The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-22
FIGHT on STANDARD OIL.
Texas Independents Rise Up-Tlllnois Plan
10 Lend Kansas q 90. 900.

DALLAS. Tex, Feb. 21-The fight against
the Standard Oil Companys methods in
Texas grows more acute daily. Every
independent producer in Texas to-day
signed a petition which was forwarded to
the Texas delegation in Congress and to
Commissioner Garfield asking for an imme-
diate inquiry into Standard Oil methods In
Texas. 1t is declared that the independents
ara being crowded out OF the Texas fields
by unfair means, and which they are help
less to combat.
The fight in the Legislature over the
Decker pipe line and refinery bill Is becom-
ing very spirited Both houses now have
their committees at work hearing the
friends and opponents of the Standard Oil
interests, much heated language has been
INDUCED in at Austin and personal col
lisions narrowly averted Judge Brooks
OF Louisiana, representing the Standard
interests, and Senator Decker, author Of
the bill, had some hot passa gees in the Senate
Judiciary Committee, in which Judge Brooks
accused Senator Decker of ignorance of
the provisions OF his own bill. and Senator
Decker retorted in vigorous style.
Representative Myrick of Beaum ont has
prepared compromise measure which he
hopes to have substituted for the Decker
bill but II ia not believed the Decker advo-
Gates will make any material CONCESSIONS
The bill Is expected to be gotten out OF COM
mittee by March 8 or for general discuss
sion.
AUSTIN Tex, Feb. 2l.-The J. VI. GufTey
Petroleum Company mas acquired control
Of the Texas company, which has been its
strongest competitor in the oil fields, John
W. Gates is at the head Of the Texas COM
pany. The fact that this transaction had
been made developed at the hearing
before the Legislature on the oil pipe line
bill to-day. HepSese natives Of the Guffey
company said that 1t will formally take
rs soon as the bill making pipe lines common
carriers is passed by the Legislature. The
Guffey company is a Standard Oil concern.
SPRINGFIELD, H.. Feb. a. Illinois to-
day swung into the column Of States lined
up against the Standard Oil Company
through the action OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives in adopting two resolutions just
before adjournment at noon to-day.
As a preliminary 10 test the spirit OF the
House ! rise 10 put resolution, declared
Representative Allen, sending to the clerk
a drastic resolution seeking to grant a
loan Of 10000 10 Kansas TO aid in the es-
tablishment Of State system OF refneries
as a move in its warfare on Standard OIL
There was some gigRlng while the reso-
luton was being read, and the Democrats
seemed 20 regard 1t as a joke calculated
TO injure resolution introduced by Mr.
McCiooety a moment later asking for the
appointment Of committee to investigate
the status OF the Standard Oil pipe line
now under construction across Illinois.
Aliens resolution was adopted by viva
voce vote, the Republicans supporting
II eolidly, while the Democratic side shouted
disapproval. The resolution Is Of no force
without similar action by the Senate, and
the prediction was freely made that IL will
not be heard from in the upper house.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. H.-Repre-
sentative Lyons OF Kansas City introduced
in the house this afternoon three bills di-
rected against the Standard Oil Company.
The first fixes the scale of railroad rates
for the transportation OF crude oil. Tho
second prohibits the transportation of
common commodity at lower rate in one
community than In another. The third
makes pipe lines common carriers.
BUcYRUs, Ohio. Feb. 2l.-Frank s. Mon
nett eK-Attorney General OF Ohio, who has
been employed by the independent oil
people of Kansas. 30. assist Inc their fight