The citizen., 1919-12-25
Full Terms Of Dissolution Agree
ment Are Given Out.
SURRENDER TO GOVERNMENT
Agree to Sell only Meat and 6y-Prod-
uets, and Give Up. Yards, Rail-
roads, Terminals. Newspapers
and Branch Houses.

| principal stockholders and managers
had surrendered to the governments
contentious against the monopolistlc
growth Of the packing industry and its
control Of unrelated Industries.
by the entry Of a permanent in
| junction decree. TO which the packers
have consented their activities are to
be confined to meat and by-products
eggs. butter, poultry. cheese and con
depsed milk. Refrigeration is to be
limited to the cars necessary for car
rying their output.
BY the decree. which Is to be secured
by the attorney general within the
near future, the packers are To be re-
luired to sell their holdings in public
stock yards. stOck-yard railroads and
terminals. TO disassociate themselves
with the retail meat business, and with
all unrelated lines" This is TO be
done within Two years.
This solution of the packers 7itu-
alton. which habits Inception with an
investigation by the federal trade com
mission and with the placing of the
iAiiVi vi ADt VI Ant oNApt7
ney general. will render unnecessary
the filing of suits against the packers,
which were in the hands of the Chica-
go grand jury when it's early fall ses-
sion was adjourned.
No Live Stock Control.
"In general" says the department of
justice statement. "this decree pre-
vents the defendants from exercising
any further control over the marketing
Of live stock. II forever prevents them
from any control over the retailing Of
meat products. II eliminates them
from the field of meat substitutes with
the exception of eggs. butter, poultry
and cheese. which are left for future
consideration and appropriate action;
and therefore, the price of meat Is
within the control of the people them
selves.
"It places the conduct of these great
aggregations of capital Immediately
under the eye OF a federal court with
reference to their business. practices.
But, greater than all. II establishes the
principle that no group OF men, no mat
ter how powerful, can ever attempt to
control the food table of the American
people, or any one of the necessities
or component parts Of II.
"The department of justice, having
in mind the necessities and interests
of the whole American people In this
critical reconstruction period, feels
that by insisting upon this surrender
~ the part of the packing business 1t
has accomplished more for the Amer
lean people than could have been
hoped for as result of long-drawn-
out legal battle"
Under the decree, the defendants OF
whom there are sc, are compelled:
I. To sell under supervision Of the
United States district court. preferably
10 the live stock producers and the
public, all Of their holdings in public
stock yards.
2. To sell, under the same supervi-
sion. and In like manner. all their in
terests in stock-yard railroads and ter
minals.
3. To sell all their interests in mar
ket newspapers.
4. To dispose Of all their interests in
public cold storage warehouses. except
as necessary for their own meat prod.
ucts.
3. To forever disassociate them.
selves with the retail meat business.
9. To forever disassociate them
selves with all unrelated lines" In
Guiding wholesale groceries; fresh,
canned. dried or salt fish; fresh, dried,
evapornted or canned fruits; confec-
tionafies. sirups. soda water fountain
supplies, etc. molasses, honey jams,
jellies and preserves; spices. sauces,
relishes. etc; coffee. tea, chocolate,
cocoa. nuts, -four, sugar, rice and
cereals with an exception to be
noted), bread. waters, crackers, bis
cult, spaghetti. vermicelli. macaroni,
cigars china. furniture, etc.
Abandon Branch Houses.
7. To abandon forever the use Of
their branch houses, route cars and
autotrucks, comprising their distribu-
tion system. for any other than their
own meat and dairy products.
s. To submit perpetually to the jur-
lsdiction of the United States district
court under an injunction forbiddlng
all the defendants from directly or in
directly maintaining any combination
or conspiracy with each other or any
other person or persons or mOnOpollz-
ing, or attempting TO mOnOpOllze, any
food product In the United States or
lndulglng in any unfair and unlawful
practices.
The decree further provides that
jurisdiction is perpetually retained by
the court for the purpose OF taking
"such action. or adding at the foot OF
the decree such other relief, 4 any, as
may become necessary or appropriate
for the carrying out and enforcement
OF the decree, or for the purpose OF en-
tertainlng at any time hereafter any
application which the parties may
make with respect 10 the decree"