Footnote 132:
Proceedings of meeting dissolving trust. History of Standard Oil Case
in the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1897–1898. Part 1, pages 80–81.
Footnote 133:
See Appendix, Number 53. List of constituent companies of the Standard
Oil Trust, with assets and capitalisation in 1892.
Footnote 134:
See Appendix, Number 54. Forms of Mr. Rockefeller’s certificate of
holdings in the Standard Oil Trust, with assignment of legal title
which took its place in 1892.
Footnote 135:
Report on Investigation Relative to Trusts, New York Senate, 1888,
page 445.
Footnote 136:
See Appendix, Number 55. Agreement of 1887 between the Standard Oil
Company and producers.
Footnote 137:
Report on Investigation Relative to Trusts, New York Senate, 1888,
page 449.
Footnote 138:
See Chapter IX.
Footnote 139:
Plaintiff’s Exhibit Number 52 in the case of James Corrigan _vs._ John
D. Rockefeller in the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio,
1897.
Footnote 140:
The following table shows the variation from 1890 to 1897 in price of
crude oil per barrel of 42 gallons, and the price of refined oil per
gallon in barrels in New York:
Crude Refined
1890
Jan 1.05⅛ 7½
Dec 67½ 7¼
1891
Jan 74⅛ 7.42
Dec 59¼ 6.44
1892
Jan 62½ 6.45
Dec 53¼ 5.45
1893
Jan 53½ 5.33
Dec 78⅜ 5.15
1894
Jan 80 5.15
Dec 91⅜ 5.61
1895
Jan 98⅝ 5.87
Dec 1.43⅝ 7.77
1896
Jan 1.45¾ 7.85
Dec 97⅞ 6.35
1897
Jan 88⅛ 6.13
Dec 65 5.40
Footnote 141:
See Appendix, Number 56. John D. Archbold’s statement to the
Industrial Commission concerning the Standard’s opposition to the
building of the United States Pipe Line.
Footnote 142:
Adapted from chart printed in Volume I of Report of Industrial
Commission, and brought up to date.
Footnote 143:
See Appendix, Number 57. Tables of yearly average prices of crude and
refined.
Footnote 144:
Figures used in computing this profit are from the Oil City Derrick of
the period, and from practical oil refiners of that day.
Footnote 145:
See Chapter IV.
Footnote 146:
See Chapter V.
Footnote 147:
In 1871 there was something over 132,000,000 gallons of illuminating
oil exported. In 1872 it fell to about 118,000,000 gallons.
Footnote 148:
According to the statement of the Standard Oil Company, made in a suit
for taxes brought by the state of Pennsylvania in 1881, it declared
dividends as follows: In 1873, year ending the first Monday in
November, $347,610; in 1874, $358,605; in 1875 (the capital stock was
raised from $2,500,000 to $3,500,000 in 1875), $514,230; in 1876,
$501,285; in 1877, $3,248,650.01; in 1878, $875,000; in 1879,
$3,150,000; in 1880, $1,050,000.
Footnote 149:
See Chapter VII.
Footnote 150:
Report of the Special Committee on Railroads, New York Assembly, 1879.
Volume IV, page 3680.
Footnote 151:
Plaintiff’s Exhibit, Number 51, in the case of James Corrigan _vs._
John D. Rockefeller in the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, 1897.
Footnote 152:
It costs the Cleveland refiner .64 of a cent a gallon to bring oil in
bulk from the Oil Regions to his refinery, and 1.44 cents per gallon
to send it refined in bulk to New York.
Footnote 153:
Trustworthy and regular quotations are not to be obtained earlier than
1881.
Footnote 154:
Report of the Industrial Commission, 1900. Volume 1, page 365.
Footnote 155:
See Appendix, Number 58. John D. Archbold’s statement on the prices
the Standard receives for refined oil.
Footnote 156:
Report on Investigation Relative to Trusts, New York Senate, 1888,
pages 434–435 and 396–398.
Footnote 157:
See Chapter V.
Footnote 158:
In 1872 there were exported as follows:
Crude 16,363,975 gallons.
Naphtha, benzine, gasoline, etc. 8,688,257 gallons.
Lubricating, heavy paraffine, etc. 438,425 gallons.
Residuum, pitch and tar 568,218 gallons.
Illuminating 118,259,832 gallons.
