The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-13
DECISION. AGAINST
HARVESTER |! |! COMPANY
INTERNATIONAL HARVEST
=. MUST DISSOLVE
DECISION is FILED
Declared to Be Monopoly in
Restraint of Intrastate and
Foreign Trade.

ST. Paul, Minn., Aug. 12.-The In
ternational Harvester Company today
was declared to be monopoly iii re-
stratnt Of interstate AMI foreign trade
and was ordered by majority de-
cision filed here Ivy Judges Smith anu
Hook In the United States court.
Judge Walter H. Sanborn dissented
Unless the corporation submits q
plan for dissolution within ninety
days the court will entertain an ap-
plication for q receiver.
The suit In which decision was
handed down today was filed April 80.
1912. in the Federal District Court a,
ST. Fanl. In It's petition the govern
ncnt asas3: 's;5.f
That the $40. O.OO6.O00 CORPORATION be
dissolved on the ground that it w,s a
monopoly in restraint of trade.
That injunctions be issued to bar
from Interstate commerce the pro-
ducts Of the International Harvester
j Company or of the International Har-
vester Company of America its SELL
Ing agency.
That receivers be appointed to take
charge of the property and wind up
| the business OF tie defendant IL the
court finds such action compatible
with public :intcrects. -"
The following corporations and in
dtviIuais were mentioned as defend
ants in the petition:
international Harvester Co., ln,er-
! national Harvester Co. of America, In
ternationai Flax Irvine Co., Wisconsin
Steel Co., Wisconsin Lumber Co., IL
Illinois Northern ailwny, Chicago West
Pullman & Southern r. r. Co., Cyrus
II. Mccormick, Charles Deering,
James Deering. John ]. Giessner, VIII.
liam II. Jones. Harold r. Mccormick,
Rtchnrd F. Howe, Edgar A. Bancroft; I;
William j: Louierb.ck. George F.
Baker, Norman B. Ream, Charles
Steele. John A.;.chapman, Ebert IA,
Gary, Thomas D. Jones, John p. Wll-
son, William L. Saunders and George
w. Perkins.
The chief charges by the Z govern
ment against the Harvester Company
| we're: .,.ts, q
That the company in monopolizing
the sale and manufacture of harvest
lag machinery had advanced Prices
ITO the grave injury OF the farmer and
the general public"
That the company controls at least
i 90 per cent OF the trade In the
United States in harvestefs or grain
binders. 75 per cent OF the mowers,
land more than so per cent Of the
I binder twine. s.,a.' :!
That the company had absSsSso
competing companies while allowing
these companies still to advertise as
being Independent, thereby mfslend-
! ing, deceiying and defrauding the
/ public and more :eifectually cffppling
existing competitors and keeping out
4 new ones. = 81, 55 ~ ~: s5.7.s
That the defendants ,resorted to
Funfair trade methods by attempting
to; induce agents to handle only, their
i products. - & l.. - IS Sssi
That It bought up patents 20 perpet.
l.uate the monopoly. J, W ss,
That In organizing the x Iptorna-
itional Harvester Company the 4 de.
fendants planned to form monopoly.
That the company b0tHd retail deal
Iers by contract mot to sell the pro-
Educts of other manpfacturers.ss i
\ ThR. the Harvester Company re-
Eceived iron, steel and lumber from the
4 iWisc0nHin Steel i Company and The
4 iWisc6nsIfi Lumber company subsid4
tiarieE,s which ;;were used ito eliminate
Ec0mpetft ftIon. II
That she company used. railroads
tSt1dar ftss control to obtain prefer
eaca from connecting roads. 30
y IS. rs q i 81 81
ssThe ihterna.i .ionAis Harvester Com
lpany was organized Ia New Jersey In
! ] inaentl declared, there were ten OF
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