Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-20

er or mower ana f0und that the parts
no longer were on sale. Why 10 It
that he finds now only two makes to
choose between In the majority Of
communities-the Mccormick and the
Deering?
The trust makes the plows and the
harrows with which the soil 10 pre-.
pared. II makes the seeders and the
drills. II makes the mowers, the hay
rake. the corn cutters and implements
used to produce almost all the nine
thousand million dollars worth Of
farm and agricultural wealth each
year.
In 1902 there was keen competition
among the various manufacturers, the
most powerful being the Mccormick
Harvester Machine Company, con.
trolled by John d. Rockefeller. whose
daughter married Mccormick.
George w. Perkins, then partner Of
]. P. Morgan, enlisted the interest Of
Cyrus X. Mccormick, who obtained Q
| S1,000.U00 option on the plant Of the
Milwaukee Harvester Co. Then he
and Perkins held conference with
the other big makers. the Deerings,
the Joneses and the oiessners, and
the International Harvester Co. was
formed.
The capital was $3.50. o00. 900. about
915,000.000 in excess Of the very gen.
erous valuation put upon the various
plants by their owners. 100000 be.
ing Q bonus for J. p. Morgan & Co.
Immediately after the merger the In.
ternational Harvester Co.. the trust,
acquired by purchase four Of it, prin.
cipal competitors-D. M. Osborne Z
Co.. for 100000. Aultman. Miller Z
Co.. for 100000. The Minneapolis
Harvester Co. for 100000 and the
Keystone Co., for 100000.
The plants Of the Minneapolis com.
pany, manufacturing the Minnie har.
vester, and Of Aultman. Miller q Co.,
manufacturing the Buckeye, were ct
once shut down, the two plants having
been bought for Si,4o0,000 perhaps to
destroy them.
In less than one year from the es.
adjustment Of the trust. It controlled
more than 30 per cent Of the total
harvester business Of the United
/ States.
The harvester trust enjoys various
privileges from the steel trust, both
being under the control Of Morgan in.
terests. The harvester trust gets mon.
ey from the Morgan banks In New
York at 3 or 1 per cent and loans It to
farmers, by selling machines on credit
with an interest rate Of Q to 10 per
cent.
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Henry c. BETTER is popular with all
classes of people. Republicans could
not name stronger man for County
Judge.
William Hale Thompson has hosts
or friends among the Democrats and
Progressives who would like to see
him elected Mayor He Is looming up
as the probable Republican candidate.
William L. O'Connell would make
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Thomas F. Scully has made such
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that his friends are determined to
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Daniel L. Cruice 10 in the race for
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