Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-19
THE BEEF TRUST IS BOSS.

has 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 loss
tainted meats and fish. The process
Of decay II checked, but the ptomaines
remain. The purchaser does not detect
any Otlor, but gastro.cnteritis Ii apt
to result none the less.
'"Tfere In a suspicion that much Of
the sickness contracted In strange
hotels, IL thus causet."
Daily News cnttie report January 10:
equality was rather poor. Offers run.
ming largely 70 canners ana cutters.
Bull trade was steady 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 tho poo
pie. But tho Newspaper Trust finds
abundant space to dvote to the OIL
Trust but has not a line for the Beef
Trust Why?
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Why Ia not the Illinois Ant. Trust
law strictly enforced against the real
trusts?
The law Ia upon the statute booiss
and Il rigidly lived up to ~ against
small and honest corporations which
are Obliged to make AFFIDAVIT once .
year and send the same with one dol.
lar to Springfield to prove TINT they
are not In a trust.
A Trust has no moro standing In
Flaw In Illinois than Burglar. Doth
exist In violation Of the law and both
are felons In the eyes Of tho law.
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The Beef Trust absolutely controls
legislation In Illinois. It docs 40 1t
pleasss with the people.
Why docs not the Attorney General
Of Illinois get after tho Beef Trust
ON the following points:
Antitrust Law Vi0lated.-lt 10 viO-
lating the trust laws Of Illinois by par.
ceiling out territory between suboriin-
ate concerns.
In being an organization In restraint
Of trade besides violating every de-
tail Of tho Antitrust law.
Fraud In Products Sold-MillIons 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 Beef SOld-Mlllions OF
pounds Of inferior beef have been sold
to government ana private consumers.
Killing Independent Concerns-The
Beef Trust has organised and still In
organizing fake Independent com.
panies as a final desperate measure
to crush competitors who refuse to
buy of the trust.
Rebates to Dealcrs--In every town
ut 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 Service Methods-CAnvass
ers are sent out In the guise OF dis
tributors to secure the names of per-
sons buying independent beef.
Crushing COmpetitors--Beef Ia sold
Mt cost and below until independent
competitors are driven out.
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How many murders Is the Beef
Trust guilty Of In Chicago? How
many innocent people are killed every
year by tuberculosis and cancer?
There will DO some music over the
Beef Trust when the neat Illinois Leg
islature meets.
The Beef Trust controls the food
supply OF the American people.
What did that delegation Of Stock
Yards commission men ask the mayor
to do?
Did they ask him to order the city
health inspectors out of the Stock
Yards?
Why did the city administration
point with pride to the fact that It
protected the people of Chicago from
the Reef Trust for five months and
then funk?
Did the same influences affect this
administration that health officials