The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-05
JOHN ARCHBOLD
TAKEN By DEATH
Noted Figure in Worlds Petro-
leum Industry is Removed
by Death Messenger.
FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
RocketeEIers and Their.Fanilie
Will Be among Those At
tending Obsequies.
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T.tRItYFr0MN. .N. mi. Dec. 5.---A not
ed figure III the worlds petroleum in
4 dHstry wis removed Tuesday when
John Dustin ArChbold. capitalist, pres
I tdent Of the Standard Oil Company OF NJ
Srw Jersey and officer or director in
various other enterprises. died at his
| homo hcre after 4 two weeks illness.
/ SUBSEQUENT 70 an operation for anpen-
Edtciits. Death came ut A O'Clock Tues
Iday morning. For some hours the
lpaticnt had been unable To receive
proper nourishment and members 81
hlA family recognized Monday night
thnt the end WAS near
Funeral services VIII lie held here
4 Thursday forenoon attended by rela-
tiToA md many or his personal and
business friends. including John ID.
tockctelicr and William Rockefeller
and their families. While the ser
vices are taking place Tnrrytown's
| various industries Will suspend opera
1 tinn ns memorial to MI. Archbold's
| democracy IN the village Or his resi-
ldcncc.
MT, Archbold is survived IN hia
widow: 4 son. John IL Archbold III
IhonaSYlllc Gn.: md two daughters,
Mrs AZ. NJ Van Buren,. Of Newpor..
III
inf IyndhurRt, England.
Trustee ~ Trust
JOHN -. Archbold was almost as
closely Identified with the history of
1.-The Standard Oil Company WI II Ohm 10.
#liockefallerh himself Ofthe first nine #
K trnatecs nf tho trust formed iii
#lsS2 hc alone remained In this ciL-
Epacity Until ttadissoIution iii 10l1 hit
1.-The 0rder Or tine supreme cnurt#nf tina
ft IL t
named M engineer the dissolution,
after which he became president md
Fdtrector of tile Standard Oil Company
| ut New Jersey. lie was the most act
I lNf and lEgrfHatye fighter In the Oil
I combine. md invariably represented
the Standard OIL on the witness
stand IN tile numerous hearings In
connection with the governments
suit to dissolve It.
This publicity was still further
Enlightened hy the publication on u
score OF more or letters from nj I'll
ATchbOld To Joseph B Fora er. then
senator from Ohio. Representative
Joseph 81. stblay. Of Pennsyl vanta.
and other statesmen, showing that
large sums OF money had been dis
"trihuted for the alleged purpose on In
tfluencinE favorable legislation ut
Washington. MIR. Archbold consider
ed them as attorney fees. The pub
or these letters exposed M rs
sArchbold 10 attack from every quar-
ter.
John Dustin Archbo1d was born at
LecabnrE. o.. July 26. 1915 and was
working In country store at Salem, 9
O. when lie heard 81 the wonderful
oil regions In western Pennsylvania
where men were becoming rich over
night. In 1864 he went to the oil
fields and became q refiner and buy lt
at T'itusvillc. lie became the agent
ofa now company, the Acme Com
pnny. which proved to be an ottshoot
of#the Rockefeller interests. and from
that time. in i 81 S. until his death he
was an associateof the Rockefellers.
John d. Rockefeller tells In his
Random "Reminiscences OF how he 4s5
first met Mr.. Archbold IN stopping
att hotel, Mr.. Rockefeller #was struck
by the fact that on the hotel register
was written In large characters this
Inscription:
John s. ARCHBoLDH 81 A@ RBL.'
-Four dollars a barrel was Mr..
Archbold's battle cry, and though he
did not succeed In putting crude oil
up to the figure named, he did sue
coed In attracting the attention OF
Mr.. Rockefeller in q way that led to;
business association with the Stand
ard 8 interests.
MT. Archbold was the nrsts &manss
among his associates to whom M Is.
Rockefeller pays tribute Ia his
"Reminiscences Among other things
lie said:
Mr.. Archbold has always had q
well developed sense OF hume and
on one OCCASION, when he was on til e
witness stand, he was asked @by4 the
opposing lawyer:
'.5' Mr.. Archbold. are you j director
or this company?
##s am
What is your occu patton ii this
8company.?1
To clanfor for divide M
Tt has been estimated that his for=
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