Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-30

the country, and its alias is "The American Shot Association. Cap ital s3, 100000.
 Tobacco trust-Organized under New Jersey laws as "The American Tobacco Company" with s25 ,0O0,- capital.
 The cartridge trust was incorpora- ted February 1, 1890, as 'the Stand ard Cartridge Company" It em- braces all the cartridge compames except two or three. Protected by a ,prohibitive duty against imports under the Mckinley bill.
 The book trust is not incorporated, but 1t is combination among the leading publishers not to cut prices. It is protected by taxes of 25 cents on each Sl of value in competing books.
 The cut nail trust-Protecte un- der the Mckinley bill by tax of S2O ton against competition.
 The envelope trust was organized in 1888. Protected by Mckinley with 20 cents per 1000.
 The flour mill trust was organized at Minneapolis in 1889. According to Minneapolis telegrams it's organ izers were an English syndicate with a capital of s10, ,OoO, ,0OO, controlling two-thlrds of the flour output of Minneapolis. Tariff 25 per cent.
 The white lead trust-McKinley S protection S60 ton. Capital stated at S56, ,000, ,000; heavily watered.
 The copper trust-Protected from SlO to s25 ton. Organized in 1888 by French capital in conspiracy with American mine owners. The French men are now out of the combine.
 Plow trust-Tax against competi- tion of 45 cents on each S1 of value. A telegram of October 17, 1889, an- nounced IS corporations in session at Kansas City, the object being to control the Western market.
 Standard oil trust-Organized in 1870 with capital of S2 5000, ,OOO, which has since been so immensely increased that the annual iucome of Rockefeller alone from the trust is now $9, 100000
 The window glass trust-McKinley protection up to Sl.5 to one of value. Embraces now all the window glass makers of the country. The first step taken was organization of "The United States Window Glass Con- pany," conspiracy which organ ized as corporation after taking the ten chief plants in New York. On January l3, 1889, at Findlay, O., it was agreed to shut down enough mills to advance prices. In Septem- Der, 1889, the New York trust bought the works at Ottowa, Streaton and Rock Ireland, Ill.,, making 90 cor porations absorbed up to that date. On February 4th of this year the Window Glass Association and the Pittsburg trust effected an unincora- ted consolidation of their conspira- cies with the New York trust and an- nounced net advance of 15 per cent, making the third since Decem- Der 1, 1889.
 American ax and edge tool trust Protection under the Mckinley bill 45 cents on the Sl and upwards. This trust, now organized as single corporation, has taken in all the 5 ax companies of the country. It is capitalized for S3,O00, ,0O0 and con trols the wages of l0,000 men.
 The starch trust--McKinley pro- tective tariff, cents a pound. It was organized at Buffalo February 9, 1890, to control the entire country It controls 30 plants, and is incor- porated in Kentucky under the alias, "The National Starch Company"
 The salt trust was organized under New York laws in July, 1890, with a capital of s20, 100000. The salt business is now controlled by con spiracies Tn Michigan, Ohio and New York, all of which are protected under the Mckinley bill by taxes of from Sl6 to SPA a ton against competition.
 The table glass and crockery trust is protected by heavily increased duties under the Mckinley bill. II was organized in connection with the New York window glass trust, known as "The United States Glass Company" On August 26, 1890, it was announced that It controlled the principal table glassware works | in the East. Its headouarters are