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VOLUME COOL—NO.- \u25a0 110.
Republican Convention Invites Other Parties to Conference
MERCHANTS OPEN
WAR TO REGAIN
ALASKAN TRADE
Local Men Wage Crusade
in Opposition to the
; Seattle Jobbers
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Steamships Will Be Run to
North and Many Scouts '
Will Seek Orders
LARGE MEETING HELD
Commercial Leaders Decide
to Win Back $15,000,000
Worth of Business
San Francisco merchants declared
war yesterday on the jobbers of
• Seattle to regain the $15,000,000 a
year business of Alaska. The cam
paign was opened with the authori
zation of a committee representing j
all the big shipping firms affiliated
. with the chamber of commerce to
'\u25a0 negotiate for the establishment of a
:: direct fine of steamers to Nome and
;lie southeastern points Jn the terri
t. -. •>?\u25a0:> \u25a0
hen that is accomplished a. horde
or.immercial scouts \u25a0will be tamed
the northern territory to win away
trade . which the Washington city
grabbed since the discovery of
holesalers. steamshipmen- and rep-;
atetives of transcontinental \u25a0 rail
s discussed the plan at a meeting
of th» chamber of eoinroerce T«st«rt3s?
-afternoon. -aed* lt was agTe**;*"thit
•running expenses of a. steamer line
r-ould be guaranteed until- the Califor
nia houses had gained a foothold. The
principal difficulty In the way is the
fact that the Seattle men -have all but
bottled the Alaskan trade through the
purchase of interests In nearly all the
big firms in the territory. By means
of this end shipping contracts under
Thlch transportation companies grant
rebates of as much as 20 per cent, they
have compelled the shipment of the
'- bulk of Alaskan business from Seattle.
I it wa* demonstrated that there are
? enough iruSependent firms to keep a
Ran. Francisco line busy, provided the*
•aroe. rates were given. This 'Captain
John Barneson of the Barneson-Hib
berd I!n« protnised^to do.
Captain Barneson gave statistics
showing that where a few years ago
San •• Francisco enjoyed practically a
monopoly of Alaskan trade, its busi
ness with the northern territory had
dwindled until if could claim but
$1,000,000 of the 115,000.000 trade with
Alaska last year.
Captain ' Pierce of the Pacific Coast
steamship company. Captain Robert
Dollar' of the Dollar line and Captain
Mats on, .who .runs oil steamers north,
corroborated Barneson in the claim
that transcontinental freight eoold be
, snipped out. of ncr« cheaper than it
could from Seattle.
There were about 49 representatives
*>tj wholesale shippers at the ' meeting.
They were unanimous in the belief
that cheaper rates could be. made. out
of this port, and Assistant ' Freight
Traffic Manager, Anawalt of the Santa
T*. promised that all the assistance the
railroad could rive in the way;- of.
switching -and ' water f root storage
facilities would be rendered.
All the merchants asserted that most
of the jobbers of Seattle" bought here
and then reshipped at their home port.
From this they argued ; that the freJght
cost between here and the northern
port could be lopped off by the San
Francisco merchants dealing direct.
It was feared, however, that the In
terests the Seattle men hold in nearly
all the large houses In Alaska would
be v- Insurmountable obstacle to Ssn
Francisco regaining Its lost position "as
the supply center for the - north, but
reports were read' showing that the
independents were' eager to. deal
through this, port, because of the f«a'r
that their action In keeping the Seattle
nsea out might.. result In reprisals
whlcn would force them to th« f walL
"Tb« Seattlo spirit," which is being,
fostered > asirfdaously in the Yukon
country. w*» brought forward* as an
other . obstacle. '. But. this was ; dropped
; wb«n Charles H. Bentley gave : it as his
opinion .that the Seattle spirit , would
not make t profit proof the, Jobbers • who
<3«al through .bouses here, when adl
r*>ct line invited them to cut' their
transportation charges. The motion to
authorise a special ' committee to open
negotiations with -a steamer company
th<?n was made. . Baker & Hamilton*
ipffered to share with . any number of
r other shippers the^ risk of insuring
r-jTslnst loss the steamer owner who
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The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TEL.EFHOKB .TEMPORARY 86
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER • 18, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS . ;
TESTEBi)ATr-Cle'ar; west; wind; maximum
temperature, 6S; minimum, 54.
