Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Thought That Alleged Beef Trust
Has Secret Cipher.
IS UNKNOWN At THE LOCAL OFFICE
John MorreII q Co.'s Name Appears in
List as "Phosphates,"-Every Promi.
nent Packing Company In the coun.
try is Included.

toA tAo uISC IlLuc SluCC the COQIrO-
versary over the beef combine was
started the name of John Morrell &
Co., packers in this city, was today
given in list, which 1T is stated con-
tanned the names of the mem
beers OF the alleged beef combine to-
gether with every packing firm of any
Importance in the United States, and
which is supposed to be the code used
by the trust.
When questioned with regard to the
matter, the authorities in the offices
Of John Morrell & Co. stated positively
today that they had no knowledge of
such code, and that they were in no
way connected with the combine nor
did they have any information with re-
gard to the matter.
A Private Code Sheet.
THAT list is undoubtedly a code
sheet, and may possibly have been TAX
en- from the offices OF some pack
Ing company" said one of
the office men of the local
packing company, who is famil-
lar with code affairs. It was stated
that the general code books in use in
this country are in the Offices Of the
company here, but this cipher is en-
tirely different from any OF the ones
in general use. In the list given as
the code of the alleged trust the name
"Phosphates" is used for John Morrell
& Co.
A Code Is Used.
1t Is stated that 1t is customary for
packing companies throughout the
country, as we'll as other large bust
ness establishments, to adopt a cipher
code for use in their telegraph COM
munication with their customers. In
this plan the name of firm is general
ly represented by one word and Is a
matter Of considerable convenience to
all parties concerned. This plan is
used by the local packing company,
and all knowledge of the code of the
alleged combine Is firmly denied.
The Cipher.
The code Of the alleged beef COM
bine as given today contains the fol-
lowing titles, by which the various
packing firms in the United States are
said to be represented:
Phengite. Continental Packing Co.,
Chicago. Ill.
Phenioius. Armour Packing Co..
Kansas City, Mo.
Phenix, Anglo-American Packing
Co.. Chicago, Ill.
Phenomenal. Armour & Co. Chi
Pheretias. H. o. Armour & Co.,
New York, N. Y.
Pheretima, Botsford & Co., Chicago,
III.
Pherinum, Calumet Canning Co..
Chicago, Ill.
Phesantal. Britain & Co., Marshall
town, Iowa.
Phial. Chicago Packing & Provision
Co., Chicago, Ill.
Phialus. Cleveland Provision Co.,
Cleveland. o.
Phidolas, Coffin, Fletcher & Co.. In
dianapolis, Ind.
Phidtia, Cudahy Packing Co., oma-
ha. Neb.
Philander, Cudahy Packing Co.. Chi
cago, Ill.
Philabeg, Cudahy Bros, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Philippe, Jacob Dodd Packing Co..
Buffalo. N. Y.
Philippine. Jacob Dodd Packing Co.,
Kansas City. Mo.
Philiscus, Jacob Dodd Packing Co.,
Wichita. Kas.
Philister, Doud Packing Co., Boone.
Iowa.
Philistine, East st. Louis Packing
Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Philocles, Fairbank Canning Co.,
Chicago, Ill.
Philologues, The N. X. Fairbank Co.
Chicago, Ill.
Philology. George Fowler. Son & Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Philomath, the G. H. Hammond com
pany, Chicago, Ill.
Philomela. Hammond Packing COM
pany, Omaha, Neb.
Philomelus, Hammond Standish &
Co., Detroit. Mich.
Philometor. Harrisburg Provision
company. Harrisburg, Pa.
Philopena, Hartford Provision COM
pany, Hartford, Conn.
Philosophy, Hately Bros. Chicago,
Ill.
Philotas, Hutchinson Packing COM
pany, Hutchinson, Kas.
Phlegm, international Packing com
pany, Chicago, Ill.
Phlegmon, Jersey City Packing COM
pany, Jersey City, N. j.
Phocenine, Iowa Packing company,
Clinton. la.
Pholadite. Jones & Stiles. Chicago,
Ill.
Pholas, Henry Krug Packing compa-
ny. st. Joseph. Mo.
Phonation, Kingan & Co., Indianapo.
lis. Ind.
Phonetic. Libby, McNeill & Libby.
Chicago. I'll.
Phonetist. Lincoln Packing company.
Lincoln, Neb.
Phonograhm, Liverpool and Des
Moines Packing company, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Photograph. Louisville Packing com.
pany, Louisville. Ky.
I Phonology, Meredin Provision cQm.
pany. Meredin, Conn.
Phonotype, j.. Moran & Co.. st. 10.
seph. Mo.
Phosgene. Minnesota Packing and
Provision Co.. South st. Paul. MINI.
Phosphates. John Morrell & Co., OF
tumwa, Iowa.
Phosphate, Nelson Morris q Co