Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-30
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tisf1e. Zach known BY letter aie
that teach Of the members Of the al
legged pool was similarly designated e
prevent publicity
He testified that record was kept
OF the amount Of meat shipped 90 the
different branch houses and weekly
statefnelts were sent to members
Moving the cost. the average price
slnd the margin Of profit On fresh
beef The witness gave a minute de-
s{Tit,tior, Of the intricufe system used
by The alleged pool In keeping its ae.
counts and transactIng its business
ATTORNEYS for the defendants made
an unsuccessful effort 10 prevent tht
witness from answering questions re-
garding the inside workings of the
pool, but Judge Carpenter overruleo
every objection and directed the gov
ernmeut TO proceed with the presenta-
ton OF dts case.
After four days on the stand the ex-
tion of Albert II. yeeder. attor-
ney FOR Swift & Co, the first witness
called BY the government. was con-
ciuded and he was excused. Although
practically all the facts he testified
% referred TO business transacted by
the packer prior to 1897, period not
covered by the Indictment against the
defendant packers, the government
considers him valuable witness.
The younger yeeder described the
geographical division of the country
used by the packers as follows
Territory "A: All east of the Mis-
sissippi river and north of the Ohio
rivsr, except Illinois and West Vir-
ei3a.
1errit0ry B All south of the Ohio
9hA Potomac rivers, and east of the
Mississippi river, except West Vir-
3sipia.
Territory c. Chicago.
8'TeTritory d: st. Louis and all of
6linois, except Cook county and all
Of Iowa, except Council Bluffs.
He said this division had been in
existepe0 ever since he knew any
dung about the packing business.
Mn yeeders said Colorado was known
as TERRITORY E. Other sections of the
oounHxswere not included in the al
phabstfcaI list.
In reply to questions the witness
said:
9"Representative of Armour & Co.,
swift & Co, Morris & Co. g. Fl. Ham
Iaond & Co, Cudaly 4 Co. and others,
met Ia the counselman building about
every week between 1899 and 1886.
THE COMPANIES at these meetings
were Identified zbu letters. Armour Il
Co. was known as A Armour Packing
Co. as b. Cudahy & Co. as c; q. n.
Hamna6nd & CO. as d; st. Louis
Dressed Beef and Provision CO. as Il;
Morris q Co. as r. and Swift & co.
as G.
I'm 1898 s;chaartzeiilld y Salzberger
3ojned the meeting and We're designat-
IA BY the letter G. and Swift & Co.
EecaIna known under the letter II.
+rlie meetings were held on the
sixth aoor Of the building. There were
mine ri 10 rooms. There were no signs
on the doors. These meetings were not
held between May 1886 and May, 1898,
Nbut were then resumed,
II leased the meeting rooms under
the direction OF either Gustavus 5.
swift, u. c. HartweIi of Swift & Co,
or r. J. Martin of Armour 6 Co, "
uontirued Mr. yeeder eAlI the firms
who ATTENDED, paid their proportionate
amount of the rent and other EXPENSES
which was determined by the volume
Of business done In fresh beef in ter
1itory A."
In response to another question, Mr.,
yceder replied
..The offices in which these meetings
were held adjoined the law offices OF
my father, A. II Needer'
what were your duties as secre-
I tary Of these meetings."
"Tile preparation of statistics" was
the reply.
What was done at those meetings
of .he packers
II received two statements every Mon
day, from each Of the Arms" Mr. yeede
replied ''one showed the total ship
mefafs in territory a maize By each firm
for the week The other statement
gave the prices received for the fires
ubeef sold by each firm. / tabulated thes
sfigures into one statement for use by tn
packers al the Tuesday meetings.
The witness said he prepared d week.
statement showing the cost average sell
ing prices and iaargin Of profit on a
beet sold at eaeh point in territory a
These percentage statements, he SAID
Were mailed to representatives, of eac
firm. Monday night, in envelopes marke
t'pcrsonal"
WAS there anything else On those Ell
velopss excepting the name and ad
Dress
yes. There was a return card in on
corner. with the name Henfy Needer, y
LaSelle street. For a time we had
post Office box number stamped on tn
envelope. but that was abandoned as
proved Unsatisfactory"
Was there any other statement regt
iarly mailed to the members1Y
Yes Every Tuesday, after the weeA
Y ~ meeting. would send Il letter 10 eae
member notifying Them Of their .aiIo
rsent III pounds 10 be shipped into terri
tory a During the current week
sgan&sou give us 1te form OF thos
laff ere 1sf