The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
Internal Lnai Harvester CaSei

violation e de Sherman law aa1 max
~ the general charges that afs cusa
ssmary in . bill q this kind. saA ask-
ias for Whatever rsusts arD consid.
cred Aecsssary By the court. The bill
10 . very long one and therefore can
not b reproduced but Y sets fortA.
n effect. that the Harvestss eompaly
70 . monopoly In restraint q tf.dA
has ued oppressive methods IN fore.
Ing it, agents 70 handle its goods 81.
elusivsly. etc. To these charges Pre-.
idsAt Mccormick has made the tel.
lowing reply:
The International Harvest0 easo
differs sadically In IL facto nom all
The so-called trust cases heretofore
decided under the Sherman Law. The
International Harvsstar company was
0sgaaiss6 n 1891 Sse the purpose Of
securing economy II the maaufaetsrs
and sale Of harvesting machinery. 40
Of ilcrsasing the foreign trade It
had no water In IL capitalization. aAl
Il has earned only . reasonable return
On IL eapitAi-lsss tAan Z pr cent
pr snAun on the avsrasa The prices
d IL machines are now substantially
The sane 10 In 1907. notwithstanding
a Increase Of Is Dor cent in raw ma
teriai prices and 30 per cent In wages.
The company has caused . large aav.
Ing % American farmers IN the cost
Of agricultural Implements. Il has In
creased the foreign trade in agricuk
tursl Implements fourfold IN lils
years: its foreign sales In 1911 ven
over $l2.0o0.00o. Il has not sold cheap
o. abroad than at home. Its treatment
q IL customers. it, employees, ito
agents and ito competitors has been
In accord with the highest standard
Of ethics and honorable business meth
oda To the farmers II has given bet.
ter service and better machines: to
asentD and dealers. . less hazardous
and Auetuating business aad to it, en-.
Dloyss II has given higher wages. i'm.
proved and sanitary working eondi.
lions. insurance against sickness. ae.
eidsnt and old age. and . share In the
Drodta
The charges Of misconduct found
IN the bill have been met and dis
proved BY the company in other cases:
and they will again fail because they
are untrue. The supreme court Of
Missouri. In . sat- In which those
eharses were fully gons into, said:
ION the whole. the evidence shows
hat the International Harvester con-
1aay has not used ito power to opprssa
o. iljurs the farmers VIE are ito cxs,
tcnsrS."
And again:
THE price Of harvesting machines
Has not Increased In proportion to the
decreased cost q construction or the
Increased merit Of the machines, and
sssIoadeHt has brought ether farm i'm
Oleme1ts into trade"
"Ths evidence also shows tAat the
DacAines 0anufaetured ~ the Inter-
Aationsl Harvester company have been
greatly improved jn quality and the
item Of repair material has bssA ~
duesd In price asd blaesl within closer
reach of the fsrmsr.'
The orEanisers Of his eonDaay
acted under the advice OF able counsel.
snd IN the sincere belief that tAsy
we're violating No Law. II under later
decisions Il should BE- hsia that the
law was violated. II eouA only b
through the creation Of power to sp-
press which has never bSsA exercised.
more than elk years age the com
pany asked fos IL Investigation b. the
Omitted States government. and opsned
oil it, books and records for inspse-
tioA. and furnished al Information ~
Guestsd. No suggestion OF Any change
IN it, business methods Has been made
to II By the government at any tine.
Recently. . fall ana frank discussioa
OF the whole situation has been had
between the representatives, Of the GOV.
eranent and the company. In an Asn.
est desire upon both siles TO svoil
litigation. Some plan nay yet -
found which will obvists the necessity
Of any protraeted litigation BY satis-
tying the elains made usdsr the shsr-
man act without seriously impairing
the economic Advantages ana benefits
secured By the organization OF this
company. No form Of rsorgalisatisn.
however. WAS suggested By the govern
nent which seemed practically Dss-
sibls.
'Ths gevsrnnsnt has bssn careful
to avoid snbaRrassnsat - tie foreign
basInsss froa ~ htisatisa, the biA
makes ~ attack upsA. aaa seeks -
change IN, the export buslssss q Ne
company. TIE Aiiag q ~ ~ VIII
h - way interfere Win tAs osnDaAy's
sarsyiAg - ~ S,si1sao tAs sans -
AsrstsssfA"
My little son had . very severe cold.
was recommended 70 ~ Chamberlain
'ough Remedy. and before . small bot
lie was finished he was 10 we'll q ever -
writes Mrs. h. SILKS, % bowling Street,
sydney. Australia. This remedy il for
sale by all dealers.
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