The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-01-25
Minneapolis Grain Gamblers Wage
Unfair War to Death on Farmers
Cooperative, Says Trade Commission

member as to the price which he shall
pay the farmer, country shipper or
others, for grain ION track" at coun-
try points.
Based upon stipulation of facts
signed by the respondents the COM
mission made the following finding:
by means of boycott and threats
of boycott the Chamber and
the members thereof conspired and
agreed among themselves and with
others to refuse to buy from, sell to
or otherwise deal with, the
Equity Cooperative Exchange, its
stockholders, or the members of the
St. Paul Grain Exchange. The said
respondents for more than ten years
last past have been engaged in con-
spiracy and agreement among them
selves and with others to annoy, en-
barrass and destroy the business of
the said Equity Exchange, it's stock
holders, and the ST. Paul Grain Ex-
change and it's members, with the
purpose and the intent of the said
Chamber, its officers and members, to
secure and maintain for it and it's
members a monopoly of the grain
trade at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and
within hundred miles thereof That
all these activities mentioned
in these findings on the part of the
said Chamber, it's officers and mem
bers, secured and retained for them a
monopoly of the grain trade at Mime
apolis and within a hundred miles
thereof, and unduly hindered and re-
strained competition in interstate
commerce between the members of
the said Chamber on the one hand and
the said Equity Cooperative Ex
change and its stockholders and the
members of the ST. Paul Grain Ex-
change on the other"
The order is directed to the Cham
Der of Commerce of Minneapolis,
it's officers, board of directors and
members; the Manager Publishing
Company, publishers of the Coop
erative Manager and Farmer" a
grain trade periodical; and John II.
Adams and John F. Flemming, edi
tors. AS representative of the en-
tire membership Of the Chamber of
Commerce the order is directed to c..
A. Magnuson, C. M. Case, William
Dalrymple, A. C. Andrews, B. F. Ben
son, w. F. Frasier, H. P. Gallaher,
J. B. Gilfiillan, Jr.; H. S. Helm, Asher
Howard, John Mcleod, j. H. Mac
MILAN and F. G. Van Dusen, all of
Minneapolis. These respondents are
called upon to report to the commits
sion within sixty days the manner in
which they have complied with the
order.
Chamber Virtually Controls Mime
apolis Grain Trading
The Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce, the findings state, is nom
stock or membership corporation or
ganized under the laws of Minnesota
and is engaged in the business of
conducting grain exchange for the
exclusive use and profit of its mem
bers. Within it about two hundred
million bushels of grain grown in
the northwest are annually bought,
sold and dealt in in the exchange by
its members. The numerous member
ship Of the Chamber is composed
chiefly of those engaged in the ter.
minal elevator, line elevator, and
cash and future commission bust
ness. Other members are millers
and other grain converters. During
the times mentioned in the commits
sion,s complaint about ninety pei
cent of all grain received at Min
neapolis was shipped to and dealt j,