The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-01
TRUSTS In EVERYTHING.
Why Grain Sacks are Dear This
Year.
Investigation of the Bagging Com
hination-Ths banana In the
Grasp Of Trust.

wAsHIxsroS, Aug 3L-AndersOn Graft
Of s.. Louis was called a. the frst witness
in the inquiry a. 10 the alleged cotton bag
ring trusts. He said the variation in The
prices Of tw0-pouni haggiug. from ls77 to
1887. hal been from l0St cents per ward In
ls75 to ~ cents Ia lSS5, aad 2 ir 1857.
The price OF jste butts had been lower tn 5
Angus, than any August prise for the las,
10 years The pries Of cotton basginr dur
ing August varied from II 10 II. cents per
yard
4 number of contracts beiweea witness
frsa as agents and other cotton. hagzing
frns IN tae United states sere produced,
with a siew q showing the steps taken By
caiion-bagEins manufacturing hrms 70
control the production aud provide for its
sale al stipulated prices The offset 81 The
agreement was 20 enable parties 20 obtain
and mplHta!n control ol cotton baggiug
predueed In this country for tias present
season. The trust Las secured coatrol IS
about two thirds uf the eBiiuA hsggins fa
the souusFs Thc remaining third. ahout
d, ,oso. 90 yar'is. bad been Froiuee'i bg izsr
s5us who are mol Ia ans way c@finecicd
The contracts show tigat the azrecrnep;
&. between the firms % T. Waterbury 4
GO. Of y \ rltv. party OF fhs firsi part,
aud fh. ghar'esfuu Knesiug Nsnnfacfu5-
lug Co, IegiHs & 90. II ltoston. AeH York
Beeying Co. Eagle Mllls. SouihtTu Mis-
EarRiur Co, Standard Nils hsgglns co.
and ihe Empire Hagg az Co. parties u the
S.-f-.snd paTf- The parties of tne s.fnH9
f,art agreed 60 sell and deliver c. l. NAfes-
uugy a Ia. al ti4e tagsing on hand wiien
tlte cunirart was fuasr. and such a. tui@si
thereafter Be acqnirsd o. fgsllilia' tafe,! D.
ihvm during the year lce>. Nafefhnfy A
"a at a. be renfrr II CpfFcs ssiillffe nee
through which ia rease au1 reduef on 10
prize is brought a5ifis1- u - ssFeca tHst
the profits aad iossss shsii hs shasc9 iH
pr.5tssrfi..n. The sale and prizes - cotton
bsEging are deterniued p a MAJORITY "a
t7.- f,iefu igers Of the s-e4ui part
Ttc asrs-sneug took efcrt Sprsi Is lAs Z
since faeu tao Blils siguiug Use aEree-
meat have failed - = Art. aiad probably
aozeu % mere oaf,t3u " the trust Hesr
tias q down previously aisd since The
a-reement - a. c.sllsEsifuaied
The Hrss 80 Hri e ~ co,tsa baggipz ga.
,na4is. iu Ssw fOfk rY the trsisf shoiif HE
m4dAlu IL Jnlg, ~ The proposition q t8e
stiffness. \ ue aud o0r hall eeut. was
thsm nxsi a. tbe price. tin January tifs
prssduet sc capacity 81 WARN, Jones q
,sraiR. IN conjunction with seYefni firm.
watch fl.ey represented. uas fsa-}hirls -
4i the gfu-iuC ige eaFReilg ~ the -ssuJls
s.4f rfes arsua D. Vraauesst ses l1-3 81 Il :
81 az thAs wns FVCs3nead In the ssafE
~ilfr Eue prize = a. hke1 ID july fhe
f-ae-alafs "a ta- tru-t tad ~ aare6 the
f,rles- Il cartau tagging th7s-e Gems Te-
yani Tie rfessfE Pre-. - cotton bagVigs
in tais eeuafTy j. tares ceais higher fhan
raAs "a ubich the feFeiEu manufactured
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