The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-10
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s1Octlarcs That Combination is IN
Restraint Trade and III.
B rs sgs rs Unlawful s83,
oWiPRlC Es ARE CONTROL. Led {. 3
Conspiracy H 5a VS. sl .t On. by
Periodical Sccrcts Meetings
Throughout Country.
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IS WASH NGTOr n, & y. Gu Jan. o.--Attor-i
.sney-Gchefal Moody to-day resumed Ills
argumeiit{ oil behalf S4or5 the government
\ hofore he Supreme Court Or tlih. United
X States Iii the c:lsc Of swiftsnnd company
VS. United States. commonly Z KNOW 8ns
4 tho beefatrnstg cnsc, beg gin las day.
K Mr., Moody declared the inquiry had nnr--
5roWed down d only TWO questions forstflei
determination of the col rt--W hetl1cr#th he
b commerce In tho case ,il 9 Il 90 i1llllerce
among the States. and &c 20. whet llcr ~ 9
agreement constltutcaa monopoly Or any
i stiite q IL f fit ii Clearly sboWn
Entered Into Agreement. 5i3.
Persons owning, lye stock ,ind lying e:
acciistonied to send TmuciS stock 4 to- the
& various stock 5ynrda NAMED for% the pir-
pose Of sale there. Tic tlefendnlltsw who
fgG
slaugiitering ana converting II into FRESH s
neat tered = Wlth
y nach other. except colornply.. ~ the purS-
chase Of such. I've stock With tllc pllr-
N pose and resi-! I o. suppreS;,sil,g all &eo IN
IAN sngrecnent having, been tl,us clearly
SGstahlished, fleS s,iid The tl,lestio1 arose
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character OF he trn nsact l0il. o B Va ~:
where an ownci8o ~ coInm6ditysl WING Id
one u anotller, continues
& dSftfcinding the sal of BthcBconnlOdity.
Mr.. Mood concluded 81 mat these liI sac
crs - restF1t +, II egl
l nT; al rSSaninE sai "a So iaes''o' &
s..s.Thcf defendants have comblncd and ilti
conspircd arbitrarily 10 IRA Ire. over anu
S1ix the prlc OF fresh meat E ~,
them uniform ms among ihcmselyes. lil !,
" g fIG.,yh
y country blythe agents and q attorneys Sof
lie defendants iese neetinss..lIn i:
form prices arc u greed upon. Due nollce
and the efe1r1nnts adj hare to- the prices
IS thus fixed that such enlargement " ".
tes aa , Tfsss tIed r,la Of
8try,is SO plain hat cannot permit ny 81
3 SELF toaarg,e IT,. ssja5ss
II Is Restraint Of Trade
l3s8 The only question was whether the
commerce it restraints was Interstate com,
incrce on this point MI; q sa.n
trolling sixty per cont. OF the fresh meat
Industry Of the whole country, the the si1
gtiowiisnt 8tilcir slniight term 81 nd pack
blishments, aud Wit ii.t iila u! .ilS
3iigcnis$:tnd attorneys. ST read - hrougfout
tho country, clothing their tritnsi g. Ions
fand 5sllcltcrinS heir misconduct by clpEer
and secret Gods s over IA tse, ana
when n thus lowered or raise cd, 54 lx ana
1t mhfntain ~ q bsOlmt among them q
Y selves. the price Of every pound 8ol g one
$ofS5the great necessities OF Iii ;ts y er--.
tiers and follows channels OF Interstate
commerce. This Isl an unlawful restraint
a d commerce among the Sta S
In gcohclusion,$ Mr. Moody sal 1: .gf9
81 These defendants are engaged IN &i IN
III erst;lte commerce. They buy II heir raw
material which IS 8gitt hercd together from
anl1s thc# cattle raising States and HI terri
tories Of the 8En.on and sen 10 to- 10 great
live stock markets Oft he country. a tier
b hey$hnvo transformed hat ma terial Into
81 hpEtinIshcd product, & icy sell it through
out the United: States. The combination
8which5ithey8 have entered into is designed
q Id restrain all their business transactions
exclusive q fI#inannfacturc, by ~ the 81 Pr
preston fall competition therein. bot II.
B in thGlrSplirchases and their5sales, by the
fixing and maintaining OF uniform prices
fort their product, 50 far rs posi- BILE. tn-5
form prices for their raw ma terial: and
by: obtaining such unln Wful 5nd yantagcsi
nstcDd #to$creato IN oiopol y In II nee s-
Sfsity&or life. 33445 81
Mr.. Miller concluded the case for the
packers. A On tho poin HIS IA O(whetll Ell the
Understanding etwecn5 the pack ers eff cts
NJ restraint of$trade us prohibited by the
Sherman act, lie argued that the present
4 case presents mo analogy to thesAddy-7
stone pipe case. for3t thai case there was
4 a division &of territorys among glnanufac-s
turcrs.6 No&sucll effort was made in tho
Vi case of tho $pac rs. 5 Sj 33fs