The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-14
ANTI. TRUST ACTIONS
Attorney General Knox Advises
Congress of Cases Now
Being Prosecuted.

Washington jan 13-AttOrney General
Knox today Transmitted to the house his
reply 70 the resolution asking for infor-
nation regarding the manner IN which he
had expended the special appropriation
Of $4,000 for anti-trust prosecutions. A
detailed statement Of expenditures shows
that total Of S25.as5 has been Gisbursed
from the appropria tions most Of It for
special counsel
The attorney general submits state
ment describing the nature Of the eases
prosecuted, beginning with the Northern
me supreme court Of the United States.
me beer trust case ne describes es q
proceeding IN equity brought under the
antitrust act in the northern judicial
district Of Illinois 10 dissolve an alleged
unlawful commission and a conspiracy
between seven corporations. one partner
snip ana tWenty-three individuals en-
gagged IN the business Of purchasing I'VE
stock, converting the same into fresh and
cured meats. and shipping and selling the
products to dealers and consumers
throughout the United states and ia Tor
This case was laid before the supreme
court OF the United states from the CIR
cult court which CvcrTuied q demurrer
interposed bV the defendants and re-
manded the cause.
Railroad injunction suits are proceed
ing in equity under the antitrust acL
against fourteen railroad companies, OF
which eight are pending in the United
States circuit court for the western dis
trict of Missouri and six before the
same. court for the northern district of
Illinois.
The case Of the Jacksonville Wholesale
GrOcers' association is proceeding in
equity under the antitrust act IN the cir
cult court OF Ti0rica for the purpose Of
dissolving "a combination Of wholesale
grOcers."
The salt trust case is described as an
indictment under the antitrust act in
of California against the National salt
company for having created a combine
and monopoly to control and enhance the
price of salt The defendants pleaded
guilty May j.. 1903. and were fined $1,000.
A case against the coal carrying roads
Is now Dending before the supreme court
OF the United States, to be heard March
~ on q motion to compel witnesses TO
give testimony before the interstate com
meTce commission and 20 produce books
and papers demanded by the commission
IN an investigation OF the methods Of
conducting business as pursued ~ the
roads.
A case brought by the interstate com
No erce commission against the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway com
pany, 70 restrain -he road from over
charges between points mentioned. is
now. pending before the supreme court
OF the United states on appeal
The hay and straw classification
case brought by the Interstate CONF
merce commission against the Lake
ottole q A4itulSdu soOutuefN railway
company. is now pending ia the circuit
court Of Ohio
THE cotton traffic pool cases against
the Western & Atlantic Railway com
pany, to prevent control Of the routing"
OF cotton. are pending in Georgia
A number of minor cases, it is stated,
have been brought to compel carriers to
make annual reports TO the interstate
commerce commission.
In conclusion the attorney general rec
ommends permanent increase in the
force Of his department. saying it would
result in more satisfactory work at less
expense He recommends a new AS
sistant attorney general TO take charge
Of this class of work; also an additional
assistant attorney general and additional
clerks.