The sun., 1918-08-05
DISSOLUTION OF
THE HARVESTER
TRUST DECIDED
Supreme Court to Enter
Decree as Company
Drops Appeal.
AFFECTS OTHER CASES
Ruling Is on Basis Of Prevent
ing Possible Misuse of
Power.
AFFECTS OTHER CASES
S1sctal DespafcA 10 Tar suN.


WARRINGTON, Aug. 4.-The Harvester
trust 10 to be dissolved. A decree will be
entered in the Supreme Court at the
october term making final the decree OF
the District Court adjudging the Har-
v0ter Company a combination in re-
stYaint Of trade and ordering its dis.o-
tuition.
This action will follow withdrawal by
tho International Harvester Company of
In appeal from the District Court de-
cihon
Tho decision will be the most far
reaching 10 American business since the
decree ordering dissolution OF the Stand
ard Oil Company. F. Carroll Todd, As
sIstant Attorney-General in charge Of
antitrust cases, in commenting on the
Rction &c be taken, said in effect 1t sus-
ia!ned the contention of the Government
OIL which the decree Of the lower court
wJs based.
May A6ect steel Trust.
Department Of Justice officials be-
Meve tlat the dissolution OF the trust
will have an effect on the Steel trust.
SulI against WHICH Is ptlOte tIlc
preme Court on appeal by the Govern
inent, as well as upon other important
rust actions, even though tho willing
ness OF the Harvester-Company. to with.
draw no doubt in a measure has been
prompted hy the fact that Henry Ford
is making harvester machinery and the
International Harvester Company is
turning more and more to trucks and
tTactoIs.
The court order will provide as fol
lows:
The Harvester Company TO dispose
nt the harvesting machinery brands
known under tho trade names OF Us
boine, Milwaukee and Champion, the
.rade names themselves and all pat
terms. drawings. blue ~prints. dies, oiss
and other machines and equipment used
in the manufacture of these lines. TO
responsible and Independent manu'ac
taIer OF manufacturers.
To Dispose of Plants.
The Harvester Company also TO dis
pose OF the plants and works at Spring
neld. Ohio, and Auburn, y. Y. where
hIlt tdlINfIIl anu N'SpOA iS -
yesting machines are manufactured.
If not otherwise disposed OF within
one year after the close OF the exist
ing war the before mentioned lines o.
harvesting machines to be sold at pup
,l auttion 10 the highest bidder.
The Harvester Company to be pro
hb!,cd after December 81, 1919, from
saving more than one representative ol
agent in any city or town In the Cnitet
states for the sale OF harvesting ma
chimes or other agricultural implements
1t is provided that II these remedies
prove Inadequate eighteen months aftel
the war, the Government may tak'
further action.
An official statement from the Depart
msHt OF Justice says:
This case presented the most funda
mental issue which has arisen under thu
sherman act since its constitutionalitI
wIs determined The issue is this
TIE Government contended that combi
uattons OF competitive units on a scale
argc enough to make the resulting re
s,r,ction OF competition direct and sub
slautlal are unlawful without more. or
The theory that it was not the policy o.
T." sherman act to wait until the evils o.
uhdue concentration OF commercial powel
ave already come to pass, but rather
20 strike at once at undue concentra
nou Of commercial power itself.
The defendants contended on the othe
hand that such combinations are no
unlawful unless the Government show
that the combination has wrongful!
used its power"