The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
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WASHINGTON. May D. President Hooss-
veit viii forward 10 tho ttoupe N Rsprcssn-
tatives this week the report NJ Commits
sinner ~ Corporations Garfsid on the opsf-
atoms NJ the STANDARD Oh Company In the
United states. The inquiry which Mr.. Gar
field has Just oompieted was authorized BY
the Campbell resolution. passed by the
Houss Last winter.
Tho results ara underptood IN he inter-
esting and highly satisfactory n President
Roosevelt. The investigation Of tho Com
missioner Of Corporations was most search
ing. II extended into every oil field In the
United States. IL touched tho relations Of
the Standard with numerous concerns thai
were supposed to 10 Subsidiary to 10 and
the msthods Of the Standard 10 dealing
with competitors. and embraced the indie"
pendent operators IA well a. the trust.
There 10 good reason TO believe that many
independent companies were found 10 DO
dummies Of the Standard, and In two IL
stances, il is said, positive evidence was OBJ
tanned tending TO show a conspiracy be-
tween certain independents and the Stan
dard.
II shall submit my resort to the President
20 y aatI CoFn ,,1aainnar GarHaln
tonight. cor course, l have talked the
matter over with him, and he is acquainted
with the results in a general way
While the Commissioner of Corporations
is naturally secretive concerning the con-
tents Of his much advertised report, 1t Is
known that he is severely critical in his
comments upon the business methods OF
the Standard. 1t is said here that Com
missioner Garfield makes revelations that
will result in the reference OF all the data
he has collected on the subject to the At
torney-General with q view to prosecutions.
This means, Of course, il 1t means anything,
that evidence has been obtained showing
the payment Of rebates to the Standard in
violation OF the Elkins act.
According TO statements made by per-
sons who declare that they have knowledge
Of the facts, the report on the Standard
will prove a sensation and will result in the
prosecution of both officials Of that COM
pany and Of numerous railroad officials
throughout the country.
Contradictory reports are afoat as to
just how far Commissioner Garfield goes
In his criticism OF the methods by which
the Standard Oil Company has developed
iuto the gigantic enterprise it Is to-day.
The statement Is made in some interested
quarters that 1t will proves trump GARD
in the railroad rate game the President In
playing with the Senate.
II is known here that the report Of Com
missioner Garfield oh the beef trust was a
big disappointment to President Roosevelt
and that the former profted by his expert
ence in dealing with the beef combine.
The beef trust was allowed to examine
the reports of the Commissioner Of Corpora
tons on its operations and beef trust Off
Gals later received immunity from punishs
inent as n result of testimony given by
them either to the Commissioner Of Corpora
tons OF his agents.
A different course was followed in the
inquiry into the Standard. II has not been
allowed to examine the Garfield report
nnd none OF it's officials was sought in the
pursuit OF evidence 70 ascertain II the
Standard is a combination in restraint
OF trade.