The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-23
TRUST PLANK A FARCE.
aew the Rasaers Ase Hehhsa BY Mos
mepotIcs--AamtaietF Placed
on the Defensive,


Date showing ho~ the trusts have
Ertifelally advanced prices have been
collected and published by the demo.
cratic congressional committee. Here
Is what few Of the combinations did
in 1899:
The linaeed oil trust raised the price
from a cents on January Z, to 80
cents on December 30.
The menhaden trust raised the price
on menhaden oil from "a cents ON
January /. 10 2Th cents on Deeem-
Der 20.
The STANDARD OIL company raised
the price on petroleum from $50 on
January 7. 10 $3.50 on December %.
The sugar trust raised the price on
GRADUATED sugar from 4.p4 eeris 90
january Z, 10 is cents on Dccem-
ber no.
The chemical trust raised the price
of ipecac from $3.50 per pound on
January 7, to sos per pound on De
cember 30. The same trust raised the
price OF cEmpbor from 3sh cents on
January /. 10 s2M cents on Deeem-
Der 30. The same tfust raised the
price of qulnine from 81 cents on
January Z, 70 30 cents on December
90. The same trust raised the price
of sal soda from e2M cents on Jan.
uary Z, TO 10 cents on December %
The leather trust raised the price
| Of leather from % cents on January
2, to 2sb cents on December 80.
The calico trust raised the price
/ of calico from 3-s cents on January
Z. to 3H cents on December %, for
print cloths. and from 4 cents to AZ
cents on indigo prints.
The jeans trust raised the price on
Jean cashmere from 27h cents on jan
uary Z. to 20 cents on December 30.
The juie trust raised the price on
jute hemp from 2Ts cents on January
Ito AK cents on December 20.
The copper trust raised che price
Of copper from 1874 cents on January
:, 10 49, cents ON December 20.
The lead trust raised the price Of
pig lead from s7.es on January !, TO
s4.6s on December 30.
The tin plate trust raised the price
on tin plate from g. hox on January
7, TO s525 on December 20.
The cement trust raised the price
Of Rosendalc from rs cents on Jaua-
airy 6, TO ss cents on December 20.
They raised the price during the same
period on Portland cement from $i.s6
TO S225.
The nail trust increased the price
Of nails from Si.i0 on January Z, 1893,
TO se.s0 on January z. 1900 The same
trust increased the price Of wire nails
from si.Ss to $3.50 during the same
period.
The Structural Iron company In
creased the price Of structural angles
from sl15 on January I, 1902, to St.20
on January ,, 1900.
The glass trust increased the price
Of glass from s2.s7 on January I, 1850,
TO $40 on january a, 1900.
The price Of boots and shoes, con-
troIled by the leather trust, shows
an increase during the year 1909 on
menn grain shoes from % cents 90
sl.i2; on Creedmore splits, from 95
cents to sl.i0. and like increase
on all grades Of boots and shoes.
The prices of cotton goods increased
so per cent. White sheetings on Jan
uarg II sold at $500, and on Deeem-
ber 70 at $40.
All lines of building material, iron.
stel, wooden goods, cotton goods,
leather and other lines controlled by
industrial trusts, although showing
great increase In price during the
years 1897 and lses. showed even q
greater Increase during the year 1899.
THE ONLY PRICES 10 FALL WERE
THOSE OF Farm PBODufsTE. THE
YEAR BOOK or THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE FOR iss. WHICH
J SHOWS THAT THE FARM PRODUCTS
AND FARM ANIMALS IN isss. Ale
THOUGH yAgrLY INCREASED IN
QUANTITY SINCE 1850. HAD FALLEN
OFF IN VALUE TO THE EXTENT OF
S1oa ~, ,sTi. THIS ONLY COUNTS AZ
FARM PRODUCTS CORR, WHEAT
OARS. BARLEY. RYE. BucRwHEAT
THE FARM PRODUCTS OF isss HAL
J BROUGHT THE SAME PRICEs AS DIn
THE SAME PRODUCTS IN 1880. THEY
WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MORE THAN
THEY DID by THE SUM OF g. 90. tsi .bst
Thus the farmer lost In two direr
slcns, first by the positive deciims n
the value OF his products, and second
by the fictitious rise In the price OF
products he must buy. There has
|, been large increase OF money cir
cniation since 1897. and under com
petition the benefits Of the increase
would be shared by all. But through
monopoly OF natural resources and In
ars.-v she trusts have managed u
appropriate nearly all the benefits Il
themselves. And the trusts have hser
able 20 exploit the people heesuse th'
vepuhlicsn congress and adminixsrs
tion have frstered and encouraged
them.---Dubuqus Telegraph.
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Il Attorney General Mennett, q
B Ohio, boldly declares that the rcpub
! iiean leaders are In league with tht
{ trusis 20 enable them TO rob Che peo
plr ana destroy the very foundstionl
{ IL fr~r government. He states the un
! qnrsfionahie tvs1k that many sf II.
i lnecessssi<s cf li1s src fr0m 10 10 70,
) | uer cent. higher than they wurId b,