Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-13
Nearly Every State Represented in
the Meeting at Chicago.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME.
Encct Of Great Combinations on the
Country, the Theme % tru-
dIte Discussion.

Chicago. sept. is.-Thc civic fedora
ton confcrrnco on the uses AMI abuses
or trusts and combination, with repre-
sentative men from nearly sory state
In attendance opened here today. Gem
trail music haii was packed with the
200 dJloratoa and hundreds % Hpuota-
tou.
The meeting was called TO order ~
Chairman franklin II. Head, who de-
liycrcd an address.
The roll call disclosed the fact that
thu greater part Of tho delcgatoH are yet
Co arrive. The responses ~ unmc after
name was read. were few and far be
tween. GOV. pingrye. II was announcer.
would arrive toniEht. Secretary Easlry
said delegates would arrive tonight ana
tomorrow. having found it impossible
Co attend the opening session The new
Nory delegation. headed by hourke
Cochran. was well represented,
Mr Head was followed by pr. Howard
s. Taylor. who. ns the representative
of Mayor Harrison, welcomed the dele
gates TO Chicago.
Attorney General r.. G. Akin. acting
Tor Governor Tanner, who was too w
Co attend. delivered nm address u Wcl-
The first tnato OF the real business
confronting the delegates came 100 The
papers delivered by Prof j. W. jerks
and Prof Harry Carter Adams. both
under the caption. Problems before inc
conference
Prof Adams. OF the University of
Michigan, said in parts
Industrial combinations Whatever
th.Ir form. whatever their purpose
whatever their explanation, are muit'ts
uf public concern. IL d said we do not
know enough % this new form OF ln-
dustIul organization 90 Judge properly
respecting &c. n this DO true ana 10 ON
this account trusts are 60 Dc allowed
probationary existence, u " the plain
duty OF the government To hold them
meantime Go strict account IT trusts
ore what they claim. that % 90 say tht
vunguurda 0f q new induhlrim orFanlAa-
lion which holds within itislf grrni in-
durtrlaI bouonts-the sooner this fact
la recognized hy the public the hcttpr
Tor 40 concerned N on the Other htnd,
there a. danger lu the eNireiuc npphga-
tlon OF this form " organization the
government certainly nos HHht 20
u judicial opinion and fqrsFf ciiVq lcgla-
istion When romUrtltiun controls, the
government may ntauiy urain frplni NJ
reference. but whCru competition v tN-
cluded or where tho conditions OF it
exercise ure such aH 90 give one come
Ing remains but public supervision. ana
the most Important, Indeed. the essen
tini agency Tor legislation or TOT nl-
ministrativl supervision, .s thoroushly
organized bureau OF statistics ana
accounts clothed with authority over IN
auditing departments OF thcHc lhauHr al
.arhe question before this convention
10 Indeed u great question. II moves lu
many directions ana embraces many
considerations 10 o. ut the bottom
question OF suelu theories and social
Ideas IT, yuatnras VIII be appreciated
whom 10 De- observed that its judlciuus
treatment will result lu HCcurlr- Tor IA
people the advantage ~ the Industrial
development % %" past century whle
60 Ignore or tD flil lu lts solution would |
result iu prusuWtug the wealth Cul'ed |
bv Ia hundred yUnra NJ phenomenal de- !
yoIopmcnt Co the service NJ "a class
J1ln Graham Brooks, lecturer on !
social economics nt Harvard university.
ruHI n PAPER under the head. Are the |
Sew Combinations Socially Danger |
0uH7"
A resolution was adopted that % COM |
mIttDs 90 conduct the business OF tho |
after today De made up ~ |
ono rUprdsantutlvc Of each state dele /
cation ana each delegation represent
iug national organization. Delegates
local organizations from
various cities, II was decided, should |
have "a hand IN the selection of the
~ tho delegation from
thclr state.
Trouble started Immediately after the
motion 10 appoint a committee on pro-
gram and rules was carried.
Secretary John W. H0ytTi ~ the
Kuights Of Labor announced that ho
Iil mot propuso 90 be associated ln
tuv way with the New Jervcy dclcga-
ton. THE announcement was vigor.
nualy applludod august Cans, Of
I'hlcapa' moved that the knights ~
.nbor and other labor organizations be-
on the same basis ns a state.
After much discussion on the motion
was carried
until o'clock