The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-19
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cessity Of OIyah-zat on.

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t. Da Farming, and Ike OBJ
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Il 10 ing from ile inc. natl
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n " he a. S. IL E. wCLld nee hat
ca ldi ion ant pre- 'ent he .usts
fl m exit ndins the same letl, Of
do lii g t. all farm, p, odr.ts:
hi -ag' October ~ Ev den be-
f. e he Interstate Co-lmo rec ON
NJ ;si' today disclosed that A our
& CO ha re complete .,:ntl ii {, the
fl lit yro" ing industry IF he / ajor
porto II Of the United Stairs With
tn; Cop ration Of the ra, Iroa it
&C nps S tommi, ion ne. chants, 'ruit
q wets and all others ENGAGED :, the
in lus ry 20 pay a tribute or ION
e ) t. 81" car 70. the pr.vil, of
sh PIP; 'lg ruit aud veget lbl, :, t. mar
kt s. Tn penalty Il refusing an
81 ba1 20 m all shi pm. ITS an en-
&C Gee re iremelt from bu inc
ID, ard Dav'~ !, { I.c, go assi zee
fc f Yosemite Wiley F. ait >m-
p y, fur nisher tn, I'M, ISIS, ers
WI h vid' nee Of 4iscl mil lion
ins ,tion of aruit or inc
co mt aga nst :;lulviu lals hat
&C y, led fruit row c4- in ,re. is
trl is to ct til, ir truz. re 0 the
gr-unu, while exhorD.tant prices
were charged for fruit in nearby cit
les.
The Armour company hauls cars
from Kansas City for 80 cents per
mile, $40 for icing, and charges 43
cents a hundred for freight with
icing charges Of $45 car from Ten
nessee and Illinois. ALI of Tennes-
sees products are barred from Chi
cago markets by a prohibitive icing
charge of $40 a car, while Georgia
points ship twice as much freight in
a car with one-half the tariff rate
and Is per cent. less in icing charges.
In order to make the charge appear
the railroads delay the
cars two days in transit. Mr.. Da-
vies refused to pay charge Of $45
for icing cars from Illinois points
and Armour & Co. notified him to re-
tire from business. He continued to
receive shipments, but all railroads
having contracts with Armour re-
fused to accept shipments to- his firm
unless exhorbitant charges were paid
in advance.
In Michigan they stopped all ship
ments. c. A. Bayers, of the Love
Fruit Company, testified that his
firm and other dealers were unable
to get cars to ship consignments,
while Armour sent agents to buy up
the fruits in their territory and
shipped them without icing charges
to other agents in different parts of
the country.
On a few eastern lines the icing
charges very from $3.50 to 500 a car
for longer hauls than those included
in the testimony today
One firm Of local dealers owns 80
cars, but was not permitted to use
them on the Pere Marquette line I'M
til they agreed to charge Armour
rates. Chicago dealers have found
Armour & Co. control the egg and
poultry markets by the same meth
DDS. They have sought relief by u.s.
ing boats, but in winter lake traffic
closes and in the summer it is made
luate.
Witnesses testified that but for the
charges by Armour &
20. all Southern fruits and vegetab-
es could be sold in Northern mar
lets; that prices of fruit and SINH
ar products would be reduced so per
ent. in cities, and thousands of car
Dads Of fruit that are now permit
ed to rot on the grounds in the
country might be shipped to the
titles and sold to consumers for one
bird of the present prices dealers
re forced to charge.
That the condition shown above is
serious one every thinking person
n the United States, no matter
whether former or artisan, trade or
professional man, rich or poor, must
ldmit. The American Society of
equity teaches price making and
controlled marketing, and this is
IMPLY sufficient to secure equitable
prices to producer and consumer.
But transportation necessarily comes
between these two classes, and I'M