Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-10
BEEF TRUST
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monopoly can be found than the en-
iovment of preferential rates. The
history of the country demonstrates
this
These are the main subjects of the
unlawful conspiracy among the de-
PENDANTS. Others are set forth in The
petition. the purpose of which IS TO
make more effective the main conspir-
acy and render it less easy for the de-
PENDANTS themselves to escape from the
performance Of the unlawful cunspir-
;cy which they have formed. ] will
now consider these subsidiary agree
mrntS:
First: I'm the seventh paragraph OF
the petition, it appears that the de-
PENDANTS have agreed upon this de-
vice: in pursuance Of the conspiracy
among themselves their agents bid up
the price of livestock at certain Sc
lectei times to an abnormal point
This naturally induces the shipment
from other states of livestock to the
points where the price is bid up i'll
quantities much larger than under nor
mai conditions. Then taking advantage
of this congestion Of the markets,
they refrain from bidding against each
other in the purchase of livestock, with
the result that the producers and own
ers of the stock, are forced to sell at
ruinOus prices. Thus the unlawful
conspiracy to refrain from bidding
against each other is made doubly
profitable and the great profits which
come from the transaction in turn in
crease the power Of the combination
ana tend To fasten upon the people
monopoly.
The conspiracy in this case is ancil-
larry to the conspiracy to refrain from
bidding ANA To the creation of the mo-
nOpoly which the whole case diScloSrS.
Second-It j. alleged in the eighth
PARAGRAPH that for the purpose Of aid
ing in the raising lowering fixing and
maintaining of uniform prices for fresh
meats, the defendants coluSiVely re-
strictcd ana curtaird shipments Of
meat to The VHriods markets through
OUT the country. The word "colIective-
~" fairly Interpreted. means thtt they
curtailtd shipments by agreements
with each other. Doubtless such
transaction sometimes may be entirely
|, ultimate. This consideration is rec
osnizrd in the decree, which eXempts
i'i - "a 90, 90 N''iiiiit7 -
shil'liithts l'd"e III 5000 idlth 70 pre-
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Fifth-The same purpose is behind
~. agreement ;tlIr,.r,i IN the MINI II l,;Il-
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tSfH!'ti '' tilf I'il't"ii t' hl'he ana lhI-
pose uniform charges for carriage. The
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81 cr"'it are UNIFORM ana "ll TINS comes
.,buIt !y The agreement of 1h,. PARTIES
l ,,.,:,,,,l,i :, +ha mos, off,n+i,a
ail' = oS'Eht" III the hioSt el't'Ne
WAY t. prohibit in tn" mlnuteSt detail
Iii nncribIn coi,,pn+itiun in nrjfpS
:,
nave not diS'u9Seu' SrPdldt'iH' all
the agreements and acts of the defend
-n,e ,,.li.l ,,.,,,a ,on,nI,in.,I of ~ nm
lawful in the petition ana tnJolned by
the ,l.crac of tho cnIlrt below 7 have
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each Of them. that they relate To inter