New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

drod miles Of oil pipes came under it'
control aud several thousand barrels
OF oil tAnkage. A coopcrage fae-
tory producing 5000 barrels dalil
distilieries with a capacity OF 2s'VoV
barrels Of crude oil a day; warehouses
for the storage Of petroleum. ana
works for the manufacture OF pants
and CLUES. we're some OF the OUT
growths OF the new combination.
The Standard oil trust was formed
IN 1881 with a capital Of S1OVVo,VVV'
which was subsequently increased 70
sos 600 600. The following year the
Stnrdard oil Company Of New iofk
was Incorporated. with William kocke-
feller a. president. He was later maze
yice-president Of the trust
With the death Of Cornelius Napdef,
h,lt in 1929. Mr.. Rockefeller entered
another field Of commercial activity
lie was elected 20 nh Mr.. Nandofbilts
plaee IN the board OF directors Of the
New Yorh Central Railroad. By his
election the greatest combination, up
10 .ha. time. Of railroad and indus.
trial interests was made. The capital
nooled m this amalgamaiion was
81 600 600 900 The Vanderbilt roads
proper then had some 10000 miles OF
track. but including the Southern
Pacific system the total trackage was
about $4,000. The Rockefcllers were
interested in about 1900 miles or
railroad 80 that the merging Of the
two great interests meant the control
Of about one-fourth Of the entire mile
age Of the United States. The follow
ING year the alliance was made stll
stronger by the election Of william
Rockefeller 20 the presidency OF the
Lincoln National Bank. one OF the
strongcst Of the Vanderbilt iidueiary
institutions
At the time this election was held
Mr.. Rockefeller was the active man IN
the Standard Oil. and was associated
in the board Of directors with John ID.
Rockefeller. H. NJ FlaRlcr. John d.
Archbold. II. II. Rogers, ". A. Tiliord,
A. NJ. McGrcgor. Paul Babcock and {.
VI. Pratt.
Succeeded by Sons
In December, 1905. william Rocke-
Teller resigned from the directorate OF
the Columbia Bank, in this city, and his
son. William G.. Rockefeller. was elect
ed 70 fll the vacancy. AT the same
time another son. Percy A. Rockefeller,
succeeded his father as a director OF
the Mechanics National Bank, in this
city g.,
Mr. Rockefeller bought the old
Aspinwall place, near Tarrytown, IN
1887 for Si5O.0OO The place contained
100 acres Of rough land, and little
over three-fourths OF this. including
the buildings. was situated IN the town
~ Mount Pleasant. Mr. Rockefeller
made some improvements on the place
and then the assessors taxed u at 81
1sq 600. He took tho case into the
courts and then followed a long and
memorable fight. The contest extended
over two years. He finally won the
case and succeeded in reducing his
assessment. 50 that he paid taxes on
S34S.775.
Mr.. Rockefeller attempted to
Keen his town house, at the corner
Of Fifty fourth street and Fifth Ave.
nue. away from encroachments, and
whenever he feared that a business
building would replace a house abut-
,,ng on his own he purchased the resi-
dence In May, 1912, he bought the
home Of G. A. Cochran. at No. II East
Fifty-ffth Street, 50 that no business
building would be next his own resi-.
dence. This was only one OF several
such purchases 10 the same end
When. late in 1905. Attorney General
Hadlev Of Missouri began quo war
ranto proceedings against the STANDARD
oil Company TO prove that il was VIC
lating the trust laws Of his state, VII
liam Rockefeller was unObtainablc al
witness. for he had quietly SAILED
for Europe. He remained there while
the hearing was continued in the early
months Of 1906, and neither he nor hl
brother, John ID. Rockefeller. wa
served with subpoena, although
process servers worked for months try
inr 70 find the former. Attorney Gen
eral Hadley brought out in his eNami
nation Of Henry II. Rogers, John j.
fArchbold and others that the Standar
il Company controlled the Waters
Pierce Company and the Republic Oi
Company. both Missouri corporatoni
and thus violated the trust laws Of ina
state.
Again he evaded a summons in 1917
,'l3 when the Congressional commtte
investigating the money trust desire
him as a witness. For months the SCI
geant-at-arms Of the House Of Repre-
- sentatives led a search which was fruit
81 less. The fnanciers house in Ne'
] York was besieged by subpoena server
- detectives, reporters and an idle thron
e. for days; his residence at TarrytowI
- y. Y, the Standard oil Offices o