Show Conference on Trusts Washington Herbert Herer Herbert Knox Smith commissioner of corporations conferred con with President Taft on Tues rues day concerning investigations in his bureau Mr Smith says sas some have been on foot toot for years and only the inadequacy of his forces prevented the clearing up of all the matters at once The called so-called steel trust and its business the so called harvester trust and all an machinery combinations cotton exchanges lumber lum lum- ber her water transportation water powers and tobacco are the principal matters mattes under Investigation |