The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-20

been prepared by Representative Nc
Bride and will be presented in the house.
The measure will also, it is said, compel
any corporation operating in the terri
tory to sell it's product at an equal price
thruout the territory. Governor Fergu-
son is said to favor measure similar
to that recently passed by the Kansas
KANSAS FIRED TO COMBAT
Entire State Takes Up Battle Against
Rockefeller People.
New York Sun Special Service.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 20.-Governor
Hoch, with the administra ration advisers
and the principal supporters Of the oil
refinery act, is seeking to devise ways
and means to aid the government in in
vestigating Standard Oil methods. It is
suggested that the legislature create
commission to be appointed by the gov,
ernor for this purpose, with liberal
appropriation for expenses.
Oil Producers association, said today
the executive committee would turn
over to Mr.. Garfield and his associates
the evidence it has been accommodating
against the Standard for year, and
would 20 to work at once to dig up
fresh evidence. Mr.. West says his as
ISOLATION has abundant proof Of con-
spiracy between the Standard and the
railroads to beat down the price OF
crude oil in Kansas, and to enable the
Standard to obtain control Of the field.
Oil Freight Rates Up.
Senator w. Fitzpatrick of Chautauqua
county, author of the maximum oil rate
bill, says that as soon as the local oil
producers had developed the Kansas
field under the encouragement given
them by the Standard, the railroad be-
gan to increase the rates4of freight on
crude oil, finally making them prohib-
tive. The rate now is about twice what
it. was a year ago, and mo producer can
afford to ship his product by rail. He
must sell to the Standard or shut down
his plant.
Under the maximum rate bill the oil
rate is reduced to what it was when the
railroads made the first increase.
The railroads operating in the oil
belt, and which made q prohibitive rate
on oil are the Santa Fe, Missouri Pa
cifc, Missouri, Kansas & Texas and St.
Louis & San Francisco.
Standard Cut Price.
When the railroads put into effect a
.
from the market, except thru the Stand
ard g pipe line, the Standard began to
cut the price Of crude oil. Then the
fight started which resulted in the es-
adjustment Of the state refinery in
Kansas and the present investigation
by the. government. The rate fixed in
the maximum bill will enable the pro-
ducers to ship crude oil to Kansas City
at better price than they can realize
now by, selling to the Standard; This
means that if the Standard buys Kansas
County and city officials in the oil
belt are ready to give information to
the government authorities and local
commercial clubs are prepared to help.
Oil Belt Stirred Up.
The oil belt is ablaze with enthusi,
asm. A Topeka paper has dispatches
from twenty towns telling that the peo'
pie believe the Standard is whipped
and that the movement started in Kan
sas will not stop until the entire coun'
Standard and it's associates. -...
In several of the churches here the
ministers yesterday returned thanks fol
the advantage gained by the people
over the trusts, and asked for divine
help during the remainder of the fight
Kansas Inquiry, Too.
Kansas may make an important inves
tigation Of the Standard Oil company IS
operations in this state. The leglsla'
ture may also make demands of con
| Oil leases Senator F. Dumont Smith
has prepared resolution providing that
the legislature investigate the charges
filed with the authorities at. Washing
| ton by the representatives of the Kan
sas Oil Producers association. -@
The leaders in the legislature have
also planned, it is said, to demand Of the
Kansas delegation in congress that the
Foster lease on the Usage reservation
in Indian Territory be annulled, on the
ground that it is the intention Of the
Standard Oil company to discriminate
against the Kansas field by securing al
/ the oil it needs from this territory.
1 Another Antitrust Bill.
Another measure directed against tn.
! trusts, the antidiscrimination bill
which was passed by the senate las
week and made a special order IN tn
Ihouse for this afternoon, probably vii
be the last Of the antitrust measures t
4 Legislature. This bill is intended t.
I strengthen the other antitrust measures
the State refinery bill, the maximum
i freight rate bill, the bill making OF
pipe lines common carriers, and tn
measure prohibiting the use Of pumps. i
forcing gas thru pipe lines, all OF whlc
were passed last week.
The antidiscrimination bill is de
signed to prevent the Standard Oil com
pany from underselling the state an
any one locality unless the rate Their
. should be the rate thruout the state, an
i it's friends asserted that it would ur
doubtedly be passed and become Law
4 When the antidiscrimination bi
came up today objection was made t
it's immediate consideration and it wen
over until Friday.
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