The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-06-03
BEEF TRUST SPREADS
ITSELF OVER ENGLAND
Big Combine Trying Hard to Cob
BILE the Meat Trade Of
England.
All That Stands in Trusts Way Is
Canadian Paci c
Railway.

Chicago, Ill.,, June 1.-The Chicago
packing trust is after the British beef
eater with a determination that shows
it means to get him. The Canadian Pa
cific railroad is all that now stands
in the way of the great trust having
the kingdom Of Great Britain as COM
pletely at it's mercy for the beefs up
ply as the people Of the United States
are now. The old trust methods are
being used, the control Of the shipping
facilities, and, except for the line of
ships from Montreal to British ports,
the trust has that control.
With the control Of the trans-Atlan-
tic shipments in it's power, the packing
house combinat tion can control the sup
pl yand fix the rates. as we'll as es-
tabllsh the stability Of the British
market as easily as it does that OF
America. Neither shippers nor lnde-
pendent slaughterers can interfere with
the trusts business If they have no
means of getting their products to the
place Of sale.
The first step OF the trust to get the
British market in it's grip was to make
contracts with the owners Of boats
running down the st. Lawrence River
for their cattle space. AS the contracts
were offered in the dull season the
transportation companies signed them
eagerly, but when the busy season
came they learned that the trust in
sisted that no additional boats should
be put on. The boat owners had to
submit. the alternative being that hey
would lose the trust shipments. The
Canadian Pacific railway company,
however, baked at the arrangement
and is still holding out.
The Canadian Pacific operates a line
of steamers from Montreal to British
ports OF considerable cattle carrying
capacity. When trust representatives
presented their proposal to contract all
thi sspace the railroad people insisted
on reserving the right to run extra
boats for the accommodation of cat
tlemen in Alberta, Assiniboi, Manitoba
and Ontario.
AS this would defeat the object Of the
trust, which is to prevent independents
from using the st. Lawrence outlet, no
contract with the Canadian Pacific has
yet been made. Trust pressure Is, how
ever being brought to bear to accom-
plish this end. ...-,1, -. :.
~ Gauad Racia
s.tr0it from Its connecting line, the Wa:
bash, a large tonnage Of packing house
product destined for New England
points. Should it fail to turn it's ocean
facilities over to the trust, it will face
the danger OF being deprived Of that
traffic.
BY the regulations imposed ythe
British government, Canada and the
United States are the only countries
privileged to send live cattle to the
ports of England and Scotland. Con-
sequently the trust has but to bottle
up Canada to practically control the
trade
All last summer Canadian cattlemen
gave the trust lively competition across
the Atlantic.
Hank" Crasswell, one of Texas big
cattle kings, four years ago secured a
lease OF a large pasture in Alberta
from the Canadian government, sent
al 1.-The cattle bred by his company in
Texas to Canada to be matured there,
and last summer began exporting them.
Murdo Mckenzie. president of the
Matador ckompany, three months ago
secured a similar lease from the Cana
dian government. and is preparing to
move 10000 Texas cattle there this
year.
Every Texas steer matured on Cam
adam grass will go to British ports to
compete with the Chicago packers
dressed beef trade. It is expected that
the. Canadian Pacific will protect these
cattle interests by refusing to give the
trust the desired monopoly of cattle
space on it's ocean liners.