The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-02
BRYAN ON TRUSTS
A CASE IN POINT
AConcern mo Trust Could
Buy or WheedIe."
ARGO STARCH COMPANY
This Company Joined Another to
Fight the Starch Trust.
orH WERE ABSORBED BY THE TRUST
New The Argo Can be Closed Down With Little
Inconvenience to the Trust But il
Would Prove Disastrous to
Nebraska City.
(By the Associated Prcss.)

Nebraska City, Sept. 26.-WiUiam lon
rfngs Bryan spoke to a large crowd here
t.aIsht. The speech had been looked for |
ward to with much interest because Mr.. |
Erv.u had announced hat he would deal |
with the trust question, as affected nv
the suit instituted by ATTORNEY General
smvth to annul the sale of the Argo
Starch Works of this city, to the Ma
t,onal starch Company, popularity known
as The Starch Trust. Mr.. Bryan came |
down from Lincoln this afternoon. He
VAS accompanied by Mrs. Bryan and per-
sonaI friends and also by quite a num- |
her Of supporters from Lincoln and other
towns on the way. The party was met
1T the railroad station by two or three
marching clubs and by a large number
Of other admirers, who escorted them to
their hotel. There were not many UNI
friendly Interruptions, but evidently
some had been expected, for previous to
the meeting the mayor of the city issued
an order saying that there had been ru-
mors of trouble and warning against it.
The meeting was held in the court house
-llttiAS b'iAi wv 1fSot'lS StoOu ui1NC IL
trees and much of the time in the rain
while Mr.. Bryan spoke. He plunged into
the local trust question at the very be-
ginning of his speech. He spoke in part
as follows:
"A prominent Republican has accused
the Democrats of representing the forces
Of laWlessness. | mention this because
the Republicans of Nebraska City have
met and protested against the enforce
ment of a statute of the State Of Nebras-
ka, aud a Republican judge was chairman
ci the Resolutions COMMITTEES. While the
meeting was called a non-partisan one, it's
purpose ,as purely political, and it is
worth while to note that the Republicans
seem better able to enforce the statutes
against petty offenders than they are to
enforce statutes against great corpora
tons.
The Attorney General has commenced
-Occedings, not to destroy a local manu-
2cturing establishment. but TO prevent
The manufacturing establishment from en-
tering into a trust. In this connection 1t
may be we'll to note the different steps
which have been taken. The Argo Manu-
featuring Company Of Nebraska City was
a prosperous corporation. As evidence of
this prosperity l quote from the Conscr-
'.s'S w. ~ "a
culture, J. Sterling Morton), of Nebraska
City, May eth, 1899. Here is What the
Conservative says:
COULD DEFY H TRUSTS.
Therefore. when the Conservative
points with pride to the Argo factory at
Nebraska City. which turns out 80 tons
Of starch every n hours, finds markets
therefor and successfully completes in
America and Europe with the National
Starch Trust. it is not in eXtcnuatlon or
mitigation of any views expressed here
tolore. 1t is merely irrefutable evidence
OIL the fact that no combine or capltal
can crush out a we'll managed concern.
Nebraska City, in its cereal mills and
Argo factory has two successful plants
which no trust has as vet been able to
buy. bully or wheedIc. They plainly illus
tratc the fact that intelligent cOmpetl-
ton can enter the markets against all
trusts ard win out
1T will be seen that the National Starch
company is denounced as a trust, and the
conservative declares that the ArgO Com
Iany was able to compete with the trust.
and that no trust had been able to buy
Inc Argo Company.
About the first of September, 1899. a
10" months after the editorial common
when have Just read, the Argo com
I2hy Joined the United Starch Company
"A' the Conservative of September 2lst
1899, quoted an article from the CONNER
cal and Financial World. from which
Take the following extract:
PREPARED TO FIGHT THEM.
Ever since the starch trust, or Ma
lonaI Starch manufacturing Company
Oe2an business there has been talk amons
''a' manufacturers of a strong cOmpctl
1--WE organization, and this, we have nov
" pressure Of recording, has at lengtl
irought to pass. There has JUS
..'h organized under the laws OF tn
a.t Of New Jersey with a capital o
'''''"' a powerful concern under tn
"@-' OF the United Starch Company
il is a consolidation or combination
Aa only four starch manufacturer
''iA5 IN the United States that ar
49,. g.. The trust, the Oswego Starch Fac
r'F. The American Glucose Manufacture
'"4.anY Of Buffalo, Gilbert S. Graves
"H" Manufacturing Company, OF ne
"." City. Neb., Joy and Company, an
"''-@ city Starch Works. These con
are the largest and most importah
'a'luIrrs of fine grades Of stare
'' Ihlt"d States and their transac
are IN the aggregate of enormou
~e&lllHde.
'DBBLED BY THE TRUSTS.
''"1I d year later, that is in Angus
e '.4Inoer Of this year, 1900, the thir
' Was taken and the United Stare
''"E Joined the trust. First we haV
independent company, growing an
n4 ing upon its merits; second. TN
rs, "'eht company joins other com
,f " hSht the starch trust, and thlr'
eo, .''tPehdent company, with its as
rs,.. JOINS the starch trust and CON
"a. ''1A Is az last destroyed. If any cit
A., nebraska City thinks that tn
company is not a trust let hi