The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
SEEKS TO WIPE
OUT OIL TRUST
Kansas Attorney General Asks
Receiver for State Branch
of Standard Oil Go.

Topeka, Kan, March 2.-Attorney
General Coleman of the state of Kansas
has filed suit in the supreme court ask
ing that a, receiver be appointed for the
Prairie Oil and Gas company, the Kan
sas branch Of the Standard Oil company,
on account Of alleged violation of the
state laws. ,-.. :.
March 10, and the answer to the appli
cation will be made on March 80. The
papers will be served in Wyandotte coun-
ty, because of the supposition that the
interests Of the company are conferred
there. .''t : - =
All the railroad companies in the
state, with the exception of the Santa
dition, action is brought against the
Transcontinenta] Freight bureau, the
Western trunk line committee, and the
Southwestern traffic committee. All of
these concerns are alleged. to have
entered into an agreement with the
Standard Oil company to make rates
which are discriminative on oil and by
products.
No Fee Paid to State.
The petition says no report has been
made to the state as to the solvency
of the Standard, and that no charter
fee has been paid the state. In this
contention, the attorney general thinks
he has strong case against the Stand
ard, as the Kansas law governing cor
porations is explicit in the matter of
requiring financial statements and char
ter fees.
In addition, the attorney general al
leges that the capital stock Of the
Standard. being $120,000,000, over $24,-
900 should have been paid to the Kansas
school fund. This has not been paid.
The annual income of the Standard in
Kansas is given at million dollars.
Santa Fe In Suit.
Sedan, Kan, March 2.-Suit was filed
in the district court Of t chautau9 qua
peka & Santa Fe railway charging viola:
tions Of the antitrust laws. President
Westand S. Parker of the Kansas Oil
Producers association assisted Attor
ney General Monet Of Ohio in fling the
papers, as did also G. A. Walsh, sec
rotary of the national democratic com
mittee. The railroad is charged will
violating. the antitrust law Of Kansas
by combining with other corporations
to regulate freight rates in restraint OF
trade and otherwise disregarding the in
! tent of the law.
Antitrust Bill Passed.
Guthrie, Okla, March 2:-The anti
trust bill has passed the lower house
Unanimously. The bill defines trusts
and legislates against them. One sec
ton provides that all pipe lines in thu
territory shall be considered as common
carriers and shall be- subject to the laws
Regulating these
Two railroad bills were passed-ont
fixing the penalties for the failure Of {
railroad to furnish cars when properly
applied for, and the other making tn
burden Of proof in stock damage cases
rest on the railroad instead Of the ship
lpers. .r - -~~
Help President Probe Trust.
Austin, Texas, March 2.-The lowe,
house Of the Texas legislature ha!
adopted a resolution warmly indorsin1e
president Roosevelt's action in attack
ling the so-called beef trust and has ap
|pointed committee Of six Legislators
to confer with the cattle men Of Texa:
and the governor to ascertain if there /:
any way in which Texas. can give thu
president any assistance in the contest