Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1911 — OIL KING DENIES FRAUD [ARTICLE]

OIL KING DENIES FRAUD

Rockefeller Replies to Merritt's Testimony at Stanley Steel Inquiry. New York, Nov. 24. —John D. Rockefeller, in a statement given out here, replied to the charges made by the Merritt brothers before the Stanley steel investigating committee, regarding the methods used by Mr. Rockefeller in obtaining control of the Mesaba ore mines, and the Duluth, Missabe and Northern railroad. Mr. Rockefeller pointed out that these charges were denied under oath as long ago as 1895 in litigation over the Lake Superior consolidated iron mines. He furthermore submits the text of a paper hearing the date of Jan. 22, 1897, to which are attached the names of Alfred and Leonidas Merritt and* “all the other members of the family,” declaring themselves satisfied that neither Mr. Rockefeller nor his agents committed fraud or made misrepresentations in the matter in question.