The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
|[EL TRUST
PREs|DENT I IS
Ion THE STAND
a Of the Great Corpora
Dn Appears as First Wit
ness for Defense in
Dissolution Suit.
|AzEs HEARERS
BY HIS KNOWLEDGE
b Of Agencies Established
tom Iceland to the Fiji
IsIands, and Building
Up of Trade.

|rierna ,ionol News Service.
<F YORK, May Thames a, Far
tresldenl OF the United States Steel
rrt.on. told on the witness stand
i NJ the beginning of the taking OF
|nony for the defense in the govern
ID suit 10 dissolve the corporation,
|Eory OF his experiences from laborer
|tief executive In the concern Of
d he "A now the head.
h Farrell was the first witness for
1tfense and in answer TO questions
IT A. Seversnce, OF counsel for the
ration. Mr.. Farrell said he entered
&Ietl business al the age of l5 years
4 laborer IN a steel min in New
M, Conn At 10 years he went TO
burg and worked as "wire draw
At y he became foreman OF the
md Ut 90 2 salesman. From this
'cn he was promoted TO sales man
NJ fIle age OF 20 and four years
Became general manager OF the
|1urg Wire company.
t company was subsequently taken
1Y the American Steel & Wire COM
one OF the present subsidiaries OF
<'eel corpomtion. Later he became
~ fales agent. His next step up
Vas the presidency or the United
Steel Products company, another
1'ary OF the so-called trust, TO
L no was elected I'm 1909. He be-
resident and director Of the par
en'poration, his present position. in
Farrell said the Pittsburg COM
Vnlle under his management, was
q The American Steel e. Wire COM
? New Jersey corporation. for
Qoo. although the original capital
" company was sS60.00o,
r FARRELL. after tie American Steel
f company took over the old COM
. pecame foreign representative OF
''uphny and remained In that posi-
Vnul the formation OF the United
Steel company.
1led Big Business.
.ald he handled the entire busi-
I've Steel corporation. both In buy
a" sehlns The raw material, other
's legal and financial manage
Tue witness said tho Interna-
harvester company was not a
'aysr from the Steel corporation.
~ per cent of their entire needs.
nnual requirement Is about 1Jo,-
ana some OF this they produce
sss' The Illinois Steel company
P'asy OF the Steel corporation,
supplied their needs. For some
we company did no, seel a pound
Tue carnegie Steel company sci
elnational Harvester compan,
40 produots? asked counsel.
~ isoS. fifty tons; nothing II
~, 1905. 1907. 1908: In 1909 5aot
o'n'ns In 1910; in 1911. twenty,
||tness. 'ep'ie'
rsl! said one of tho great ad.
ihs cost OF production wa.
W 10 tho increase Of 12 De
me cost Of coke since 1901.
" oiu You use?" asked Mr.
'0t 10000 tons daily"
2 Of Exports.
'a"ce brought out that tb
me corporations export brs,
s.a increased from s31. 900, 600 /,
"a Ny's.vVo'ooo In 1912, Mr.. FarreI
a. the corporation had sol
material and more finlshe
curing that period, acooun,,,,
eased business.
er to Questions bv corn.., u
"e steel corporations fore,o
"a !. ' FARRELL said they had %
"a ~ ., SIXTY foreign countries. n
A st tnelr warehouse at Ant
con v,ely a distributing depot, sun
A es rs.a by sailing vessels Tho
'eached by steamers VIA
m Produces about On
stse, sn oa ana steel, but the Unite
Nv, S corporation did supply souo
q 'A''s Tor the Antwerp stre.
i Saua's. sS..s of the oorporatto, a,
"a H.. various destinations nv
.nb.r ''se' s Of steamers, Thew ".
Fsr,.', s,0m thirty-five to forty, 'A'
.nrinssa" ss'd that tho CORPORATE
.|and.. IN Iceland. In tho Co..
mas 4 ,,,sn. !, now building bridges ' ,
russs s'sna and supplying sso ms .o,,
'>preser,as,snt s,snt In the FIJI sland
.ss ,ss sssua,ly natives. but in ao., !"
!. .1.c neen brought to Nc
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