Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-28

Incorporated In New jersey June, 1888,
with $25. COO capital, half common stock
and half preferred, consolidated numef-
Gus mills, producing over seventy-six per
cent of the output of the United states.
The Continental Tobacco COMPANY, IN
corporatede in New Jersey in November
1898, with a capital of $loo.OooCoo half com,
mon stock and half preferred, Acquired
all the leading plug tobacco companies IN
the United States. and also purchased
the plug tobacco business of the amer.
can Tobacco Company, in whose interest
1t was formed
G ant Federal Steel Truts.
The Federal Steel Company, incorpor-
ated in New Jersey in September, 1898.
with an authorized capital OF s2oV,o0ooUo
capital, half common stock and hair pre-
ferred. consolidated the Illinois steel
Company. the Minnesota Iron Company,
the Duluth & Iron Range Ry., the Eisln.
Joliet & Eastern Ry. and several other
companies 1t owns five docks on the
great lakes. and majority of the steam
ers and barges used for Transporting
ores
The International Paper Company. In
corporated in January. 1898, Estate not
given) with authorized capital OF w.
| o0O.oOO common and $25,0o0.0OO preferred
| stock. consolidated twenty-five pulp and
| paper mills, manufacturing about eighty
| per cent newspaper.
Every newspaper has suffered from the
paper trust the magazine, for instance.
published by the Locomotive, Firemen's
organization. and supported by a fixed
| appropriation, has been compelled to les
sen its reading space because of the rise
In the Rr f;a Of PAPER RIsant moor
| porated in New Jersey In February, 1883,
with $50. GOO, COO common stock and S25,00o.-
GEO preferred. consolidated the leading
cracker companies. and controls in all one
| hundred and sixteen plants.
The National Salt Company, incorpor-
ated In New Jersey in March, 1899, with
81 100000 of common stock authorized. and
600 preferred. produces about ninety
five per cent of the total output of the
country
The National Tube Company. incorpor-
ated in New JERSEY. in June. lS99 has a
NJ stock Of $50. 900 half common
and half preferred. and controls about
ninety per cent of the output of the
United States.
The Rubber Goods Manufacturing Com
pany, incorporated in New Jersey in jan
uary. 1899, owns practically all the capi-
tai stock of the Mechanical Rubber Com
pany. the Peerless Rubber Company and
the India Rubber Company. as well as
seventy-five per cent of the stock of Nor
; gan & Wright. 1t also acquired the tire
making plants of the concern known as
the American Bicycle Company, and the
American Dunlop Tire Company. Author
, lied capital stock s50.0000 00. half common
and half preferred.
, The Standard Rope & Irvine Company.
= incorporated in New Jersey November
s, 1896, with capital stock of sl2,oo
5 Geo. consolidated twenty-five large cordage
mills.
: The Union Bag and Paper Company. In
: corrorated in New Jersey in February
0 1899, with s16,O00,O00 common stock and
n $l1 100000 preferred, consolidated various
: plants. doing ninety rer cent OF the paper
: bag business of the United States.
n United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foun,
f dry Company. incorporated in New Jersey
IL in March, 1899. with an authorized capita
:. Of 1000. half common sock and hall
$ preferred. consolidated the principal cas-
l. iron pipe companies of the United States
United States Envelope Company, in
e corporated in Maine in 1898. with an au
lie thorized capital of 100000 and $4,000 90
is preferred. consolidated ten companies
II and controls ninety per cent of the outpu
10 of commercial envelopes in the Unite
g. States.
r The book mentioned also gives statistic
" In regard to several trusts organized pr1o
n to 1886 among which are the America
1t Cotton Oil Co., the American Sugar Re
10 fining Company. the American Tobacco
l. Company. the Diamond Match Company
l. the National Lead Company, and tn
t, Standard Oil Company.
s, No Hope from Republicans.
n During the present administration n
e. honest effort has been made to protee
Oh the people from these monopolies. TIL
u Republican party controls the executiv
ne and the legislative departments of tn
federal government. 1t can enforce tn
n laws which now exist: it can propose an
)y enact new laws. but 1t does neither. N
st persons can watch the conduct of the Re
a publican party and read the speeches
40 Republican leaders, and still believe tn
In Republican party sincere in it's declare
he tons against the trusts.
tn The Republican platform on this que
IS ton and the Presidents letter of accep
he ance. taken in connection with the party
st record, prove conclusively that no r
lief can be hoped for from that part
Instead of pointing out the evils of trus
,,, the Republican leaders spend their tin
of in exulting over present conditions. II
~ trust is part of present conditions, al
~ Mr.. Flint. from which l have alreat
ed quoted, declared that the formation
m large corporations was one of the II
" portant features of what he described
,r- the present business activity. If R
-. publican leaders really regarded prfva
ooo monopoly as an evil If they really !
he tended to apply an effective remedy, tn
ed would not hesitate to denounce trusts al
suggest means for their eXterminatio
but they express far more solicitude f
- the corporation than for the people
az large. One IS reminded of the pictu
re- which mother once showed to her b
ant to impress upon his youthful mind t
~ sufferings of the Christian Martyrs, W
-. were being thrown into the arena a
a, torn to pieces by the lions. The b
sr looked at the picture for moment, a
NM then his face frightened up as he thong
I'D he caught the idea Pointing down ii
m one point of the picture he said ''Wf
nor mamma there is one poor little lion tt
the isn't getting a bit" 1t is even SO wi
the Republican leaders Their sympat
In goes out freely to any corporation. viii
s9e in their opinion is not getting its sha
ron but they are not moved by the hardsh
,ia imposed by monopolies upon all who
IA outside of the charmed circle Thu
sessions Of Congress have convened a
nv adjourned since the Presidents inaut
oh ration. and yet he has never recommer
20 ed a specific measure looking toward
RE- overthrow of monopolies.
ing, Paper Money Trust.
u.s." At the opening of the last session
in Congress the Republican leaders pres:
1899. through the House and Senate a
;40,- creating paper money trust and S
per rendered into the hands of the natio
the banks complete control of the ,natio
currency Just as Congress was clos
cor farcical and hypocritical attempt ,
With made to deceive the public by the int
ON duction Of an antitrust amendment,
lted an antitrust bill. The amendment
New not necessary and was intended to
prive the states of the power which Il
COR now possess, rather than to confer Vi