Show 4 f M MEAT AT TRUST EARNS f PER CENT PROFIT f CATTLE RAISERS RAISERS S SAY Y 1 i if f NILES Mich April 29 f 4 Meat prices are sure to go f ff f d down wn and a cut from pres present nt f ff f exorbitant rates will probably f ff f be hastened by a combination f ff f against the beef trust but I beli beli be- be f ff f li lieve ve that this this' trust has almost as sure a g grasp rasp on the people f ag as the steel corporations ns or the f Standard Oil company says ays A. A f ff f M. M Todd Mr Todd while a af f ff f Fusion Congressman was a af f ff f trust fighter and took a n. part in inthe inthe f ff f the trust anti-trust conference In f ff f Chicago lIe He is o owner oner ner of the f ff f largest cattle ranch in MichI- MichI f gan and one one of th the most roost ext exten- exten n- n f ff f give dye producers of beef east of off f the big cattle ranches on on the f plains f With due consideration for forthe forthe f the 40 p per r cent loSs loss on dressing f fand and the cost coat of putting on the f ff f market the trust earns earns' some per cent on its business says f ff f Mr 11 Todd while In such stIch a staple f ff f article of consumption as beef f f 4 10 per cent would be a good f ff f profit v f 4 |