The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-21
INJUNCTION AGAINST BEEF
TRUST is NOW IN FORCE.
Sweeping Restraining by Federal
in
Will Be Arraigned Charges of Contempt and
Burden of Proof Will Fall Upon Them. -.

Of them from entering into, taking part in or
performing any contract. combination or CON
as to trade and commerce in fresh meat. a
restraint OF trade or commerce among the 'ey-
lumba. either by directing requiring their
respective agents refraininG to bid against each
and by ''' asseement ] refrainins from bidding
against each other at such sales or by arb
form prices a, which SAID meats shall be sold.
eithe>directly or through their respective AGENTS
shipped to such markets and agents. or by i'm
naf s Gf r rrG rules Sr the
giving OF credit TO dealers In such meats. or by
livery er such device. the purpose and effect Of
which ls TO restrain trada and commerce. as
And also from violating the provisions of .he
said act OF Congress by combining or conspirlnE
rnonopolize attempt to monopoli2e any part Of
the trade and commerce in fresh meats among
Of Columbia by demanding obtaining. with
or without the connivance Of the officers or
the railroad companies the common carriers
transporting such fresh meats in such trade and
bates or by any other device Transportation of
or for such fresh meats from the points Of the the
stock or elsewhere. 10 the markets for the sale
States and Territories than those wherein the
same are so prepared. or the District of Colun1-
established or in force on their several lines OF
Transportation under the provisions in that behalf
tion OF commerce.
Bulky Amdavfts are Submitted.
The evidence presented by District AttOr-
ney Bethea when the case was opened con-
sisted of bulky batch of afiidavits col
lected from persons formerly connected with
the packing-houses that have been made
defendants in the suits The affidavits were
twenty in number and the attorneys in
dulged in short tilt over the question of
whether they should be read, but the court
decided that no reading would be permitted
until the issue had been stated.
The most important affidavit submitted is
that of Daniel W. Meredith of Jersey City,
n. j. For six years he was manager for
Armour & Co. at Milwaukee and manager
in Philadelphia for three years. Prior to
working for Armour & Co he had been
with Swift e Co.
Since 1899 he declared. the six general
managers for the big companies have been
accustomed to meet at least once a week
in the city Of New York to reconcile differ
ences between themselves concerning the
operation of their business, and also TO con-
slider the prices which they should place for
the ensuing week on the meat products
which should be sold in that territory and
for the purpose of considering the quanti-
ties of meat each concern had on hand, and
when the necessities OF the trade would
require they would agree to curtail their
shipments of meat from Chicago. their de-
sign and purpose being to limit the quantity
of meats in sight in New York and aija-
cent points and raise the prices
Tells of General Agreement.
William e. Rider swure that he WAS for
merly with the Fairbanks Canning Com
pany: corporation owned or controlled
by Nelson Norris &, Co. In 1898 he trans
cri5ed. he declared in his affidavit. Il signed
agreement between Morris & Co, Armour &