Telegram-herald., 1889-09-05
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bssa sla4m8aed a. witnesses AZ tns
cc1ati1alsa ~ l1s session The col q tee
ksid q private coataTe1cs 60 coasiesr
Nlszhsr "a uel arlt5 s191i1 Be issued coal-
psl11E -ls Attendance ~ ar Armour Asl-
son A-rTis a11 @g1s1s BE- f0fe ne committees.
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Chaxiss II Iagsfsoll. sas 1rss witness
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tion IA tns sart.s mA4ke5 preceding ths
tatrodacEsa of Ehs dressed beef business
OuL u 30 pound steer witness De-
hsyed Aooas 81 Poanas ot good bsst could
De obtained IaAs elass or 5ssr would
bring rr0n three ana quarter % four
esn-s pound Ca-Ls eitAla the last tlso
years Wsrs AigAass "a lsaz Ihsv com
nsncsd going 1p la 4 -si And reached high
wasor marx IN June. 81 rapid dscrsass
began IA ls<, went lower Ia lso6 and
reached .he lowest nJlTs ia t.,L Ia 1875
thsrs vas slight Improvement during tls
san nnsF msat4s. b1- EAas Is Only Tor t1e
best grade of cattle.
T. AAslL11a commission mAa, said
buyers were lot ~ numerous as they once
were. which Le attributed % the dressed
beef iatarest Alfred AcCurcy volunteered
the statement that reduced prices on beef
wers owing. ia hls Judgment 10 the ox-
torEion pracueed by the railways
that insisted on ths Old rate for live
stock While a reduced rate vas made
ca the dressed article He did not think
ths -hiy four TeessG- -bee, men could
Teguia1s ths mar1et Fred How lands.
tae iAss witness examined. proved al in-
terssting anc yAlua0.s ono. Hs IS young
man who has been ia tho employ Of Nelson
Morris Tor three years previous 70 last May
a. the capacity o. Office man and ming
cieFL lie testified that his hrn and three
others formed combination Ia cut beef
and regulated ths price Ia seven states
Outside of these states each sold as 10
pleased He admitted having a converse
ton with a member Ot "a, Fairbanks Can
ming Company who told hiln he need not
appear before the committee. that there
was no necessity Tor MS totnz 80.
Csic4oo. sept 4-Iho Senatorial inves-
tigation inJo tls dressed beef industries
Wa resumed at 10 M. g. T. Swift. tho
eressed-beef dealer. was expected 10 ap-
pear before the commission having been
subposnasd FOX the third time. but he did
not come. p. ~ Armour lad also been
notified 20 appenr bat was not present.
Er Armour sent word that he was too busy
40 attend the meeting
GsorgsT T. williams. secretary OF the Union
Stock Yards end Transit Company. was re-
called and asked Tor list OK stockholders
Ia tho company. Mr Williams stated that
he had consulted counsel and had been adj
vised not To furnish IL lie was excused
President John b. sherman. OF the
stock Yards Company. was then called
lie testified that the principal buyers OF
cattle were tho packers and shippers OF
cattle re dil not Know who the stock
holders were that was the secretary's :
business Witness explained that the
source OF revenue for tho stock
Yards Company was the charge
cn hay and yardage. which IN
eludct feeding watering. weighing. etc.
Witness behaved there was e. 500 600 In
stock of ths company Very little OF IL was
for sale he believed its price ranged
from ~ ceats 70 g. t. In reply 20 qnes-
ton, witness stated there were no relations
between ID stock yards az Omaha and
Kansas Guy and those az Chicago.
After waiting In vaia fCr Messrs Swif,
and Armour. the convention took a recess
until o'clock senator Farweu was asked
what the commission proposed 20 do in case
lsssrs Armour. Swift and Norris failed tc
appear before them. and II they would take
means 20 force them % come IN He re
piled that they had not considered such an
emergency ~ Jet