FOBECAST FOE TODAY— Fair; warmer; Ugbt
northwest wind. /i..' \ .': '-Y~ Pa«« 9
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN
Judge Alton . B. Parker In speech at James-
I town exposition ' declares President ReoseTelt's '
' allejed. attempt to >%iie' greater federal power
should be checked at once. -. • Pare 3
President BooaeTelt stnds letter to Congress
man Barton, encouraging him In bis fight to
) break the republican machine In Cleveland. . .- P. 8
Returns of special election In Chicago show
great raajorl ty against new charter authorized
. by th« legislature. • ; _ fc " Par« 1
Assistant • comptroller ' of Standard - oil trust
testifies at federal hearing ' that ' profits of corn
piny In wn years amounted to nearly a half
< billion -dollar*. ; . Par* 1
) FOREIGN* . ; ''. \u25a0''.'. f
- «\u25a0 Twenty-seren \u25a0 are killed and - sixteen^ are In-.
Jctrd .la explosion .on Japsnese warship Ka
4 anlma. - • • ". v . Page ft
' Republic i of Central t America/ sign' proto
col. -'- -.V ' > • -P«*»S
COAST -;^ r^i-"
Mother drowns child' and herself in lake while
Insane orer- absence of husband.-- -Pace 3
California Methodist -Episcopal conference ?n
session at Pacific GrOTe makes man'r appoln' -
[ menu .of pastors. CeT. E. R. Dllle of] the First
church of' Oakland being transferred -to Central
" church of San Francisco. • - Face 8
.-. Bakersfield gamblrrs are arrested and police
1 say lid is on for all tlme._' - , Page 8
• Murder of. man sear: Tracy, puzzles coroner*
jury at Stockton and- Terdict rendered fails to
fix blame':' for. th« killing. Page 3
; EDITORIAL
' Tie oU trust in CalifomUi » • Page <
i . A fngacloss freebooter. _.. Pare 6
[ SQcarl&g tbemsel res np north. Page 6
; GRAFT V ,
- Borers nses ancestor of Calbonn -to try ter n;
per. of talesman is Ford \u25a0 trial, which now lacks
two Jnrors.; . Fare 7.
POLITICAL^
Eajrsti laughs at claims of sextuple alliance
and stjs Alexander 'will' be chairman of con
\u25bcentlon.". • ' Par* 2
' CITY ; \u25a0 -;:rd^-: / : --.. : \u25a0
republican ooaTectlon I» opened und inrites
other, parties -to. conference Tos'; mayoralty.situa
tion. '•"',.'*;, .^'-> \u25a0'"»""" ••".'\u25a0• ',»'•'. '«*•\u25a0'!
; TniUa» o.:Talb©t attempts to r haT* olscbUr
dren takes.; frora the ' cuitpOtr^ of ,'jtb<?lr_* mother
tSd"Jne*Y- £«•«;; Jt"c«ii>ViJli;4ta*ai*'it tftTiir
tie ctiMren ifaie •rl^t**M to divOrc* eSse.-IMV
Serious cbirgc* ire m2.de ajainst directors <>f
bui'.dlsj and lean associations in salts Instituted
by." Attorney .General Webb. . " \u25a0( Page IS
Yoell will contest, goes, oVer,. for lack of only
one juror when panel is exhausted. Pass 14
Merchant! declare . war against , Seattle* Jobbers
and Trill put' forth great endeaTOra to regain tbe
rlcb commerce with Alaska. . . Pass 1
Police commission . takes steps to-close up div
rep^tfMe Btloocs; ;. :', - ""> ' Pajre 14
Police Captalo Kelly will- succsed Colby.' *s
head of tbe detecttre department. ; 'Pate, 14
Fifteen thousand - pounds of s teats and -fowl
fed to enlisted toea oa transport Sherman Then
tie sbip'* tee plant goes on strike. -Page 9
Board -of Works 'is not : disposed \u25a0 to appoint
dry, architect at tbe dictation of tbe sapor-.
