Show MINUTES MINUTES' Of MEETINGS GO CO TO JURY Packers Lose L se in Attempt to tor r Keep Records Out ut of Evidence CHICAGO Feb i l Carpenter today overruled the thc objection of ot t tho da de de- In the tho packer trial to the Introduction Intro Intro- of ot th the thc minutes of oC tIll nl meeting U of ef the thc directors of ot the thc National Pack Pack- In company comp between 1907 and 1 1310 10 Th The rhe g government attempted to read tile minutes to th j Jury Jur several week ago ORO but the ma made e objection and th the court took tho matter mattu under consIderation tion It wan waa aR at at those there ih c held on Tuesday afternoons that the ROV- ROV eminent contends the thc defendants agree agreed ll llIn on In II selling JUnk j margins i shipments an anil ani anith J th tho division dl of ot terrItory ln In violation oi or orth th i Sherman law Jaw Ferdinand fr pr president of or Sulz- Sulz herger A. A Sons successors orli tot to tf t cht company was nas railed ed to the lie stand In reply to questions Questions' or Co Attorney Shee- Shee an the witness told or of attending the thc theold theold old packers packers' a pool ol meetings meeting held every Tuesday 3 afternoon In Iii In th office of or Attorney At torney C Veeder eede i in Chicago o from 1898 t to 1 1902 2 e I I. He lie Jan ten defendants and sahl the they alli attended the tho pool ool meetings at dlf- dlf f ferent r nt times The witness said Faid that Ar Armour r Ar- mour moul k Co Swift A CO Co Co an RUe and liK own company were 1 rr always anaya rep rep- P- P re Tes reint nt d d' d at tJ these a wa way done don ut meetings W We oom compari l and nd i talked v t plane plana for rr the nip current vt k's viv-k's k s s' business answered ans AIr Ir Sul ger Mr d cJ th the attempt mad by tim tho th Armour Swift and Rud MorrIs Morrin Int to purchase control of or tho thc i Sub er company compan In 10 1902 end and Intention of the th L company corn corn- pany pan In Sn the the proposed proposed billion dollar corn corn- bin bIns bIns' Th The Th witness sA produced a 8 contract dated August 26 1902 between himself and Armour Swift and Morris b by which ho he agreed to well tell ca a majority of the stock At L U tO O to he be paid paul for Cor In let shares Ghar 3 of or tho the proposed m merger Th The Tho contract was 81 read to th th jury jUr by G Government Attorney Deal Tell Fell Through Mr Sulz explained c that th the terms of the contract wore never car- car vied riM out because c of the tho Inability of th the tho promoter to finance m Do the tile project The witness i testified that In March 1503 dward J-dward n called on him III In New cw York Tork and attempted attempt d to buy the tho control control con con- of nt the th Sc fc but no d deal al was agreed on This ThIR was nis prior to tho the organization of oC the UtA National Packing compall Stilt Sulz h said laid that in 1905 Arthur Mocker Meeker talked to him about bout buying Ing- Ing bin hta Interests interests Inter inter- ests lItS and In tn l inos S C Louis P. P Swift S1 made him hint an or otter offer eel but he lie declined ger er then recited d th the details of or his quarrel rd rel with T Frederick Jo Joseph ph vie vice Ice president of th the company who later litt sold his llis stock In the concern to Edward Ednard Tilden and re- re r 1 In 1907 to become president or of the New ew York Butchers' Butchers Dressed Ir Meat at company com corn pan partY pany cr produced an agreement entered en en- terM Into January 21 21 l 1910 with T Louts Louis f t Swift who owned ned shares hares of or stock st ck In the company compan for th the organizatIon of or a a. new comp company known as t Sons company The rhe witness said the new com com- Continued on n pa page e S S. S MINUTES OF MEETINGS Continued from page 1 pany pa-ny was organized as the tho co and that Swift received shim share preferred stock for his share in the thi a concern expressed the opinion the us iia of th thA test cost and margin tern teni Is necessary In the dressed d business to results result at Ing plants and the selling ceiling at b br houses |