Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-19
AGREEMENT WITH
PACKERS ENDS ROW
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packers, in ex parte hearings in
Washington and other cities which
were sensational in their revelations
of financial manipulation by means
of dummy directors, bearer war
rants and other devices to conceal
the persons involved.
Agreement Binding
An injunction decree, to which the
packers have acceded, will be enter
ed in the Federal courts to make
the agreement binding. Under it's
terms, the big five-Swift, Armour,
Morris. Wilson and Cudahy-have
agreed:
To sell under supervision of the
United States District Court, pre-
ferably to the livestock producers
and the public. all their holdings in
public stock yards
To sell. under the same super
vision, and in like manner all their
interests in stock yard railroads and
terminals.
To sell, under the same super
vision, and in like manner all their
interests in market newspapers.
Dispose of all their interest in
public cold storage warehouses ex-
cept as necessary for their own
meat products.
To forever dissociate themselves
with the retail meat business
Give Up "Sidelines"
To forever dissociate themselves
with all unrelated lines" including
wholesale groceries, fresh, canned,
dried or salt fish, fresh dried or
canned vegetables, fresh, crushed,
dried. evaporated or canned fruits.
confectioneries, syrups, soda water
fountains supplies, etc, molasses.
honey, jams, jelIies and preserves,
ices, sauces, relishes, ETC., coffee,
tea. chocolate, cocoa. nuts, -four,
sugar rice and cereals with an ex-
ception to be noted), breads. waters,
crackers. biscuits, spaghetti, ver-
michelli, macaroni. cigars, china,
furniture, etc.
To forever abandon the use OF the
branch houses, route cars and auto
mobile trucks, comprising their dis
tribution system, for any other than
their own meat and dairy products.
To perpetually submit to the
jurisdiction of the United States
District Courts under an injunction
forbidding all the defendants from
directly or indirectly maintaining
any combination, or conspiracy with
or persons, or monopolizing or at
tempting to monopolize, any food
products in the United States, or in
dulging in any unfair and unlawful
practice.
The decree further provides the
jurisdiction is perpetually retained
by the courts for the purpose of
taking such other action, or adding
at the foot of the decree such other
relief, if any, that may become
necessary or appropriate for the
carrying out and enforcement of the
DEGREES or for the purpose of en-
tertaining at any time hereafter in
the application which the parties
may make with respect to this de-
cree.
Two Years 10 Comply
Two years are given to comply
with the decree, which affects
eighty-seven corporations and forty
nine individuals.
an general" said Attorney Gem
eral Palmer's official announcement
last night. this decree prevents the
defendants from exercising any fur
ther control over the marketing of
livestock. 1t forever prevents them
from any control over the retailing
of meat products. It eliminates
them from the field of meat sub
stitutes, with the exception of eggs,
butter, poultry and cheese, which
are left for future consideration and
action: and, therefore,
the price of meat is within the con-
troll of the people themselves It
places the conduct of these great
of capital Immediately
under the eye of u Federal Court
with reference to their business
practices.
But greater than all, it estab-
fishes the principle that no group of
men, no matter how powerful, can
ever attempt to control the food
table of the American people, or any
one of the necessities or component
parts Of it.
The Department of Justice, hav-
ing in mind the necessities and in
terests of the whole American peo-
pie in this critical reconstruction
period, feels that by insisting upon
this surrender on the part of pack
ing interests it has accomplished
more for the American people than
could have been hoped for as the
result of a long drawn out legal
battle