Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-20
oRoceRs, TRUST eNJoINEp.
Judge George w. Allen at Denver is.
SUES Temporary Injunction.

SUES Temporary injunction.
Denyer.-Judge George W. Allen OF
the District Court Thursday granted
temporary injunction against the
grocers' trust upon the afiidavits and
arguments OF the attorney, general OF
Colorado.
In announcing his decision Judge
Allen said that III the retail grocers
Of the state have no more moral cour-
,ge In conducting their business than
% b. made the catspaw for raSing tho
Echestnuts from the fire for the manu-
,acturcrs OF food products by combin
ing TO maintain uniform prices. aud
at public expense. the courts would
do them service to put them out OF
business"
With no intention OF prejudging the
defendants. he stated that In his opin'
ion Colorado. held In the tolls of ~,
gantic food trust. needed some aid
from her untrammeled courts OF good
conscience" Exceptions were made
To the courts findings on behalf OF nj,
the defendants.
The Judge went ON to say:
In the great commercial centers oi
the country there have been cstab'
iished manufactures and there have
been established producers and ven
dors Of the various manufactured ana
produced articles Of the country. and
they involve tho necessities Of life
and II has come 20 be- that each OF
those great manufactures or produc
Ing Institutions. sometimes by them
selves. and sometimes by similar
combination. as this. among them
selves. They manufacture the goods
they produce the article. and at thai
commercial center, In their own Office
they establish thc price that the pub
lie shall pay for the article they man
/ ufaciurc and produce, and II appears
and nothing more clearly demonstrates
I II than the evidence In this case. that
they practically accomplish their pur
pose. 'to.wit. to fix pr!cc upon the
manufactured article. irrespective oi
tn. question of supply and demand
and on n basis simply OF profit tt
them. and II appears. as In demon
stIntcd by the Testimony In this ease
that they succeed In sending thci'
manufactured and produced articles
throughout the country. among III,
people. and counsel the people to pur
chase their commodities and pay the
price which they arbitrarily lS Mt these
great commercial ccnicrH. And how
ia II done? By and through the com
: binniions. ih" associations OF these In
noccni srocorN In the city Of Denver
and other commercial ecn;crE OF III,
stale OF Colorado. nni every Other
commercial center throughout thJ
United States. combining together and
serving ms the nErnclCa of these great
trusts. ms tho people term them aud
cund, mn thcm-aE III. purchaA!ns
agents. tn. selling agents. the middle
men between the manufacturers and
tho producers who Tx the price. and
the people who are Obliged to puIchnT,
the articlcs-ih" necessities of life
and pay tn" price which the MANI
facturcr or the producer nScs upon
the same.
Hence. ! any, these defendants dc
not rcal,x" the part that they perform
In building up this great trust In this
country: that u Affects all the pco
pie cf this country. and which aii III,
people. without exception. criticiar
and condemn. when trnnNaciing busi
ness In such way ns to do an In
justice io the innocent. unofiiciatInl
and non.par;.'ating public"
'Thcrc is sufficient In this case. mp
pcarinT from tho evidence. to Justify
this court In granting this temporary
Injunction. generally. as prayed for In
this complaint. II I understand the
prayer. There are possibly some In.
dividuals made defendants In the case
that may not appear TO have done such
things that would cnt,tlc the piaintin
to the writ against them: but the
court In satisfied that tn. members
Of these associations ought To be on
Joined from transac,ing the buSincss
L..
from tho testimony In this case"