Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-06
PACKERS ORGANIZE COMPANY
History of Formation of Nationa,
Corporation Told to Jury.
CHARTERED BY NEW JERSEY
Government Contends that This Cor
pOration Was Used 10 oOn-
tinue Operation OF the
Old Pools.

CHICAGO, Jan 5.-Detnlls OF the or
ganization of the National Packing COM
pany formed March IS. 1908 with a capt.
tai OF $i5000,OO0 10 operate the thirteen
Independent packing companies previously
acquired by the Armour, Swift and Morris
interests, TO be included In the proposed
billion dollar" merger were given the
jury today I'm the trial of the ten Chi
! cago packers charged with conspiracy in
restraint OF trade.
The lnoorporators were given Az Louis
y. DALEY and Kenneth McLaren. officers
Of the Corporation Trust company OF Jer-
sey CITY, N. j. and w. II. Mitchell.
The articles of Incorporation Of the Ma
tional Packing company, which the gov
ernment contends was the instrument
used by the defendants TO continue the
operations Of the alleged old pools. were
read 70 the jury by District Attorney
| Wilkerson, together with the official min
utes OF the first meeting of the incor-
porators held March IS, 1903, In Jersey
city. The reading OF these documents
occupied a large part OF the morning ses-
! sion
Arthur Colby, director, assistant sec
retary and assistant treasurer OF the Ma
tional Packing company, was the fourth
witness called by the government.
List of Plants BDuRht.
Arthur Colby was In the wholesale
iewelry business in the east until 1903,
when he came TO Chicago and obtained
employment with the National Packing
company as assistant secretary. Two
years later he was elected a director and
made assistant treasurer
Are you familiar with the business OF
the National Packing company" asked
District Attorney James r. Wllkerson.
only with the offices and accounting
end OF the business" replied Colby, who
then gave list of the subsidiary COM
panles operated by the National Packing
company as follows:
c. II. Hammond & Co
! Hammond Packing company
| Anglo-American Provision company.
Omaha Packing company
| United Dressed Beef company.
ST. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision
company.
New York Butchers Dressed Beef com.
pany.
Western Packing company.
| Colorado Packing company.
Huddy Bros,
Plankington Packing company.
Smith Bros.
hhnuy BIOS
thnrter Allows Wide Range.
District Attorney Wilkerson intro
duoed IN evidence the minutes OF tho
first meeting Of the National Packing
company. held March IS. 1903, IN Jersey
City. and the by-laws Of the corporation
were read,
IL was organized under the laws OF
New Jersey with a capital stock Oi
S15.O 100000, TO engage in the packing
business and such other enterprises a.
this corporation may deem advisable
A provision created an executive boart
with authority 20 exercise all the powers
OF the board OF directors. Details Of tn,
purchase Of the thirteen Independent
packing companies for Sl5,OOQOOO which
formoditho nucleus OF the National Pack
ing company, were given I'm q resolution
adopted by the directors at their firs
meeting. Tho contracts relating TO IN
transfer OF the properties specified tha
each plant was 20 be operated indepond
entity under the old name
Dummy Directors Retire.
The minutes recited that after the thrc
lncorporators had formed the Nations
Packing company, Kenneth McLaren +,
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