Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-18
THE BEEF TRUST IS BOSS.

has been called to many cases Of
ptomnine poisoning resulting from eat.
Ing game or poultry which had been
stored In an undrawn state. The real
evil comes from freezing more or less
] tainted meats and fish, The process
Of decay Is checked, but the ptomaines
remain. The purchaser does not detect
any Odor, but gastro enteritls Ii apt
to result none the less
"rhere Is suspicion that much Of
the sickness contracted In strange
hotels, Is thus caused"
Daily News cattle report January 10:
equality was rather poor. offers run.
ming largely to Gamers and cutters.
Hull trade was steady mt yesterdays
decline. Bologna bulls were taken
more readily thnn the fat Sorts"
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. Why?
Why In not the Illinois Antitrust
law strictly enforced against the real
trusts?
The law II upon the statute books
and Ii rlgidly lived up to as against
small and honest corporations which
IRE obliged to make afiidavit once a
year and send the same with one dol.
lar to Springfield to prove that they
are not In trust.
A Trust has no more standing In
law In Illinois than Burglar. Both
exist In violation of the law ana both
IRE felons In the eyes Of the law.
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The Reef Trust absolutely controls
legislation In Illinois. 1t does as II
pleases with the people.
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Why does not the Attorney General
Of Illinois get after the Beef Trust
| Antitrust Law Vlolated.-It IL vio'
lating the trust laws Of Illinois by par
ceiling out territory between subordin
ate concerns.
| In being IN organization In restraint
Of trade besides violating every de-
tail Of the Antitrust law.
Fraud In Products Sold-Milllons OF
pounds Of beef. pork, mutton, sausage
ana other products have been sold un
der false names ana false representa-
lions, containing materials other thar
those represented to the buyer.
Fraud In Beef S0ld-MIlllOns Of
pounds of inferior beef have been solt
', to government and private consumers
Killing Independent Concerns-Th'
Beef Trust has organized and still Il
organizing fake independent com
panies as final desperate measure
to crush competitors who refuse Il
buy of the trust
] Rebates to Dealers-In every t6wl
ut least one principal dealer gets
secret rebate In consideration OF hi
agreement to buy no "Outside" or In
dependent beef, pork or mutton.
Secret Service MethOds-Canvass
ers are sent out In the guise OF dis
trlbutOrs to secure the names OF per
sons buying independent beef.
Crushing COmpetitOrs-Beef Ia SOLE
at cost and below until Independent
competitors are driven out.
!. How many murders IL the Bee
e Trust guilty of In Chicago? How
3 many innocent people are killed ever!
: year by tuberculosis and cancer?
There will be some music over th'
Beef Trust when the next Illinois Leg
islature meets.
, The Beef Trust controls the fOOt
supply Of the American people.
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What did that delegation OF Stool
, Yards commission men ask the mayo
to do?
Did they ask him to order the cit!
health inspectors out Of the Stool
Yards?
Why did the city administration
point with pride to the fact that I
protected the people Of Chicago from
the Beef Trust for five months ant
then funk?
Did the same influences affect thii
administration that health officials