risers. Page 5
> Health officials report the plas ne situatl<vj
well ""under-control and i denounce circulators r'f
fsl*e . rumors "ft epidemic.' — —»-.'. P«*e IS
Only one egs •in larder.'- and It .*\u25a0#»\u25a0 eaten by
bosband. says wife la dircrc* complaint: \ Pac« 6
- Attorneys Frank Gould and George K. Ford
ecgtge In a Hit fight "In Judge- Mogaa's court-*
room. V .' " '''" '• *•*• l *
Swlsdliog lottery companies virtually put oat
of action i by tbe actMty of the police. \u25a0 .. Pije 5
Plot to smuggle, oplnm to prisoners In county
Jail Is - exposed sad < Gus M. Smith, ' a harness,
maker, is arrested. • .%- * : i.^«€» f
\u25a0 • Kol • KWre. ;\u25a0 th# \u25a0 eTenlng of thr . f e»«t \u25a0of jbe
atonement. Is observed . la, : iyaajogoes >of tb«
«tty. .".".:.'\u25a0'. '•.-\u25a0*•«», 7-
T. M. C. -X. officials ba I**1 ** suspended Felix
Ellis Miller, ajainst - w^om cbarses of dlscrep
ascies In accounts bare bren Jaade. Pare 14
. Big electric. raOwmy rttterger-^wJthTcanital' of
$25,000,000 to .operate In • *ortbsra ' California ' <s
effectofl.'- "\u25a0' ''*i.Tki* 5
Ag ed mmts Is borned ' to d«a rt in a ftre in
the Potpero and \u25a0 her "son * tecemei Violently^ In
sue wtea' be 'leans of. it. ' -. i T«ge 5
SUBURBAN : ' ; '/
; jCathe-llc \ U&x*!: a« * \u25a0eriety / wia gi-f e ' • wtlst
tooroament Ja Alaawla city . kail > tonight., Pa* » 4
. Berkeley etpltaltsts will erect $1,000.000 ' botel
in. the heart ;«f ' s th«^t»wn. f . , c". •'"\u25a0?; ;Pag»'4
, Prmnottoa!«ch«]ne"ls n!pp*d to^fcud'.by/dlrect
iws ef' Bo,oo© >b3b«f-Alameda.; \u25a0\u25a0! . -
Pioneers celebnU gol6»a>-^vi&rtx samiTerssry
with .£onr' generation* prssait -to .kUJi' them
wlh '~WS&E&&s&£g& ' \u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0 - Tage 4
; Matfooos treaea to b«. dealt wiaj.jrrerely^y
Alamedai flrejcnm>nt sslobcts. * /\u25a0/ \u25a0 Pajr»'4
.. :• Se tCemeat, df • ti tl» •' diiput* ) re*«als , plans for
arw. aaroseasieat • resort : nea r Mailn "city. , Pair* 4
: Plkß* accepted for new city hall at Berkeley
to «f>t fIOO.OOOt. „'.'_ \u25a0\u0084'.' - f ;\u25a0 \u25a0"- .." ;;.-Paj»",7
Mies Hazel Dennis . of : NOes • cbo*<b ' as lady<of
fcosor by qneen of jUameda coonty_ oarslyal. '\u25a0 P." 4
Oakland . Jurenlle court holds ' U* \u25a0':. flrst , ses
sion. ''"\u25a0 . *" ''"\u25a0''' \. "-.'\u25a0*.\u25a0' 1f ; Pags 4
; T-«-e eonatl^B take ap electric read prefect. P. 4
SPORTS > ' iI;^MM:O '
Athletes of St. Mary's collegataie op Kugbr
tootbaU.- ' " :*':\u25a0< ••-.; :%?;\u25a0•;; \ ; ; .Ptjtß »
Famous Aostratiao athletes fc- to pc - seen .' In"
Rugby : football •in = tWs > vicinity. - ' - < - ¥*?• t
- - 8«als ; open - tbe with' the \u25a0 Comma ters \u25a0 hy^
ewriag .a Tlctory^Vl to*o.' ;^ • *'' : -lTifVt
. Unusually • heavy [ demand "from 'easten* ' turf
men for st able room at the Oakland track. .~ P. I
': .Walter ' Christie,': wbojwentita tie Jstnegtowjj.
