiI, ~, ~ nave access 10 W. II.
raM aud tho witness thought ne
E 'eeame president of the Eric
A,d Railroad Connections.
EkhoISow was president while he was
E,llOoo ~ Eour company?" asked
1!arbn bne " was not stockholder for
>Isn ~ ~ the carly days you had a
sat Of , tuc New York Central, a
lake sine Inc Erie, three directors Of
s OF ,Sa ,SSnorc, and all the stock
<E esssns ae South Improvement com.
,srdagpSS i15hrce, as stockholders OF
Ifp tes,s
rs s,'1i;lmrony will show
idcne read by Mr.. Kellogg the
III ''ne"d 6ftccn small com.
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