Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-21

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Louis + Swift. president Swift ANA
Company
Edward F. Swift, yioe-presideni
Swift and Company.
Charles II. Swift, director Swift
and Company.
Francis A Fowler. manager beef
department Swift and Company
Edward Norris. president Morris
and Company
Louis II. Newman, manager beel
department Morris and Company.
Edward Tiden. president National
Packing Company.
The government contends.
That prior TO 1909 prices we're
fixed shipments regulated and tel
ritorv divided by the old beef pool
which met every Tuesday afternoon
That after the old beef pool dis
solved in 1909 the packers held Sc
crct meetings at each others homes
That the National Packing Com.
pany since It's organization in 1903
has been used as the clearing
house for the alleged combination
That the packers adopted test
cost and margin system which was
used In the purchase Of cattle and
the sale Of fresh meat
That the allowances made for by
products in figuring the test cost
were inadequate and the cost" used
hy the packers was fictitious and was
higher than the actual cost
That the representatives of the ar.
ferent companies in New York. Bos-
ton and other eastern cities evchang
cd information In regard 10 prices
and shipments and teleCraDhed the
figures TO their superiors In CHICAGO.
That the violation Of the Sherman
law by the packers has been contin-
uous and practically uninterrupted
since 1898.
\ chronological history OF the gov
ernment's investigation and prosecu-
tion 81 the men alleged to control
the fresh meat industry Of the codn-
try is as follows
Tuly I. 1l02-Injunction issued
Nv lrdre Grosscup restraining the
packers from entering into a com
bination
Feb 90, characterization Of
ALLEGED combination begun.
July / Sixteen packers and
four corporations indicted
Dec 81, 19O5--Cases called for
trial.
March q. 1POe-Jtdge lIumph.
rows renders the immunity bath
decision. freeins tho indicted pack.
ers.
pec. 90 zoos Investigation taken
up by federal grand irry bd' soon
discontinued without indictments be
inc returned.
Dee - i901-Investigation re-
umoi by the federal grand jury.
March u. Indictments re-
turned against the national nackin-
company and ten subsidiary concern.
and bin In equity filed asking tha
the National Packing Company b.
dissolved
June -. 1q10-Indictmeut.
against the National Packing Com
uany 0uashed nv Judge lands AMI Z
srcolal grand jury called 10 renew
the Investigation
July Il. 191O-Special grand jrrl
imnanelled and inquiry begun.
Avg. II. Thomas G. Lee
manager " the dressed beef sale
department OF Armour and Compa
ny indicted for perjury and Alfre'
r Urion. chief counsel for the com
pany and three employees oharre,
with destroying stenographers note
books containing important intorma
ton desired by the government.
Aug. Is, 19t0.-Attorney Urioi
DISCHARGED with n reprlmand and 9th
er respondents held for further hear
ing.
Sept. 10, Embellishments re
turned charging ten packers will
conspiracy in maintaining n comb
nation In restraint Of trade
Dec. 6. 1q11-Trial OF tho tel
packers begun before Judge Carpon
ter
Il is estimated that the trial COS
The packers $500. 900. and tho GOV
eminent. about 100000
The first witness called hy The gov
eminent was Albert 4. Vceder. m
dean OF counsel for the packers an
personal legal adviser of the lat
Gustavus F. Swift, founder OF Swift