The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Representative Campbell of
Kansas Accuses Standard
of Illegal COllusiOn With
Railroads of the State
PLACES THE FACTS
BEFORE GARFIELD
States That Corporation
Has Thus Driven ALI of
Its Competitors From the
Field, Securing Monopoly

CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Representa-
tive Campbell of Kansas, whose reso-
luton in the House prompted the in
vestigation Of the Standard Oil Com
pany, had a long and important con-
ference with Commissioner Garfield at
the Bureau OF Corporations tonight,
and laid before him in detail the most
serious charges against the Standard
Oil Company.
Campbell's charges involve railroads
OF Kansas, which he says, acted in
collusion with the Standard Oil Com
pany in driving out of business its
competitors in Kansas, the Humboldt
Refinery and the Moran Crude OIL
Company. The Humboldt Refinery had
& market for fuel oil at Kansas City,
No, when, according to the charges,
on account Of the pressure from the
Standard on Trust, the railroad rate
from Humboldt to Kansas City was
suddenly raised z cents per hundred
pounds, which drove the Humboldt Re-
finery TO the wall.
Another specific instance OF this
character is related in the case of the
Moran Crude OH Company, which was
compelled by the railroads to pay an
advance Of "a cents a barrel in freight
rates, and on this account was unable
10 continue in business.
CampbelIs conference with Commits
siOner Garfield was held for the pur-
pose OF facilitating the investigation in
Kansas which will be begun at once,
completed and reported to the Presi-
dent before the general inquiry has
ended. The representations made to-
night will be made the basis of the IN
vestigation. They are considered most
important here because the Kansas
representative and the men who ara
with him in his State are leaving no
stone unturned to force the criminal
prosecution of the trust. Campbell said
tonight:
While the antitrust bills were
pending in the Kansas Legislature, the
Standard Oil Company sent a lobby to
Topeka TO obstruct the bills. but the
atmosphere became overheated and
they eft. AS a means of retaliation
the company last week announced that
il would do no more business in the
State for the present, which amounted
10 boycott of the producers Evil
IDENTIFY the resolution passed by the
House of Representa- tives on Wednes-
day, calling for an investigation of this
boycott order, together with the
prompt action OF the Executive De-
partment, calling for an investigation,
moved the Standard Oil Company to
remove the boycott
TOPEKA, Kans. Feb 1g-It is ex-
pected that the investigation Of Stan
oSrd OIL affairs in Kansas will begin
at once. Governor Hoch was notified
to-day that six inspectors had been or
oered TO Kansas to work on the case
They will report their findings to Com
missioner Of Corporations Garfield.
The State officers will aid the inspect
orS IN every way possible.
The anti-discrimination bill will go
before the House on Monday and has
good chance OF being passed
In an authorized statement given
out tonight former Secretary of the
Interior Hoke Smith replies to a state
nent by Secretary Hitchcock regard
Ing the action Of Smith in approving
an oil and gas lease made with the
Usage Indians in 1895. Smith saws
that when the lease was approved no
OIL had been found in Texas and not a
great deal in Kansas. A lease was an
piled for by E. b. Foster to PROSPECT
end bore for oil and gas. The Usage
National Council passed an act direct
Ing the lease, which required payment
OF ample royalties to the Indians in
case oil or gas were found The lease
was recommended by Colonel Freeman
or the United States army, acting In
dian agent for the Usage tribe