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Show 19 MASIER HID IN JHEJL TRUST This Is Statement of Vice-President Archbold on Witness Stand. NEW' YORK. March 20. -The Standard Oil Inquiry of the State of MIsBoiirl waa continued today, John D. Arcfibold, vice-president vice-president of the Standard OH company, taking tho witness stand. The- witness protested against being sketched and the nrtluts desisted. . Mr. Archbold said JC. M. Van Uuren is his son-in-law and Is now in New York. Soon afcr he slated this a jh'ockps server left tho room. Mr. Archbold said that John D. Rockefeller la president of the Standard Stand-ard Oil company, but has taken- no active Interest In the buwlness affairs In some years, owing to 111 health. He has an olllco at 26 Broadway, but Is seldom there. No Master Mind. "Who Is the active head of the Standard Stand-ard Oil company?" asked Attorney-General lladley. "There Is no master mind In the Standard Stand-ard Oil," rnplled Mr. Archbold, raising his voice. "It Is made up of an aggregation aggrega-tion of individuals." Tho hitslnesri Is controlled by men expert ex-pert In their respective departments, ho said, and tho term as applied to the various vari-ous departments is a misnomer. H. h. Tilford, Mr. Archbold thought, Is the principal Individual In the domestic trades, and he has been connected with the Standard Oil company since 1875. Was Hold by Trust. Ariked concerning the stock of the Watere-Plerco Oil company, now In the name of Mr. Van Buren. Mr. Archbold said It was tln 2750 shares formerly held In the name of tho Standard Oil trustees. "Are vou familiar with tho product of oil In this country?" asked Altortiey-General Altortiey-General lladley. "I am." "What la It?" "Tho dally production of crude oil In the United States Is about 350.000 gal-Ions gal-Ions and the Standard Oil produces about one-seventh" Scope of the Trust. "And about tho refined product?" "Thu Standard Oil probably tsells and markets about 70 per cent of It, and I want to add.'r continued Mr. Archbold, "that wherever there is a Standard Oil rafinery In tho United States there Is a competition refinery In that section. There" Is a great deal of competition In the oil business. Tho competition, of course. Is greatest in tho big oil region of Pennsylvania." Pennsyl-vania." Denies Kansas Control. The witness told of thi Standard Oil Interests In-terests In the new fields of Kansas, and said that the Standard Oil company did not control tho oil situation there. There were a number of Independent producers and refiners thnre. Attorney-General Hndloy nuked Mr. Archbold concerning the men who composed com-posed tho various boards of directors of tho Standard Oil companies. Including Francis t. Carley. Col. William T. Thompson. Horace D. Hutchinson, D. S. Cowlos and H. M. Tilford. These men had all been at one or another tlmo connected with the Standard Oil company, principally, principal-ly, however, about 1S78. Rockefeller Trustee. "Who composed the original board of directors di-rectors of the Standard OH company under un-der the original trust; agreement,?" asked Mr, lladley. "John D. Rockefeller, Charles Pratt. William E. Worden. H M. Brewster. J. A. Bostwlck", O. 'II. Payne and myself." Mr Archbold said that he knew 11. P. j TInsley and that he is connected with the 1 Waters-Pierce Oil company, but tho witness wit-ness had never heard him designated as an agent, nor had he ever heard of Walter Jennings as an agent. The witness believed be-lieved TInsley left the Waters-Pierce company to go with the Standard Oil company and now Is on his way to Japan. Hurried to Japan. "He left for. Spain about the time, or a little after.' this suit was Instituted last summer, did he not?" asked Mr Hartley. "Mr. Tlnsley's departure had nothing to do with tills suit, answered Mr. Archbold; Arch-bold; "absolutely nothing." "I am not suggesting that. ' rejoined Mr. Hartley. "1 am asking when he left for Spain." . . "I think It v.as some time last summer, but 1 do not recall the exact date." |