The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-05
COURT AGAINST
 THE BEEF TRUST OverruIes Motion to Quash the
 Proceedings CASE WILL BE APPEALED One Company offered to Pay Fine of sfooo and at Once Take Out a charter-InJunetion Issued
 In Albany, N. V.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 4-Attorneys Hagermah and New appeared before the supr enc court and asxsl the court tn a. low the Schwarzschild and Sulzberger Packing Company to accept the first count in the attorney generals informa- tion against them to the effect that the company is operating in this state with out a charter from the secretary of state. Messrs. Hastrman and New stat ed that if the court wou,1 accept that the company would pay the A,oOO me imposed by law and at once take out charter and then this company would be on an equal footing with the packing companies in the proceeding against them for violating the antitrust low.
 Attorney General Crow stated that he was willing to accept the fine if 1t would not bar him from proceeding against this company the same as the other compa- nies The court took the offe. under consideration.
 overruIed the Motion.
 The court announced that it had over ruled the motion of all the packing com panies to quash the inform ation filed against them. Mir. New announce, that he wished to enter exceptions to the oyer ruling of the motion. This was regarded by the court and the attorney general as the first indication that the beef trust would carry the case to the Federal Court.
 The court directed a writ of custer to issue against the Schwarzchild and Sulz- berger Company and suspended the same on condition that the company comply with the state laws relating to corpora tions within five days The question Of fine was reserved until further orders of the court The other packers against whom similar information was filed, were given until June IS to respond and file return to rule 50.
 Would Not Affect Them.
 New York June 4.-Mr. Veil, second vice president of the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company. declared that the injunction would not affect the business of the firm, as 1t had not entered into combination to maintain prices and there was no occasion to change any of its methods of doing business.
 Our prices are fixed by the price we pay the farmers said MT. Well. We are no. in business for philanthropy sake, and if we pay cents more to the farmer we have to sell at cents more. The high prize will be maintained as long 1 us the demand Is greater than the supply | and the farmers keep up their prices"
 Injunction at Albany.
 Albany, N. Y, June 4.-Justice Chester issued an injunction directed against Ar mour & Co.,, Swift & Co.,, Cudahy Pack ing Company. Hammond Company, Schwarzschil1 & Sulzberger Company domestic and foreign corporations and | against Nelson Morris. Edward Morris and Ira M. Morris. co-partners carrying on business as Nelson, Morris & Co. Their ms nagers and all persons acting for them are restricted and enjoined from. fixing and determining by combining together the prices to be charged for meat and | from agreeing among themselves as to the supply of meat to be brought into this state by them, and from acting upon any understanding tending to diminish such supply and from fixing or maintaining prices of their and each others products by agreement.
 They are also enjoined from acting up- l der any agreement whereby price of la bor shall be affected or competition there in affected and also from maintaining uniform rules for credit to dealers or fix ing uniform prices for car tags
 Justice Chester directed that the in junction ''continue' until the other or further order of the court"