The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27

exchange is guilty Of coercion and boy
cotting IN addition 70 conspiracy At
tOrusy General Jackson has refused 10
say on what grounds he would pro-
coed. but fuasmuch as the action would
De against incorporated companies. and
in past similar antitrust lsW actions
he has followed the course. custer pro-
Cesdiugs might be expected Mr.. Tom
Hnsou said that probably six or seven
members Of the live stock exchange
viii be made defendants to the action
Tomtnson has been gathering evidence
n the suit with a committee from the
Kansas branch OF the cooperative as
ISOLATION for several months. and they
have been in frequent conferences OF
late with the attorney general
J c Swift president OF the Kansas
City Live Stock exchange, the alleged
trust when asked al Kansas City
concerning the threatened suit. stated
that he knew nothing Of IL. but did not
think Attorney General Jackson
would bring any action which ap-
pezred 10 be based entirely upon rep
RESERVATIONS made BY live stock
commission drm outside of the local
exchange without a careful invest ga
ton and without afording the mem
bers OF the Kansas City exchange an
opportunity 70 Be heard
Swift said there IS absolutely 10
boycott or coercion existing at the
yards that il Is not necessary. either
for the purpose OF buying or selling.
q
owners Of live stock are perfectly free
10 buy and sell their own stock and
that members OF the exchange are
free TO deal with them and are con
srautIy doing 50 every day He stated
that never before IN the history Of the
their own cattle without commission.
and that every effort is constantly
made to attract individual and indie
pendent buyers 70 Kansas City in or
and strengthen the market
The Kansas city Live Stock ex-
change is made up Of about 500 resi-
dents OF Kansas City. No. and Kan
sas City kan doing business on both
sides Of the state line Il i the
Target single industry in the city.
handling an annual business Of over
5000. 600. 900 II IS not Incorporated I
not organized for the purpose OF gain.
and directs It's efforts toward conduct
only with expedition but with abso-
lutte safety 10 its tens Of thousands Of
patrons scattered all over the west
said Mr. Swift
The exchange was born OF ueces-
Siry- The conditions existing prior to
the organization of the first live stock
exchange were absolutely unbearabIe- I
No man vas secure either in the pos
session OF his stock nor in getting pos
SeSS ion Of the proceeds when sold All
keting stock had been made through
the medium OF the different exchanges I
and the recent fight with the buying in
terests regarding the post mortem
question Is only one Of the many in
stances that might De cited. indicating
the purpose and power Of the ex-
change
Il do not know Attorney General
Jackson personally but I have heard
him spoken OF highly by many OF MS
neizhbors from Greenwood county. ous, [
OF the principal cattle ceuters of the I
state. and hardly think he Will be a Z
party 10 invoking the machinery Of the /
state Of Kansas and particularly OF MS /
Office az the behest Of mem oers Or [
officials Of an independent and possibly {
z disappointed commission company 5
We are lava hiding organization
Our acts are open and above board and
We invite al AL times a fair and I'm /
partial investigation