The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-07-08
INDICIF1
UEA@ CONCERNS ACCUSE, !,
VIOLATING LAWS,
Some Of the indictments Ara.
individual f,embcr. =, =
tIoas and Some Ao.,.., :.
poretlons ThemseNe..
Swim sad Norris on the Liz,

0.-1ne federal p,,,,
jury Saturday handed in a reno. s'aad
dicting seventeen men prominsp. i = H.
packing industxies Of the cons .s !" TIE
violation Of the Sherman a,.; lot
law. and four officials Of tho sohr. as
child & Sulzberger COMPANY s -.
legged rebating with the railro.a W. ~
sides these individual indictman... =, ~,
were voted against i've oorpor.s u.'s'
A rmour & Co., Swift & c. N
Morris & Co., the Cudshv p." s.:0a
Company and the Fairbanks C.~.:
Company.
The Hen Indicted.
The mon indicted for ALLEGED 49,.
spiracy in restraint of trade vh;as
constitutes violation Of the shs, rsu
act, are: 'a
J. Ogden Armour, president Of 4,
mour b Go. "
Charles Armour, Arthur Meekar p
J. Corners, p. A. Valentine and 3d.
uel McRoberts, all officials Of Armon,
& Co.
Louis F. Swift. president Of Swift s.
Co.
Charles Swift. Lawrence A. Csro,
Arthur F. Evans, R. G. MoMsnua a
n. Veeder, D. e. Hartwell Edward
Swift, officials of Swift & Co.. Edvsra
Cudahy, Of Cudahy Packing Comuany
Edward Morris and Ira W. Morris n
Nelson Morris & Co.
The four employees of Schwarzcbila
& Sulzbergebr, who were indicted for
alleged rebating with the railroads. srs
all connected with the traffic depsrt.
ment Of the corporation. Their Names
are Samuel Veil, B. 8. Cusey, C. E.
Todd, v. D. Skipworth.
Contain Ten Counts.
The indictments voted for ALLEGED
violation Of the antitrust law were
identical in each instance. The indict
ments contained each ten counts.
The first and second counts Of the
indictments pertained only to beef sold
in domestic trade. The third charges
q conspiracy in restraint of trade and
commerce among the states and with
foreign nations in fresh, smoked, dried,
CURED canned and picked meats and
in certain by-produets Of the packing
industry.
The fourth count charges that the
same matters mentioned in the third
count as being in restraint Of trade
and commerce constituted an ofense
on the part Of the packers to monopo-
lize such trade and commerce.
The fifth count specifically covers
the handling Of by-products, and de-
scribes a conspiracy in restraint Of
trade to be effective in the same way
as set forth in the third count with
reference to all the products mentioned.
The sixth count charges the castings
conspiracy to be an attempt to monop'
olize trade and commerce in that CON-
modify in the United States and IN
foreign countries.
The seventh count sets forth the par
ticulars concerning the organization OF
the National Packing company sna
charges that the object and effect OF
that organisation was to destroy CON-
petition not only between the packes
who were interested in the NatlonlA
Packing Company, but between tn0
ten other small packing compsm~
which were consolidated by the device
Of organizing the National PACKING
Company. and this is described ~
conspiracy in restraint OF trace sn'
commerce.
The eighth count makes out tne
ganiaztion of the National fscIine
Company to be an attempt to monOp
Ollie the same trade and oomme'00'
The tenth count relates to slmliM sO
tions in connection with meats anu "
products.