Ida Tarbell

“ Rockefeller, John D., childhood and youth, I, 41; enters produce business, 42; enters oil business, 43; organizes Standard Oil Company, 44; plans combination of Cleveland refiners, 51; in the South Improvement Company, 55-56; bears chief obloquy of scheme, 92, 97; makes secret terms for rebate with railways, 100; persists in attempts at oil combination, 104; in the Oil Regions, 104-109; president National Refiners' Association, 109; effects combination with producers, 119-124; breaks alliance, 125; life threatened, 128; begins campaign for refining monopoly, 144-147 ”

“ Potts, Joseph D., organizes Empire Transportation Company, I, 24; begins purchase of pipe lines, 25; opposes South Improvement Company, 60; organizes railway pool, 136; opposes rebates to Central Association, 152-153; opposes Standard acquisition of pipe lines, 181-183; invades refining field, 183, 187; allies himself with independent producers, 189; abandoned by the Pennsylvania R. R., 191; sells to the Standard Oil Company, 192-193; see also Empire Transportation Company. ”

“ O'Day, Daniel, enters service of Erie R. R., I, 179-180; passes to Standard Oil Company, 181; in negotiations with Empire Transportation Company, 194; enforces drawback system on Pennsylvania R. R., 196; indicted for conspiracy, 239; extradition demanded by oil producers, 247; enforces drawback system on Cleveland and Marietta R. R., II, 79 ”