The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-02
CURB STANDARD OIL.
Representative Campbell Makes an In,
teresting Speech.

Washington, d. c., February g.
With the avoWed intention of reach
ing the Standard Oil company, Mr..
Campbell. of Kansas, in the course of
his debate of the railroad rate meas
ure, offered an amendment which he
will press later. emphasizing the plac-
ing of all private car and Transports
lion facilities under the regulation of
the Interstate Commerce commission.
road officials showing that the beef
packers practically make their own
rates; the Standard Oil company had
dictated in the same manner: poultry,
fruit and dairy products We're subject
to the same control.
Reverting to the Standard Oil COM
!>any Mr.. Campbell declared: But yes
terday they issued a decree to the at
torney general and the governor of Mis-
souri, that further prosecution of a suit
now pending in the court against them
must be stopped or they will destroy
the value of billions and billions of
property within the state Of Kansas
and Indian Territory.
I'VE Gods!" exclaimed Mr.. Campbell.
after hs had read Il statement from an
officer of the Standard Oil company an
nouncing that if the prosecution in
Missouri did not cease the producers of
Oil in that section would lack facilities
to market their product. THE power
of monopoly stopping the prosecution
Of suits pending in the courts by threat
ening the innocent producer!"
vanquished by lnsratitude.
After reciting the Missouri threat
Mr.. Campbell read g resolution present.
ed to the New Jersey legislature yester-
day directed against the Standard Oh
company and remarked: TT must have
been sad this morning down in Flor
ida under the palms, as he was taking,
his walk and reading the morning pa
pers, as he pointed to old New Jersey,
when Mr.. Rockefeller said, 'Et tn
Brute, and tomorrow as Anthony
Rogers leans over the PROSTATE form
y nd picks out the particular slash that
IS made in him he will say, and this
Is the most unkindest cut of ALL
z And the oeef packers today in Chi
cago are claiming immunity from pros
ecution for crimes committed because
they admitted their crimes with what
they considered to be an implied I'M
Outstanding that they would not be
prosecuted"
An exhaustive discussion OF the de-
velopment Of trusts and monopolies
and their effect on business was in
dulged in by Mr.. Martin, of South Da-
kOta, who has bill pending to control
such organizations. Raising prices for
commodities and freightS and diScour-
agement of individual endeavor were
the result of the Sitting Of compete
ton.
Mr.. Martins bill provides federal
control over corporations through pub
licity features and stock watering re-
strictions.
Perkins Opposes It,
Mr.. Perkins. of New York, followed
in opposition to the bill
IF the bill answers any useful pur-
pose it will be as scarecrow," was
his assertion. While not claiming the
railroad situation to be ideal, it would
be very easy to go from the frying pan
into the fire. AS to injuring the rail-
roads, he was not alarmed at the bill,
becalse, he said, ut is impossible there
should be any active supervision of
railroad rates under it. There are mil
lions of different rates in this country.
There are a vast number of people who
would be glad to get their rates cheap
er, Just as there are vast number of
people to get anything cheaper. Fixing
these rates requires the constant action
of thousands of trained men. All the
wrongs that may be in this system we
are going to have regulated by tribu-
nal Of seven judges, who have In addi-
ton an abundance of other work on
hand. If there was to be an active and
effective supervision of railroad rates
by the government instead Of seven
Interstate commissioners we should
need seven thousand"