New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Realty, Cottonseed Oil and
Trade Papers Interested
Armour and Others
Aimed at Control
Of Cattle Market
Hearing, Adjourned for
Holidays, To Be Resumed
in New York

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Cottonseed
oil plants, Chicago real estate and cao-
tie trade papers appeared to-day in the
records Of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion's inquiry into the packing induS-
trv as side lines into which the con-
troll of the big packers has EXTENDED
When the inquiry at the end OF TO-
davis session was adjourned over the
boIidavs. Francis ]. Heney special
counsel for the commission, announced
that subsequent hearings, probably IN
New York or Boston. would deal with
the packers alleged control Of gram
fertilizers. dairying, dairy feed, butter
substitutes, leather, hides, poultry ana
canned vegetables, none Of which was
touched on in the first three days tes-
timony.
Testimony already introduced has
touched only one angle Of the situa-
ton" said Mr.. Heney. 1--WE have had
many Investigators out all over the
country for four months, and what
has been introduced so far has been
only a part of what was discovered in
Boston"
Armour's Interests Widespread
Having introduced evidence designed
TO establish the control of the chicago
STOCK Yards and Terminal Railways by
the Chicago Stock Yards Company, Oh
Maine. promoted and owned in large
part by J. Ogden Armour, Of Chicago,
and Frederick II. Prince, of Boston,
Mr.. Heney developed from witnesses
to-day that Armour & Co. are inter
ested also in eleven other stock yards.
IL had been testified previously that
the Morris group Of packers owned
most of the Kansas City yards, and
that Swift was interested in the 81
Paul yard.
Mr.. Heney charged that by con.
trolling the principal cattle markets OF
the country the packers are IN POSI-
tion to manipulate the nations meat
supply, as we'll as dictate prices 10
both producer and consumer lie sald
that the large profits OF the STOCK
yards and railway companies came
chiefly from the producers, VINO pay
storage, feed and hsulage charges'
which constitute the bulk OF the COM
panies' income.
Records were introduced to-day TO
show that other packers besides AT
mour are interested in the Chlcago
stock yards. Persons connected with
the Swift and Morris interests APP
peared on the lists of directors of the
Chicago Junction Railways Company
and the Chicago Union Stock Yards
and Transit Company, operating the
terminal railways and the stock YARDS.
These companies are owned by tne
Chicago Junction Railways and Union
Stock Yards Company, of New Jersey,
which, in turn, is controlled by the
Maine corporation formed by Armour
and Prince. Frederick w. Croll, treas
urer of Armour & Co., said he could
not explain why the other packers
should have representation on THESE
Croll admitted that Armour e. Co:
had large interests in cottonseed oil
plants.
Realty Holdings Vast
Millions Of dollars of Chicago real
ectate. known as the central manu-.
featuring district, Appeared IN list OF
agsets Of the Chicago Junction Rail-
wavs and Union Stock Yards Company
Mr. Heney called particular attention
10 the assets of this company, because
Of ropresentations made to small stock
holders. when Armour and Prince
gained control Of the company, that the
con,pany's property was in danger OF
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