The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
WHAT STANDARD
. OIL HAS DONE IN
ONLY TWO YEARS
Since Dissolution Competing
Companies Are Said to Have
Better Grip on Worlds In
dustry Than Ever Before.

New Y ork. June 6-Since dissolution
OF the Standard OIL, oil enterprises
abroad have expanded greatly. What
have the separated Standard COM
panies done?
A broad observation over the past
two years reveals two outstanding de-
velopments. First, the Standard Oil
companies today have a better grip
of the worlds industry than the old
standard Oil combination ever had;
second, the companies are actually
competing with each other
All branches have spread out in
wonderful fashion. both in the United
States and abroad. And preparations
are for a larger business in coming
years. AS a result, the various COM
panies have enjoyed record breaking
earnings; and shareholders. many
Of whom before disintegration were
on the brink of throwing over their
holdings. have been enriched abund-
antfy. Original shareholders have
-heen Joined BY host nt-ntherx,- at
sracted by melon cuttings"
standard Oil has not been dis
solved" is the cry Of those who ex-
pected to see the power of Standard
Oil capital diminish with separation
tv-thres snhs;diar Res pnt II must
he admitted nv thosa who bava fol-
ioued onera.io,z -, these corcarra
tbst thev arc l,,-ng nm n tina Ia.ter
~ thn COURT d.rrea IL .b,s .u,ara MT
20. the department of Justice would
have taken action before now. There
has been no lack OF vigilance by the
government and others hostile to
L~n ,onppans Is uo4ss I9 ueihosl
70 my. sass sainIhss anu improve Us
p osoi. anu wheie ms can pe
.Sof0u a. V@pehe0 VI o@heI co",
pahses, mus IL heIhs oohe, AiNI,oush
o. 80 a.i ooi.i pAu4es Ii@Fe ~
s'nce oissosunoh, tne prosFss OF some
AAS oeen Ie.A1 oed eonsaae ANY ny
BUSINESS iost AZ coI,pe'i1ioh'
cne isasos lor tie uIiusua. Sewn
y inv saandeIu on s.oah Inv pas
rev iiatei % pE vas PiofhotIoh W
H1sn IN Inei. pr.nle 70 positions OF
onicsFs anu oiEeceoIs. VINO Aase eA-
eIlen every energy 'o"afo eApaus'o'i
vi NE. pai slcuiAr .o'ii pailss
iioe'ei sIs Isaeuli - at1at u4sSo 'I'l
ein'i was enecteu Jase peAo.e an un-
pseeeaeneeu pefioa oL aet's'F Al w.
$500 ~ CO .iIttts 4t@ &C.,
seheFai among on coticei Ms the "ortu
over Stahaafu o''' ho"sfei. mas
.hus "a, 1npse thail h.Ia i.s own 4'
we woi zoe teN eio p,iie".-
me .stai ~ issued " wen -sah
saaata eoihpanies lot $50 ilai
ea.ea soeai "a ia .iss i ~ naa year %
approximately sa"ofepV, WV, ihis
9oes non .htiuoe H'@,i.asp -" ~
"o" PHFffs ufrf'f-'fos 80
ueV.oVu seatiy anu est4iistea " pc
sa'ians p'ooaoy 80
~ w New 1elsrs eaa.a4lies a. go.
o"o.ooo seasAy ana s'sshs he oehsr
seer wIiiea nave niaae 10 ~
eseo,e to' ,sal.ds a".y ~ ."s az
y tiisii ae.'n pns Aea eue
-, - =,
asu ~ ~ sroap ioi VIZ ose.
soe'"uu'u.p. ~. mas usem es., ~ a,
,ha' eaai.aaiu .H a.aa
aissoiuGoH. was car hins aoou. *ee'
""e'"oo per ahanih. iiiai.a'eu eal n
ings LOT 1919 snow a gam OF 800
uVotoeu owe. the lsIl esif's.e' OF
more IMAM 40 PET c"flt-
beIofe oissoiuIoF' SaAnuaru Cii OF
New Jersey DISTRIBUTED n'Videhas al
rate OF ~ per cent yearly. or approx
imateiy *4otpeo'ueo' on its STOCK OF
sngntly less .nan sio".ooV'ouo' IN
1879 the stanoard on companies as
trionteo sei. $3.50 IN cash aisioenas
and IN isis *io!,tsa,s. -, me iat,er
neing 3aih OF Almost tos.v.v.uvu' or