The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-27
PACKERS MAY
QUIT TEXAS
OFFICIALS TALK OF CLOSING
PLANTS w LONE STAR STATE.
Continual Prosecution BY Attorne
General for Violation Of Anti.
Trust Laws Not Pleasant 70
Armour and Swift.

Swift interests In Texas for the pur.
pose OF securing sl2.OOO.00O pen.
atty for violation of antitrust laws.
may result IN the closing of ail the
uaeklng plants IN Texas. ani the with
srawal o. The Chicago packing con
Germs from that state.
This was the announcement made
by officials Of the Swift and Armour
companies. In discussing the effects
~ the suits brought against them by
the attorney general Of Texas.
The officials declared the packing
business IN Texas was just being
put upon a prosperous basis and that
it was sim In an experimental stage
They declare the question OF with.
drawing from business IN Texas has
been considered several times when
The Chicago companies were being
harassed by a multiplicity Of suits
and that the litigation for $4,000.
Ocd, II pushed. will be followed BY the
execution Of the plans which have
been in contemplation
The withdrawal Of the Chicago
companies from Texas would mean
the loss OF work to 5000 employees
and the removal q an investment OF
T0O0.OO0
Armour 4 co. have three plants
in the Fort Worth district and Swift
4 co. have three in the state.
Some time agoSchwarzschild &
sulzbergor and the Cudahy people
were planping to engage in business
in Texas " the solicitation Of the ca.
tie growers, but the harasslns pol!?y
pursued against the concerns caused
a change In the plans.
Schwarzschild & Sul1bors"r a1f
the Cudahy people. insta,; - loclt
ing In Texas. foual ether states safof
for their investments
Now the Swift and Armour pcopic
are regrctting they ever entered the
state. and declare that they have
stood as much from litigation which
Is periodically Instituted against theil
as they can and prefer to leave the
territory to others
\ cannot understand the reason
Tor litigation" said Attorney ALBEIT
n. Veodcr. tonight
The amount Tor which the lltga.
tion Is brought Is greater than the
total investment and possible cara.
ings Of the Texas packing plants fSr
several years. II seems to me the a..
tacks on the packing companies arc
made for popular eject In the end.
however, I believe the people will sSe
the truth and there will be a reaction
against the constant hara IsIng and
persecution of the packers'
1T is another outbreak u hys;eria
against the packers slll General
Manager Connors Of ATmou. & 70
ITO Judge the packing business
from the litigation brought IN Texas
one would ,hink the Arm,vr people
were making large proht' y that
state A. q matter lf fact there has
been little profit from thers Tor the
plants are still In thrir first stage.
This is not th' frat attack upoa
the packers In that state, but Il Is so
farfcichod and unreasonable rs pur.
pose Is palpOble.
There have been prosecutions un.
der various preteNts, both 10y authori.
Ties and individuals who posed as re-
formers.
This seems TO be the limit
"The holdings and earnings of sew
cral years OF the packers would not
reach -uch a sum as Sl2.000,O65 How
can the packers expect fair trial
Of the issues Of questions Of law and
fact in a community which looks with
favor upon such lIllgation?"
Il believe the people Of Texas will
finally get onto the political schemes
which seok TO make candidates possi
blo At the expense OF erippling or en-
tirely destroying legitimate enter
priscs,' said Attorney Evans a Swift
y co. before that Is doue, how
eycr there may be- some Developments
which will be most damaging 20 theil
interests All the packers want Il
honest and fair treatment. free from
prejudice and personal plans"