Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
ANTITRUST PROSECUTIONS,
Attorney General Knox Tells How EEs |
Is Spending the Special ApproprIa-
lion of g5uO.uOu.


Is spendIn. the Special Appropria-
tion of 100000.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Attorney
General Knox on Wednesday trans
mitted to the house his reply to the
resolution asking for information re-
gardiDg the manner in which he had
expended the special appropriation of
100000 for antitrust prosecutions.
detailed statement of expenditures
shows that a total of $25,9s5 has
been disbursed from the appropria-
tion. OF this amount $5,541 was paid
to William \. Day, assistant to the
attorney general; $3.50 to NJ ID.
Purdy, assistant attorney general;
1924 to w. NJ. Collier, special assist
ant to the attorney general; $2,3S9
to G. c. Todd, law clerk; $l103 to j.
G. Morcock, confidential clerk; 1862
to j. II. Graves, confidential clerk,
and $4,000 to ID. I. Watson as special
counsel in the case of the government
against the Northern Securities Co.
Under the head OF expenses" 1888
was disbursed.
The attorney general submits
statement describing the nature of
the cases prosecuted, beginning with
the Northern Securities case, now
awaiting decision by the supreme
court.
The beef trust case he describes as
"a proceeding in equity brought un-
der the antitrust act in the northern
judicial district of Illinois, to dissolve
an alleged unlawful combination and
conspiracy between seven corpora
tions, one partnership and % individ-
uals, engaged in the business of pur
chasing live stock, converting the
same into fresh and cured meats, and
shipping and selling the products to
dealers and consumers throughout
the United States and in foreign
countries" This case was before the
supreme court of the United States
from the circuit court, which over
ruled demurrer interposed by the
defendants and remanded the case.
Railroad injunction suits are pro-
ceeding in equity under the antitrust
act against IA railroad companies, of
which eight are pending in the
United States circuit court for the
western district of Missouri and six
before the same court for the north
ern district of Illinois.
"The object of the proceedings"
the attorney general says was 10
break up an unlawful combination
between the railroad companies and
certain favored shippers, whereby the
latter were granted rebates or con-
cessions from the published rates of
the railroads for carrying grain and
other products from one state to an
other" Testimony in these cases ig
now being taken.
A case against the coal carrying
roads is now pending before the SUI
preme court of the United States, to
be heard March I, 1904, on motion
to compel witnesses to give testi-
mony before the interstate com
merce commission and to produce
books and papers demanded by the
commission in an investigation of the
method of conducting business as
pursued by the roads.
A case brought by the interstate
commerce commission against the
Nashville. Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railway Co. to restrain the road from
overcharges between certain points
mentioned, the rates being alleged to
be excessive and unreasonable; dis
eliminating and higher for short
aauls than for long hauls," is now
pending before the supreme court of
;he United States on appeal.
The Jacksonville Wholesale Grocers'
association suit is proceeding in
equity under the antitrust act in the
circuit court of Florida for the pur-
pose of dissolving "a combination of
Wholesale grocers." This case is
.eady for the taking of testimony.
The salt trust case is described as an
Indictment under the antitrust act
n the circuit court for the northern
district of California against the fed
.ral Salt Co. for having created a
combination and monopoly to control
and enhance the price of salt. The
| defendants pleaded guilty May IL,
1903, and were fined $1,000.
1.-The hay and straw classification
.ase." is described as brought by the
Interstate commerce commission
against the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway Co. to prevent an
Unjust classification of hay and straw
md unjust and unreasonable charges
cor their transportation This case
now pending before the circuit
court of Ohio.
EcksteIn Is Acquitted.