| Show HARVESTER TRUST IS SUED BY UNCLE SAM Charged With Being Monopoly Monopoly Mo Mo- in Restraint of Trade DISSOLUTION OF GREAT CORPORATION IS ASKED Does 90 Per Cent of the Country's Harvester Business ST. ST PAUL April SO Suit Snit Suit against the International Harvester company compau charging It with being a a. monopoly in restraint of trade and asking king that it bo be di dissolved s was wu tiled filed by the tile government govern moat ment In the United States district court hero re today A petition in equity naming several ral corporations and eighteen individuals the responsible heads of the harvester cOrPOr corporation sets lets forth the charge that the defend defendants ts cont control ol a a. majority of the trade trado in harvesting bar har vesting machinery in the the United States I to to the grave injury of the farmer and the he general public It asks that a receiver receiver re re- celver be appointed to take charge of the corporations corporation's business if the tho court sees lees fit Another petition asks the issuance of subpoenas for all defendants not not- notTo residing re To- siding in hi this district the subpoenas to be returnable May MayG 6 when the corporation cor cor- po atton and nd inc individuals i are to to enter their appearances The defendants it was Wall ann announced will Trill have bave until June 3 to enter their pleadings s and the t trials J probably r will be e set for forthe October te term m of court Been Investigating rive Years Tho The ot of the suit Uit comes comell as 31 a climax cli cli- max rear of ot five y years years- ars of investigation bythe bythe by bythe the government Lately the case case has figured prominently in voUt political discus discus- Bum between President Taft and Colonel Colo Cob nel Roosevelt et tc regarding certain ins true leb VF t wile pr J OJ 23 J lI I eA arab eral Ch Charles Chrle J. J tt tho prosecution of the concern That feature of the case was os before th eon eon- ate atM rec recently In brief the government nt charges the harvester company with boin being a combination tOm tOm- corn com bl in restraint nt of f trade manopoli o li lining or attempting to monopolize the manufacture and sale Lale of ot harvesting machinery It is alleged that the company com corn compan pany pan has advanced the prices of these articles cc to to the grave injury of tho the farmer and the general public and andis andis' andis is is' extending its busin business s into all aU lines Continued on page 8 8 HARVESTER TRU J Continued from pa page c 1 of agricultural implements v Purpose of ot monopolistic control contro The The government o ane alleges es that 1 Harvester company i at least lenat 90 pe per cent of the trad United States in harv harvesters 0 01 binders 75 5 per pcr cent of the mo mow more than oO o 0 p per r cent of the tho twine There Thie arc are only o three 6 manufacturers of harvesting harvestine stin ma main mac ma in in the United States State oth other r tJ this International Harvester compall I I Petition says Ins These it is iA nd I comparatively small as their I Imd b b did md pot not embrace the entire States Tn In many man sections of the thc thoe i the International Harvester 1 cc eo has bas nas a complete monopoly of haI bar har machinery Considering a agni aerie ri I implements of every kind kinti othe oth othE harvesting lines the petition d that the output of the all alleged allege Zed amounts to over 30 per cent whole The government KO contends contend that tB tk has eliminated securing control of a SL grf great t major majo the retail Im Implement lement dealers In the ll States who arc made their exclusive Ing agents |
