The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-10
IOWA FARMERS |. ] ;|' |. ] ! R.
ARE AROUSED
TREMENDOUS LOSSES CHARGED
TO THE. MEAT TRUST.
Master of the State Grange Shows
How Producers Are Fleeced by the
Big Packing Houses - Dressed
Meats Are High, While Live Stock
Has Been Hammered Down--lnde-
pendent Packing. Company to Be
Encouraged. ~ ..<. Ss.&
Special to The Journal.
Encouraged.

Special to The Journal .:,:r
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 1o.--At the an
nual meeting yesterday of the executive
committee OF the state grange, which has,
a membership of 1000 farmers, the war
against the meat trust was enthusastical-
lN tndorsed. and it was decided to cooper
ate with the independent. packing COM
pany, which is being promoted by the Of
ficers Of the National Live Stock associa-
ton.
A. 3. Judson Of Hillsdale, master Of the
grange, in his annual address, declared
that the four representatives Of the big
packing houses of T.. Chicago meet every
afternoon and fix the price Of live stock, as
we'll as dressed meat regardless of the
law of supply and demand.
/ He produced statistics which had been
furnished by the secretary Of the state
agricultural society t O. show that the meat
trust has beaten farmers :cutzof 100000
900 Within the past .year.. This was COM
puted by multiplying the annual output of
hogs and cattle by, the number of rdollars
difference per animal between the price
now being paid for live stock and what
was being paid a year ago. %s: -, ,%,-.s2
/ He showed that the price Of dressed
meats was advanced only a week ago and
is. to-day. pra cticallY. the same as It was
la year ago, notwithstanding a decrease
Of 20 to 50 per cent in the price Of live
stock. : s.. r
dQFOCdleu .tuS 5lluepeuuel1L
packing company, and stated that if the
railroads - attempted to discriminate
against the latter all the farmers organf-
cations in the land would join in demand
ing government ownership of railroads.
>,-. Armour Loses Again. 49, ~.
For viola ting the state dairy lay, the
Armour Packing company of Chicago has
been found guilty by a jury in the dis
trictz court, The. case has been, tried four
times and the Armours have lostafeaeh
time An appeal viii be taken TO the SUI
preme court, as the oleomargarine business
in this state will be killed should the YER
dict stand : -. . -. .' -. :
The Iowa law provides that oleornargar-
Inc cannot contain In any yellow. On a tech
nicality involving the construction Of the
| word yellow the defendant secured one
| disa greement and two amendment to the
| indictment. The case has lasted for six
months and has been contested by the
best legal talent of Chicago and Des
| Moines. .'' ,~s. ."< 49,.
The penalty for the offense consists OF
a heavy fine, but the principle involved is
more serious, as over zoo licensed dealers
In the artificial butter will be compelled
| to go out of business or suffer similar
| prosecution. ... .s.-- -,
| r,..,as " Justified In Shooting. e..
Mrs. Nettie KIingbiel: who was arrested
| for, the murder of her husband, whom she
! shot for attempting to escape while hel
prisoner has been set free by the Poll
county grand jury. The latter declared
| that the woman was fully justified. Hel
version of 1.-The affair was fully corrobor
ated. . :. ., .,. ..5N..',,' !.