Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-28

Now that the first furry created by
by certain anarchistic cliqucs against
the great packing industries of this
country has subsidized. the eyes of the
public are beginning to be opened to
the true nature of the movement and
to the mischief which must undoubtcd-
ly work to the country If it should be
persisted In.
The litigation which has been started
with such "A great flourish Of trumpets
against the big packing houses In Chi.
cago and elsewhere throughout the
country has been tagging Of late. and
this community really at heart are in
hopes that 1t will die n natural death.
and that before long.
More than any other class. the work
ing people of the community are inter-
estcd in the continued prosperity OF the
Of the captains Of commerce who are
at its head, In the legitimate practice
and pursuit OF their business.
To nobody does the force Of this fact
come home SO strongly rs to the work.
ing classes Of the city Of Chicago.
There is perhaps no industry In this
city that gives SO much employment Ia
the working people as the Stock Yards
industry and its many immense ramii.
cations.
The entire Western country's inter.
ests are absolutely bound up In 1t. for
the cattlemen, the farmers, the farm
laborers, the manufacturers OF farm
machinery and farm implements. the
vast army OF working people engaged
in the different branches OF the trade,
spreading as IL does into almost every
line Of trade, from the tanncry to the
button or the glue factory, all are init.
mately and vitality interested in the
great central enterprise summed up In
the two words. stock Yards"
No doubt the combination Of circum'
stances produced by the sudden in
crease in the price Of meats and the al
legged disclosures Of certain daily news
papers which had an aX to grind ere
ated a gust OF public passion which
for q while carried away with II the
people OF this city and throughout tn,
country. But little sober seconG
thought has had a wonderfully molli
flying effect in this direction, as 1t ought
TO have. The people have gradually
come to q realization of the fact tina,
the increase In the price OF meat ha,
come about, not on account OF any busi
ness combinations or understanding,
between the packers, but through
number OF circumstances over which
neither the packers nor the stOck-rals
ers had any control. AS we pointed ou
At the very beginning OF the hue and
cry raised about the price Of meat, Il
was the scarcity and consequent higl
price OF cereals, hay and other feeC
stuffs which was the primary cause OF
the increase in the price Of meat. II
cost more to raise cattle on account OF
this scarcity, and the increased cost in
the raising OF cattle resulted In an in,
crease In the price Of cattle, natural
result Of which was an increase in the
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that any combination would ever be at.
tempted with III" definite object Of
making such tremendous increase In
the price OF meat as that which marked
the spring and early summer weeks OF
the present year. Not even the much
exploited private correspondence be,
tween agents Of the various packing
concerns can be claimed 10 show any
thing OF the sort. The most that can
ever be tortured out Of these letters i,
an evidently rational agreement he
tween buslnes concerns 10 maintain
business upon sensible, practical lines
which, while permitting Of reasonable
competition, aimed at preventing ruin
Gus rivalry, which could only result In
heavy financial loss 10 all engaged III
such enterprise
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