Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-27 | Page 2 | 23 Canned Milk Firms Fined in Price Conspiracy

23 Canned Milk I 1 Firms Fined in f I Price Conspiracy I ISA SAX SAN FRANCISCO CISCO Sept 27 CT Fines cn Fines totaling were imposed Monday in federal court courton on 23 associations and companies dealing in evaporated milk mUk and on two Individuals They were Indicted in 1941 on charges charIOts of violating trust anti-trust laws by fixing prices on evaporated evaporated e apo rated milk The government al alleged alleged al- al j el-j they had entered upon a 8 conspiracy conspiracy conspiracy con con- in restraint of or trade Those sentenced Monday had entered entered entered en en- pleas of or no contest Fines ranged from to 1000 The two individuals Dan F. F Stilling of Chicago and L. L A A. Humason Humason Hu- Hu mason muon of or San Francisco were fined 2 2500 OO each and got a month six jail sentence suspended on condition condition condition con con- the fine was paid The government government government gov gov- said they were the executive executive executive tive officers of the price-fixing price a agreement The Evaporated Milk association ion tion tIon with Ith headquarters in Chicago o to o which most of the other defendants defendants defendants defend defend- ants belonged ed was fined as was vas Borden company Carnation company Pet Milk company Nestles Nestle's Milk Products Inc Libb Libby McNeill and Libby Inc Sego Milk Products company Armour and Company of Delaware and Golden Gold Gold- en State company Ltd The Morning Milk company Salt Lake L ake City was fined 3 00 as was Consolidated Dairy Products com com- pany Fines of were assessed a against Pet Milk Sales corporation Challenge Cream and Butter association association association as as- Inc and Milk Producers Association of Central California Inc Milk Products company was fined 2500 and Dairymaid Creameries Ltd Oakland Oakland Oakland Oak Oak- land 2000