The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-22
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DOODLE CHARGES
HIT SOUTH DAKOTA

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Woman s Suit Against Harvester
Trust Accuses Legislators in
Irvine Matter.
Chicago, June 22.-Linked with other
sensational charges Of corruption BY the
sensational statement by Mrs. Margaret
Ct. Swift, in a bill in chancery made
public in full yesterday, that the har-
vester trust has corrupted legislators In
South Dakota, Illinois and Kansas
| Mrs. Swift s action follows accusations
by the harvester company against her
husband, and her bill is as counter
mine explosion.
The charge in connection with the
South Dakota legislature deals with
the defeat of a bill for the establish
ment Of binder Irvine plant two years
money, ut the charge reads, .scontributed
! by the said International Harvester
company
Interrogatories covering more than
fifty pages Of the printed bill are pre-
sented. Bearing on the South Dakota
charge is the following:
ssDid the International company
have an agent in South Dakota in 1903
named Lamb, and an agent named Hor-
ace L. Daniels, and did Daniels act as
agent for the International Harvester
| company in the use of money among
4 members Of the legislature Of South
| Dakota to defeat proposed legislation
pertaining to the manufacture Of binder
| twineP IF so, when was money sent, to
whom and how much9
Purchase of Competing Concerns
/ The action of the directors with re-
spect to. the purchase Of the property
by Mrs. Swift It is claimed that in
1908 the directors purchased the assets
of the D. M. Osborne company, New
York corporation, for $4,0OO,0OO, the
assets of the Aultman-Miller company,
an Ohio corporation, for 100000, and
Harvester company for 100000.
The purchases Of the stock and as
sets Of the companies named, it is de-
clared, was in pursuance OF the con-
spiracy to obtain monopoly. Mrs.
Swift asserts the purchases were Who'll
ly unnecessary Tor the purposes OF car r
| rying on the International company 8
business, and were fraudulent appro-
priation of the International company
money.
Monopoly of Irvine Trade.
4 It is also alleged that during the pres
ent year the International company and
the Plymouth Cordage company, which,
together, are said to manufacture and
sell at least 95 per cent Of the binder
Irvine used in the United States, have
entered into a combination to monop-
olize the entire trade and to fix prices
in violation Of the laws of the various
states.
It is revealed in the bill that the
|; keystone company, ostensibly compet'
itor of the International company, is In
reality owned by that corporation:
Besides the past offenses complained
; of, Mrs. Swift declares it is the lnten-
tion Of the managing directors, OF the
complete monopoly of the manufacture
and sale of harvesting and other farm
:. machinery in the United States, asserts
they intend to disregard all laws whlef
, stand in their way which they safely
! can disregard, and intend to eon rltll'i<
l officers and also to continue the alleged
, tax frauds. ~,
l 49, Mrs. Swift a Stakeholder.
Mrs. Swift has been stakeholder II
the company since May 1, when she Sc
cured possession Of thirty "McCormacl
8 certifeates' issued to Samuel D! Por
ter, with a par value Of $lo0 each
These certificates were issued by TIT
: company as means Of rewardlng EN-
t ployees having a record for continuous
b and good service by giving them an In
: terest in the profits.
i, When her husband. who had beer
s head of the patent department Of tn
t company, was sued for the recovery o.
t $4,000, he was alleged to have taken b,
t fraudulent manipulation of the pric
9 paid for patent corn shredder, and at
terward was sued also for the recover,
n of the certifcates'' given him for hi
e services, all his shares, represented b,
It certificates, were transferred to hi
e wife She thus became stockholdel
e and since Nav / has held 225 shares o
n stock.
Ii It is as shareholder that she file
e the bill alleging that the unlawful act
It of the directors are bringing the com
t. pany into disrepute, iniuring the prop
d erty interests Of the stockholders, an
3 tending eventually to destroy the valu
/ Of this property.
W Prayer Of the Bill.
L Mrs. Swift prays that the compan
% be required to account for money whic
q is alleged to have been misused an
j.. further:
= That the directors be prohibited fro
: taking rebates from railroad compan1e
20 That they be compelled to make homes
- returns Of property for assessment pul
g. poses
~ That they be restrained from certai
unlawful acts in which they are allege
4 to have been engaged in pursuance of
conspiracy alleged to have been entere
into by them to obtain a monopoly Of tn
manufacture and sale Of harvesting ar
/ other agricultural machines.
WITH IMPURE DRINKING WAITE
/, Use Horsford' $ Acid Phosphate.