The Washington times., 1902-05-11
COMPL LAINT AGAINST THE GREAT
BEEF TRUSTS FILED IN CHICAGO

and the District of Columbia, and with
| foreign countries.
Eleventh-That the said defendants now
are and for years past have been in COM
bination and conspiracy with each other
and with the railroad companies and
others to complainant unknown, to obtain
a monopoly Of the supply and distribution
of fresh meats throughout the United
States and its Territories and shipments
thereof to foreign countries.
To that end the defendants do and will
artificially restrain such commerce and
put in force abnormal, unreasonable, and
arbitrary regulations for the conduct Of
their own and each others business af-
fecting the same from the shipment Of the
live stock from the plains to the final dis
tribution of the meats to the consumer,
all to the manifest injury of the people of
the United States and in defiance of law.
Wherefore, may IT please your honors
to forthwith grant writ in injunction
directed to the said defendants, their
agents. attorneys, and all other persons
acting or claiming or assuming to act
under their authority, or that of any of
them, perpetually enjoining them and
each of them, and each of their agents.
attorneys, and other persons aforesaid,
from continuing each and any Of the IN
lawful proceedings aforesaid and from
attempting to monopolize, in the manner
aforesaid or in any other manner, and by
any other means and devices, the COM
merce aforesaid or any part thereof, or
any part of tbe trade or commerce among
the States and Territories and District of
Columbia, and with foreign nations. and
especially from refraining and instruct
ing their respective purchasing agents to
refrain from bidding against each other
except perfunctorily and without good
faith in making purchases of live stock,
and from inducing each other to so re-
frain, and from engaging in any combina
tion or conspiracy, understanding. or
arrange ment for the purpose of bringing
about such refraining from competitive
bidding and from bidding UP the prices
of live stock at the stockyards and open
markets higher than the state of trade
will warrant, and from arbitrarily rails
ing. lowering. fixing, and maintaining
prices of their and each others prod
ucts, and II ON maintaining prices so
fixed and uniform prices by adhering to
the same in their sales or by restrict
Ing the quantities OF meats shipped. or
by imposing penalties upon themselves
and each other, or by making uniform
rules for credit to dealers, or by making
and keeping what is commonly known as
a blacklist" of delinquent dealers, or
by refusing to sell meats to such delin
quents, or by any other method or de-
vice; and from agreeing with each other
and acting in concert, with a view to fix.
ing prices or terms for the sale or de-
livery of said meat products so sold. !
in such manner as to prevent free COM
petition in, and restrain or monopoliZe, !
such commerce; and that they be en-
Joined from imposing charge for cart |
age for the delivery of their products I
upon making sales to dealers and con
III
by means of rebates or otherwise, from !
railroad companies. less than the estab-
lished and published rates for the trans
portatiSn of their live stock and meat
products.
Order of Discovery Asked.
And your orator further prays discov-
cry of the books, papers. accounts, let
ters. kilograms, records, and documents
whatsoever Of the defendants relating in
any manner, directly or indirectly, to the
purchase or shipment OF live stock by
hem or their agents, or to the sale or
shipment or delivery of fresh meats by
hem or their agents.
And may 1t please your honors to grant
'uch other and further relief as equity
nay require, and to your honors may seem
meet:
Ard your orator prays that writ of
ubpoena may issue TO the said defend
nts. Swift & Co.. the Cudahy Packing
'ompany. the Hammond Packing Com
any, Armour & Co.. the Armour Packing
'ompany, the G. H. Hammond Company,
chwartzchild & Sulzberger. Nelson Nor
is G. Co., ]. Ogden Armour. Patrick a.
alentine. Calvin NJ. Favorite. Arthur
ieeker. Thomas ]. Conner, Charles F.
angdon. Michael Cudahy. Edward A.
udahy. Patrick Cudahy. Albert F. Borch-