The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-20
H D. TELLS OF
l||ST'S 'SF0RMAT|ON
'ips Concludes His Direct
Eaimouy in FamoLs Gov
n ernment Suit
h Be UNDER FIRE
| OF PROSECUTION TODAY
N lrchboId Will Tell His
VI Of the Combine in
Later Years.

- YORK. Nov. 19.-With the
\ r., Ma frst score Of years of in
In. dsvelopment OF the Standard
so L-ry the testimony Of John D.
.E St president Of the oil COM
~ 5rs,r examination In the fed
10 dissolvo the Standard Oil
u Z rss brought 70 an unexpected
b q q afternoon. The head of the
= Oil company told today OF the
i sni causes Of the company's
p 10 The trust agreement of
p; ri after identifying the parties
- ,Uesmcnt, counsel for the de-
l.. r.ounced ;hat Mr.. Rockefeller
: s,kded his direct testimony and
an adjournment until tomor-
I . h Will fnd Mr.. Rockefeller on
!, o. -su stand under toe sharp FIRE
4 n Espulnatiou by Frank r. kel-
~ reisl assistant attorney general,
! II L-S lOt CdsC lpi ln' StN'i u
I =, ! M: will be generally confined
~ ,gicl from 1862 10 1882. except
IL testimony has direct bearing
J, 'srFtpments In the company 5 af-
- is later period.
li; AIrhbold Comes Next.
al e for the Standard let it DC
y r1sv that the history Of the
s'f' 6I fTom the trust agreement of
!: ~ F-d be told on the witness stand
III E D. Arhbold. wee president,
tOuversant with the combine S
!: : rsris.
= ieksfcller testimony today
: - b principally with the acQuisi-
~ cher rehning companies, TO-
: ~ MD the transportation con
q |-lt6s pipe line systems which he
lrns were necessitatcd by the nat
~ 7 Hth Of the Standard S business.
, sinng was transferred today to
llai nom IN order TO accommodate
ls counsel and reporters. Po-
{ 60 Tere stationed In the corridors
n = ihOsc having friends connect
\ - he proceedings were permitted
III 2 seeefeller was smiling as he
. siinesS stand and resumed his
M q s3hcfellcr's counsel again
h attention to the uncertainties
r I 9 business IN the early '70's
! 4: ~ him what bearing the supply
- -alerlal had thereon.
rssl3 iN au important bearing and
rrss iIays bave such Importance as
|, 81 y Know when the supply may
yi q .ien9erlng the properties for
iH2 Of OIL comparatively value
7,rs salH Mr., Rockefeller. He
10 The early oil days the sup
: gae oil was limited to a small
w ,lg Principally from Venaneo
: q Fnrsylvania.
!. Gamblers Chance.
M M4eieller said that the oil busi.
I, r. 1adc a hazardous propositjop
.r.m 81 the apprehension that the
d guGe oil would be exhausted.
Ssa seis were very short lived.
81 D i'sller n counsel then asked
rs recalled that producers
!orlped at the time OF the
)nlr " inc South improvement
y,r- iieplled Mr., Rockefeller, "it
sll1 MtIle later and was com
ar Nge proportion of the oil
IL tfI,r, wo ~ an association Of oil re-
4, = ,-e ~sle Gesirou5 Of having a
iht Huac OIL which was not con
tI interests antagonistic to
n q 'ac retiners also wanted To
:a51t " market for their raw
il s5 ,se,. pleasant relations with
issrhs, san Nh. RoclscfelIcr.
ts,, y. pSe;, 1871, Mr.. Rockefeller
II - i,sa;u.G;eefS Union and Re
Is = nt VIC Jon entered into an
IA 4 M ,oe purpose Of which was
,.,kr rs;Ii!a aSa price for the crude
- E;g, and 10 introduce an
NH. I,a TggniaEity iuto the hnsinees
: r,lf sts..linr nuetuating greatly.
e Mmb, saiq he was unable to
e Z, ii ttu;;loer ;, OF producers in the
~ N Ho 'Nc!uCed large pcr.
~ iuelrsa,, aOd tho Reincrs' as.
! Us vs. s,as large proportion OF
So !,5 'ising Of the Price.
y lf q sS', sSg'ion Ion Of his counsel Mr.
NJ = - M, noted that the arresncn, ~ ,
Il u rre s, OF crude oil M s5 no,
/. %, ls,y ,ya'noE points. The oneya.
sili IL Oy.r rasieemcnt, be said sfimu.
!, 4 a 4, ,,osepfoductiou of oil hcynnf
srGs l.e tnmn,. ts could use at thai
=. M> ,odnnnplation wos very crcnt
a. !sI,T had to develop more oi
To ,es promised TO the re
- IS H. ,ho"efs could only take n.
NJ ,1Al. H. pubic would consume
lss yXsi and PRODUCERS violated ih,
81 e, q ht Iuq bq sold oil under ftc rr;n,
80 ID, Trn , liked. The arrcap'cn, men
10 Isare 'Ilng, lg, said Mr.. Rockefniirr
,..N ti,ms..e better facilities and I''t >,
'sst, snsais .,,s 10 Europn. fbo osa 81 Z 4
w. Of tbr IN 1873, purchase,
.,ei III IN Lo,o LnU Long Island RefDiu.
aiss.t i.6ne ~ i1laud City. aud be
~ va. tne seaboard. Til,
s:.,iS. t,-,i,S. ar ;;fy,ougbt through 10 tb,
sl0SSS,s ~ Ia b '%rt.foaads. raaads. Mr.. Rockefoiie
is O'' h s,rnssalled the Dcvoc Mann @
d s,rsSS sSSolgGany of Long ISLAND Ian
wt,.ll Sll and shipped il 10 80 fin
{, ~ ~ 'EEsfG Ea it was Delivered 81 ~
JOE pe lhonGht tGis fir6 W. -
4 ,proIHb ,mmanufacturcr Of cans 7,
j = or IN chpoFt OIL was shippe,
~ tasc !" cans. cans. in boxes, ana wa
,I.s ssssnaon Of Market.
lEoI Extend It's market. III
,,pisf H.. '"pany purchased IL
=, .I,lss 81 "e''d On Ppcc Seven.