Show ARCHBOlD ONCE 1 MORE A WITNESS Vice President of the Standard Oil Company Questioned by Counsel for the Company New Kew York Dec Dee 15 John D Arch Archbold Archbold Archbold bold vice president and active head of the Standard Oil company again was a witness in the government suit for Cor the dissolution of that corporation when the i hearing bearing was resumed today Mr Archbold said that of or the 1062 miles m les of pipe line existing in 1882 the Standard had built 1042 miles and pur purchased purchased purchased chased the remainder Witness testified that the amount of or Russian oil Exported from that country to European markets was bar barrels barrels rols in and that it more or less In Increased Increased increased creased steadily until it amounted to barrels in 1893 He added that the supply of or oil in this country was steadily decreasing while it was steadily ly increasing In Russia Mr Archbold also said that since ISiS the Standard Oil has owned stock In Inthe Inthe inthe the company A P Pierce or his immediate family have al always always always ways managed the com corn affairs Books Turned Over Mr r Rosenthal for the Standard in informed informed informed formed the federal deral f lawyers law ers that Mr Archbold as requested made a search for Cor the book showing the transfers of o stock interests of the companies inter ested in Jn the trust agreement of 1889 and that such records as had been found Cound were ere at the tile disposal of the gov government government Taking up these companies s sone one by one Mr Rosenthal read the re records records records cords sho hig the ownership of stock at various periods These records showed that H H Rogers made his bIs entrance into the Standard Oil company through the firm of or C M Pratt Co and arid that Oliver H Payne P was introduced into the inner circle of Standard Oil In 1870 by the American Lubricating company Mr Ir Rosenthal then withdrew Mr Archbold from the stand pending his by Mr 11 Kellogg Kellogs later on Mr Kellogg said he desired to place in evidence the J W VT V Barnsdale con contracts contracts contracts tracts which were the basis of the mysterious loan made to Mr Ir Barnsdale by the Standard Oil company with the stock in the various Barnsdale companies as collateral |