Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29

'hOS iSSoi &c lHSl u lnS usual 1netnOUS,
he said. of bidding up prices for waste
materials, by hiring away his men ana
by leasing" away his customers by the
bonus system.
Threatened to Put Him Out
Finally he said. "a representative Of
the comblre came to me and said very
sYmpathetically he was sorry, but if [
persisted in being stubborn it would be
necessary to put me out of the busineTs.
much as the members of the combine
hated TO do it."
And you persisted?" asked Mr.. Heney.
l went into their own territory after
their business Glennie replied. Even
at the prices they boosted up l was able
to make a living. l did much of the work
myself and knew what my men were do
ing. l didn't have the heavy overhead ex-
penses OF the combine"
mo expensive attorneys, for instance?"
smiled Mr.. Heney.
Not much" answered the witness
But do you mean to saw" interposed
Commissioner Victor Murdoch. who pre-
sided, that YOU refused the difference be-
tween $35, ZOO and $3.50. 900 for the sake of a
fight?'
/ was Out to earn a living" Glennie
SAID. and if it is necessary to fight Tor
II, III fight. | built my business I'D
with my own hands and | won't nave it
bought away from me by ANY sucn
methods as that. What | get I'll earn
and | won't live on easy money.
Glennie Said he was willing to fore
go profits during the war as a meth
Oh of doing his bit"
I'm willing" he said. TO pay the
butcher so much for his waste meat
that he car afford to sell his meat
cheaper TO the consumer. Even at the
hiS prices | am paying for meat I
can manufacture them into fertilizers
and the like on my own account and
Mage a bare living or | can ever sell
the stuff 10 tr~ust-controlled manufac-
turelS and make a living. And | tell
YOU there isn't a large soap factory in
the country today that isn't controlled
by the packers"
Wien Mr. Glennie. who is e~ray-hair-
ed and soft spoken, stepped down from
the stand he was warmly thanked by
Mr.. Heney and other members of the
trade commission party.
The other So-caaled trust fucker to
appear at the hearing was l.. ]. Nc
Caftrey, who conducted with his roth
er the What Cheer Chemical Co, of
Pawtucket. r. L. He told of meeting
stiff opposition in getting waste prod
ucts and Of refusing offers TO sell his
usineSs.
II told EN-" he said. in describing
lis meeting with an official of the COM
bine in Boston a which efforts We're
made to buy MIN out, that thev didn't
have money enough t. make me sell
out. It was my business, | intended to
rang or 10 il. | was told at that meet
ing that they didn't like the shape of
my jaw
Mcraffrcy said he was able to do
business at q profit by his low over
head expenses as compared with those
of the combine. As a result of unpIeas-
ant incidents IN disposinS Of some Of
his waste material he was charging
his plant 10 manufacture all his own
products. He found the rendering bus
mess profitable. ever in the face of
sharp competition.
Interesting Story Of Manchester Man
Earl 4. Avery. a Manchester. \. II
man by birth and now conducting al
independent rendering business in
Worcester. gave some interesting de-
tails of how. as ne put it. the pack
ers kept secret their control of both
the meat and the rendering business.
When he was employed by a wholesale
meat firm in Manchester. he said, he
learned from the book keeper that
there was a meeting of the wholesalers
each week where the accounts Of each
a,,c%,n,ar u-aro yiy-ap plIt for tho homo
fit Of the wholesalers. The retailers
We're known by number.
For instance" he explained. Mr..
Jones would be known as No. ). If
it happened that he owed the Swift
Co. for last weeks meat, this fact was
entered in the books Of the other con-
Germs. When Jones tried to buy meat
from Swift he was refused because of
his unpaid bill. When he tried to buy
his meat from the other concerns he
was refused for one reason or other.
But II he paid his bill, Swift's book
keeper called up the other book keep
ers on the telephone n would say
%. X. No. ). Swift And Jones would
find clear sailing once more
Avery amused the commission by
telling Of coming to Boston to enter
the employ of a rendering company
which happened to be in the combine.
Did you stay with them long,
asked Mr.. Henry.
NO, l was fired for Incompetence
Avery answered, and was recommend
ed to another firm at a higher salary
than I had been getting.
You mean you We're SO incompetent
that your old employer thought O
ought to get more none from some
one else" asked Tenry. What was
the object in that"
1T, was a bit Of ~camouflage sup