The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-16
EXPOSING THE TRUSTS
Campaign Work of the Democratic
Coz gressional Committee.
A Great Mass of Literature Being
Sent broadcast to Show the Evils
of Combincs-Fncts About Prevail
ing Priccs-Thc farmers Products
Lower, His Expenses Greater.

Literature on the subject OF trusts is
engaging much of the time of the force at
the headquarters of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee. This class Of mat
ter is being prepared as an antidote to
the great mass of that which is being sent
out by the Republican National and Con-
gressional Committees on the subject of
national prosperity. The Democratic
workers have prepared the following state
ment OF fluctuations Of leading products
controlled by trusts during 1899:
The linseed oil trust raised the price
from Al cents on January to so cents on
December 30.
The menhaden trust raised the price on
menhaden oil from % cents on January Z
to % 1-2 cents on December 30.
The Standard Oil Company raised the
price on petroleum from $3.50 on January
2 to $3.50 on December 30.
The sugar trust raised the price on
granulated sugar from 4.S4 cents on jan
uary to is cents on December 30.
The chemical trust raised the price Of
ipecac from $3.50 per pound on January
to 1855 per pound on December 80. The
same trust raised the price Of camphoY
from IS 1-2 cents on January to 81 1-2
cents on December 80. The same trust rails
ed the. price of quinine from q cents on
January Z to 80 cents on December 30. The
same trust raised the price of sal soda
from G. 1-2 cents on January to 40 cents
on December 30.
THE leather trust raised the price OF
leather from 20 cents on January z TO
251-2 cents on December so.
The calico trust raised the price of cali
CO from 2 3-S cents on January to 3 Ia
cents on December 80 for print cloths, and
from cents to 4 1-2 cents on indigo
prints.
"The jeans trust raised the price on jean
cashmere from q 1-2 cents on January Z
to 40 cents on December 30.
THE iute trust raised the price on jute
hemp from rs cents on January to
S-S cents on December 80.
The copper trust raised the price OF
copper from 13 1-2 cents on January to
1912 cents on December 30.
THE lead trust raised the price of pig
lead from 1885 on January 20 s4.G5 on
December 30.
THE tin-plate trust raised the price on
tin plate from 50 box on January to
$5.25 on December 80.
The cement trust raised the price of
Rosendale from IS cents on January to
95scents on December 2a. They raised the
price during the same period on Portland
cement from $l.9o 10 va.
Boots, Shoes, and Cotton Goods.
1.-THE nail trust increased the price Of
nails from s1.10 on January 4, 1899, IL
$3.50 on January 8. 1900. The same trust
increased the price of wire nails from
$1SS5 to 20 during the same period.
The Structural Iron Company in
creased the price of structural angles from
$tsi5 on January 4, 1899, to sl.25 on jan
uary 3, 1900.
"The coal trust increased the price OF
anthracite coal from 1915 on January 4,
1885, to $500 on January 9, 1900.
THE glass trust increased the price OF
glass from $3.50 on January 4, 1899, to
81. SO on January g. 1900.
The rubber trust increased the price of |
rubber from "a cents on January 4, 1899, |
to $1.45 on January 8, 1900
1.-THE prices of boots and shoes, con- |
trolled by the leather trust, shows an in
crease during the year 1S9? on mems grain |
shoes from 81 cents to sl.12; on Creed
more splits. from IS cents to s1.10, and |
a like increase on all grades of boots and |
shoes.
%The prices of cotton goods Increased |
so per cent. White sheeting on January |
IL sold at $3.50, and on December 20 at
500
All lines OF building material, iron, |
and other lines controlled by indus trial
trusts, although showing a great increase
in price during the years 1897 and 1898, |
showed even greater increase during the
year 1899.
The only prices to fall were those of
farm products. The Year Book OF the De-
partment of Agriculture for 1899, which
has recently been issued, shows that the
farm products and farm animals in 1899,
vastly increased in quantity
since 1890, had fallen off in value to the
extent OF $706. $685. 81. This only counts
as farm products corn, wheat, oats, barley, |
rye, buckwheat, potatoes, hay, and cotton.
II the farm products of 1899 had brought
the same prices as did the same products
in 1890, they would have brought more
than they did by the sum of 81, 500 z37, 5S4.
1.-The farmers raised lob, 10000 more
bushels of produce in 1899 than they did in
1870, and yet this produce was worth
I205. 000, 600 less than was the smaller crop
Of 1890. This only calculates the cereals.
What Farmers Have Lost.
1.-THE farmers Of the United States are
paying 80 1-3 per cent more for all they |.
consume than they were when the pres
INT Administration went into power on !
March 4, 1897. and have lost during the :
present Administration nearly s., 000, 00o,- :
700 by the decline in prices of farm prod q
lets. In this calculation the statistics of
kS7, the first year of the present Admin
stration. are used. r
The wheat in the farmers hands Ina a
S91 was valued at s42S.547.l2 The wheat +
n the farmers hands in 1899 was valued I