The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-26
HOW MBAT TRUST
WAS FORMED
GROSSCUP INJUNCTION CAUSED
FIRMS TO COALESCE.
Armour, Swift and Nelson Morris Co.
Behind National Packing 90.
Clearing House.
THREE COMPANIES IN POOL

New York. Jan. 26.-How the Ma
tional Packing company, the so-called
clearing house OF the beef trust, came
to control the meat business of this
country Is now made public for the
| first time. The facts presented were
gathered by skilled experts, and are
practically identical with the evidence
which has prompted the government
to institute criminal proceedings
against the trust heads of Chicago.
District Attorney Whitman will
also proceed against the beef trust
loficials. he said, as soon as he OBJ
tains sufficient evidence to assure
conviction 1t Is understood that he
is arranging to obtain from the gov
eminent enough Of the data gathered
by the federal investigators during
the last six months I'm this city TO
permit a prosecution of the beef trust
for violation OF the Donnelly anti
monopoly statute.
The National Packing company, It
Is discovered, Is owned and controlled
absolutely by Armour & company,
Swift a. Co. and Nelson Morris a
company.
The International News Service is
now able to state that 40 per cent OF
the National Packing company is
owned by Armour G. company, 81 per
cent by Swift q company and 23 per
cent by Nelson Morris & company
These three companies are owned ar
most entirely b. Is men, whose total
wealth Is estimated at 100000 600
Injunction Caused Coalition.
Investigation shows that the Ma
tional Packing company was created
as the result OF the government in
junction against the beef monopoly
issued by judge Grosscup. May 20.
1902. Judge Lands, who fined the
Standard Oh company S29. 900 900,
Is IN charge OF the grand jury in
IChicago. VII .ch began the probe into
the workings OF the National and the
Armour. Swift and Morris concerns.
II may be regarded az especially sig
lnifcant that only the subordinates of
these companies have been sub
Ipoenaed before the grand jury. II Is
an cpen secret that the government is
Cniy after the big men behind the
monopoly.
Following the federal Injunction
the packers. who had formerly Co
operated for the purpose Of controll-
ing prioes. both to producers and con-
sumers. engaged the most skihful
corporation attorneys OF New York.
with the result that the National
Packing company was incorporated
IN New JersaA. with a capital OF
5000, 600. or March is, 1908.
Form Subsidiary Companies.
But instead o, itself going into the
market and conducting the business
Of buying and selling meat, or OF
Otherwise showing its hand to its
rivals. the National Packing company
formed various subsidiary companies.
Chief among these are the National
Packing company. of Maine, aud the
National Packing company. Of Lou
isiana. II has been through these
concerns that the sales and purchases
of meats have been made.
The additional evidence with which
the government expects 10 prove the
National company. has during the
past year transacted business to the
extent of 5000 OOO. 900. In handling
this tremendous trade Il acted in the
capacity of clearing house for
Armour & company. Swift a. COM
pany and Morris & company.
In all parts OF the country the Ma
tional established branches and IL
was able to do this not only by open
ing new plants. but by buying up a
host of smaller companies wherever
Il desired a now opening for more
business. For this reason the Ma
tional has been reaching out further
and further. until II either absorbed
or controlled absolutely II other
companies. Here they are:
O. H. Hammond company. Ham
mond Packing company, German
4 American Provision company, Anglo
American Provision company, Fow-
Ter Packing company, Powder Cana
dian company (limited), Fowler
Brothers (limited) Of Liverpool. Con-
tinenial Packing company, Stutrte-
want & Haley Beef and Supply COM
pany of Boston. ST. Louis Dressed
Beef and Provision company. United
Dressed Beef company of New York.
National Packing company of Maine,
Hutchinson Packing company of Kan
sas, Huddy Brothers of Kansas City.
Kas., National Packing company of
Louisiana (limited), Northwestern
Glue company.
The total net capital of the seven-