Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-19
BIG FIVE WILL QUIT
MANY TRADE LINES
Conhne Operations to Meats and
Few Branches of Provision
Business.
MUST SELL sTocKYARDs
Palmer Says Principle Estab-
lished No Group Shall Con-
troll American Dinner Table.
tRv Associated press.1

fBy Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.---The govern
mehts antitrust action against great
meat packers, begun at President VIII
sons direction last summer as part Of
the hight on the high cost of living, has
been compromised. under an agreement
by which the packers will confine them.
selves hereafter to the meat and pro-
vision business.
An Injunction decree, TO which the
packers have acceded, will be entered
in the Federal courts to make the
bfg fffefmsnt iiWs binsdinS Under its terms tho
son and Cudahy-have agreed:
-n,f.,, TO sell under der ,supervis.o ON of the
TO the live stock producers and the pub.
nc, Ysrd az their holdings In public stock
To sell: under the same supervision
ana in like manner. all their Interests
IN Ts Ts,oek,yyards, railroads and terminals.
10 sell, under the same supervision
and in like manner. ali their Interest ~
market newspapers. "
Sell Cold-Storngc interests.
Dispose of all their interests i'm pub
necessary for their own meat nrodmc;s as
witS tSS nc htoreyer ever, dissociate themseives
VIII, Win all al unrelated lines" including
Tried TMhioiesale groceries: fresh, canned,
arHn eanned ana r.Sai salt fish, fresh. dried or
dried. evaporated or canned fruits. usnHa. cnn.
ttaiin'onerieS, an n, sirupa, soda water foun.
1ellies. and preserves. ices. saIicas Ian,S' rnS'
iHshes, coffee. tea, chocolatc. cocoa. mis-
eSenn,iu6 Suri ,iingaF, r, rice and cereals with tho
crackers, 81 biscuits. spaghetti vermichej.
~, H., naearoni, cigars. china, furniture.
10 10 forever abandon the use OF brana,,
nomseS cnr,s'r route cars and auto truck
GGornprisinG G their distribution svstsm,'
n fnntt.
dairy products anu
rs s"I'nrIt nerne,",,r to Conrt,x Jurlsdietion.
diction OF. the United States ,iutri iSuIiiS
courts under an Injunction forbi1d,,,,Gsee
directly din uI uenenidants o from directly or in,
or conspiracy with each other ~. a,,.
izinn ~. person ,, or persons. or monopai
food products in tbs to m;1n9peiize, any
Mo mo au!tsinS III any unfair and uniaWrnl
The decree further prov,d.s ~,
car coction is pGrpctually retained de by ~,
o1haDs lor the purpose OF taking snnS ,nS
the decree sGtion such or adding a, The ot
mat mat may become necessary or any
force non, Ior the carrying out and en-
0i entertaining at any Tim. rp purposo
m, M the application which the por,:es
~ TaMs TMo VII. With rsspset to this decree. decree
Two years are given TO iE: comlni,:. ~
cnrnee. nr aecree. which affects eightES. ssa., MN
In senera eS i@a iaid ioirdiy-nine iadiyiduais
this "tIh,er dso oiiicial announcement tiIai tonish,
from rom eSerSg eseres;nnr prevents the detsndan,s
over the marketing of Iiva .aer =, coS,ntr9l
ovcr gVfs f5 prevents them from any yoen eon,rd5
eliminates them from nIa. tba hnroduots II
66uurfs.lt"tes. 6uf With the exception ~ ~ meat meat
left FOR rfTtuirrF f'1t,,rF and cheese. which are
~ Ne, re action. and. Therefore thn appto- n.
peonic within the controI OF ~
duct OF f"ehhnseivss these It places the con- oi,e
n EnIe II a,,niilnediately !, under the sws %
businuee.a iGue.al court cour, with reference to ye the5s Q.
,ba 81. ,aI, greater than all. II est.b,;s,
mattnr t!Hhrip!c hpc that no group OF mens rs
to control JT IN. bpoWSer5ul, Sul, can ever atte,nps
ties les people. pc or any one OF the nanns Iatnsri
component parts of il.
..,r Does Much for People.
in mind dtbpartment tbo Of Justice. having
81 81 the whole American nenn, ann interests
that a., reconstruction period yi anis
on the part inSisting nf upon this surrender ~ir
IT. !, mas accomplished more for IN interests
for psopie p than could have been hhnier hnm,
legal battl. "ssuit OF long -drawn,ont
int. tr.'ln,nt,ediately upon Mr.. Palme- n.o.a
personally look Keherai ms in March. 1915, he
,sl ,sr PACKERS. and special ass;s,s, en tSainst
Fcderaii 10 r,y study tlAs nvestigat Ion of we5e ere
before rnnr-oo % III mission. all hearint.
10 Conduct Independent inuns,;ae: aud
work e:Eht months OF eyb,uo.;
of the 'n1 ma ,tn me placing OF one bran,.,
piaced he hefdts results We're ready f. s5aha ha
MOI, H Mtttng, in New York grand
before the he HSyeimber oSsnins and Deeembsenrs. sns
hearings before that 'rDweyer, rrs, of the
AMI ~ was notified that the ~ MI
ni,is would submit to all nronsr .eno-
thn GI"eh's I,,,e ms of the government unI. re-
Mr Palmers statement ,hon ~
OF stnci;ssed evils of packer ownersi,f,,
tho Federa1l' Fd1'Firs, res as developed from
uuirT T INTO the packing bus;nossa an, N,
They mhs!y now have. either Jointly .,
twenty-five OF fi6Sntf.;nfi,iing iSn .;f,,. g interest in
yards in the United States.
Evils of Pncker 0wncr.bi,.
INC parent companies have availcd
h,' 'nSIetves OF the control 80 acquired
dominatn lnsn, IN ma the s.ockyards and 10
thereof. They have aranted 'e,.cius exci,s
siVe privileges. such as the right "a
Pnrnhase e'rnTsh s,n, dead animals. the right to
the location OF cattle banks and eat
tle loan companies. TO concerns and
corporations in which they or some OF
mem, mem, or individuals who are stock
me controlling stock. all OF which hna
peen done with the intent and purpos.
and has had the effect OF discourasing
of ndependeni packing @stabi!sh-
ments and dwarting the growth oof
Whic,, Suen md,eI,endsnt n,,.l,,, packing companies
enable said parent companies, their
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