The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-05-09

an investigation of meat conditions,3
the pac kers thinking him to be in
sincere invited the proposed pro-
ceedings. Since they find that;
President Roosevelt is following
untlinchingly his duty as he sees it,s
in the protection of the working!
men and their families and that
threats unsophistry avail anything
with him the packers are tryingto
elude an inquiry into their methodst
and claim that the suit is being
brouhgt on for political effect. InS
the meantime they are busily en-
gagged in hedging up the way of the
government in getting at the inside
facts in the case. The attorney
general of Missouri called on the
butchers of Kansas City to get eyi-
dence. They quietly informed him
that they could easy show that! y
combine exists, but that no butcher
in that city could afford to take the
stand and testify against the trust
The attorney general declares that
he will be compelled to ask the
supreme court to make them appear
in evidence in the suit. ,, HIM
Here are some of the charges Htol
be brought against the, trust.
1.-THE allegation that the packers
have had among themsel res profts'
sharing and expense.sharing organ
izaton, not formed by incorporation
but partaking of all the features Of a
trust according to the statues.
The allegation that by secret
verbal and written agreement the
big packers have restrained whole
sale and retail meat trade have dis
crimated between patrons, have
"bulled" and cleared" markets for
personal gain and irrespective of
what the statutes provided. The
allegation that in combination the
big packers have accepted, demand
ed and forced discriminating rates
from the railways of the country.
to the injury of similar interests.
not in the combination. l
The allegationthat the go called
''credit agreement" is no more nor:
less than a trust agreement to cons
troll the meat market of New York
and other large cities. I
The allegation that territory is,
divided among the big packres for,
stock buying and meat selling pur-s
pose, and that trade is not only re-.
strained but competition Destroy,
ed" (
It is q pleasure for the Americans
citizen to know that the independ-5
ent newspapers of this country I
papers that are not beholding to-
trust interest, and there are not many
of them, are fighting the tendency:
to trust organization with the tenl#
atiousness of death grapple and.
will keep up their running fire and
artillery bombardiment until theA
power of the trust in this country lei
broken. The fact is that there is5
not thing in ordinary use among.
the people manufactured by trusts
that has not risen in price almost:
out Of reach of the average pur-ss
chaser. The independent papers
are demanding the removal of exs
cessive duties from articles manu-s
featured by trust, and that there,
should be no partisanism in the
movement, but that the higher prih-;
ciples of duty should .actuate the
congressman in meeting this;
demand. ":, I'm
Here is the trust record for the
month of April. New trusts with,
capital aggregting 1891, 900, 900 were
organized in April, according to the;
figures furnished by the various
states. This makes grand tc tai Of
more than five billion dollars 81
trusts in sixteen months. April
saw the birth of more than any:
monfh in tho now oonfl11.u oYoanks