Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-30
SEEKS
DISSOLUTION OF
HARVESTER
COMBINE
Allegations Of Combinations in
Restraint Of Trade and IL
legal Monopoly Contained in
Suit Filed at st. Paul.
ACTION CLIMAX OF FIVE
YEARS OF INVESTIGATION



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81 Paul, MIMI April 3O-suit
against the International Harvester
company charging II win being
monopoly in restraint OF trade ana AK
ing that II be dissolved. was filed by
the government IN the United States
district court here today.
| A petition In equity naming seven
corporations and eighteen individuals
rs beiag the responsible heads Of the
$40 1000, 900 Harvester corporation.
sets forth the charge that the defend
ant controls a majority Of the trade
In harvesting machinery IN the United
States TO the grave Injury 20 the
farmer and the general pubilc.' ~
asks that q receiver be appointed %
take charge OF the corporations buai-
ness. II the court sees iIt
Another petition asks the issuance
Of suhpoenas for eli defendants not
residing IN this district. the aubpOenaa
TO be- returnable May 8, wnen the COR
poratl0ns and individuals are % enter
their appeaFance The defendapte. ~
was announced, will have until june
5 to enter their pleadings and the
trials probably will be set for the Oc-
/
tober term os court
The filling 'd the suit comes AZ cll-
max Of five Years Of Investigation ~
the government Lately the case has
figured prominently IN political die-
cusssen, but President Taft and Cor
cnel Roosevelt regarding certain IN
structions which MIR. Roosevelt, while
president IN 1907. gave 10 his attorney
general, Charles J. Bonaparte. con-
cerning the prosecution OF the con-
oern
In the brief the government charges
the Harvester company Tilh nelng a
combination IN restraint Of trade,
monopolizlng the Manufacture and
sale Of harvesting machinery.
I n Is alleged thar the company has
advanced the prices Of these articles
80 the grave injury Of the farmer
and the general public" and 10 extend
ling its business into an lines OF agri-
cultural implements with the purpose
OF monopollstlc control"
The government alleges that the In
ternatlonal Harvester company con
trolls at least 95 per cent Of the trade
lin the United states In haFvesters or
grain dealers IS per cent OF the now
ers. or more than 80 per cent Of the
binder twlnes The bin contains these
charges
DEFENDANTS havs feEofted 70 UNFAIR
trade methods: have made ineccurare
and misleading stasementH concerning
rival machines or concerning the
credit Of competitors; have by mls-
Representations sought % induce com.
lpotitOrs. agents and dealers 10 aban-
don them, ard in divers unfair Ways
have endeayored 10 DESTROY them. and
for the purpose Of destructive COM
lpeisiye have reduced prices Of their
machines In some localities below cost
Of prOducti0n and distribution Whiae
keeping prices up in other localities.
[ "Delendanis have systematically
brought up patents upon harvesting
machinery, tools and implements, ac-
uulred al new Inventions therein. m
order thereby more eiieetuasly 90 per
petuate the combination and monop-
oily"
Corporations and individuals are
mentioned as defandania ih the peti-
tiona az follows International har-
yestcr company, International Harves-
/ ter Company OF AmeFica. International
Flax TV'ino company Wisconsin Steal
company. the Wisconsin Lumber COM
nnny. Illinois Northern Railway, The
Chicago. West Pullman & Southern
Railroad company Cyrus II, Meteor
mick. Charles Deoring, James Deer
ing. John 4 Glessner William II.
Jones, Harold " Mccormick. Richard
n Howe. Edgar A. Bancorolt, George
] +. Baker william j f.Ouderback, Nor
man B Roam. Charles Steele, John A.
Chapman, Elhert n Gary Thomas ID
Jones. Jonn :. Wilson. William L.
Saunders. George w PerkinB
The prosecution oi the case viii be
directed By Edwin p 1rosvener. spec
ial assistant % the attorney general.
The international Harvester COM
nany was organized IN New Jersey
IN 1899
The company vas incorporated IN
| New Jersey With a capital stock ORIG
inaily OF si20000. 600. The control of
the capital stock was placed IN the
hands OF three voting trusiees-Cyrus
In Mccormick Charles Dcering aud
Geofee W Perkins, who ISSUED stock
/ trust certificates 10 the persons ae-
tually owning the siock