athletic weet with 'the"- Olympic ,'elob 'team7 t "d«
scrlbes^the tatter's^s'howing.;- ;.> J-* ; - Pag« f
.^Superrisore , will,' fxaiit' permit* toVproinours
icfco * are .* willing . ' to put '" oa \^ood "- boxlngj
oatcbej^: i ' .\u25a0*\u25a0;-.-'. \u25a0*\u25a0;-.-'- V - .- - \^;M : -Ps.g« 8'
j Gtu» V license - yields \u25a0 \u25a0 Urge - - rrreuoe to £ the'
rt» te v : - '--\u25a0\u25a0"> i'-'^-". 1 * -"•-"• "-' ; : -' :.V: .V .Pace's'
labor . : •- :.': .'. l v.^ ; >;\u25a0 - ; ;
Splendid ' showing made by the onion printers';
iOTtijal ; 'ald ; society/ _ •' * ;•>'\u25a0"_ ; .. Pace 7
"•' Csrtnen's union No."; 202 calls'' upon" Mayor' Tay
lor and 'supervisors ',' to'. revoke". francbiee of; tb<*
Gfary « street ; line. \ . . Pare 7
MAJONE- ..' ' •/ ;
. . rrelgbter Texan damaged as result of mUute
la -.placing": keel \ blocks : . on * Hunters ; point \u25a0'. dry-^
dock.-; :.';'\u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0;' "..: ; ; \u25a0\u25a0X : 'C\' -' 7 8
-\u25a0 , Owner 'of . ertirlttt sloop picked up , by; Crowley"
launch - claims » his , property y and \ explains ' tbe .
mystiery. \u25a0'," ,• \u25a0•\u25a0"', \u25a0-' Page 9
MINING. . BBSS '. '
Buying orders ' send - price for ;. Goldfleld t Con
solids t ed ;Min« upwsrd 50^ polntt> - and stren'trt >i -"•
.s^^frM^^^
SCENE at .the .republican convention in Walton s pa
. .;\u25a0 vilion last night, when^;i)anie/^: iR];aS ; aJ^eis/ng
" the delegates on the question of) the all partisan nomination
of mayor and < attorney ;?receiyed a thrilling" ovation.
The portrait ' is J 6fßydn t wh6 will {receive the^nomination
for mayor on the republican ticket if democratic : arid
union labor <parii.es- do not joiniinithe all partisan- movement
on or hef 6re\ September/25. • , / Vr
Chicag^
Special Election Returns tShow
; Great J 'Majority -Against
Proposed? City laws
] : 2 CHICAGO, Sept-" 17.— The' ; new ; char
tor authorized by tbe state legislature
at its* last session--. f or/tfTe cl ty< of Chl
cago was rejected .by..; the : voters 'atito'-"
day's special election iby^a-wajoriw of
iV'Hr&y • *"- ' ' "* '.'2 \u25a0'•'\u25a0»•".'•**' »-*'t'*t ' '
over 62,000.. : Little , raorpltanVhalf o*f
the;registered' vote '; was? ca?t! final*- fig
ures,-unoflicial,\ showing- 59,466 : ballots
for the» ' charter\a.nd : ;122,054' against.'.
