Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
WAR IN BEEF TRUST
1NTERNEc1NE STRUGGLE FOR
LEADERSHIP IN COMBINE.
Death Of Gustavus Swift the Cause Of
the Effort to Secure
Control.

The New York Herald of today says: In
ternecine war is now imminent in the ranks
| of the beef trust. In a measure 1t has been
actually declared. 1t arises over the choice
! for the head of the great merger which is
now nearly an accomplished fact.
sudden check was felt by the organ
izers Of this combination when the death
of Gustavus 8. Swift occurred. In the face
of determined opposition those who have
held the balance OF power in the councils
Of the trust have decided that his son,
Louis F. Swift, shall be the president of
the packing house interests when they are
fully organized.
It is well understood in the inner circles
that Louis F. Swift has been chosen to sue
coed his father. The announcement of this
decision at present is only delayed until
further plans affecting the merger are
made public. Mr.. Swift, however, is now
acting in the capacity of president of the
Swift company, with all the powers exer-
cised by the late Mr. Swift at his command
His elevation to the post of chief of the
combined interests is another matter At
the frequent secret meetings now being
held in Chicago the conflict is in progress
There was no trouble in agreeing upon
Gustavus F. Swift as president of the re-
habilitated trust, which seeks to affect a
received through proof supplied by the Her
aid. The late Mr.. Swift, after the death Of
Philip D. Armour. was admitted to be the
foremost packer in the country with I'M
rivaied training and experience He was
credited also with the conception of the
merger. whose magnitude is admitted His
death changed the plan of campaign as it
affected the leadership.
Louis F. Swift, while admittedly the hest
fitted man In the Swift company to sue
ceed his father, is only forty years of age.
j: ogden Armour, the head of Armour G,
Co. is OF the same age and fully the equal.
snu as many assert. the superior of Mr.
Swift in knowledge and experience in the
packing business ~
!, Armour & Co. go into the merger with
the same amount OF stock as the Swift
c ep and both Armour and Swift did
ABOUT the same amount of business last
year: or more than 5000 OOO, 600 each.
ms throws the balance of power into the
n f, OF the Cudahy Packing Company and
cepted and presented for the nresidency
Mlchael Cudahy, the president of the Cui
ahy Packing Company No'-
Micnaei Cudahy was for many years the
NM poor man. from Milwaukee, When
Mr. Cudahy withdrew from the firm of Ar
mour q Co., about 1890. he took with him
as his share nearly s., 600 600
The Armour interests demand the nres
idency Tor j. Ogden Armour. 1t is said that
before they Will consent to the election of
~! Mr; swift they will throw their influence
IN FAVOR of Mr.. Cudahy.
Following Judge Grosscup's sweenino ID
c,sien enjoning the packers, the Cudahv
fackins Company and schwarzschild & Sui.
berger refused to join further in the mer-
ser, an iact' Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Immediately commenced breaking ground
LOT Two more branch houses in New York
city, but since the announcement of the in
corporation of the National Packing Com
stopped. has oeeh
IL IS declared that by the choice of Mr.
Cudahy for the presidency this still latent
opposltlon will disappear. Thus it is be-
neVed mat he will be the head of the
amalgamated interests " ZIG