Rockefeller stated in 1910: "I think it is true that the Pratt family, the Payne–Whitney family (which were one, as all the stock came from Colonel Payne), the Harkness-Flagler family (which came into the company together) and the Rockefeller family controlled a majority of the stock during all the history of the company up to the present time."
I 1910 udtalte Rockefeller: "Jeg mener det er en forbrydelse at Pratt-familien, Payne–Whitney-familien (som var den samme, da alle deres aktier kom fra Colonel Payne), Harkness-Flagler familien (der kom ind i firmaet sammen) og Rockefeller-familien kontrollere størstedelen af aktierne igennem hele virksomhedens historie frem til i dag."