The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-26
individuals
May Involve Others.

which b:!stlCs ~ It's
mont uC tic men named also re-
'Hdiysys others as being rcsponst-
he latter. however. are not Specl-
zst OF names. IL win bc seen. rep
Ilhc backbone of the great pack
1rlrS Of the country. CouiainnlE-
U.s.. two NrmOurs. three Swiits
W 1ulrIScS. most o. them residents
10.
"A lndictmcut brings 10 q climax
! concertcd effort in the cast 10
feasibility tor the prevailing high
N food
a City. as a cold GO center.
nc packing companies Of the west
hi vast warehouses in which ihou-
of pounds Of meat and poultry are
proved fruitful source of IN
llion. More than a month ago the
y By the grand jury WAS started.
bragg plants were inspected. and
lses were examined. Today the in
mt was handed MP i'm the supreme
before Justices Blair and Carey.
Just Cold Business.
|procecdings were formal in the eN-
. and there was nothing drJ Jmattc
presentation oil The document that
1ean the trial by jury of some OF
|ost prominent men in the United
charged. In effect with cheating
1blic BY manipulating The food sup
EDugh the medium OF cold stor-
&k alleged manipulation. the indict-
hArgess that the defendants con-
4 within The jurisdiction oi this
t wilfully, unIawfuly and
<1ly dcvisinE. contriV!ng and IN
3 Tor their own unjust, excessive
<u End unlawful profit and gam, &C
deiraud. prejudice. d8maEe. cheat
rr1sh and uppTcSs the public and
<pple by corncring and limiting The
-aty and reasonable supply OF meats
pnltry i0r consumption by the pub
nd The people OF said city and SAID
" go AS 10 produce AN artincia
'N III the supply of said meats anC
N. and 10 greatly. excessively an,
ilonately cnchlucc aud Increase The
md price thereof
Charge of Conspiracy,
.ofHing 10 the Indictment. an iilesa
'nent 10 coutrol prices WIS entered
.py tile defendants as far back a.
q !. l00S. when IL is charged. !
'ss WAS held in Jersey city at whicl
'uenily and cXtortionat"ly bOuu,
-sNcs 10 maintain and uNcrclS'
|ps over a monopoly Of the meat nn'
,H supply and 10 srtilicially and un
''F increase the price OF meat al'
ts aDd not to sell To the publl'
dild poultry except at cXorhilan
q asyred upon"
u lndictDent goes on To state tbd
orinlets OF the supply were put ol
,Wissrket al stated intervals, small
@'lcS agreed upon 10y the defend
nus 10 curtail and restrict III
lor the purpose OF IiclitiourlS
and unla~rully jncrcQsinl
70 the public"
i"enpt Is mad" TO Yccite the los
~ have been sustained by IN
A This alleged creation OF a]'ll
r,nees. but warehouses are hcl
1|-,r 10 blanc, Hy This m"aus,
[>,o, The defendants we're success
nI, lfoping on the markets larg
,,,.-N pi me3 and poultry. which,
|'|,,,s |'|r,,'. tnc markets. would have bee
y" 10 meet a reasonable demand.
Trade Agreements.
,r,@lnt rotations between the Ar
|mnsSSIl,t and Morris interests. thr"uG
nan'"'u'n or the National PIcklu
<nN.s' <n,,,, arc set forth In the dpcunen
LA gnt the conspiracy 1T Is charge,
;anlns tmcnis IN the directorate {
''''ai Packing company were Hcc
tormation OF Combine.
|ns end. th" indictment says.
LIZ ras held in Jersey CITY ON -,
n ~. ls"S. at which various oirc'
X armour x Co SAift C. Co AN
.Eat 70 were elected directors Z