—_Derrick Handbook._
Footnote 159:
The “Standard-whites” are as follows:
S. W. 100 (fl).
S. W. 110.
S. W. 112.
S. W. 115.
S. W. 120.
S. W. 130 Dia. H. L.
S. W. 130.
S. W. 130 P. W. H. L.
S. W. 73 Abel.
S. W. 150.
S. W. 160.
S. W. Canadian Legal Test.
S. W. Georgia P. W. H. L.
S. W. Georgia Dia. H. L.
S. W. Indiana P. W. H. L.
S. W. Indiana S. T.
S. W. Indiana Dia. H. L.
S. W. Iowa S. T.
S. W. Louisiana P. W. H. L.
S. W. Louisiana Dia. H. L.
S. W. Massachusetts S. T.
S. W. Michigan S. T.
S. W. Minnesota S. T.
S. W. Montana S. T.
S. W. Nebraska S. T.
S. W. New York S. T.
S. W. North Dakota S. T.
S. W. Ohio S. T.
S. W. South Dakota S. T.
S. W. Tennessee Dia. H. L.
S. W. Tennessee P. W. H. L.
S. W. Tennessee S. T.
S. W. Wisconsin S. T.
Footnote 160:
The “water-whites” are as follows:
W. W. 110.
W. W. 112.
W. W. 115.
W. W. 120.
W. W. 120 Eupion.
W. W. 130 Sunlight.
W. W. 130.
W. W. 130 Eupion.
W. W. 130 Fireproof.
W. W. 150.
W. W. 150 Headlight.
W. W. 150 for extra Star.
W. W. 150 forty-nine grav.
W. W. 160.
W. W. 165.
W. W. Canadian Legal Test.
W. W. Electric.
W. W. Georgia Sunlight.
W. W. Georgia S. T.
W. W. Indiana Perfection.
W. W. Indiana S. T.
W. W. Iowa Perfection.
W. W. Iowa S. T.
W. W. Kansas Perfection.
W. W. Kansas S. T.
W. W. Louisiana S. T.
W. W. Louisiana Sunlight.
W. W. Massachusetts S. T.
W. W. Michigan S. T.
W. W. Minnesota S. T.
W. W. Nebraska S. T.
W. W. Nebraska Perfection.
W. W. New York S. T.
W. W. North Dakota S. T.
W. W. Ohio Perfection.
W. W. Ohio S. T.
W. W. South Dakota S. T.
W. W. South Dakota Perfection.
W. W. Tennessee S. T.
W. W. Tennessee Sunlight.
W. W. Wisconsin S. T.
Footnote 161:
See Appendix, Number 59. W. H. Vanderbilt’s characterisation of
Standard Oil men.
Footnote 162:
Ohio Circuit Court Reports, Volume VII, 1893, page 508.
Footnote 163:
See Appendix, Number 60. Facsimile of one of Mr. Kemper’s shares.
Footnote 164:
History of Standard Oil Case in Supreme Court of Ohio, 1897–1898. Part
II, page 39.
Footnote 165:
History of Standard Oil Case in Supreme Court of Ohio, 1897–1898. Part
II, page 248.
Footnote 166:
See Appendix, Number 53.
Footnote 167:
See Appendix, Number 61. General balance sheet, Standard Oil
interests, December 31, 1896.
Footnote 168:
The present directors are John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller,
Henry M. Flagler, John D. Archbold, Henry H. Rogers, W. H. Tilford,
Frank Q. Barstow, Charles M. Pratt, E. T. Bedford, Walter Jennings,
James A. Moffett, C. W. Harkness, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Oliver H.
Payne.
Footnote 169:
See Appendix, Number 62. Amended certificate of incorporation of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.
Footnote 170:
See Appendix, Number 9.
Footnote 171:
See Appendix, Number 63. Production of Pennsylvania and Lima crude oil
by Standard Oil Company, 1890–1898.
Footnote 172:
See Appendix, Number 64. Business of Standard Oil Company and other
refiners, 1894–1898.
Footnote 173:
America imported into China, 1893 31,060,527 gallons
Borneo imported into China, 1893 574,615 gallons
Russia imported into China, 1893 13,503,685 gallons
Sumatra imported into China, 1893 39,859,508 gallons
Footnote 174:
See Chapter X.
Footnote 175:
The Petroleum Age, Volume I, page 35.
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