Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-14

hns 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 less
tainted mcats and fish. The process
Of decay II checked, but the ptomainea
remain. The purchaser docs not detect
my odor, but gastro.cntcritls is apt
to result none the less.
There In a suspicion that much Of
the sickness contracted In strange
hotels. Ii thus caused"
Daily News cattle report January 10:
equality WAS rather poor. offers run.
ming largely to Gamers ana cutters.
Bull trade was steady ut yesterdays
decline. Bologna bulls were taken
more readily than 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. Why3
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Why In not the Illinois Antitrust
law strictly enforced against tho real
trusts?
The law n upon the statute books
and Is rigIdly lived up to as against
small ana honest corporations which
IRE obliged to make affidavit once
year ana send the same with one dol.
lar to Springfield to prove that they
arc not In trust.
A Trust has no more standing In
law IN Illinois than Burglar. Both
exist In violation OF the law ana both
are felons In the eyes Of the law.
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The Beef Trust absolutely controls
legislation In Illinois. 1t does AZ It
pleases with the people.
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Why does not the Attorney General
Of Illinois get after the Beef Trust
on the following points,.
Antitrust Law ViOlated.-lt In VIC.
latlng the trust laws Of Illinois by par.
ceiling out territory between subordin.
ate concerns.
In being an organization In restraint
OF trade besides violating every dc.
tail Of the Antitrust law.
Fraud In Products Sold-AlIlllons Of
pounds Of beef, pork, mutton, sausage
ana 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--Millions OF
pounds Of inferior beef have been sold
to government and private consumers.
Killing Independent Concerns-T
Reef Trust has organized and still is
organizing fake independent COM
panies rs final desperate measure
to crush competitors who refuse to
buy of the trust.
Rebates to Dealers-In every town
ut least one principal dealer gets a
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.
trlbutOrs to secure the names of per.
sons buying Independent beef.
Crushing COmpetitOrs-Reef is sold
at cost and below until independent
competitors are driven out.
How many murders Ia the Beef
Trust guilty of In Chicago? How
many innocent people are killed every
year by tuberculosis and cancer?
There will he some music over the
Reef Trust when the next 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 II
protected the people of Chicago from
the Beef Trust for five months and
then funk?
Did the same influences affect this
administration that health officials