[8]. Report for 1871 of the Cleveland Board of Trade.
[9]. See Appendix, Number 4. Testimony of Henry M. Flagler on the South Improvement Company.
[10]. List of stockholders given by W. G. Warden, secretary of the South Improvement Company, to a Congressional Investigating Committee which examined Mr. Warden and Mr. Watson in March and April, 1872.
[11]. Article Fourth: Contract between the South Improvement Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, January 18, 1872.
[12]. See Appendix, Number 5. Contract between the South Improvement Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Dated January 18, 1872.
[13]. See Appendix, Number 6. Standard Oil Company’s application for increase of capital stock to $2,500,000 in 1872.
[14]. See Appendix, Number 7. Affidavits of George O. Baslington.
[15]. In 1872 the refining capacity of the United States was as follows, according to Henry’s “Early and Later History of Petroleum”:
| Barrels | |
|---|---|
| Oil Regions | 9,231 |
| New York | 9,790 |
| Cleveland | 12,732 |
| Pittsburg | 6,090 |
| Philadelphia | 2,061 |
| Baltimore | 1,098 |
| Boston | 3,500 |
| Erie | 1,168 |
| Other Points | 901 |
| Total | 46,571 |
[16]. A History of the Rise and Fall of the South Improvement Company. Testimony of W. H. Doane, page 45.