The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-31
COURT SAY.s.B !: I ]:
TRUSTS ILLEGAL

IN At proportlon OF the dealers in fresh
mea & throughout the United sta tes not not
~ l,d 4 r,ajnst each other In tho 1.-Two stock
,narket g Of tho different States to pig
N priccs far q few days In order TO ~ 4
:duce the cattle men to send their ptoc =
to tic stock yards y to fix prices s At Whlcn
they will sell and to that END GO s5 =!
shipments Of meat When tlacce s', y, -
establish uniform, rue q y.
dealers ana to keep a black list5t 81 take
uniform and improper charges Tor cart =
prc and finally to get less than lawful y
l.ates from tho railroads to the EXCLUSION
Of competitions. /, q
Tie also said 1.-THE combination alleged
embraces res traint$ and monopo! ~ Or tt 9
". In IL single State al though It's c1 i
upon commerce among the states, IS no {
accident, secondary, remote u. mercy 9
probablc.'''' \. q III. 4,
s.f Speaking further on the question Of In
reference with interstate commerce = us
lEticbt Holnnes saiu that g. charge was made
| 81 q con,binu ton of independents deal
orr to restrict the competition4of$ thcl's
agents when purchasing stock for the I'M III
the stock yards. 81 he Z pure ana q, 4
their slaughtefing houses al '' 80 he SAID,
! largely ii different States from those
of the stock yards and the seilers 81 tt,e
cattle. perhaps 5it N Is not too nlcl, to
assume largely iii different Stutcs from
either. The interest Of the combination
| IS not merely To- h restrict # com % tltloll
,nmong tho parties fDu t,ias we nave stlld'5
by force OF tho general allegation q t the
lend OF the bill, to MD an tenn 20
nonopoilzc commerce. among 5-.ie states
IIe added :: hen ca tito a. sent f!1
sale from&a place III one STATE, " w tlle.
cypectat lorSt hatFtley will end their tran
Sit, after purchase in another. 9nnd when
Fin effect they do SO, wi tn only the IN
corruption necessary to find y pure nser.
at the stock yards, and WI len Ills IS Y
ltypical, cons family recurring course, tho
| current. thus existing Il Is u current; OF
commerce among the, Statcs and II g. pll
chase Of the cattle IS q part and incld en-,
OF such commerce.. j. Il y; a v 35} 4
! Movement Against Other Trusts
The Department OF Justice is now az
Tier tho paper trust and the tobacco trust.
Action has been begnn8in the case, OF enc
paper trust, and the -epacco trust is
being investigated. * special attorney
Iyofsthe department is now in TENNESSEE,
securing evidence, and It Is his lnten-
lftion to 60 to Richmond lii d short inc
| for the purpose Of obtaining 1t there also;
| AS soon as he reports to- the department.
| steps will be taken to hale tho trust INTO o
court, ana laye3it declared al unlawful
| combinnti ion. It Is said me agent O. y
department has already obtained sulricl-
lent evidence to warrant the institution
yofHsuits IN a. Tx ~ s5iiL3f TX 4; i. i
~ favorable dcclslonsi in tho case against
II 20 tobacco trust could hardly be or more
benefit to the people Of Virginia than the
Il IN of tlle court To- day, especially g
| the cattle growers OF the valley ana the
4 southwest. Prices have lecuncd for tho
IIast decade, With occasional rallies an,l
1.-The industry Inns been greatly depressed
thousands of head arc exported 70 Eng :
| land every fall. but tho agent Of the trust
met the cargoEat tho wharyes In III Verr
rool, as Colonel George w. Miles. ot
Pulaski. said In a speech at Elk Garden.
last fail md paid the same the trust OF
ferod III Virginia. With about tho cost Of
cartilage added, III the Injunction Is en-
forced, the pricc Of m eat to tho consumer
liwlll DO nucli reduced. %ns.lt Will be pos !
sble FOR competition TO become once
moro an elements In the packing industry.