The total -vote polled* was " lSl.OobSoqt
of 'V res;iistered vote'of : : 361*969. -The
light svote- wa* duetto some .extent to
the.^acf. thatithe. election iWaasia'ppecial
one 'and that the • gra pUng-bt •\u25a0 "t'rae off
for; the^ purpose of "ivotihg 'was-optlohal
with'employe'rß.jan'djii'the'itja^
ca«e* , voter* i were , bbllied r to go to 4 ' the
polls goinsr! to 'workS.br not' at
•ji.."; ; :s*" : ;V ' \u25a0\u25a0.'..^\u25a0^3.-0.-.:.t;'-''. -; ; '}; '-\u25a0'
T-MayorJ Bu«se* .' Issued \u25a0'; the - : f ollowinis:'
.Statement* tonight :-^.'" .'.*.:";.' •',". '\u25a0'\u25a0'
i\ ''"It ';is\ evident (from \ the \ result \u25a0; today
that «.Varreat - majority: of -the -people Vof
Chicago • either (do ?. not V'wfnt?. a^chartcr
or are: not- laUrestedisumclently \in i»
new f charter >to Cyo 1 tof th e^ p ol I\u25a0 ' ] and
yot*:
the K . nwiiority'j agrairißt l adoption ;; proves
clearly, l l > thinlc^ thatf^his'lnd^ff erence
on % the part ' of . th • !_! _ p ixb lie" * was ' a*rn i s'
taker; Whije thechartercqHtains'sorn'e
provisions- .that-": were- dißTagrreeable. -to
' I nter e*ta -or* el emeri t s i n th c
«o^mjtrmni ty, ' y^Jt^tha charter aa '•. a^whole
waa^^ a^good thin g i for ' Chicago. Its
adoption- .would h*av« i 'enabled* 1 ; the 'ad
ministratipn .to : do .many ', things in ' the
way t -of A publio v. which
would-be '"of * lasting- beneflt* to tlie. city
and -its people." ~'--~- • . \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 -.. •
i/'The^ charter -provided ' for- a ".change
lit -the methods of i taxation, 1 conce'n trat
ing \ in^ the \u25a0 city .* council\the; power j'o'f
tax ; levy T :for^ city,.. park. /schoollfand
library purposes::: The charter aiso". pro- 1
vided that- the .' city "might ' by \u25a0 a.\ refer
endum ..vote -issue -; bonds;- up stoj bY per
cent;, of j the* tbtal^actual"^ valuation Vf
taxable*: property! in j the city.' : , • • i .
WOULD, RUSH THAW TRIAL
NEW^TORK; '«Sept:*ll7.~w'hen "s the
criminal ; branch ' of\f the" supreme 'court
opens' next month and'the case of Harjry*
v j^»THaw,f'charged with", the 'mufder 0 '
Steriford - \u25a0VV^hite*,^ is r called, .' Martin '.W?
:L} ti!etbn 1 ,-f senior •".' counsel if or*- the **\u25a0*, de
fense,ywili, demand ; immediate ; trial/
District Attorney > Jerome,, it is'*under-'
stobd, :': will .' oppose , . this : and ; it , is j be
lieved some, date vin'. December." will tbe
agreed upon. - • \u25a0 I . ; : | v ?
Ryan to Be Nominated for Mayor
if Offer Is Not Accepted
, .: Speech for' an AlKPartisan Ticket '
district • attorney \ was taken Ibyi the ]• repubHcan>party% last night. The republican local
conventicm|formally invitedthe idemo^
ferees for, a, discussion 'and if possible an agreen^ most
rapprtant offices that f may be- satis^
San Francisco from ithe bitterness and unc^aintyb|parlasan: campaigns;
. ; If \u25a0 **& democratic and . union labors parties 'dp not]signify^ their v^willingness to par
ticipate;in an;attempt f tp put citizensMp abo^^ffi^
lereesou or before September 23 tbe^republicanc
'Ryan, president' of the regular re^ub^an;^
anno^ T}ie
npminatiou^Ryan^for^ma^ o f p^.
