Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-01-31 | Page 1 | Swift Concern and Railroads Indicted for Rebating

SWifT CONCERN ANn AND RAilROADS S INDICTED fOR FORI I REBATING Jan 3 31 Indictments charging r rebating b were returned by br the federal grand grond jury here today a against Swift Co the Pennsylvania a railroad II I the Panhandle Hues lines and the Chicago 8 I Northwestern railroad Two bills were found against the Panhandle Swift Co face a possible fine of Th The bill bilt charges sixt sixty al alleged all al violations of the interstate com cor l' l laws Jaws The Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago St. St Louis railway way known as the I Panhandle tho the ani Pennsylvania company compa aro named in jD ouo one joint indict indictment ment a and d a separate indictment in ad addition addition is returned against the P PanT u handle Swift Sift Co may mar be bc liable Hable for fines of each on the tho sat sixty counts It was charged that the packing com company pan obtained concessions from rom the published carload rates of f the tho Chicago Northwestern North North- western road and the tho Ann Aim Arbor Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road company n son on au ari various ns shipments from Chicago to points pOInts' on tho the Ann Arbar Arbor Ar Ar- bor bar road The concessions were ob ob- tain t is said by b obtain obtaining n carload rates on lc les than carload C shipments