The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
By c. H. Tavenner.


nine years delay in the courts,
in the famous trust busting"
suit started against it by former
president Roosevelt, this trust
has boosted meat prices to the
highest figure ever known in this
country. not even excepting war
times. The trust gives short
age in the live stock supply" as
its reason for increasing prices.
That this excuse is only a sub
terfuge is shown by the last re-
port of the government bureau
Of statistics, which shows that in
stead of a shortage in the live
stock supply. there has been a
steady increase.
The supply of cattle at the
seven principal western marke S
in April was greater than in
any April in the last decade, "
this report says: "The number
of cattle shipped to these mar
kets last month was greater than
for the same month a year ago
by IL per cent, and greater than
the same period for 1910 by 40
per cent. There was a proper
tionate increase in the supply of
hogs and sheep, also, and that
the weight of these animals was
up to the standard of former
years is indicated by the fact
that the supply of dressed meat
now on hand in the packers ware
house is greatly in excess Of the
amount held there last year.
This report shows that the
beef trust has mldc up its mind
to force the consumer to pay the
cost of the nine years suit it has
just won. All the big fees paid
out to lawyers for keeping the
trust magnates out Of the peni-
Tertiary will be taken from the
purses of the consumers. Moth
ing must interfere with the
trusts dividendsl
A sub committee of the Judici-
airy committe of the Democratic
House of Representatives has
just started an investigation of
the beef trust, and it's report will
be an answer to the question as
to whether the beef barons are
more powerful than the United
States government.
WHY COFFEE COSTS MORE.
Within three or four years the
price of coffee has doubled, along
with everything else. Evidence
has just came to light showing
why the price of coffee has in
creased.
The remarkable feature of the
situation is that, for once, the
increased wages, which is the
stock excuse the multi millionaire
owners of the industrial trusts
hand out every time they make
up their minds to increase their
dividends at the expense of the
consumer.
Coffee has increased in price
although production has doubled,
because the market supply has
S. Exline, Falls Mills; Warren
Burch, Sistersville; Henry Blair,
Elizabeth; Francis M. Lynch.
Palestine; S. S. Stalnaker, Dovie
Vance; Sarah Ann williamson
and Sarah A. Bryan, Parkers-
burg.
The Senate has passed bills in
troduced in the House by Con
gresham Hamilton granting
pensions to George w. Weekly,
Pennsboro; Samuel Smith and
Solomon Freeland, Belleville:
William Fl. Bishop and Augustus
Gilmore, Elizabeth; w. T. Cox.
Slate; Thomas J. Harris, Reedv.
Randall Ingram, Waverley.
Peter A, Burdette, Topans
Grove; Alexander Morrow; James
Meyers, and Obediah Gales.
Parkersburg.
The House has passed a bill in.
troduced by Congressman Ham.
ilton granting an amount equa'
to six month pay of his son tc
j. A. Shower, of Spencer. Mr.
Showen's son died while in the
army without designating an,
/ person to receive this nav opd !