tlie^upe^sprsapppiited^b^^aj^rJTaylor; as^wiUconse^pistan^te Election.
tibnTwould,- in aU>probatinii^r^s^t/ii (aftHree cona^rei
fi^t^r 7 tHe?i^ojraltj/ :^jfei^ ;
arid \u25a0 ipipn;l|bor par^
ca^d^etfpr)n]aybr,^he de&cra^^
Taylo^^Jind6rse)Ryan. IfltKe:^ ,
leaving ; -Taylor 'without: a ; partisan^ hpminatibn; ; he^prpb-;
abl^will^bJe -.put; onHHe^ ballot" by^petitio^^djffiereby in-.
sure : a three cprnered^figiit^pr in tHe^e^nfto^lie n^mina- '
tion^of three^ caMib!afe ?f o^ni^o^^^
the;nonnmtip^6fi^ylor^^p^^
corriered^figHtr? ::::; ; ' ' / ' v ' * ' "* v ' v V\u25a0 " '^ :. " , \u25a0 : [ ' .* ; : ,'-\- \:: :
( ' -TheVi^]wblican inVitation^to^
jtended;.in*ithe'is&pe>^
ithc^zed-tKe ytHe
cpnf ereesvin;: the ; lthat:^the ?iip.ion|labor / and^denibj'
cratic conventions, appointed .Hive; conference /committees
pn]prl^p|e^Sep]fe
a^aMicate^llbylt^r^ can T
<£iiafelr^lboth)mavorMid^di^ri(^:attb^^ ' '\u25a0\u25a0}- '
j ; Tb^ ; adoption yof £tli£ ' resolution^fau-«J
thorizing^the appointment of ', the con-"
ference. committee] Berved'"' to .'demon- 1 '
strate, the" hold Ryan ;has on the repub
lican convention. It .was^sent lnto^the
convention at .his suggestion.' :HeVjtd-
Jvocated t ii t '). in .;\u25a0' afepeecK ' that '.'. t6olT£the
convention oft! its ' f eet . and'- resultedlin]
-^^ado'ptlon^ofTtlie^resolution by aiTfal?
most -.unanimous .vote: of a' convention
the tmajority;<of 5 whose J members * -were
a fewiminutes earlier. insistent upon the.
'immediate^ nomination, ", of ; Ryan ; and
LjinVdon. N '
George A. Van Smith
" . The v leaders of -those, delegations
which' from .the first {have, been insist
ent (upon ;. the '{'nomination of ' Ryan < had
.a greed 1 ; before ithe convention met that
Ryan should be'nominated; on- the first^
ballot Ryan, sent word in" advance ?of
hlß;own'arrivai;that he .would 5 not sub;
s rolt;V6/h''ls'rrdmlnaSpißJb«for«.''_arrih'onest
effort ;had*been ; made sto-brinri the' three
pajrtlejsjtogetherjon^the>head^of|an|^ll
: "ticket and on • d jstr ic tattorn«y?
Tlie " appearance of ; Ryan on • the ; con -
Continued ; on- Pag* 3.' Column ' 1
_ ..-'..''- ;i , • -\^*s~_ y, /» -_ . . . \u25a0 . ", ......
53 Jg^esJJCap^on's coat— as ! welHas the '
? ; > 6f his greatness—be
long to Eugenic or to; France? - Read the
story ipf a great "fight for possession in i
fhe^Sunday CatfK ' |
lihprtinent Question No, 17
' Who's Your ideal and Why?
For the most original or wittiest answer to this ques
*2-"v'.Hp^S%fi tKe'lwer^the^tterr^fte C^all will pay
HVE I»L^^ next five answers
T^iefiall will pay Prize
, >yiriningranswers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
.- your answer;;sHort and addre^ it^to
... 1 r~i f* •• f \u25a0 \u25a0 f\ w Z't • *
Pibe Aaiwen to *\»iiat'i tie Matter T*'ftlt Youf"
.|5 prize ' to O. C. McPbeettra. Palo Alto. Cal.' (P. O.";box' 110.)
