Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
Company Doing Business
to Injury Of Farmer and
Country.
RECEIVER is SOUGHT
Eight Individuals Cited as Re-
SponSibIe-MCCormiCk in
Defensive Answer.

St. Paul. Aprfl 3o-suit against the I
International Harvester company /.
charging It with being q monopoly in
restraint OF trade and asking that 1t be |
dissolved, was fled by the government |
in the United States district court
here today.
The petition in equity, naming seven
corporations and IS individuals as be
ing the responsible heads OF the cor
poration, sets forth charges that the
defendant controls q majority OF the
trade in harvesting machinery in the
United States. ITO grave injury 10
the farmer and general public"
RECEIvER Is ASKED.
II asks that a receiver be appointed /
TO take charge of the corporation bus
mess, II the court sees fit. The petit
ton was filed by Assistant District At
torney Dickey. Another petition filed
asks that Judge Willard issue sub
poenas, returnable May G. for all de-
PENDANTS not residing in this district.
That date the corporation and indi-
viduals are 70 enter their appearance.
The defendants, Dickey announced.
would have until June to enter their
pleadings. Dickey also stated that the
trials probably would be set for the
October term OF court.
WILL BE EXPEDITED.
Washington. April 3O.-Prosecu-
ton OF the antitrust suit against the
International Harvester company, IL
is declared at the department of Jus
tlce, Will be expedited as much as
possible. Because Of the Importance
OF the issue. Attorney General Wick
ersham will file a certificate OF expe-
dition. The effect OF this will be to
remove the case from the district
court Of Minnesota to the United
States circuit court Of appeals for the
eighth circuit.
TO SUPREME COURT.
This eliminates the district court
and to that extent hastens the issue
on to the supreme court Of the
United States, where, Il is generally
conceded. the case will finally be de-
termined. The earliest possible date
on which the case can come TO an is
sue is about Aug 3. Unusual inter-
est attaches TO the case because Il
found its way into the presidential
campaign.
DIFFERENT. SAYS MCCORMICK.
Chicago, April 3O.-In regard TO the
suit filed today at St Paul by the gov
ernment against the International Har-
Nester company. Cyrus II. Mccormick,
president OF the harvester company,
said:
The International Harvester case
differs radically in its facts from all
the so-called trust cases heretofore
decided under the Sherman law. The
International Harvester company was
organized In 1902 for the purpose Of Sc
curing economy in the manufacture
and sale OF harvesting machinery, and
of increasing the foreign trade. II
had no water in its capitalization, and
81 has earned only a reasonable return
on its capial. less than seven per cent
per annum on the average
PRICE UNCHANGED.
The prices OF its machines are now
substantially the same as in 1SyZ, not
withstanding an increase OF 10 per
cent in raw material prices and so per
cent in wages. The compay has
caused a large saving TO American
farmers in the cost Of agricultural
implements. II has increased the for
eign trade IN agricultural implements
fourfold in nine years its foreign sales
in 1911 were over S42 .0O0.0 600. II has
not sold cheaper abroad than at home.
Its treatment OF its customers. its EN-.
ployes. its agents and it's competitors
has been in ascord with the highest
standard OF ethics and honorable bust.
ness methods.
CHARGES DESTROYED.
The charges OF misconduct found
IN the bill have been met and disproy-
ed by the company in other cases; and
they will fail again, because they are
untrue. The supreme court OF Mis-
souri,. in q suit in which these charges
were fully gone into. said. On the
whole. the evidence shows that the In
ternAtional Harvester company has
not used its power 10 oppress or injure
the farmers who are its customers
The price OF harvesting
machines has not increased in proper
ton 10 the increased cost Of construc
ton or the increased merit OF the ma
chimes. and respondent has brought
other farm implements into trade.
The organizers OF this company
acted under the advice OF able coun
sci, and in the sincere belief that they
were violating no Law. II under later