Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-19
WHAT THE PACKERS
ARE COMPELLED BY
GOVERNMENT TO DO


tsYHoR.iise JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRIl
o Washington. Dee 1S.-tThe Of
. flcial outline of the agreement
9 reached between the government
2 and the five big packers, as made
g public tonight bv the department
9 OF justice, follows;
9 Attorney General Palmer to-
" daY announced that the five big
g packers, Armour and company,
: Morris and company, Swift and
g company Wilson and company,
. the CuuahY Packing company,
. their main subsidiary ana prin-
" cira stockholders and managers,
9 have submitted 20 all the conten-
" TONS of the government ana con-
9 sented to the entry of anv in
9 junction decree providing for the
g CARRYING out of these contentious.
Q Under this decree the defend Z
2 ants, and each of them. either as
9 corporations or as individuals,
9 are compelled, in brief:
{" ITO sell under supervision of Z
9 the United States district court,
Q preferably to the live stock pro- 9
9 ducers and the public. all their 9
9 holdings in public s,ockYards.
9 To sell. under the same super 8
&? vision. and. in like manner, all
g their interests. stockyard rail- {
9 roads ant terminals &
{: ITO sell under the same super :
9 vision and in like manner all Z
. their interests in market news
9 papers.
. dispose of all their interest in q
{. public cold storage warehouses, 9
2 except as necessary for their own
/: meat products,
{. ."To forever dissoeiate them Z
+" selves with the retail meat busi-
{. ness.
/. "To forever dissociate them 9
. selves with all unrelated lines,
. intending wholesale groceries,
+. fresh. canned, dried or salt fish,
+. fresh, dried or canned VegC tables, I
. fresh. crushed, dried evaporated
3 or canned fruits, confectioneries, 4
9 svrups, SodaWater fountain sup
. plies, etc. moasses, honey jams, {,
. jellies. and preserves, ices, &
> sauces, relishes, etc, coffee. tea, Z
Q chocolate, cocoa, nuts, flour, &
8 exception to be noted) bread Z
3 waters, crackers, biscuits spa
. ghetti. Vermiceli macaroni, g
. cigars china, furniture, etc.
? ITO forever abandon the use of {
? the branch houses, route cars and :
2 auto trucks, comprising their dis Z
? tribution system, for any other
5 than their own meat and dairy z
" products.
> "To perpetuallv submit to the z
8 jurisdiction of the. United States :
, district courts under an iniunc- z
> ton forbiddng all the defend 2
ants from directly or indirectly z
) maintaining any combination or
conspiracy with each other or
) any other person or persons. or /:
> monOpa ali2ing or attempting TO
!" monopoli2e, any food products .
; In the United States. nr inducing .
in any unfair and unlawful prac- q
> ticn 9
) "The decree further provides .
the jurisdiction is perpetually 9
) retained by the courts for the I.
) purpose of taking such other .
> action, or adding AZ the foot of 9
, the decree such other relief, If "
) any, that. NAV become necessary 2
) or appropriate for the carving 2
out and enforcement of the de- Q
> croA ~ for the prrnose of en- 9
tertaining at anv time hereafter Z:
, In the application which the 9
, parties NAV make with respect Z
) TO this decree"
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