\u25a0 . • . AH -kinds of maUer;except gray matter. ..:.
\u25a0 V;V* ' Tell 'me,; don't asktme. v
. ', |1 prlre to Roth HawtJioni*/ Crocker fc«bool. city. (Care room 6.)
. ;, r.^''aggraTat^ > ea^''of^»Mpiiif.~';
$1 prize to Ella N'eale, city.*' (Care Debris transportation company. Mission at. irharf ?)
I enjor poor" health. |H|
$1 prize to .Alfred Z.-Woltf. 1001' Monadnock bulldlnr. city.
. I-^iiurt-' ray head:falling off^the\water wagon. '
\u25a0i\;.•;•"\u25a0• ?1 jpri*« 'to: Henry. Plaa^l,'733 Baker st., city. •
If;'•/•''\u25a0:•\u25a0 it's'\u25a0*ali.;imaginadon.}\.«: :/--.'. .
PRICE \u25a0 FIVE CENTS.
SEVEN YEARS'
PROFITS IN OIL
$490,315,934
(.Secrets of Trust Laid Bare
.at a Hearing in New
DIVIDENDS ARE LARGE
Methods of Absorption of
Small Fry Probed by
- the Court. .
OFFICIALS TESTIFY
Secretary of Standard Pleads
Ignorance of Company's
Holdings
Tis follo-vins I« .th« U«t «f e»plt*l
•tack, eta., of th* Standard Oil company
of Hew Jersey and of secuxitisi of other
companies bold by th» Btaadard Oil com
pany. Tha lati were- fursishad by <rfi
cials of the company in response to ȟb
penas. , '
Capita! stock of : Standard Oil com* '
pany (N«w Jsney), cents emitted:
lUt Value- .
Te*r. . Capital. . of Awets. .
1399 $96,988,812 $193,270,017
1900 .. 97,443.743 205.430,449
1901 87,443,923 219.997.00S
1902 .97.448,823 231.758.405
1903 * 97.448,433 270,3 17.321 .,
1804 93,333.332 397.453-225
1905 93.333,332 315.413.251 .
1908 ..' 98.533.332 359,400,193
Orosi < Total Siridends \u25a0'
Tear Assets. Profits. " Paid.
1359.. 5200,791. 023 $34,420,314 $1*,304,158
1900.. M 9.140.331 55,501.774 48,891.474 *
1901., 21t,7*4,85« 52.231.787 44,775,330 '
1902.; 233,243,832 64.313,334 43.5J1.M8
1 W».;'t75,9%« I TS4\; 11,334.99+ . 42»8TT,47« -
1904.r55»,1«7.aa»7«1,»70»110^ 83,1 M,2««
1*03.. 337.193.105 47. 45a.3*J . 33,334.320 4
138*.. 371,fcf14. in 43.132.251 . '39555420 *
, JstAt±\ profit*.- MM.JII.^M. XMrideadß
paid : (total),; 8308^59,4*3. '
' NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—delv
ing' into the financial working of
the Standard oil company of New
: Jersey, the new holding company,
I of all the subsidiary organizations
of the so called oil trust, Frank
Kellogg, conducting the fed
eral suit for the dissolution of the
company, brought to public view
today for the first time the enor
mous; profits made by the com
pany. In. eight .years, from 1899
to 1906 inclusive, the Standard oil
company, by a statement spread
upon the records today, wai
shown to have earned profits of
$490,315^341;. at-:the rate of
mofc than j $61 ,000,000 a year.>
' It "distributed to its 'share
.-..\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -
holders in the same period $308<
359,543,. -The ; statements show,
that^ the- assets of' the' company;,
grew from $200,000,000 to js37fe'
534^31 . The capital ' stock ift
$98,328i39?J- v.i^ ; - '; : r . \u25a0 ; j
Con tinned .<m•\u25a0Pa se 2, \u25a0 Colwnm S •