Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-05-22
AGAINST PACKERS.
INJUNCTION PUT IN FORCE BY
JUDGE GRosscuP.

INJUNCTION PUT IN FORCE BY
JUDGE GRosscuP.
Affidavits Form the Basis of AIlega.
tions Presented to the Unitee States
Circuit court-Temporary Writ Is
Sweeping One.
Chicago, May 21.-The temporary
Injunction asked for by the govern
ment against the members of the So
called packers combine is now in
force. 1t was issued last evening by
Judge Grosscup after the close of ar
guments in the United States circuit
court room. The. order gives the re-
lief prayed for in the bill filed by Dis
trict Attorney Bethea on May 1. 1t is
SO wide in it's scope that If the pack
present alleged uniform arrangement
they will be taken into court on con-
tempt proceedings and the burden of
proof will be on them to show that
they have not violated the order in
any particular.
Little opposition was raised against
the governments petition. Attorney
John s. Miller, who was the sole rep
resentative OF the packers, was pres
ent and pointed out some objectiona-
BILE clauses in the draft of an order
presented by Mr.. Bethea. These con-
cerned the alleged agreements for
credit. blacklisting and carriage.
Judge Grosscup thought some of
these minor clauses had been made
too prominent and he himself drew
form Of order that pleased both sides.
The court room was crowded as it
has seldom been before.
Unless the defendants decide to
make a fight at an early date in an
effort to have the order set aside, they
will have until Aug. to make reply
to the complaint. Attorney Miller
said that he cannot tell whether de-
murrer, a plea or an answer will be
filed, though the first named is the
most likely to be the form of the
packers defense. The subpoenaes
served recently on the defendants
commanded them to file their appear
ances separately before July z.
Temporary Restraining Order.
The order as amended and entered
by Judge Grosscup was as follows:
"This cause coming to be heard
upon the motion of the complainants
for a temporary injunction, as, prayed
in said bill, and the complainants hav-
ing exhibited their sworn bill to the
court and divers affldavits in support
thereof. no answer or demurrer hav-
Ing been filed thereto nor any affi-
davits in resistance thereof, and the
court having heard the arguments of
counsel. and being fully advised in
the premises, doth order that the tenn
porary writ Of injunction issue re-
straining, until the final hearing or
after the order Of this court, the said
defendants, their agents and attor-
neys. and all other persons acting or
claiming or assuming to act under
their authority. from entering into any
contract, combination or conspiracy,
the purpose or effect of which will be,
as to trade and commerce In fresh
meats. restraint Of trade or COM
merce among the several states, either
by directing or requiring their re-
spective agents from refraining to bid
against each other in the purchase OF
live stock or collusively and by agree
ment refraining from bidding against
each other at such sales, or by arbi-
trarily raising or lowering prices, or
fixing uniform prices at which said
meats shall be sold, or by curtailing
the quantity of such meats shipped to
such markets, or by imposing penal.
ties for deviations from prices, or es
tablishing and maintaining uniform
rules for the governing of credit to
dealers in such meats, or by imposing
: uniform charges for carriage or deliv
cry of such meats to dealers and con
sumers. or by any other method O,
device. the purpose and effect of which
Is to restrain trade and commerce, as
aforesaid. and also from violating
the provisions Of the said act Of con
gress by combining or conspiring to
gether to monopolize any part of the
trade and commerce In fresh meats
( among the several states by receiving
from the railroad companies or othe,
common carriers transporting sucf
fresh meats, either directly or by
means of rebate. TRANSPORTATION at less