The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
 TARIFF CROPS INTO HEARING No Favoritism to Stand ard. Says Archbold. TARIFF ON OIL IN RUSSIA Testimony of Oil Masnate Con-
 cluded. Mr. ArehboId Declares That the Texas on Company Is Not owned by
 the standard on
 Company.
TARIFF ON OIL IN RUSSIA

New York, Dec. 3--Efforts on the part of Federal counsel to obtain in- formation regarding the loans aggre- gating s22.000.000 to F. s. Trainer, by the Southern Pipe Line Company, Standard subsidiary, came to nothing today in the oss-examination of John D. Archbold in the government suit to dissolve the Standard oil Company.
 For over a year. FraNk B. Kellogg, government inquisitor, has pursued ev- cry trail to find out the purpose or these large loans but tonight he ap- 'peared to be no nearer the solution or the mystery than when he first pro- pounded the question of these borrow ings.
 MT. Archbold said that he knew of no reason for the loans which, he said, might have represented the adjust monts between refining companies which Mfr Trainer supplied with oil.
 MT. Trainer, who Is connected with the Standards pipe line system, had previously testified that he did not know of the loans and never received
 With the exception of few ques- tions which will be asked about cet- tain exhibits which will be placed in evidence later, the cross examination of MT, Archbold was concluded toaay when an adjournment was taken until next Monday.
 H. M. Tiiford. president of the stand ard oil Company of California, and J. A. Moffett, president of the Standard 0l Company. of Indiana, will likely follow MT. Archbold on the stand. after whom William Rockefeller will pc called.
 Ea 1n Txyfth FAhafnE nA1H bv the railroads In the early days MT. Archbold took the position that the rebates at that time were a matter ot barraining in which each shipper strove to obtain the best terms
 TeIIs of Trnnsactions.
 When the hearing in the soReEns uient's suit te dissolve the stAnqera o oil Company %aa resumed toaass 1@s. s,'n "A rehbotd. Vice PresidatEt of the ~rn,,saav festifed that the Standard -,,,r,h saea thes Paos1c Coast oil Com nanv. of California. in 1900 for $fol'-4
 As,ar that it's capitalization was in- ..asse5 nv successive stages to Sl4'- oo0 ooo in 1906, when the name was changed to the Standard OH company of California.
 Regarding the BaFnsda!e loan ot s7 soo 000 Wr. Archbold said there was on contract of the loan in the city. vvhareuron MT. Rosenthal, counsel for the Standard. said he would telegraph to PIttsburg to have the contract mailed to the master of the hearings
 MT. Archboid said that as far as he knew tho Texas oil Company was not owned or controlled by the standard oil Company. The Iexas eolhpshy S'.o some of it's output, the witness said, to the Standard.
 Mir Arch boid's attention was called to the cost of refineries put into the trust in 1882, which was S17O0O'OOO' This was the inventory value, said MT. Archbold, who was then asked IT the exhibits of the defense showing tne . cost of refneries in 1906 to be s57.0OO,- GOO were not gross costs instead or costs less depreciation. Mfr. Archbold said it might have been an error or hookkeeping. whereupon the account ants for both sides began an examina- tion of the exhibit MT, Kellogg re- ouested Mir. Archbold to make an ex- animation of the exhibit some time to- day and have-the question of cost Of refneries cleared up
 MT. Archbold said the first rehnerles at the seaboard were not built by the Standard which early realized their value in the export business and took them over.
 Mr Kellogg desired to know if 1t was not a fact that in 1871, before the Standard was formed. the per centage of export of refined oil to crude pro- auction was not greater than today, when it is only IS per cent.
 'T could not say" replied the wit ness certainly since then there has been an immense production of low grade oil which Is not available for refining"
 Moreover Mir. Archbold said. the pro- duction of crude oil In the early days was very small and while the per- centage of export might seem large, it would not indicate the amount of bus mess
 Devoa Manufacturing Company had not sold oil in cans abroad before the Standard purchased It.
 MT. Arch bold said the Devoe com pany did.
 Replying to a question Mir. Archbold said the Standard had purchased oil in Russia, but not now. The Standard had interests in Roumanta. The gov ernment counsel then took up the ques- tion of tariffs on oil in the various countries, and MT. Archbold said the duties in Russia were just what that country chose to make them.
 If they will let our oil in free. they can get their oils in free here. There Is no favoritism among the. countries where the crude oil is produced. If France has a duty against American oils, the same duties apply to other countries"
 Mir. Kellogg asked what were the Standards advantages with regard to the tariff and MT. Archbold replied:
 "All this talk of favorltism to the Standard by the tariff is bosh."
 MT. Archbold said that in spite of Russian policy of protection. we man age to get little In on them occasion ally"
 'so if Russia keeps you out. We keep them out" said MT. Kellogg.
 What you mean by we is the Re publican party?' broke in Mir. Mllburn and the laugh ended that line of tarin inquiry.
 Mr. Kellogg interrogated Mir Arch bold regarding the European petroleum union. The latter said. he did not know whether that union divided the Euro pean markets or not but the Standard