The Washington times., 1908-11-25
Under Milburn's Gentle
Handling He Tells of
Trusts Workings.
LATER EXPECTED
TO BE FORGETFUL
Follows Precedent Set by His
'Boss" kellogg to Ques-
ton Him.

/ NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-John d. Arch
| bold. vice president OF the Standard OIL
Company. who got into the graces OF
/ Rockefeller, and so into the trust by
signing his name on a register years ago
John D. Archbold, 81 a barrel was
on the stand today IN the customs house.
where the Governments suit to dissolve
the Standard on Company OF New Jer-
sey is being tried.
John ID. Rockefeller. the serene, smil-
ing. toke-appreciating old man. who has
been the target for I'VE days, vas such
q hard nut to crack that be was never
cracked at all Mr.. Archbold is expect
cd TO be just as hard. He was willing
20 testify today, for the high-priced
lawyers Of the trust were his inquisi-
tors. and he viii be handled with the
same siIken gloves that were worn
when John C. Mnburn and others IN the
employ Of the Standard were handling
Mr. Rockefeller
When Mr. AIilburn, ct al. are through
with their fondHng, gentle inquisition
OF Mr. ArChbOld. who has attained Some
fame as a letter writer. he viii come
under the fire OF the Governments
''trust buster" Frank c. Kellogg. Then
fl won't be nearly 50 nice for John d.
ArchbOld. 81 a barrel" II Is probable
that BIr. ArChbold viii suffer a lapse
Of memory, Just as his boss did when
the latter was asked certain things that
had to do with the Standard oil Com
pany after It became a trust in 1882
Early History
In his opening testimony Mr. Archbold
told Of the early history Of the Standard
OH Company he swore that the Stand
ard had worked 70 develop a system for
the benedt Of the producer, but he denied
that Il hxed the price OF oil, explaining
that che mas. q OF rhe world cid thar.
he estfnsledf dat gJO1o. .ooc barrels &
of were now stored In this country be-
cause production exceeded the demand
Discipline Relaxed.
Mr.. Archbold arrived IN the hearing
room ten minutes after the hour set
Tor the opening Of the session. He was
dressed IN a s0mber black suit and wore
a black bow tie, with thin white dots
IN IT, The only jewelry he wore consist
ed Of a thin gold watch chain, iooped
across the top Of his vest
It was interesting to note the relaxa-
ton In the discipline OF the little court
since the end Of John d. Rockefeller's
testimony. The lawyers for both the
standard on Company and the Govern
ment and even Judge Ferris himself
seemed TO feel this. John DIS careful
punctuality and his natural reserve on
the stand seemed TO influence every
body in the room. Tins was not so to-
day, and the hearing resumed itself into
more Of an informal affair.
Mor5tz Rosenthal. the fan. s Chicago
attorney for the OIL trust, continued his
questioning Of Mr.. Archboid, begun yes
teFday afternoon. He said that oil In
those days reached the consumer large
~ through 1ObbeTs anC general mer-
chants the manufacturer selling to the
1Obber and the jObber 10 the consumer. /
barrels in all the large cities OF the
country, The cities IN which the oil T,
was stored had increased from 136 in !
1850 10 3l3 Ia 1855 In 1906 the Standard /
had 8,575 Of these stations.
Archbold Gives Statistics.
AIr. ArehbOld. at the request Of Mr. /
BOsenthaL gave q statistical history OF !
the production Of crude oil in Pennsyl- |
yania from 1870 to 1874 In 1870. he said. |
the production OF crude in Pennsyl- |
vania was 5,960, 745 barrels. In 1871 1t /
was 5205,234 barrels. IN Ig72 IL was /
6.293 194, IN 1873 1t was 1888. 7S6 barrels. |
In 1874 It was 10926,945 The maximum /
production Of crude oil in Pennsylvania. 1
he said. was reached in 1891, when it /
t0taled IS, 500, 255 barrels, The produc- !
tion Of crude in West Virginia in 1891. |
according TO the witness, was 2, 4O6, ,2lS- /
The maximum from West Virginia was /
reached In 1900, when the production /
was 16, ,1s5, SIS barrels
Mr.. Rosenthal then asked him 70 give 1
the respect % production in Pennsylva- |
MIA from s92 to 1894 In 1892 the Penn /
svIvania production was 28 422,37 bar
rels, Mr. ArchbOld said. That OF West /
Virginia was 3Sl0,E6 In 1888 the Penn !
syIvania production was 20Sl4,5l3 bar |
reis, and that Of West Virginia s. 49, AZ. |
Pennsylvania Production.
In 1894 Pennsylvania produced 1e.01s. $50 /
and West Virginia S.577, ga.
o.-Now, the Ohio fields were great
fields then?
Ayes. they had been for some years
before.
O.-What was the result OF the great /
influx of oil? A,-The fail in prices.
O.-Has the production in Pennsyi /
Appaiat lian field, increased? Ain the i
last ten years y has been decreasing /
RAPIDLY The production, however.
Throughout the cOuntr-i has been grad
ually Increasing owing 70 the opening Of
new fields
O.-When did Ohio reach the maxi
mum prOdnction2 An 1875, when 1t \
produced 23e41 600 barrels. Its produc-
ton in 1906 was = 84S,660 barrels.
Mid-Continent Field.
Q.-When did the mid-oontinent field
open up? A--Not until 1902 or 1868. In
1862 the production Of Kansas aggrs-
gated 90. .749 barrels. and the indian Ter
rItory 81 ,l0O barrels. This also took In
Oklahoma In 1906 Kansas. the Indian
Territory. and Oklahoma produced 12,-
$50. .4g5 barrels and the production there |
is now much greater than It was in 1866
O.-FOlIowipg II c failure Of that plan
did the Standard dl Company begin the
purchase of producing PToperties2 Al
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