The Washington times., 1907-09-20

s,ors stale. Furthermore, If there Is
need 10 hurry-and that situation APP
pears 10 arise With every fast frelshl-
50 that one or more cars must De nes-
IecJed at the icing depots, the cars
which are sent along with naI the re-
INJURED supply OF ice are not TIE cars
Of the private lines owned BY the great
packing houses.
ABOUT z0.00O pounds Of meat are con-
Named u the average refrigerator car,
The days delay and the lack OF P4opSi
cooling depreeiates the Nalue o. ne -, ~
depend snt shipment BY an average "
81 for each hundTedWeight Inc eAeCt
OF This discrimination, therefore, - -
But 1.-THE independent IN our " d5lli1s'toat
market al a distinct trade ulsdue ali''' E.
OF 500 for every carload OF meat ne
obtains,
Butter and Egg Freight.
But this Is not all The big shippers
have found a means Of cutting into the
butter and egg market TO at least an
equal degree. The means Is The snip
lent OF those commodities from West
xrn markets practically freight free-
Meat is packed IN The refrigerator
vars bv being hung from the roof of the
car. A space of about a loot Is IeII
beneath the meat quarters. II the m
.r5f,-s5,rai or occasional shipper intended
- mack other wares in that space az
inventory OF his shipment Mqulu ~
made by the railroad ana recoIueu ~ =
way bill Then on the Unloading %
she car every article would be checker
against that way bill IN order lnat siie
railroad might be sure the deAFtIies
isrorresnonded exactly to the shipments
But IN the great stock yards TINS II az
no. is rtanEed TO all intents and re
suits the making Of the inventor Il
done oy an employe OF lne pao -, : :
house not the railroad L ne y dIu - =
tfor the latter merely collects tnt totals
.1Uhen they are ready. In the meantime
the packing house has utlllZ-s' stli "A
tEpace below the meat quarters 20 LoeS =
.butler and eggs reese ere y I 4ils - 80
nv the railroads absolutely without cost
10 the shipper
Circulars Issued.
And this advantage has now become
s,ob an accustomed and accepted thing
Ybat more than one of the big packing
institutions has issued printed circulars
announcing its ability 10 put down eggs
and butter in washington al less COST
20 the retailer than any local or indie
Yoendent dealer. There IS proVlso IN
Hhis announcement of more significance
Hhan the announcement ITSELF IL Il
Shis. that the butter and eggs must be
ordered in time TO permit OF tnelf trans
pOrtation in meat cars.
The disregard of the antitrust law IS
accomplished through the tamlliar &c
a
case the holdings are not In greal
doint concern, but in a small and com
paratively unimpOrtant packing nrn. II
Is called by some such name as the
National Packing Company or Amer
sca." and was formed out OF the several
such companies as late The l1terna-
aional Meat Packing Company.
On the board of directors Of this Na-
tionaI Packing Company is represent
ative of each great packing nrm.
The board meets and fixes the prices
Tor the National Companys products III
atlantic City Oshkosh. and other point;
of distribution Nothing is said OF the
prices TO be fixed for the larger com
panies. But the entire market at At
lantic CITY. Oshkosh, or the other point
Immediately responds 10 the ngure!
named for a company which may no
have a quarter Of beef at any citl
named, -r
Tt was aseertained- at the Department
OF Justice today that II the Charge
made -by-local provision men are vel
founded, Che railroads and the packer
will De shown 10 have violated proyi
.sions Of the Sherman antitrust law. IN
Interstate commerce act Of February
1857. the Elkins law. the rate law or las
wear. and probably every interstate com
i5nerce and antitrust law on the Fedora
statute books