Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-21
sit.gThat is all who came in would profit.
but how about those who did not come

That is all who came in would pront.
but how about those who did Snot8colt1l1'e
in2''
..The doors were open.
"How did you know the doors were
open?"
THAT was the theory Of the gentle
men who organized. All the refineIs
wert. expected 10 come into it,
What communication was made to
the independents that they could come
into this agreement?
~ could not say.
Was not the contract kept secret for
some time? 2"
1T may have been.
Mr. Rockefeller said the plan Vas
quickly abandoned. lie had said he dltl
not know whether the independent re-
nners in Cleveland We're asked totcoIne
in.
Ibid you inform the independents
whom you bought ont that they might
have the benefit Of this asreement:?'
II DON'T RECALL
Il don't recall. AS u matterof fact,
did not Believe in this thing
"How did the independent reGners
whom you bought out know that they
might have had the benefit of this
agreement?n
Il could not say.
about the time of the South Inn.
plovencnt company We're freight rates
incrcased:,'
That could not say.
IOi apolie yesterday of q pool agree
nlent including several railroads for di-
4 yidns up traffic and freight rates in
1874 AIr. Miburr read TO you Il clause
providing for drawback to the stan
dard Oil company of the full rate they
paid foi"all crude oil sent to Cleveland
FOR expert refining purposes. So the
rates from Cleveland to seaboard We're
the same as from oil points in Penn
sylNania to the seaboard?"
ROADS PAID DRAWBACKS.
Yes"
And the road carrying crude oil to
seaboard We're required To pa. a draw
bacl: of % cents II barrel to the shipper
Il the rates on the agreed pfpcage TO
the. shipping points on the road be
maintaiued?''
'Yca.''
What pipe line maintained the
agreed rates Of pipeagc?'
/ suppose those pipe lines that were
included in the agreement
Nh. Kellogg then sought to show
thatall the pipe line companies to the.
agreement We're subsidiary companies
OF the Standard. Mr., Rockefeller,
I'VE had an interest in some, but
not in ALL
You testified yesterday to The stock
holders Of the Standard Oil company
from 1872 to 1897, obtaining interests
III stocks of other refining companies?"
Il did,
II call your attention to Charles r.
Pratt Il Co You said this was ac-
CURED in 1912"
Il believe so"
The company was Charles, Pratt
and FL. II. Rogers and 1t was doing q
refining and export business?H
Yes"
Did they sell their properties or take
stock in the Standard"
we bought the entire concern. 1t
was bought with the funds of the
panys or the capital shares Of the
Standard. In this case think we used
the stock of the Standard"
do you mean that Mr.. Pratt aid
Mr.. Rogers retired from business?
oh, no. They gave up the Pratt
stock and later became partners or The
Standard"
Did Mr. Pratt and Mr.. Rogers stay
in possessionof the business and for
world that they still owned it??"
Presumably they did,
did not Mr.. Pratt and Mr.. Rogers
receive salaries for their work?'
Il believe they did"
rs 1t so that the Pratt stock went
to the Standard and ME Standard
stock went to the Pratt company"
NO; the Standard got the Pratt
stock and the owners of the Pratt
company received the STANDARD stock
Adjournment was then taken until
Monday i