The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-12
ATTACK
UPON COMBINE
Harvester Trust Accused by Former
Employe.
MILLIONS MADE IN REBATES
COURT ASKED TO ORDER AN
ACCOUNTING.

HICAGO, July u.-AnOther attack
Il was made this afternoon upon the
International Harvester company
by Rodney B. Swift. formerly head of
the experimental department of the
Mccormick branch of the harvester
company Swift's connection with the
company was severed some months ago,
and suit commenced against him by
the officials of the company who alleged
that he had defrauded them in the sale
of a patent
In his bill filed this afternoon Swift,
as a stakeholder. demands an account
ing from the company. and demands
that the court force the company to
cease taking rebates from railroad COM
panies and also compel the company to
return TO the railroads moneys, said by
Swift to have been illegally exacted
from the railroads in the past.
Millions in Rebates.
Swift declares that up to Sept. 60
1902, the Mccormick branch of the har-
vester company alone forced the rail-
roads to pay it, through rebates and
the operation of the Illinois Northern
road a sum in excess of Sc. 00O, 900. Up
TO the same date, the money received
in rebates by the Plano branch of the
harvester company through the agency
of the Chicago, West Pullman & South
ern railroad amounted to $500, 0O0-
Since Sept. 80, 1902, it is declared that
nine other railway companies have
been making payments or rebates to the
International Harvester company under
the guise of an alleged division of
freight rates with the Illinois Northern
company. Swift asserts that the al
legged illegal rebates made to the In
ternational company since 1902 amount
to more than S1.000,00O.
Goes Into Details.
Swift goes into the details of the or
ganiZatiOn Of the International Har-
Vester company, declaring that shortly
after it's formation an arrangement
was made between President Cyrus H
Mccormick, Charles Deering. George
w. Perkins and William q. Lane, TO
the effect that all of the stock of the
International company should be put in
charge of the first named three men as
trustees for voting purposes until 1912.
Swift demands that the voting agree
ment be terminated by the court.
Great Profits.
1t is further declared in the bill that
the business of the international Har-
NeSLer company Is OF an extremely
profitable character. He asserts that
harvesting machines can be produced
and delivered by the company for So;
the company receives $95 for them from
agents, who in turn sell them for 1925
Swift says that all his demands for an
examination of the company's books
have been refused.
1t is further declared that the un-
lawful course of the directors of the
corporation has damaged the harvester
to the extent of $4,000, O00
which amount Swift demands the di-
rectors to repay TO the company
Scope of Injunction.
The Injunction demanded by Swift
asks that the court prevent purchase
by the company of any manufacturing
plants when the purpose of the pur-
chase is in whole or in part the sup
preston of competition; use of any
money or property by the International
company for the defeat of
the enactment of any law by any leg
islative body in the United States or
elsewhere, or for corruptly influencing
elections, or the work Of taxing bodies;
or combination with the Plymouth
Cordage company for monopoly of the
binder Irvine trade, of the United
States. sttft,,gsffsttsft
No time NISSAN been set for the
of the case in court.