Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-01-29
U S TO INVESTIGATE
MEAT TRUST AT CHICAGO is
Being PROBED.
Meat Packers viii Face Federal Grand
Jury at Chicago-Many Witnesses on
Hand-Attorney for Government Will
Try to Break Up the Huge Com
bination.

Chieago.-With leading attorneys for
Chicago meat packers in the city, the
federal grand jury is making prepare
lions in the initial movement of the
government second big fight to break
the alleged combination of packers to
maintain high meat prices.
United States District Attorney Sims
will open criminal proceedings against
the packers with a presentation of a
large amount of data gathered by him
self and assistants. That the govern
ment intends to wage a vigorous and
hard fought campaign is. believed to be
shown by the fact that civil proceed
Angs are for the time made secondary to
criminal. Sims has score of witnesses
here and has been working quietly for
several months. These are expected to
go before the grand jury, and upon
their testimony Sims expects to secure
indictments against leading packers.
Will Boycott Meat Trust.
Poughkeepsie, N. members of the
Glass Blowers union have voted to alb
stain from using meat after February
Until thC PilSC ndo UOCh OOnolQCi all
decreased.
Morgantown, w. Va.-Two thousand
employees of four glass factories and OF
the American Sheet and Tin Plate com
pany have signed a pledge to abstain
from eating meat for 60 days.
Minneapolis. - The first organized
stand in Minneapolis against the higl
nj of +o1~ IL.
more than 500 men employed in the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul shops
Joined the boycott.
Clergy Roast Meat Trust.
Baltimore. - Discussing the higl
price of meat the Rev. Francis III
Scott, of the Catholic Union Christian
church. in a sermon Sunday said: "TC
Aail with the oppressors of the poor
There is no civilized country that ha,
its vitality Slapped to such degree al
has the United States by the trusts. ,
The Rev. DR.. Henry M. Wharton o.
Brantlin Baptist church, referring tt
the meat boycott, said: elf such {
great movement does not alarm tn,
trusts and wake up congress theI
something else will happen. 1t is thu
first muttering of the distant thunder
Secretary Wilson Talks.
" Undoubtedly if the farms wer'
raising more meat the price would b,
reduced" said Secretary Wilson of thu
department of agriculture, in comment
ing upon the widespread boycott
against meat products. "There are no
enough people on the farms raising
food, and too many people are goini
to the towns to be fed.
"Three-q quarters of million PEG
ple," said Secretary Wilson, Ear
coming to the United States annual,
from abroad. They do not go to tn
farms where they might help raise foo
for the nation. Farmers can not ge
help. The foreigners go to the cite
and they have to be fed. The cite
produce nothing to eat although the.
to produce something to drink"
"Have you any plan for inducing
people to go to the farms where the.
may help to raise food7" the secretar,
was asked
Jim Hill says they win go Their
when they get hungry" said the sec
rotary, after shaking his head in repl
to the question.
Hetty Green in Line.
Mrs. Hetty Green, who has many mill
ions of dollars, declared that at the pres
ent prices meat is too dear for her, an
she cut it out of her MONDAY order.
Mrs. Green entered a modest uptow
restaurant and scanned the bill of fare
Steak she found at so cents and roas
lamb at 35 cents. Mrs. Green took hal
but, which was Is cents portion.
"Have you joined the boycott
sFked the waiter.
"No," said Mrs. Green, dubiousl,
-'but meat is too high. You don't &c
your moneys worth. People reall
CAM afford to eat it. There are othe
things as good, and cheaper"