Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-13
WILL SOON GET BUSY.
Attorney General Bonaparte Will Pur.
 sue Several of the Trusts.

Washington, D. C., May 13.-As an answer to the allegations that since ne has been at the head of the depart- ment of justice he has done absolutely General Bonaparte will soon institute General Bonaarte will soon institute proceedings against two of the great est trusts in the country, concerns having gigantic notifications and al- most as much money and power as the Standard OH. These are the Har- vester trust and the Powder trust, officially known, respectively, us the International Harvester Co, with headquarters at Chicago, nnd the Du- Pont Powder Co, with it's chief works in Delaware and It's headquarters In New York.
 The whole legal machinery of the department of justice has been at work for months collecting informal ton against these two giant combines, and the information Is being secured in such shape and In such quantity as to warrant proceedings at an early date. Just what form the proceed ings are to take Is not yet known. Attorney General Bonaparte, 1t is stated, has been having the facts col lected under his personal supervision, through Milton Purdy, assistant attor- ney general and trust expert of the department. It has taken greater labor and more time to follow up these two concerns than any other yet tackled by the government, largely because their organizations have been concentrated and conducted under the advice of corporation attorneys of powerful intellect and learning. Each organization has supposed 1t would escape attack and has kept It's affairs secret better than any yet investlgat. ed.
 The harvester or trust makes the bulk of the agricultural machinery of the country, practically all the har- vesters. It has many factories In dieffrent parts of the country, having amalgamated these under one com pany. The trust, however. fixes the prices on the output of every factory, and, 1t is charged. pursues the same tactics that have brought the Stand. aA0 OH Independent manufacturers and forces them out of business or to sell to the combination. It is also charged that In addition to absolutely choking of competition the trust sells its pro- ducts in foreign countries. after pay ing steamship charges. at cheaper prices than in this country.
 The powder trust Is another great combination which the department of justice now believes 1t will be able to go after successfully. A number of months ago Independent powder concerns in different parts of the country charged the trust with pur- suing the usual tactics of similar con cerns, stifiIng competition. underpric- ing and doing many other things in restraint of trade. The complaints made by the independents were Im- mediately put to test and are said to have proven accurate fin every sense. The facts so far accumulated indicate that the powder trust began to put other concerns out of business number of years ago. The three principal powder companies at that time began buying the stock of she one hundred largest companies mak- ing powder. By various means majority of the stock in these comran- les was acquired and then minority stockholders were forced to sell the remaining stock at a great loss. In 6 short time the three companies owned all the others and then the three com bined into one great concern. which now controls the powder field. doing about as t pleases. selling to She gov ernment for whatever price if de- sIres. It Is said to have the United States army and navy at Its mercy and to reap millions of profits from the government in the course of few years.
 The powder trust has such a grip on the business that Attorney General Bonaparte may ask the president tn lay the operations of the concern be foFe congress next winter with the view of c recommendafion that fhs government establish its own powder factories and free itself from th< grasp of the trust