Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-05-07 | Page 4 | Millers Block Trade Inquiry

BlOCK INQUIRY I I Preliminary Federal Report Re Re- Report port Charges Action in Restricting Competition W OTO May 7 1 AP APi AP- AP 1 i f Activities to restrict competition among am n flour millers are charged Ina in inn n ft preliminary report on the milling a baking Industries made pubIc today b by the federal trade commission It reserves final conclusions con con- asserting that refu refusal refuel l of ot certain concerns to furnish data was blocking Inquiry Into competitive conditions The was made under a 8 senate nAte r resolution and the tho commission commis commis- sion aton ronald said aid ft Us ft partial report presents v t Ir fri detail tall extensive documentary evl- evl evidence dence already obtained relating to toT toy toa a y T alleged g d violations violation of ot the trust anti V IK taws awe by certain corporation and K f conscious Attempts aUt to de the said Hid laws tawa The rho Th Inquiry Into competitive con- con has not been completed the theAr Ar commission stated In a summary of ot 4 w Ww the fe report ort because becA most of Ih the str lour flour milling milting companies which were active in furthering agree agree- J- J m meats t. t to restrict competition der des de- de r s scribed In this report either refused to t permit the examination of their c correspondence files flies touching such luch 9 practices or refused to tow toI permit copies to be made of ot w I vs j v described letters relevant rele to alleged violations of the trust anti-trust d V The largest and most active of tJi these ae companies refusing to permit dR 81 n examination of ot their theft correspondence correspond- correspond ence were tre the Washburn-Crosby Washburn company and Pillsbury Flour Mills Another large Jarle company comp active In f such fluch matters matter tho the Kansas Kanau Flour Mills DULLS company compan permitted the examination ex tx of ot Its correspondence but refused copies to be made of ot an any of ot more than letters letter or other I documentary evidence e selected d. d