The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-27
The TRUSTS

81 AL
I"u' vnrL InurnaI Of Commerce.
Ne" -. ,b,, nave been sddress.
Tn. pu ~ C,y,c Federation of Chicago
ed oy va ,..r,o,,s trust organizations
TO y" hos, The country. and tSla num-
throusI n,hsr interests likely t5;be al
Der ., ~, tr,,s, operations, Srie very
iee',u az mint II "a arffamely
mue" ths, there viii be a certain
PfOD1S y, aIacr,ty ON the part Of the
wan =. 10 make explicit replies
tr"s' "'', re,atina 10 the total orlgl.
to ''Il -,,aI ~ the concerns entering
MAJ up" n,, given combination, band the
mo "n 20 me combination on prices, on
eiie's u ,. ' N labor and the rate
the u'sp',' Tho fnlIness and frankness
oil VAST ',I,n ouch questions are an
WIN w. ~, .however he accepted as a
s"e'eI . 80 GOOD faItb OF those engaged
test % Wv Of industry. ostensl-
in the ~ nuhllc baneat as well as
bly, ,St w ovn n the objects Of the
for 'hel. men,. 40 perfectly legitimate.
con'0'"a aS no no secrecy either about
there IT. hasIs or the character of
It's .''n ,'N|I. vao,roas II the produe-
It's ous'ne ,-,os =, the country are en-.
tive cue. o., 1,,,ovoned nv the onerat,on
largeu ~ s,s,sm the more fully tho
Of inc u -. ,rorr,ngs are set forth the
dciails OF 10 %', IN Ne ths nnbl,c an
more 'ho'eS -. hsnss.s n must he
Prcc'"uo" .S w. .,,,St rnonossrs have not
coniesseu s s,-. nuh,icitv In fact a
hl'her'o w.. =, ~ ~ d,.,rrst which thev
good part VI ~ 80, tho noonla has
have a'Fa'.eu 80. tas,,,o,,s ovoIdance os
been uue u.s. " ~ n,,h,1c statement about
any 'hteiis.'' TSss hayo reduced ain
their minus .a :. tho ,ov,ss, nraotI.
such stn'eil'ell'' ~ ~ s,,.. ,,,hor onn,v.
cable minimum i' 4,.s,s ~, -.ooSs ,,s,sd nm the
ing 10 h''ss .H. go, = o,,aoa,,oroa 10 com
exchange 'ney H@ y, o,.eaaI1at,on and
fine the ue'"nS ~ az ,oos, ovnIIcit
financial 'o .s,,..r,,,g committee
form wi'I go. ~ %. ocoont- The pres-
could be inuu'eu " 800 H,s...,,,.s ,,,,tbIr
sure 10 0r'Hs IN, trarsno,,on an
the range Oh IN, .ns . ua,.s hs,ns the
the noor VI t"' -. 49,, che nrIv,lepe
trust mahasers S, 80, a., = TOO sarcbInp
OF listing !"ei'i " 80 -. ,,o,oo,or
investigation NV NC - ,ss ,,o,,
While puOllel's' e, ~. Sa.d,,, no snId
thorough enn .I., 70. sr.,rs, tho
to offer an eneetu l ls",s IS ~, &c. ,,rao, IN
monopo"st'e 'enus ,,,o,,,d ~ ,e.s,
dustrial comoina'lons, :. Wit o,,,..,,zatIan
reveal now h'u'ii u tHe'. ~ .,oa,,,,o,,
is made eoh'iuseut VI ''' s,a,ptoIn ON
ability 70 estaDils" AHu NJ - tsa MO-
artificial STANDARD .. PRIV. .s- -, W Cases
duct they are ior , ~. " SaSS. ,ss,,od
could De '!'eu "t.et. ~ ',,.,,,ob Tho
represented tne "i''O ,''s,,ao.oa.
combined plants eou'u ~ s ,1Ip,,N' a,oo,,
while the common anu pr. ~ ~ - 80 ~,
stood FOR the eutnins etpas,'s ,. :. IT,, IT,
Germs orsahlzeu " ia 'ne - ' The
for boih raw ana iln.s"eu p ~ oan,ta,
ability 10 earn money On 9NS ,,,..i 30 90
manitestly comes from .n -. , "D ~,
Keep down tne price u "a" 1900 -ss.,,,,,o
eliminating tne eieinen. u ,s.na ns,oo
purchases ana oy Keeping Up t ,. p.'ss
Of finished goods sreaty 10 'ns l,s.os
the margin 'has nHu ro." -. ~
between the two. IN. ,, a. o,,or
stock issued py suei eO,nT ,I ..O I'M as
and above the Velue OF an 'al,e, ~ 81, 81
sets Is IN snort tikely u 49, :. l~'
measure. OF tne success "n, S'.. 49, =.
pect IN the es'upiiS' lt,,', ~ - .sa
virtual monopoly Nnlie II q 'H 800. 90,
business OF 'ne s'ats ~ P.o's :, 49,,
tors against inc eohse'luel'ees ~ 80
own reckiessneSs, ;, 70 20. =. -. - - :,
urai onligation Oh tne So ~. ~ ~ go -,
'hat corporations etI'SiIS :. s' ~, o,,,ar
ton oil IT'S laws sn0ulu nos = y ,,o. o. 80
ized as TO invite uisas'rouN li'','es -,
commercial ehaos' Inc peop,E 80
least a right TO KNOW wi"s -, e ',s ' =.
ture OF the security De''i"1 s'0lH
sues OF such tremendous
which owe 10 the s'a'e an. ~
status they possess. OUT ior Hty 70
stFaint over whlch the iesul ''iheI.'''' ;
OF the state Is aosoiuteiy inaueVuu,s,
1t is here mat Tue Sl'1ilow''sss u ~
argument oil the trust "po'oh,sss ~. -
comes apparent aoout :" p'.a''S',
merely doing wnat an illuiE'au@l ".'s ~ ~
90 me court oil aIpe'i's Vi '"e %" ~ -