The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-27
Final Decree Divorcin0 Unre
lated Business Entered II
Supreme Court.
PUBLIC TO BENEF \
Atty. Gen. Palmer Outline
Scope Of Bill Competi.
tion Restored.

iumbia today.
The agreed decree under which The
big five" packers" are forever en-
1 Joined from engaging in any line OF
business other than that Of handling
meat and products was lied today m
the District OF Colunahia supreme
court.
Effect OF Divoro6mont.
Atty.-Gen. Palmer Ia a statement
commenting on the elfeot Of the d.
vorcement decree, said.
''The decree which she dopurtinAnf
OF justice has brought about NJ,
urgent insistence, is designed ta We
store freedom OF competition and 1hk
crease the Opportunities for iilfiIHit
dual initiative in buninesa Which
must in time bear GOOD fruit fQf the
Ipublic welfare.
"Those great aggregAiionA III nap@
ital which have como IN bS kuAFv'H as
the big five,' have heeii able Ii {Ipinr
mate so many lines ~ trade that
their continued ana tiilfestfninrd
growth constituted d fNhi menace nof
only to American Dizziness. half fu
the American consumins public as
we'll
Under the decree kn}trea today
the chief packing eaI11lalAiee, their
subsidiaries and prlnrif4I Nioelziaeidr \
ers are compelled To SNflI preferably
TO livestock producera HuH die puh3ic
"All their holdings Ii, public stol|k
yards; an their intefSff Stock
yard railroads and te{sninnlsl an
their interest In narl<ef NnNsphpnrs,
oil their interest In puAIiN cold Dtnfs
age warehouses; exeAft XhAt which
s',s.y ey w s'ss''
piouuees'
They are barred fofAy%r from me
retail meat business
"They arc blurred foAGAlnr from
dealing In Unrelated lIiNN which i'll.
Clude wholesale ufnnNfiHH fresh.
canned dried or ssifOd nAh. freSI.
dried or canned vpnei6isins fitA,t.
crushed, dried, evnpofatsf <r catthpd
| fruits; confoctioneriea. <itIt5A. soda
water fountain auppilFf # nfnlsas shNS.
| honey, Jams. ieIlles N&N yas'rNh1Qee.
spices, sauces, reliAlsf N'tg rolfee.
tea, chocolate, cpcoaF N'lies {1feif.
sugar, rice and cereal ~ q ssiiil'
limited exception wi y ,ANk - o..
reals. hveAd, waters. ~. hAAs
cunt, spaghett, vermltell. macaroni
Wnegars, chine, furniture, etc.
Fhey are REQUIRED 20 abandon for-
s eov tne uSe W 'ne,s ',n paIn1n nouses ,,,s,s
comnrlslnv their disfrib,Ition svstem
for anv ofher thnn tbelr own meots
and dairy products.
.,,a',.g m1g als leluaisn ',s ,o , sup,nl. ~ ~
uS.s ,tJa,s ~, ~ 'me ,n eVa, i.s,'St,om t "a
ns .ao,i,, 20 Az VL.'lu ",,,,s, atu,' w.
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'''is IN, , ui '" uii'hHam p'aoe,es,
az o..oss,, a,,',s, .n' ueo.se p,uf'uee ~. w
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20 $3.50, ~ NY, NY on s.t, ~ w pu.poa' ~
a.. n, "s.s sun ~ aul.nel h's'Vn
- 20 ,,''y " neuesseas =, ',e W
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IN briet the decree removes the
menace OF control of unrelated In
| dustrles by the big hve, ana con-
hnes their activities in future to tho
business OF distributing meat and It's
py-products under an Injunction
| "'fN' AN"NARshH A'RHi
and unlawful practices.
Sweeping In Scope.
a.rhn doo,ao a., ,,,,,ao,,,,,.. L., a..
acona ana am sn,ro ,,,ili Ga biebiv
bencaoIoI "a the n,,hlIc 40 its of,
Soc,
Tha Aocree which ,nyo,,,o. rsor-
gan,z,tlnn ~ a "raa, trdustry win
sssets of moro ,hsn a. ooo ooo ooo
ana which asynct. a,s,l,, ,a,,n,, c,,,.
uoystions AVA sort,, ,st,,c ,,,d,,,id,,ois
rcsrI,s s,oy,, ~, sa,.a,,,,o,,, t'a,,,.sa,,
tbe larger ,,eat nacifors a,,, th, do'
,a,.t r,.1,t ~ t,,.ttra a.,,,s,',,nsa - y,
cac 1s rbi. Sn's nnrae,,,o,,, 49, saa.hoa
aftor dc aons9in,',,, y, 49,. S,,.a,,
tion NJ president Wiison baa ins,i
tutad antitr,,s, n,,,,oa1tn,s ~, at,s,
Tho nacIsers in chtc,,s.o
grae,nen, p,, sor he t,inn ., ,ha Ao
cree M palnonr said a. o,nn,,aoI,,n
a ias, peeon,hor na,,,d 49, ,ha ~ :
20, 80 S.,nhtt.,,, Wv .ia
tbo, NJ s,,',,' ',,S's ns NJ, eo p.nIsp,u IN ~.
.as ~ s'oup VI ,neili nV n,'''.o' 10"
powe,sui' can eyer aste,npt 70 com
sloi .'ie ioou 'apIe % .ne Auierie''il i.,'n
ps'l1s ~. W ans ~. " W. ne00an'''oH
VT coihpohent parth OF H.
inc etlituae OF the packers was
sulIl,llea n Nv 'hat ume py ". w.
DViueis' eVm'tul Ooui'hei iol Moii ~
~ 20, as iIIustraiihs the spirit OF
irue AHlerIeanlsii o. the packlhs
hdusuy. Hehry NeeoeT, counsei LOT
SWiit Ior asserted hls COMPANY
had met the request OF the govern
ment because II was felt 'that inc
same spirit when caused the ousi-
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