Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-11

The Beef Trust. and why II should
not be indicted for violating the trust
laws Of Illinois:
The fixing Of assessments 20 that
Armour 4 Company and Swift 4 Com.
pany escape paying their Just share Of
personal property taxes;
The withdrawal Of city innectors
from the stock yards, leaving the peo.
pie OF Chicago without ADEQUATE pro.
tectiOn to their health;
Ihe relations Of Armour 4 Company
with the Health Department of the
Harrison and Dunno administrations.
Mr.. Meeker, who is nice gentleman.
VIII undoubtedly tell his brother Juror.
all that he knows about these subjects.
or give them tip as to who can pivN
them better and more accurate infor.
nation.
10 far as the Beef Trust Il cen.
cerned, the grand Jury can get a lot Of
Information already collected ana relio.
nle. by applying at the government
building.
| Inc Beef Trust Is doing business Mt
the old stand and is fixing and main.
tanning uniform price for meat In dc.
hnnce or the injunction Of the United
states Supreme Court. when will the
Trust mngnates Ike sent to fall for this
contempt Of the highest tribunal In the.
land?
How long will the United States Su.
preine Court permit the Beef Trust to
Violate Its permanent Injunction
against It? When will the United
states Supreme Court assert Its dig.
nifty and send the impudent and def.
ant Beef Trust mngnates to jail?
Because OF the grip the muiti.nil.
lIOnnlre tax%iOdgcrs have ON the Bourti
Of AsnessOrr. the city Of Chicago II.
now facing u financial deficit OF $780,.
600. The poor man has had his taxes
raised and he must pay them. The
rich tax.dotlger has had his reduced
to a ridiculous figure.
II
The Milk Trust should be sent to the
pcnitentIary and the Beef Trust should
be sent to keep II company.
Under Illinois laws every member
Of the Beef Trust, for conspiracy In re.
straint Of trade and to do an ILLEGAL
act. In liable to imprisonment In the
penitentiary for from one to five years
or fine not to exceed $1,000. or both.
lndict the Reef Trust and send them
over the rOad!
The Jury COmmIsslon Of Cook coun-
ty persists In putting members and
employees OF the Beef Trust on the
Grand Juries Of Cook county. In the
opinion Of many people this prevents
the Indictment, conviction and imprls.
Onment In the Joliet penltentiary Of
the wlckcdest trust that ever existed
In violation OF the Antitrust Laws
Of Illinois. But the people will get
these fellows yet. and In getting them
they will ascertain the motives that
prompted the Jury Commission to ap-
parently become such willing tools Of
this notorious Trust. Small credit H.
due to the Cook county bench. whose
appOlntees the members Of the Jury
Commission are. Many OF them must
he aware Of this state Of affairs and
none OF them have ever raised voice
or hand to stop the outrage. A Trust
that raises the price of food upon the
people ana does rs II pleases with local
officials. may have things its own way
for awhile. hut the wrath Of good
citizens ana the inevitable fate that
awaits wrOnglOers will OvertalSe them
all some day--Beef Trust. officials ana
dupcs. AMI don't you forget It!
| 1t II easy, evidently, to FIX Beef
Trust taxes. 1t IL hard though to fool
all of the people all Of the time.
We wonder II the fellows who fix the
tax assessments for multimil liOnaires
viii ever be indicted?
Chicago grafters get away With
more than San Francisco ever saw.
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The Jury COmmisslOn, strange to say,
overlooked the beef Trust In making
up the December grand jury. 1t was
the only grand Jury for months with
out Reef Trust man ON 1t. The re-
suit was the indictment Of the Milk
Trust. A. the same law applies to
the Beef Trust that was applied to
the MIX Trust. care was taken that
1t would mot happen again, aud Ar
thur Meeker. general manager aud
treasurer for Armour & Company, who
was indicted In tho United States
court In 1905 for being member Of the
Beef Trust, Is leading member of the
Cook county grand jury, chosen for
January.
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When you pay your wheel tax think
Of Armour, the multl.millionaire. who
IL only taxed on one-fifth Of 100000
and who is reputed to be worth over
I$I00,O0O,000 In personal property.