Bisbee daily review., 1905-03-01

large number Of bills were passed by the House today by unanimous con- sent. An evening session was held in order to discuss the general defic- iency appropriation bill. During the day bills amending the homestead laws as to lands in South Dakota and Colorado, so as to permit entry of GAO acres instead of 160, vel discussed.
 Washington, Feb. 2S.-Through the efforts of Representative Kehoe of Kentucky, there seems to be little doubt that Congress will order anoth- CT trust investigation, this time of the American Tobacco Company and allied corporations.
 MT. Kehoe introduced a resolution directing that the Department of Con- merce and Labor investigate the op- erationS of the trust, and especially why the price of tobacco in Kentucky and other Southern States is steadily falling, while the price Of the manu- factured product is steadily increas- ing.
 The resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary, which had adjourned for the session, but arrange ments have been made for a meeting very soon, when it is expected the res olution will be favorably reported.
 The Department of Justice has all ready begun an investigation of the Tobacco Trust, to ascertain whether 1t was violating the Sherman anti trust law.
 "The purpose of my resolution" Mir Kehoe said today, lis the same with reference to the operation of the American Tobacco Company as was embodied in the recent resolution passed by the House with reference to the operations of the Standard Oil Company in Kansas.
 Before the organization of the To- bacco Trust, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio leaf tobacco were easily sold at from 12 to 20 cents per pound, and [ thousands of our citizens found prof Aitable employment in the handling, buying and selling, while the various markets were crowded with buyers.
 This condition has entirely chang ed since the trust came upo. the scene. For the last few years our to- Daccos have sold from 3 to 10 cents a pound-not enough to warrant it's pro- duction, while there is virtually but one buyer.
 'To remedy the existing evil, the farmers of Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio, recently organized associations known as the Burley Growers Asso- citation, and the Kentucky and Ten lnaccaa DrOfaofiva Tohanno Crovyaro' Association. It required about S1O,- 100000 to finance the Burley Growers Association. After it had contracts with the growers for so per cent of the crop and the growers themselves subscribed for $50O,000, and many of our busiest citizens had given most of their time to perfect their organiza- tion, the promise of certain New York financiers to advance the necessary $10,000,000 was obtained.
 ''rhe growers had done all their work, fulfilled their part of the con tract and were ready to receive the money promises. They offered at least $20,000, ,000 security for the loan, but were told that they could not get the money. In my section it is gen erally believed that the Tobacco Trust, taking advantage of its con- nection with the leading New York financial institutions, prevented the growers association from getting the money.
 'One swing of the Tobacco Trusts big stick was sufficient to almost de- stroy the organization. We still have hone however of being abIe tO get the money from institutions not con- trolled by this gigantic trust. If un- successful, the Tobacco Trust will be the beneficiary and the tobacco grow CTS the sufferers"