The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-19

domestic business in the Southwest. A
year later, 1dr. Rockefeller said, his
company bought out the Imperial Re-
fining Oil Company, of Oil City, Pa,
which had been owned principally BY
Captain j.. J. yandergriff and John Pit
cairn.
The STANDARD Oil Company later or
ganized the Imperial Refining Com
pany, limited, to operate this plant.
The purpose of this purchase was to
enlarge the Standard Oils export trade
and the Imperial Company had direct
lines for shipping to the seaboard.
Benevolent Assimilation.
Mr.. Rockefeller then told of the
Standard Oil Company's purchase of
the business of the firm of Charles NJ.
Pratt e. Co, of Brooklyn, oil %refiners, of
which II. H. Rogers was a member. Il
also purchased the business of Warden,
Frew & Co, which had a large plant
in Philadelphia, including the plant of
the Atlantic Refining Company. the.
Model Oil Company and reineries in
P%ittsburg. the latter being under the
name of the Standard Oil Company of
P%ittsburg. The aggregate valu Of the
property purchased from Charles M.
Pratt & Co., and from Warden, Frew &
Co, Mr.. Rockefeller estimated at
S 3 900, 900.
The object of these purchases, said
Mr.. Rockefeller, was to extend the ex-
port business and secure the valuable
specialties in cans and of the brands
of oil.
Memory Becomes Haxy.
Asked about the Smiths Ferry Oil
Transportation Company, Mr.. Rookie
Teller said he could not recall distinctly
anything about hat company. There
were pipes and something, but 1 don't
recall" said he. II am hazy at the
moment. know there was such a place
in the early days" a
1T come to your dealings in 1875 with
Porter, Moreland & Co. and Bennett,
Warner & Co." said the examining at
torney.
"They were located in Titusville.
John D.. Archbold was identified with
Porter, Moreland & Co"
Mr.. Rockefeller said negotiations for
the purchase of these firms were con-
summated in 1875, with the object OF
extending the company's business. The
Acme Oil Company was organized to
purchase the properties.
Mr.. Rockefeller said his attention
first was directed to lubricating oil
about 1876. About 1878 the Standard
Oil Company purchased the American
Lubricating Oil Company, of Cleveland,
and the Mica Axle Grease Company.
The purchases were made with h idea
OF further diversifying the business and
secure a lubricating trade.
"I want to bring to your attention
the Empire Transportation Company
and what its relations were"
1.-THE company was the owner of cars
and the t~ransporters of oil n 9th sr
products on the Pennsylvania railroad.
AS we understood, the company was
controlled by Pennsylvania interests.
The company had gathering pipe lines
In the oil regions"
Railroad Connections
The company, said Mr.. Rockefeller,
also engaged In the refining of oil, con-
trolling the Sone-F1eming interests
here and a refinery in Philadelphia.
what conditions came about in 1876
or thereabouts with regard to this
.company?"
Railroads and refining interests
were disturbed. There was a great
cutting of rates. The refining interests
were disturbed, as were the railroads,
which laid considerable stress on the
share of the oil they should carry"
what relations would be affected
on the New York Central, Erie, At
lantic and Great Western and Balti-
more and Ohio by the Pennsylvania
having a refining business?"
''They were much concerned as to
what loss of the oil trade to them
would follow, and there was heavy cut
"a ,-ta.