Show OIL TRUST I COULD AFFORD TO PAY FAY A AFINE AFINE AFINE FINE OF MILLIONS NEW YORK YOUK Sept IS Profits lS-Profits Profits a ag aggregating ag- ag e atin were wore made malie by bythe bytho tho the Standard Oil company in the eight years from 1899 to 1000 Testimony to this thil effect was given iven by A Assistant Comptroller Fa Fay of the thc company in the federal hearing hero here yesterday In the same samo period the company company's s 's great reat assets increased from to This is the first time the company's com coni- pany's pans earnings have havo been made pub pub- lic lie A list of the securities of the Standard Stand ard Oil com company pan of New Jersey Tersey presented pre pre- seated today shows that the corporation corpora tion owns shares of tho stock of the Standard Oil company of Indiana Indi ruJi ana ann which com company pan was recently re sentenced sen sen- by Judge Landis s in n Chicago to topa pa pay a fine fife of In ln addition to stating that in the period referred to the thc company's total profits a aggregated re Mr Ir Fay la said d that dividends to the tho amount of were wre paid in n those years His statement also disclosed that tho capital stock of the thc Standard Oil company com coin pany of New Jersey Tersey was in and in 1906 Tho The he hearing here in the federal suit stilt which was brought in St. St Luuis Louis last December has has twice been beeD adjourned at the request of counsel for forthe forthe forthe the defendants In the meantime however er Frank Prank B. B Kellogg who is in char charge o of tho the Governments Government's case rase has obtained man many books hooks and antI papers from the Standard Oil com company pan which has enabled him to proceed expeditiously with the tho case Mr Ir Kellogg intimated l today that tho the Government Would also inquire into tho the character nn and nature of holdings of the Standard Oil com corn puny of New ew Jersey as well veIl as IS its affil affiliations if it an any with railroads The Tho Government has named not only the tho Stan Standard Oil company of Now Nov Jersey ersoy as defendant but also seven s subsidiary sub companies of the main mam corporation corpora tion and the following individuals John D. D Rockefeller William Rockefeller Rocke locke feller Henry II Ro Rogers er Henry M. M Flagler Oliver II H. Payne Charles M. M Pratt and John D D. Archbold Only William G G. G Rockefeller aud and Charles Charls M. M Pratt havo been subpoenaed to appear |