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Chapter XXIV: Appendix: Pages 2293–2396

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INDEX Pages 2397–2409

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

SKETCH OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER _Frontispiece 2_

A sketch from life by George Varian, made in
Cleveland, October, 1903.

FACING PAGE

PORTRAIT OF ALANSON A. SUMNER 2004

Prominent supporter of the Tidewater Pipe
Company, still active in its counsels.

PORTRAIT OF HENRY HARLEY 2004

President of the Pennsylvania Transportation
Company. Projector of the first seaboard pipe
line.

PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL VAN SYCKEL 2004

The first successful pipe line for gathering and
transporting oil was completed by Mr. Van
Syckel in 1865.

PORTRAIT OF GENERAL HERMAN HAUPT 2004

Civil Engineer for the first and second pipe
lines projected to the seaboard.

PORTRAIT OF BYRON D. BENSON 2012

The first president of the Tidewater Pipe
Company.

PORTRAIT OF DAVID K. McKELVY 2012

The successor of Mr. Benson as president of the
Tidewater.

PORTRAIT OF MAJOR ROBERT E. HOPKINS 2012

Treasurer of the Tidewater from its organization
until his death in 1901.

PORTRAIT OF SAMUEL Q. BROWN 2012

The present president of the Tidewater, successor
to Mr. McKelvy.

PORTRAIT OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IN 1880 2032

From a photograph by Sarony.

PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM C. SCOFIELD 2068

Senior member of the firm of Scofield, Schurmer
and Teagle, of Cleveland. Plaintiff in
important suits against Lake Shore Railroad for
freight discriminations.

PORTRAIT OF DANIEL SCHURMER 2068

Associate of Mr. Scofield and Mr. Teagle in the
war on railroad rebates which the firm waged
for nearly twenty years.

PORTRAIT OF JOHN TEAGLE 2068

Independent refiner of Cleveland, Ohio, prominent
in struggle against freight discriminations by
the railroads.

PORTRAIT OF CHARLES B. MATTHEWS 2068

Independent refiner of Buffalo. Plaintiff in
“Buffalo case,” where members of the Standard
Oil Company were indicted for conspiracy.

BURST IN A PIPE LINE 2076

BLEACHING TANK 2092

CONSTRUCTING AN IRON TANK FOR STORING OIL 2092

OIL AGITATORS 2092

FIVE-BARREL STILL USED IN THE FIFTIES IN DISTILLING
CRUDE OIL AS A LUMINANT 2092

PORTRAIT OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER 2120

By Eastman Johnson.

PORTRAIT OF DAVID K. WATSON 2142

Attorney-General of Ohio from 1887 to 1891. Mr.
Watson brought suit against the Standard Oil
Company in May, 1890, in the Supreme Court of
Ohio.

PORTRAIT OF FRANK S. MONNETT 2142

Attorney-General of Ohio from 1895 to 1899. Mr.
Monnett brought suit against the Standard Oil
Company in 1897 in the Supreme Court of Ohio.

PORTRAIT OF LEWIS EMERY, JR. 2142

Independent oil operator and refiner. Leader in
movement for free pipe-line bill and
anti-discrimination laws. Founder of the United
States Pipe Line.

PORTRAIT OF GEORGE RICE 2142

Plaintiff in numerous cases brought against the
Standard Oil Company. Prominent independent
witness in various State and congressional
investigations.

GROUP OF CLEVELAND CITIZENS 2146

Who called on John D. Rockefeller at his
residence, “Forest Hill,” on July 25, 1896, to
thank him for his gift of park lands to the
city. Mr. Rockefeller is in the centre of the
group, the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna in the
right lower corner, and Governor Myron T.
Herrick in the centre of the top row.

MICHAEL MURPHY 2164

The present President of the Pure Oil Company.

DAVID KIRK 2164

The first President of the Pure Oil Company.

JAMES W. LEE 2164

The chief counsel of the Pure Oil Company.
President of the company from 1897 to 1901.

THOMAS W. PHILLIPS 2164

A leader in the independent movement, which
resulted in the Pure Oil Company.

LAYING A SIX-INCH PIPE LINE, CAIRO, WEST VIRGINIA 2182

A TYPICAL OIL FARM OF THE EARLY DAYS 2216

PORTRAIT OF S. C. T. DODD 2232

Chief counsel of the Standard Oil Company. Framer
of the Trust agreement of 1882.

PORTRAIT OF JABEZ A. BOSTWICK 2232

From 1872 to 1892 the chief oil buyer of the
Standard Oil Company.

PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH SEEP 2232

Head of the “Seep Agency,” through which all oil
transported by the Standard Oil Company goes.

PORTRAIT OF DANIEL O’DAY IN 1872 2232

Vice-president of the National Transit Company,
the pipe-line company owned by the Standard Oil
Company.

PORTRAIT OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER 2256

From a photograph by Allen Ayrault Green, taken
about 1892.

A 25,000–BARREL TANK OF OIL IN FLAMES 2280

THE HISTORY OF

THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY

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