Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-13

The Beef Trust defes. the Supreme
Court Of the United States every day
Of its existence.
1t defies and violates the permanent
injunction granted against 1t by tho
highest court Of the country January
30, 1905.
And such II its power for harm, TINT
no official can be found who will stand
up for what the United States Supreme
Court decreed on behalf Of the people.
The Beef Trust continues Its exist.
ence as a combination In restraint Of
trade and commerce.
It continues to fix and to maintain
throughout the country a uniform and
exorbitant price for meat In defiance
Of the mandate Of the highest court
In the land.
The temporary injunction issued by
Judge Peter 8. Grosscup May 20. 1902,
against the Beef Trust was made per.
manent by the United States Supreme
Court In decision announced Janu-
ary 30. 1905. The decision establishes
these points:
Traffic in live stock transported from
State to State IL interstate commerce
and persons engaged In buying aud
selling such live stock are engaged II,
interstate commerce.
The combination between dealers to
suppress all competition In tlfe pur-
chase Of live stock Ia an unlawful re-
straint Of trade.
The combination between dealers to
FIX and maintain uniform price In
tho sale Of meat throughout the coun.
try Ii an unlawful restraint Of trade.
The combination of dealers to OBJ
tain preferential railroad rates, Ii an
unlawful restraint Of trade.
All combina lions suppresslng compe-
tition between independent dealers fall
under the prohibition Of the Sherman
Antitrust Act.
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The most awful thing In the history
Of this Republic from Ito foundation
to the present time. 10 the open. ia.
grant defiance BY the Beef Trust Of
the permanent Injunction granted
against It BY the Supreme Court Of the
United States. II the Supreme Court
can be nouted BY multi.millionaire
law-breakers, what has become of our
G0vernment2
A great portion Of the ''lumpy Jaw"
beef slaughtered In the United Suites
and passed 40 Sound" by the inspect.
ors 10 sold and consumed In Chicago.
according to a recent article In the
Chicago Tribune. st. Louis prohibits
both the slaughter and sale Of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle In that city, and Kansas
City. while 1t permits the slaughtering
Of such cattle, prohibits the sale of the
beef.
That Chicago has become the "dump.
Ing ground" for practically all the
"lumpy Jaw" beef In the country was
revealed by food inspectors.
At one plant are slaughtered every
Friday from 100 to 200 head of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle. OF these only a small
fraction 10 condemned as unfit for con-
sumption. The rest, with the diseased
parts cut out, lis sold for prime beef.
and brings the retailer 40 good prices
% the best beef.
This is possible by reason Of the fact
that the consumer has no way Of telling
whether the beef he buys 10 part Of a
"lumpy Jaw" steer or not. II the In.
spectors pass an infected animal, after
the post.mortem inspection, the beef Ia
placed In the cooler and sold Just az
any other beef.
Out Of total days slaughter Of 100
head Of "lumpy Jaw" and otherwise in.
fected animals only twelve car
cases were condemned after post
norton inspection. This means that At
an averaRo Wolght Of 40 pounda each