The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-12

al. document in full follows;
r,rouinr IS the petition in full
..s circuit court Of the United
&c. for the northern district Of Illi-
.,is northern divisions
-, limited States of America VS.
~. q ra and others Petition.
.5s honorable. the judges OF the
.,grf OF the United states OF
.-i.4 f1r the northern district or
T.-a.s. northern division sitting IN
equity. r-.f,os s+otos Of
,-.s-irs bv O.. IT. Bethea. It's attor-
f,r tna northern district OF I'LL
I'd. acting ay and under the direction
.B.rsrfar G.. Knox, It's attorney gen
.I brings this. ITS bin of complaint,
-,.rs- swift g. Co., the Cudahy Pack
LEI company. the Hammond Packing
-.7--4nv and Armour a. Co., corpora
..-s qrrqnfzed and existing under ana
d. g.rfra off the laws OF the state OF
r.,ai.. the Armour Packing company
80 n Hammond Packing company.
e'tvs-zr.Td a. SuIzberger. corporations
..s7i-sd and existing under and by
7.,,s rasnortively. of the laws Of the
...tss of New Jersey Michigan and
v.r York. Nelson Morris, Edward
v--ris a. co.. doinE business at Chi
-, MIS- East ST. Louis and South st.
f.5aab Mo-. j. ogden Armour, Patrick
Valentine. Calvin NJ. FaVorite. Ar
.tr- Waaker Thomas J. Corners,
r--Ias II. Langd0n. Michael Cudahy
r5.ard A. Cudahy. Patrick Cudahy
tfbsrv 3. Borchert Gustavus r., Swift
fsrts r. Swift. Lawrence A. Carton. d.
r1rfr HartweU. Jesse z. Lyman,
rrnk e. V0cel Louis Pi5el6er, VIII
rn Russell Albert II. Needer and
g-7rv Veeder. citizens, respectively, Of
rs state of Illinois. residing at Chi
eco. Edward g.. Swift, citizen Of the
-4ta 0r Massachusetts,. residing at
Boston. and Ferdinand Sulzberger and
s. N. Moves. citizens of the state of
ysf York. residing at the city of New
York. Boo that state. and, ON information
end belief. alleges and respectfully
shows to your honors.
Character Of the Business.
First. that said corporations. partner
ship and persons for many years last
rst have been and are now engaged
r The buying of livestock. tO-wit. cat
te. sheep and hogs. at divers points
throughout the said United States
where stock yards and such like open
srl competitive markets for the sale
O. livestock exist. at Chicago. IN the
STATE of Illinois. Omaha. I'm the state
Of Nabraska Sioux city. I'm the state of
loFa ST. Joseph. iu The state of Mis-
souri,. Kansas City. IN the state of Mis-
souri,. East ST. Louis. in the state of
IUnos. and ST. Paul. in the state of
Minnesota. and slaughtering such live
stock 40 the several extensive plants
for that purpose maintained by certain
e. .6e sald defenda uts. espeetively. to-
w.t. the plants of Armour & Co. at
tha city Of Chicago. i'm the state Of Illi-
r0.s at the city of East ST. Louis. i'm
The state of Missouri. at the city of
Kansas Cijy, in the state OF Missouri,
~ tle city of South Omaha. in the state
,f Nebraska. and at the city Of Sioux
tIty Boo the state Of Iowa. the plants
o.. The Cudahy Packing company. at
south Omaha. Kansas City and Sioux
CITY, aforesaid. and al Cudahy, in the
state VI Wisconsin, the plants Of the
hammond Packing company at Chi
'aso and Omaha, aforesaid, Hammond,
lu the state of Indiana, and South st.
Joseph. I'D the state Of Missouri: the
plants of Nelson. Morris a. Co. at Chi
cdg0. East St. Louis and South st. Jo-
s.n1. aforesaid. the plants Of the
S.1HarZtild & SuIzberger company at
Chicago. and Kansas City. aforesaid.
ana The plants of the Swift & Co. at
chicago, East ST. Louis. South ST. Jo-
pa. Kansas City and South Omaha.
aforesaid. and ST. Paul. in the state OF
Minnesota and at the said several
pants converting the said livestock
...' fresh meat for human consump-
sion.
Relations With Railways.
Sscond-That the said defendants for
IaaI years last past have been and
ore also engaged I'm the business OF
s.u.lA such meats at the places where
u7y are so prepared. to dealers and
,'ls3hfrs in divers states and terri
tories o. the said United States other
'Aaa those wherein the said meats are
prepared and sold as aforesaid. and
la t1e District Of Columbia and i'm for.
.-A countries. and shipping the same
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fa.7s of their preparation over the
'sal ines ot transportation Of the
severe. railroad companies serving a.
'..'a'n carriers. to- such dealers ant
si1'rS. pursuant to such sales: and
j. s. doing have been and are engaged
-l ...aa and commerce among the sew.
81. states aud territories of the United
..' and The District of Columbis
''- ..1 foreign nations
.H..a-Tlal thc said defendants for
years last past have been anJ
.. also engaged in the bushes.
.n- such fresh meats from tn,
several points where the same ar,
l.. pared for consumption. over tn,
.a. lines of transportation OF IN,
aI IaI.T'a7 companies serving tn,
as common carriers. 90 their re-
AGENTS located at and near tn.
... markets for such meats ir
states and territories than thOs.
me said fresh meats are s.
pared for consumption as aforesaid
.7" District ~ Columbia and h
countries. for sale bv thos
-'.s r those markets and i'm sucl
states and territories and tn,
H..... ...AlINN.ut HNN I'D INEtLEI
'.'.'s. to dealers and consumers
nave been and are through thos
e selling the same I'm those mar
..a M 50 doing have been an.
'-asei in trade and commend
,t The several states and terrific
o.. the United states and the bis
IN NJ columbia and with foreizi
Volume Of Trade.
teurth-Thlt Of the total volume O
. HEd commerce among the sal
.. and territories and the Distric
.NWe'a ID fresh meats the sal
-a1arts together. control about &
CENT having during the year 1901
-- .aasa1 and slaughtered as afore
20 ana sold and shipped I'm the fovY
--.... .s1 meats as aforesaid. 4C0o0 90
r-. $1,000 sheep and 5000. 600 hog.
...2-Ihat as to such trade ar
..aIe- among the several states an
---.....es and ;he District Of Columbi
,.. ..I foreign nations i'm fresh meat
pendants should. and but for Ga
..I-lnafter complained of. woui
ll remain On free and unrestraine