The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

Gar6edis Report Will SLOW ~
cry Gystem DiscriDinates VII
lingjy Or C1der PressuSe.
aoosEvECTs TRUMP cam
Expects to Use This Startling
Evidence to Force Congress 70
Enact Rate Control
Legislation.

DSsN0s-Sxs sSSS ~ Z 0kxe<9.
Warrington. Dee ae-Gesae.fe report
ON he Standard Oil monopoly. depicting Il
n built up and e0stefed t- wholesale re-
,s.,.s t,z,i,:s: vi be the trump s.ra Of the ad;
@iu Dc played At ;hc psychological mo-
laent to ini11me- putitc sentiment and
iorcc tho Sei!atc TO pass rat.road-rate
policy.
Like ue Bees Trust report, material
Ms:sch the toSernmen, expects 70 use In
railroads. viii not l.. included in the pub
!i,hed portions. BIT il may he said On
the authority x o.lc,.is wLo have had 70
VIII Be the lao-t sweerins and scsthins
document eyer Sponsored by this Govern
n';lnt s~~sId = great business interest.
Enough WAS stated In the report 60 show
tnat either willingly or under pressure. ev-
cry great railroad system in the Cntte3
ssstes sss Disseminated m freight rates
m favor u the Standard Oil. ard that by q
Rockefeller Was enabled 70 crush out al
.oIapetiiion until he CONTROLS - per cent
q i..c p"iio!eUEa tc-dsy IA the United
state. and . percentage Of all foreign
business almost large.
TO FORCE EATE-LECISL-ATION
Ti.. vs!ue OF such q report as Q club to
fore: r2tc-ieI sl.tion Is apparent. Com
i;i!ssioaer Garfield OF the hureau Of Cor
:.s findings on The nvcsiisations IN shape
Tor presentation. TO Congress. The report
h expected to BE- in tile President 8 hands
carry in February II viii be TRANSMITTED
to Congress some time in that month.
when rate-leSisIatiOn 10 certain TO be TAX
ing shape.
those who have bad the standard in-
festtgs ton IL: hand say that there Wili te
no such break made IN the report upon It
as Vas mad" BY Commissioner Garfield Il,
th" report upon the beef industry. In the
n..nt which Was circulated Ly t;,c Beef
Trust a. an acQCittaI Of the charges Of
ex'ortiOn placed against 1t In the popular
mind IN that ms TO-; GSn%'s;ssnsr ,Ss MI
ers. On which they tl!ed pleas Of Immunity
to the indictments axains, them: Thesc
plea. in ta.. By the ~er. are stil1 und!s-
p"sed o! bv the court at chicago. and tho
administration Is awaiting action upon
them With Eres: anxiety.
The work done in the state Of Missour!
against the Beef Trust BY former Aitor-
nov General! Grow aas an impcr1an;
factor In the 'nycstiEa:icns Of the b.:
in"noys';H- H. a liz. manner the inquiry
ha. supplied Commissioner Garfield with
raiHabt" facts concerning IN" Standard
trust. which will be used both in tho re.
port 90 Congress and in subsequent prose-
Tho Government Il supplied with tnfor-
nation covering wide field. including.
faisay; the ope,::ior. % q the Standard IN
Texas
According to reliable information from
a." !crsrtmen' Of C,ommerce and Labor.
NJ: Garfield carly struck the trail "f the
railroads IN the affairs Of the Standard.
"" found tina; either because cf the larIe
sh,prnents controlled by. IL. Standard o-
railrcad securities by the ROckcscllers ard
their associates. thry Nerc able practical
y 10 dictate freight rates ai,oce-i TO irl
While recent .liss.rivnius tiseiO
against STANDARD competitors are not dis
coScr"st 70 t~ =" fragrant as in she Old
days "f IN. trusts development. Commis-
Sl,sfs ia .H<Ha g. Ab.
~" STANDARD still m1nicuiatcs the tran.-
i"r' alton facilities If tho country.
FAKE INDEPENDENTS
T~o general classes n; apgarrnsiy in
ts!nc.! in I'll" standard. y ~ he outlines ms
sfe report. t!,"-. which control th.. ,nsr-
tefinS 81 ~" crude petroleum and ti,..s-e
= n" distribute the fin'sh'! r,~!ucts to tn.
''"nscm.r. W ti. forsns- class tile one
iha. aii' he dealt with at length Is the
ir.i'ie Dsi and Gas Company ~ Kansas.
Which - tho rRIrc "t the concern that
stirred 10 all tie r,lnpus IN Representa-
''n4 .rr:ic,.s II ''opi;niss t.;Icr .iariieId's
bureau rr th.- trsN
TiE. report al" vii show that ~.
S'aniAii maintains -r.ke inisr>.s,ieut .ii
distributing '",npAii.-. At points where
competition exists. sni. ~hii- price. are
"antahc'i Lv 'ir" STANDARD IN ,h" terri
tory ia. Sispit". tie ''fAk.'' independent
company doc '!lc siasliinS and cutting
ths: :. ,i'nc1 at III" genuine concern.
In the Texas field. s.sp,c evidence ~ rail
road discrimination viii - recvrt".i ny
NJ. s:srsiciI itc will show thai rates ou
oil Gorihnorid ia chicago and -. Louis
s..G .outb,-pund from, the sam" points are
r.t equally maintained and that IA mos;
si si- Standard s'i, goes s,uih~ ard. the
dtH~-.nf'ai is ~ favor "f tSr trAf!ir bound
iii thai direction.
Similar conditions. - "a said. have been
discovered III most .f TIL ot'..r sections .f
n. country. aud a." s.i'i"n~. 'ha, vii! Lc
outlined In the report Wi'i cover all IN.
oh Acids ~ The Z ni;cd States. os ~cli As
lh- great distributing .~c:.ters.