Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-13
CITIZEN MAGILL
On the Beef Trust and Kindred
Topics Sustained by the Facts
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topics sustained Df the Factss
-Edifoy SUNDAY Globe:
In the Washington Post Of April Q, page
the following article appeared, viz.
LONDON, Abrii8.-Some uneasiuess has
been aroused here by the announcement
that the American meat combination is
stopping cattle shipments. The Liverpool
Post says;
when the Chicago beef trusts plans
are fully developed the Brtisher win have
to face considerable increase in the price
of meat, as the Americans propose to con-
troll the dispatch of meat cargoes
THE Post declares this has already COM
menced, and that for the 6rst time on record
cattle ships have sailed for Liverpool with
out having live stock on board"
This proves beyond the shadow of doubt
that the big Four" are trust in the true
sense Of the word that they manage by
uuderselling to kill off all competition.
They feel sure they have England now in
exactly the same position they have Wash.
iugtou, d. c. In my little book give the
names of cattle dealers now living here"
driven out Of the business. illustrate the
undertaking; the victims are here and will
prove my charges, the evidence obtainable
in Washington, ID. c. alone is sufficient to
establish the fact that the consumers in this
District are at the mercy" of the trust, the
Big Four.
II such an investigation, comparatively
speaking, as was held in the pure food
cause is allowed in this case, startling
facts will be charged, which will cause
trouble for me, or those whose duty 1t was
TO prevent such conditions. If a man can
be convicted of criminal libel, for starting a
truth, and then proving IL to be the truth.
may change my next inning" give the
District of Columbia tuberculoriam the
cold shoulder and try MOundsville.
When Congress adiourns, If no rem
edy has been accomplished in cases
of Jail mik or meats, the public will
be enlightened ia very plain words about
the "unwritten" in connection with the
Jail; the prosecutions, not prosecutions in
connection ith the milk, and a sensational
expose in connection with meats. Every
article I have written about the Jail is un'
coutradicted every statement ! will make
about meats will be as truthful and more
easily proven. About milk, circumstantial
may put my foot ia II, but recognizing the
right Of way" tactics Of twenty years age
(beef Jrust) will elaborate on them Nc
milk case tried before a jury yet, mine
months deiay-that great big bluff, TO foo
| the public, at the butterine factory, as e
milk. provedto be what termed IT, Ever
move IN the game is systematic, the butch
ers travelled this road 20 their sorrow, an'
are not likely to forget or fail to recogniz
the well beaten track. Take this as an OBJ
l iect lesson There Is a butcher to-day il
the employ OF the Health Department
drawing a small stipend who, twenty year
ago was we'll fixed, large business, coul
spend more for his children's pleasure
than he now receives; the trust fixed hi
business, and no fault Of his, simply vic
tim Of oppression. He is one of many; h
took his medicine in one dose; the res
dents Of Washington. d. c., have bee
taxing il daily for the last twenty year.
Let US hope there will be no white
wash for other cities. there cannot" be fc
the District Of Columbia.
CHARLES J. MAGILL.