Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-02-23
Will HELP KANSAS.
President Roosevelt Says Oil Prob
ing Is to Be Thorough.
SQUARE DEAL FOR SMALL PRODUCER
Iowa, Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Wis
cOnSln and Arkansas Are Moving
Along the Same Lines to Con-
troll Standards Pipe Lines.

Washington, Feb. 21.-President
Roosevelt has assured Representative
Campbell, of Kansas, that all Of the
power of his administration necessary
will be used in the investigation he Is
undertaking through the bureau OF
corporations into the affairs of the
Standard Oil company, to the end that
the small producer, dealer and con-
sumner alike shall have fair treatment,
and that at the same time no injustice
shall be done the Standard Oil COM
pany or any other concern.
1.-THE president realizes" said Mr..
Campbell, that this is the most i'm
portant investigation Of the kind
which has been undertaken and he Is
going into 1t with the determination
that 1t shall be as thorough and sue
cessful as the machinery Of the gov
eminent can make 1t. He wants moth
ing but exact justice and fair play. but
is determined to have both" Among
the numerous kilograms and letters re-
ceived by Mr.. Campbell congratulate
ing him ard the president on the de-
velopments in the matter, Mr.. Camp
bell calls especial attention to those
which have come from Ohio and Penn
sylvania.
Help from other States.
Topeka Kan. Feb. 2l.--Members Of
the legislature believe Kansas is to
receive material aid from Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Texas and Arkansas, and prob
ably other states in its war on the
Standard Oil trust. Charles A. Walsh,
Of Iowa, held an extended conference
with President West and other ofacers
Of the Kansas Oil Producers associa-
ton concerning legislation enacted by
Kansas. While neither Walsh nor
West would discuss their conference
It is known that Iowa is one Of II
states which wired for q copy OF the
state refinery laws passed by the Kan
sas legislature. Democrats in the Iowa
assembly are urging similar legislation.
Senator Smith and other leaders who
pushed the state refinery bill through
the Kansas assembly believe the Mis-
souri, legislature shortly will join Kan
sas in the war on the big trust, and will
enact similar laws. This would pre-.
vent the Standard from running its
pipe line across the Missouri line and
into Kansas City, evading the Kansas
laws. ~
Senator Fitzpatrick made emphatic
denial Of the statement made BY Mt,
o'Brien, Of the Standard Oil company,
to the effect that agitation against the
company was worked up by stock
boomers" Not one man connected
with the oil lobby is a stock boomer"
said Senator Fitzpatrick. Every one
Of them is a legitimate oil producer
actively engaged in business. do not
believe that GA Is the correct number
Of companies operating In the Kansas
field. There are more than 1000 pro-
dueing wells In Kansas. and the coun-
~ Of Chautauaua. in which live, al
ready has developed a daily production
Of more than four times the amount
which Mr. O'Brien gives as the totsl
production Of the Kansas oil fields II
h no exarreration to state that prop
critics already IN operation in Kansas
within q short time could increase
their present product tenfold"
Iadiana on Mea orranise.
Richmond. Ind, Feh n.-Aiarmed
over he advances nnds o. ne Indiana
N asid b. lhs Standard on cQmppny.