The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-20


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plant Of Of Long Island Refining com.
pany in Long Island City, ia 1873, and
I began TO refine oil ut the seabard. The
crude oil was brought 10 their refinery
/ by railroads. Nh Rockefeller said that
he recalled the Bcyoe Manufacturing
company Of Long Island which canned
oi and shipped Il to the far East, where
IL was delivered on mulshack he
thought this firm was primarily a man
ufarturcr Of cans. In those days an
export oil was shipped in barrels or
cans in boxes and was called the case
oil trade.
To further extend its markets, the
Standard OIL company purchased the
Dsvec company and 10 es6 bought about
one-hsif OF Chess. Cariey & company Of
Louir1le, which had. large domestic
business in the Southwest. a year later
the Standard bought out the Imperial
Refining on company Of OIL City, Pa,
wtpieh Ind been owned principally by
Capt. J Hand Vsndecria and john Pi,-
cairr. The Standard Oh company later
organized the Imperial Refuirg company,
limited, 20 operate tAis plant The pur
pose ef this purchase wBs to enlarge the
SCsndEra Oil export trade and the I'm
psTisi coHnany Sad direct lines for ship
ping 20 the sesbaRrd.
Mr. Rockefeller tn,n told Of the Stan
dard OIL conpsuy's purchase Of the bfsi-
ness of Charles Pratt d company of
Brooklyn, oil refners, Of which Il, H.
Rogers was member.
The Object Of .thCse purchases, said
Nr Rockefeller, Vas % extend the oil
business and secure the valuable spec
ialties in cans and Of The brands Of the
oil. Asked about the Smiths Ferry Oil
Transportation company Mr.. Rockefel
Ter said he could not recall Distinctly
anything about thst company. There
were pipes and semetinp but / can't re-
cali said he. u an hay at tac mo-
moment. know there was such place
in the carly days"
Il core to your dealings in 1873 with
Porter, NGrelard 6 company, and Ben
nett. Warner & company said the cx
aiming attorney.
They were located in Titusville. John
D. Archbold was identified with Porter /
Morelsnd 4 company"
Mr. Rockefeller said negotiations for +
the purchase Of these firms were con
summntcd in 1915 with tile object d I
extending the company's business. The
Acme Oil company was organized 70 pur
chase the properties.
.rW'hRt conditions canSe about in 1875
or thereabouts'"
Railroads and refining interests were
disturbed There was great cutting
Of rates The refining interests were
disturbed. as were the railroads, which
aid considerable stress on the share Of
ol they should carry
What interests were affected in the
New York Central Eric, Atlantic Shore,
Great Western and Baltimore 8 Ohio
" the Pennsylvania having refining
business! Z" Il
They were mach concerned az To II
what loss of the oil trade t6 them would 81
follow and there was heavy cutting Of
-stesn a
AID adjournment was then taken until
o'ciocS
During the intermission Mr.. Rookie
ellor chatted with the newspaper men j
.bout she care 81 his health. He said; 4
''N1En | was a young man ! had 70 {
work day and night but | never forgot
hat I had a stomach You can work
ong hours if you are careful about
what you cat. I was always careful
bout what | PITT into my stomach. and
o-day ! have cause to be very grateful
Or it. never felt in better health
hsn to-day as a result Of rigldly ad
itring TO policy of careful dict when
was boy / advise anyone who wants
o keep his health to do the same, Then
rhon you Young men Fct to be 10 years
Id you viii be able to keep up your
rcrk.
Il never felt better in my life than
o now For the last 20 years | have
.ept ont of doors as much as possible
nd to that practice coupled with 2
areful diet, | attribute my excellent
eaSh"
Asked If sitting in the witness chair
iysg testimony for such q long period
irra him, lie replied
Not in the siEhtest i has not be-
yin to grow iTkrone vet
Essumirg his Testimony after a recess,
Fr Rockefeller said that when the En-
ire transportation company was or
suirsd, Our interests presented the
,atter to the rsHroads ard protested
o the Pennsyivsnia We stopped our
hipmsnts ever the PeHnsT lvsnia and
seq other lines. we objected to the
pennsylvania railroad engaging in the
sanirc business Na Sg6 not know
&-re wo stood. They viii shipping
asir own oil over their own lines and
terminating against us. Other rosds
greed TO stand ty us. but there was !
srst bitterness between liz rsiire7ds. ID.
ge rsSde our shipments over the Lake &
hors. Kew York Central and Erie Al )
,rwszSs we purchased the Empire i
company ard the pipe g
nss T6e Pennsylvania failr-s3 ac 4
nred the csre Of tbs Empire o3nnsnv 1
n ir-sd car trust certificates which we 3
lrtasssS Isl
Mr Resksfellsr's ecunrel ASKED him il
we've tzus t'st the rates oktgiHea by
IB su-irg the period of ~ Standard &
q con paHy's war NTH ne Psnnsylvnnia
,rIpsAy were to crush ana 1lppts Chr
upiFe transportation osmpanv. - that g
y Standard oil company might ac-
iira As property. IL
As is not. replied 3lr, Rockefeller :