STANDARD OIL OCTOPUS.
THE BATTLE WITH THE CIOVERXMEXT. Received Sept. 18, !>.51 p.m. Xew York, September IS. The (ioveriiiiicnt is trying to annul the charter of the Standard Oil Company in Xew Jersey, which holds !)S)!H) out of 10,000 outstanding shares. The Standard Oil Company, Indiana, was recently-fined 20,000,000 dollars, and ! yesterday, before the Federal Court at Xew York, the Assistant-Comptroller stated the Standard Oil Company's NewJersey's gross assets had- increased from 20,791,000 dollars in ISU'.I to 371,004,000 dollars in 100 U. During the same period the total profits aggregated 490,300,000 dollars, paying 305,309,000 dollars in dividends.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 19 September 1907, Page 3
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97STANDARD OIL OCTOPUS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 19 September 1907, Page 3
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