The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-22
INDICT NATIONAL PACKING co.
TRUE BILLS AGAINST TEN SCB-
STDIARY CONCERNS.


10 DsssSsve PAsGsrs Trust Unaer the
ahevmAa LAWNS NAslSaAi Declared
10 Ne Merely . Heidang Company.
CHIcA0o. March 9i.-Indictmsnts were
returned this afternoon against the
NaaiOnAl Packing Company and ten sub
Sidiary concerns by the Federal Grand
Jury which has besn investigating for the
last three months alleged violations Of
the sherman antitrust law.
The indictmsnts we're returned before
Judge KsnssAw NJ. LAndis. Decades the
NstiOnai Packing Company the fOslOwins
ooncetns all branches Of tho National
Packing Company-were indicted: q. II.
Hammond Company. Michigan: Anglo
American Provisloa Company. Illinois;
Omaha Packing Company. Illinois. Fo~-
Ter Pscking Company. Unitsd Dressed
Bsee Company. New York; 90. Louis
Dressed Beef and Provision Company.
Western Packing Company. Denver;
Colorado PACKING and Provision Company.
Denver; New York Butchers Dressed
Mat Company. New YOrk; Hammond
Packing Company. Illinois.
simultaneously with the announcement
Of tho indictments came tho Ming Of
suit by the GOvernEasnt seeking the dis
solution Of the NatAOnal Packing Com
pany. The action 10 known a. . suit In
equity and 10 believed 20 mark the he"
shining Of the end of any open coDbina-
tion OF the packsgS under the g'iise Of
single company.
while mono Of the packers vas named
in the indictment. they are mentioned in
the suit in equity Those who are made
defendanta 20 the suit in equity besides
those corporations which we're indicted
are Armour 4 Co.. swif, a Co. Edward
fYlsisn. Louis Y. Swift. Edward =. Swift.
Charles NJ Swift. L. A. Carton. Frank 4.
Fowler. J. Ogden Armour. Arthur Meeker.
Thomas J. Connoss. Edward Morris.
Thomas z. Pilson. L. NJ. Hayman. Con-
tinensal Packing Company.
The indictment sets forth that ali OF
the dsfendants except the National Pack
ing Company. which. II 10 claimed. 70
msresy Q holding company. are engaged
in the beef packing industry, that they
buy live cattle az divers points in the
United States and slaughter them ~ the
plants OF the various concerns IN Chicago.
Kansas City. ~. Joseph, East ~. Louie.
Omaha. Denver and Ne~ York city: that
the beef resulting from the slaughter OF
cattle rs shipped to various markets
throughout the United ssat~s.
Investigation into the aHairs at the 40
called bs~i trust waa announced from the
Dspartment oG Justice AZ wsshinGtca
% January n. On January - Jualen
Kenenaw NJ IAndis summoned the 0rs nd
jury before him and in . statemen. de-
cIared that IL was hs that started the IN
vessiRntion by notifying the DISTRICT At
tovn~y ~ bis intsntion q 50 doing on
January % Tie declared that cert ain
governmental f,inctionari~s- AZ Wash
inRton took u upon themselves - claim
credit for the Investigation
The Grand Jurors did not iunmsdis tely
beRin the inquiry - docket clses got the
right % way Meanwhile tho Government
officials az Chicago bsgan 20 work. The
act,isI inVestiEs tlon did not bsgin until
about January p. when the calling 10
witnesses started
After an ad jo,Irnmsnt Of about ten days
Distrfct Attorney Edwin " sims. james
n. Wilksruon. his chief AID. and Oliver
r. Pagan. the Governments indictment
sxpart. vent q Washington. whore they
conferred with officials In the Depart
rnsnt 81 Justice on tho evidence obtained
and the forms of indictments which we're
drawn.
When the Government officials returned
,here was another delay og several days
Then several other witnesses were called
and finally the Investigation, after nu-
nerouS delays was concluded to-day
with ths calling q Attorney Ralph Crews
20 the National Packing Company.
Witne~s~- from New Yorh. Drawer
Kansas City. Oklahoma City and other
distant points were brought To Chicago
70 testify before the Grand jury.
An important matter which was con
sidered was the SIS OoO. ON loan made nv
Kuhn. Loeb A Co. Of New York 10 tho
National Packing Company a. about the
time ths latter acquired control Of tbs New
York Butchers Dressed Meat Company.
an Eastern independent concern. This
concern practically controlled the East ,rn
markets.. After several costly efforts the
combination found that u was unproft-
ADJ 70 COt1D-N1 WIN wv tshN0tN7ssess Wv
which had behind IL n powerful ally In tho
way OF public opinion.
The National Packing Company then
began the purchase % stock Of this Eastern
company. Cautiously and secretly the
stock was purchased until a majority vas
obtained. Thsn the stockholders Of tho
Eastern company swoke % and the con
troll Of their company wrestsd away. A
auit wAs begun 20 oust the trust and regain
control Of the stock. but the suit finally
came 20 naught.
Among the witnesses Who were called
were L. D. Patterson. vics-president OF
the National Packing Company; y. T.
Fuller. second vice-president Of the Ma
tional Packing Company: c. c. Snow. SEC
rotary and treasurer 81 the National Pack
ing Company: Arthur Colby, assistant
treasurer Of the National Packing Com
pany.