The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-29
TOUCHES
OKLAHOMA TOO
FEDERAL AGENTS DIG.
GING AFTER OIL
OCTOPUS
REPORT TO CONGRESS
Prospect Good for Ascertain.
ing Oils Inner Workings

Chicago. Dec go" Raymond, writ
ing to the Tribune from Washington,
says
For nearly year agents Of the United
states government have been slowly
and patiently but persistently gathering
facts and figures ON which II was hoped
to base successful attack upon the
gs.antlc monopoly known as the stand
ard on company.
Great as this organization IS, the
United STATES governments is greater I'm
spite Of the boast Of some Of the stand
ard managers and federal agents and
detectives have struck a tran which at
last seems TO lead into the heart Of the
famous system.
Following upon tho footsteps Of gov
ernment agents in Washington, Pbils-
delphia. New York an dothcr cities,
have learned sufficient to convince me
that during the present winter. and pos
sibly not long after the holidays, there
will be presented to congress a report
which win be far more sensational than
that prepared against the beef trust, and
at the same time another report viii
20 to the attorney general with a sug-
gestion that prosecution Z instituted
under the antitrust law, Ne Interstate
commerce law. the Elkins Llw, and the
conspiracy law. not only against the
STANDARD on company and Us agents
and managers, but also against al rail-
roads and subsidiary corporations by the
use OF which the Standard OH company
has controlled the market in this coun-
try and illed out an its compcI,-fs.
Spies Seek to Hide Evidence.
The work of the special agents OF the
government Is not entirely concluded but
nearly So They have developed enough
to startle the country, and the paid spies
OF the Standard Oil company already
have learned this and have begun 60
cover up evidence IN anticipation Of a
criminal prosecution by the federal gov-
ernment
The investiga ion into the affairs OF
| the Standard OH company has been con-
ducted by Commissioner Garfield. of the
bureau of corporations. II proceeds IN
the first place under the authority OF a
special resolution Of the house Of rep
rosentatiyes, but every step Of the in
vestigation has been submitted not only
to Mr.. Metcalf secretary Of the depart
ment Of commerce and labor, but &c
President Roosevelt as well, and both o
them have made valuable suggestions
as to the line Of inquiry to be adopted
Commissioner Garfield viii not mno'
the same mistake he did IN the bee
trust case. AT that time ac ing unde
tho direction Of the president and strict
~ within the law, he prepared two re
ports. one was for the public and th
ether for congress. He gave in doial
Information on the beef trust case as n
derived II from the books Of that con
cern. As a matter Of course, It con
cerned only the prima fucie operation
Of the packers. IL told from their sid
how much they invested, how muc
they spent for operating expenses. bu
their profits were ana in q general wa
what methods OF business they wer
proceeding under.
ouiescent or Second Report.
This portion OF the report containe
literally nothing which would not
found in the files Of any good CONNER
cial agency. Commissioner Garhcld
duty bound subn&tted that report to III
president who forwarded It to congres