The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-20
TO Want More Than
That Seems Wicked"
He Wrote From Ski
bo Castle
U. S. STEEL CO.
ON THE GRILL
Government Asks That Greatest Cor
poration in World Be Broken Up
Into Numerous Companies Alleged
To Be Merged Illegally-suit
Pending Three Years
By associated Press.

Philadelphia, Oct. 20.-Final argu-
ment in the government suit to dissolve
the United States Steel Corporation,
the greatest combination of capital
in the world on the ground that it was
created in violation of the sherman
antitrust law, WAS begun here to-day
before four United States circuit
judges sitting ON the United States
Court for the District of New Jersey,
IN which jurisdiction the proceedings
were instituted, October &c. 1911.
The case is being heard by Judges
Burlington, who is presiding, McPher-
son, Hunt, formerly of the Commerce
court, and Wooley, recently appointed
TO succeed Judge Gray, retired.
1t was agreed that the entire Week
should be devoted to the arguments.
j. Nj. Dickinson, Former Secretary of
War, who has had charge of the case
for the government since its inception,
opened the argument. Henry L. Cotton,
special assistant to the Attorney Cen
eral. will also speak for the govern
ment.
Bigger Melon Wicked, Says Carnegie
Mr.. Dickinson quoted a letter writ.
ten by Andrew Canegie at Skibo Gas.
tie August II, 1899. In this letter
Mr.. Carnegie wrote:
" Illinois 10000 tons ahead of her
proportion. Bad policy to allow
odr proportion of orders received to
tall below equality. If YOU can
fill next. year al present prices, .vou
have at least forty millions profit
but 1t may be fifty. To want more than
that seems wicked -
This letter, according to the govern.
ment, is on record in the minutes of
August 20, 1899, of the Carnegie Com.
pany.
Mr., Dickinson, after telling the
wellknown story of the formation of
the steel corporation. took up the cap,
italization of the concern. He contend
ed that the corporation is over.eapital.
lzed to the extent of more than $780,
100000.
Mr.. Dickinson went into the history
of the various companies to show that
competition among them prior to the
formation of the ..lleged billion dollar
steel trust was sharp. He quoted
Charles NJ. Schwab as saying that com
petition between the Carnegie and Hi
nois Steel Companies on rails had been
destructive.
Counsel for Big Corporation
Counsel who appeared for the steel
corporation and will speak during the
week are Richard V. LindaburY, New
ark. n. j.; John G. Johnson. Philadel.
phia; c. A. Severance; New York. and
David A. Reed, Pittsburgh. George w.
Elwood Murray, New York, will argue
in behalf of John d. Rockefeller and
his son, who along with Andrew Car.
negie, George w.. Perkins, Z. H. Gary,
Charles NJ. Sehwab, Henry C. Frick and
others, are individual defendants.
F. r. Kellogg, Of New York, will
speak briefly for the James !. Hill in
terest. The Hill ore interests are in
volved in the case through the lease
by the steel corporation of ore beds IN
the northwest. Since the institution of
the suit this lease has been cancelled
and Mr. Kellogg said he did not see the
necessity of his appearance except to
touch on certain law points in connec.
tion with the lease.
The government asks that the great.
est corporation in the world in point
of capitalization be broken up into
the numerous companies that had been
merged illegally, the government al
leges, into the gigantic concern The
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