The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
One STATES LOSSES
Tribute Levied by the Meat Trust
in Iowa Estimated at a Hun
dred Millions.
Independents to Show Up the Sit
uation at Meeting at
Des Moines.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Des Moines. Iowa, Nov. 2s.-Iowa farm
ers, who will meet In convention at Des
Moines Dec. T. s and 8. will go after the
meat trust. Figures which will be pre-
sented to the meeting by independent
packing concerns will tend to open the
eyes Of the farmers. 1t will be shown
that whereas beef on the foof sold in
Chicago year ago at $3.50 TO $500 a
hundred. 1t has declined to prices rang
ing from $3.S5 to $3.50 and that there
has been no corresponding decline in the
price of the dressed product Hogs OH
Oct. s. 1902 sold In the Chicago market
ut 81, or near that figure, and the same
stock will now bring not more than IS
to $3.50. ~
Reports will be made to the institute
by Secretary John Simpson of the state
agricultural society estimating Iova's an
nual crop of hogs at 9.S23.0o0 and of cattle
at 1,S24,500. Statistics Will tend to prove
that. the meat combine has cheated Iowa
farmers out OF an average of $50 head
on cattle for the past year. and $3.50 a
head on hogs. Iowa's tribute to the meat
trust in the aggregate Is estimated at
$40, 900 900 loss on hogs and $45, 900 900
loss on cattle. to say nothing of minor
losses on sheep and other small stock.
Gambling House Keepers Indicted.
Thru the efforts of the Good Citizens
league indictments were returned yester-
day afternoon against keepers Of six gam
bling houses in the city. Frank johnson,
Jim Hensley, ROBBERY King, Ira Stitzel,
Butch" Delyhoyde. and Elmer Lewis are
mentioned in the bills. The grand jury
also returned indictments against liquor
nusances.
The indictment of several police Off
GERS has also been expected. but it is
understood from county officials that the
police investigation will not reach the
Indictment stage" at this session.
Barred from Official Ballot.
The peoples and socialist parties OF
Iowa have lost representation on the state
ballot because Of the small number of
votes cast at the last election. The state
law requires that every party to maintain
It's representation on the ballot must Sc
cure a vote equal to 3 per cent of the to-
tol vote o. the state. This year 5000 Is
approximately Q per cent Of the republican
vote. ....
]. A. -Lowenberg of Otturwa candidate
fT supreme judge on the populist ticket
received 6S5 votes, while the socialist vote
for McCrillis was 1851. Orr, prohibition
candidate for supreme Judge, received
11,457, and the prohibition ticket will
again be included In the official ballot
Case Is Unique, e..
DIES MONIES, IowA-Nonunion BARRIERS will
maze appllcat1on In court for the appointment
OF receiver for the Trades and Labor Assem-.
ply; which represents sixty unions and over
For two months a BARRIERS strike and boycott
have been in progress with the object of forcing
nonun1on shops to un1onize All this time the
Trades Assembly has been hiring men to stand
at the doors Of nonunion shops and hand out
cards to persons starting to enter, stating that
the shop is nonunfon and unfair.
1t is claimed by the employers associa ton
that this is Illegal and constitutes ground
for securing receivership that the courts
may prevent the raising Of funds for such pur
poses Lawyers have been engaged and have
stated that the receivership can be secured.
The case Is absolutely unique aud. if won,
would establish most important precedent.
The employers association is backing the non
union BARRIERS. ~,