New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-15
AFTER THE NEAT TRUST
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DAVIES WILL. IN.
VESTIGATE ITS WORKINGS AND
ITS PRICES.
EBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BuxE1

Albany. April 14-Cfovernor OdelI was in cor.
sultaton late this afternoon with the members
OF the State Commission in Lunacy abour thu
increased charges for meat made by the men,
bers of the Beef Trust. There are 81 600 nsr
sons IN the State hospitals for the insane ana
the meat supplied to them yearly costs the sta.s
about $4,000 Any increase in the price Of the
commodity. therefore, adds largely to the eos,
of feeding the inmates in the State hosnitats
Nor would such increase in the cost of main
tenance be limited to these institutions Tia
minor charitable institutions of the State shelter
thousands of other individuals
Governor OdelI said earlier in the dav ,,o.
he had had talk with Attorney General Davis.
about the Beef Trust. Later the ATTORNEY Cor
eral said he would go to New-York Tomorrow
to seek evidence of the operations of the p..
Trust He added that for several days he has
been engaged in systematic efforts 10 learn IN.
particulars of what the Beef Trust is DOING
He said
Complaints have reached me from every part
OF the State that the price of meat has hean
unduly advanced / have been making an ~
Festfgation to learn the facts of the casa an,
L can state that the Governor supports ne In
the work i am doing. I will not saw vbat r
shall do in New-Yorx. but merely that 7 am
gong Ihere 10 continue my Investigations of the
Beef Trust. o
Inc iicAHttiS VI tHe state Commission IN
Lunacy here to-day were DIR. Frederick Peter
son. of New-York; William L. Parkhurst Of
Canandafgua. and Daniel n Lockwood of Buff
falO. Mr.. Lockwood said he was negotiating
with the Jacob Dold Packing COMPANY and
other independent meat concerns to supply the
State hospitals for the insane with meat bur
had not yet been able to make such a contract
The Jacob Dold Company supplies meat to
the Buffalo State Hospital for the Insane and
to the TOnawanda State Hospital for the In
sane. IL was hoped to persuade the company
TO supply other hospitals as Well
The State Commission in Lunacy has paid o,
the average G12 to 3 Cents a pound for fresh
beef The Beef Trust wishes to raise the price
commission has directed it's agent in Buffalo TO
buy Canadian cattle. and also to buy cattle by
the carload at the Buffalo stock yards. Cattle
also are to be bought in the country surrounds
ing the various State hospitals for the insane
Timothy F. McCiarr.- the secretary of the COM
mission, said tonight that thus far much less
had been paid for meat for the State hospitals
than the Beef Trust had attempted to exact
IT Is anticipated that the fiscal supervisor Of
the State charitable institutions, soon to be ap-
pointed, will cooperate with The commission in
It's contest with the Beef Trust.
The commission has decided TO purchase beef
it's account. to avoid paying the price now
charged by wholesale dealers IL has dispatched
an agent to Buffalo to purchase Canadian cattle
on the hOOf and will have them slaughtered. The
commission purchases nearly S2JDEn worth of beer
a wear. II Is confident that by buying its beef
been receiving and will not pay more than it did
last year. and will pay a good deal less than thu
attorney General Davies has had several talks
the beef trust similar the instituted against
the ice trust