Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

lins been called to many cases Of
ptomaine poisoning resulting from eat.
Ing game or poultry which had been
stored In an undrawn state. The real
evil comes from freezing more or lcas
tainted meats apd fish. The process
OF decay II checked. but the ptomaines
remain. The purchaser docs not detect
any odor, but a gnstro-enteritis 10 apt
to result none the less.
"There Ia a suspicion that much Of
the sickness contracted In strange
hotels, Is thus cnused."
Daily News cattle report January 10:
equality was rather poor. offers run.
ming largely to Gamers and cutters.
Bull trade was stendy at yesterdays
decline. Bologna bulls were taken
more readily than the fat SORTS"
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The Standard OIL Trust does not
sell cancer or Tuberculosis to the peo-
pie. But the Newspaper Trust finds
abundant space to dvote to the OIL
Trust but has not line for the Beef
Trust Whyf
Why n not the Illinois Antitrust
law strictly enforced against the real
trusts?
The law n upon the statute books
and 10 rigldly lived up to a. against
small ana honest corporations which
are obliged to make afiidavit once
year and send the same with one dol.
lar to Springfield to prove that they
are not In a trust.
A Trust has no more standing In
law In Illinois than a Burglar. Both
exist In violation Of the law and both
are felons In the eyes Of the law.
The Reef Trust absolutely controls
legislation In Illinois. 1t does a. It
pleases with the people.
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Why does not the Attorney General
Of Illinois yet after the Beef Trust
on the following points:
Antitrust Law viOlated.-It In VIC.
lating the trust laws Of Illinois by par.
ceiling out territory between subordin.
ute concerns.
In being an organisation IN restraint
Of trade besides violating every de.
tall Of the Antitrust law.
Fraud In Products Sold-Alillions OF
pounds Of beef, pork, mutton, sausage
and other products have been sold un.
der false names and false representa-.
lions. containing materials other than
those represented to the buyer.
Fraud In Reef SOld-NIllions of
pounds Of inferior beef hive been sold
to government ana private consumers.
Killing Independent COncerns-rhe
Reef Trust has organized ami still Ia
organizing fake Independent com.
panles as final desperate measure
to crush competitors who refuse to
buy Of the trust.
Rebates to Dealers-In every town
Mt least one principal dealer. gets n
secret rebate In consideration OF his
agreement to buy no "outside" or In.
dependent beef, pork or mutton.
Secret Scrvice Methods-Canvass
ers are sent out In the guise of dis.
tributors to secure the names of per.
sons buying Independent beef.
CRUSHING rompctltors-Beef Ia sold
at cost nj below until Independent
competitors are driven out.
How many murders il the Beef
Trust guilty of In Chicago? How
many innocent people are killed every
year by tuberculosis and cancer?
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There will be some music over the
Beef Trust when the next Illinois Leg.
islature meets.
The Beef Trust controls the food
supply OF the American people.
%6
What did that delegation of Stock
Yards commission men ask the mayor
to do?
Did they ask him to order the city
18th inspectors out of the Stock
Jag
BY did the city administration
with pride to the fact that It
tected the people of Chicago from
~ Beef Trust for five months and
then funk?
Did the same influences affect this
administration that health officials