Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-17

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nOis. In Germany.
Swift Il Company. of Illinois. mr.,
said TO own large blocks of stock IN
the Union Stock Yards Company. OF
Omaha. the Kansas City Stock Yards
Company, the Fort Worth Stock Yards
Company. the 1t. Joseph Stock Yards
Company. and the st. Paul Union Stock
Yards Company.
| Besides the corporations already
nnmcd. the Swifts are said TO own and
absolutely control Libby. Mcneil and
Libby. OF Maine; John +. Squire and
Company. u New Jersey corporation,
with a big packing plant In Cambridge,
Mnss, and branches all over New Eng.
land: Boston Packing and Provision
Company, Of Massachusetts; New Eng.
land Dressed Mea, AMI Wool Company,
Of Maine; North Packing and Provision
Company, Of Maine; Spcrry and Barnes
Company. OF Connecticut: Sturtcvant
and Haley. OF BostOn; r. Merwin Com.
pnny. Worcester. Mass. Springfield
Provision Company. Springfield. Mass :
White. Percy and Dexter Company.
Worcester, Mass. IIalstead and Com.
pany, New York; G. II. Davis ana Co.,
Norwich. Conn. Bimblcr. Van Wage
non ana Company, Newark, New Jer-
scy.
The capital stock Of all Of the above
corporations being owned In Chicago.
Why don't tho people of Chicago get
the benefit Of It?
The Board Of Review certainly ought
to get enough out OF them to enable
the city to equip good street car line.
In order that biz corporations may
escape just taxation on their personal
property. forty.two Chicago Hospitals
are to DO taxed this year for the nrst
time. These are: Presbyterian. West
Side, Alexian Brothers. Passavaut
Memorial. Provldent, Wesley. Post.
Graduate. st. Luke's Hahnenanu,
Michael Reese. Mercy, Norwegian Luth.
Gran. st. Anthony's, st. Hedwlg'a ct.
Mary Of Nazareth, Chicago Polyclinic.
Augustana, Evangelical DeacOness',
German, st. Josephs, st. AIMS, Chicago
Baptist, WOman's Hospital, Chicago
Charity. Columbus, Maurice Porter.
United States Marine, Swedish Gov.
enant. Bennett. Illinois Charitable Eye
and Ear Infir1nary, Memorial Institute
for Infectious Diseases. Roosevelt, Ma.
tional Association, Mary Thompson.
Chicago Homeopathic. Frances II vii.
lard. American College Of Medicine, st.
Elizabeth's, Norwegian Tabltha. st.
Anthony do Padua, st. Bernardo
]. Ogden Armour 10 very largely In.
terested In the Central Leather Com.
pany, o. the Leather Trust" % some
people call II.
The Central Leather Company 10 q |
New Jersey corporation, capitalized fos |
&4O. O0O, 900. This year II absorbed tho |
United States Leather Company. Mr..
Armour 10 Q director In the company % |
Ia Mr.. H. p. Darlington. who 10 CON.
nectsd with his Chicago ONCE.
The law II plain enough and It Ia
only enforced against the poor.
Stock In Illinois corporations IL 40.
sessed against the corporation.
Stock In foreign corporations is a.
sessed against the individual holder.
The Chicago Subway will be an In.
teresting corporation for the Equal
Taxation League to take crack at.
This corporation IL owned In Chi.
cagO and incorporated in New Jersey
FOR $6O,O0O,OOO.
Every cent Of this stock Is taxable
in the city where it IL held and that
y Chicago.
Tho Chicago Subway Company owns
The Illinois Tunnel Company. which
has Issued sl7.OO0,OO0 In bonds
Now these bonds are either worth
heir face value. or they are q fraud.
II they represent the value they pre-.
end to represent. then they ought 10