New-York tribune., 1906-05-06
n,,esout Reader Tells What He
nf;ssed in Last Weeks Papers.

2
-. ching hss been sidstraeked-"
F -,ouldn't think SO & you had read the
,s.,,,s message 20 Congress regarding the
s.--,va,ion." said the Constant Reader. I'm
-..-sape which accompanied the report OF
u1. u-.,-.,oner GarAeId. Mr.. Roosevelt made
-. ro,nts. The Standard on Company has
.e,.d enormously up almost 20 the present
hv secret rates. The Department of JUS
- .c,ordingly, VIII take up the question OF
s,.,ting prosecutions In order that the
80 NJ the corporation who are guilty shall
=. ..cspe punishment, Il Is most desirable 20
-, into law the bin 20 correct the intsrpre-
80 n the immunity provision rendered Ia
- Eyurnhreys recent Beef Trust decision.
,.-.- determinations Of this kind can only
= ~,sclred By the passage of q proper railroad
XII The Standard OH is not the only cor
.--,.,on beneating by rebates. Investigation
- shown that the Sugar Trust rarely. IL ever.
rsys the lawful rate
s71,e President also recommended that the
~--.nnsnt should have power 20 examine into
=. ronduc4 OF the railroads. that the decisions
: ~. interstate Commerce Commission should
!. elective az once. subject only 70 such action
- ~. court as the Constitution demands. that
o,nnstition with the OH company should be IN
,paucsd BY placing alcohol on the free list.
fnd that L1e BOFc444AAAoU6 @AOS t-4ASA@<3N1
suv OF SIS coal or OIL lands"
sand what did Commissioners Garfleld say
., MS rspurt Of the OH trust investigation
rtsa the Busy Man 'I1is certainly Is the
s,rress game the Roosevelt administration has
yss tackled"
sTbs Commissioner found that the Standard
oa hns control Of practically the whole Oh busi-
ness Of the United States" was the reply. "os
shs annual output Of 100000 barrels Of re-
s.sa OIL II controls 2s,OOO,OO0. In 1908 the
Standard Oh saved about s750.oOO through
ssset rates discovered by Garfield men The
szvsng by the secret rate from Olean TO Roch-
ssAsF alone was sIl5,O0O. In California rebates
and determinations benefited the Standard 70
fhs extent Of about 100000. These dlscrimini-
nations IN various parts OF the country have
bean 90 long continued. so secret. so ingeniously
applied 70 new conditions OF trade, and so large
II amount as TO make It certain that they were
due TO concerted action by the Standard and
the railroads"
"You say the President urges the passage OF
tie railroad rate bill," said the Busy Man. II
thought Congress had passed that measure"
The House passed the bill, but the Senate
hald II up," was the reply MANY OF the Sena-
tors Of both parties contended that It should be
amended 90 that the railroad rate decisions Of
wssEs have been spent in debate. until an
agreement was reached by the Republican
usmbsFs OF sn amendment providing for court
FgvieuA
Some one told me that the Legislature had
50 much business ahead IT was going to keep
q TT month longer" said the Busy Man.
The session ended last Thursday" was the
reply Things wound up with q rush, as
log OF time had been wasted by the Senate be-
tore & finally passed the Page-Dowllng bill re-
psaling the mortgage tax law. Other important
measures passed IN the course OF the session
we're the insurance reform bills, the Corrupt
Practices billA the Employers Liability and
various labor bills, the Elsberg Rapid Transit
biA the Water Supply bills, and the so Cent
Gas biz Tor New York City. And by the way
We have new Insurance Commissioner, Otto
Kelsey. formerly State Controller. The Cover
nor also appointed Maynard N. Clement %
szocssd Patrick W. Culinan. as Commissioner
q Excise"
A Brooklyn friend of mine told me that
strike had held up work on his new house." said
The Busy Man. What union is on the war
path now7"
The carpenters OF Brooklyn have struck for
an increase Of wages" was the Constant Read
Ts answer. 'on May Day strikes also broke
out elsewhere. About $4,000 men on Great Lake
BEATS went out, tying up trafflo completely. In
Chicago s.oeo tFonmouldeTs and 1000 structural
HonWoTEers quit psralyzing building In that
CITY. The hard coal miners have not got from
ne operators what they want and they stIu re-
fuse 10 90 back 20 work. At Mount Carmel
Penn, the first serious acts Of violence in the
anthracite regions occurred since mining was
suspended on April !. A mob stoned the con-
slAoulaTy, which returned the attack by firing
Several were fatally wounded"
From what can make out, San Francisco
VII not be rebuilt very soon," said the Busy
Man
temporary buildings are going up rapidly
a. over the burned area" responded the Con-
slant Reader. and as soon as the insurance
companies pay UP the construction OF per-
Iahsnt buildings Win begin. The British COM
panies have agreed not to recognize auv liability
'"' damage By earthquake. where no fre on
sued nor for damages to buildings pulled down
or destroyed by order OF the San Francisco
Authorities Many plans have been put forward
10 obtain funds 20 restore the city. one OF which
was proposed By Ex-MayoF Phelan- This would
OBTAIN a guarantee by the government FOR
sI5o 100000 worth Of city bonds. The great
masses Of debris are being carried of on rail-
roads run ln every direction over the burned
districts Nearly all the banks resumed busi-
ness Some question has been raised as 20 what
hss been done with all the relief funds raised.
lnopgh they have amounted TO more than
eS0'cto.oco. yet San FFancisco's citizens com
fnittee said there was food in sight for only
t"enty-one days more. The city accordingly
is receiving contributions from foreign sources,
the arst being 100000 from the Emperor OF
Japan. Such gifts have been declined bv the
national government"
"A friend OF mine advised me % buy stock
for rise" said the Busy Man. what do YOU
think?"
ia let Wall Street alone" was the reply.
There has been bad slump. Lawson prophe-