Show combinations tina is au age of they arc of nil kinds und for almost conceivable purpose arc alic combinations of an open character and sire those of a secret nature thai wonderful record alio look of benches that secret should mark alic period following alic coming of that book in the latter days U ii bow promptly alic have A concur con tur aias aoi passed away and combinations Sock tyis threatened in leacy ways by acason of the shiftless and wicked have secretly combined against tho powerful and rich rulers have been the object of their liate lives lave been dc and governments plotted against so powerful lave secret become tunit terror hog reigned where peace and prosperity should have been good government and anarchy threatens to rule but the kind of combinations we wish lo 10 of arc of a more recent date still and arc composed of a different class while a vast majority of the members of those to which we have have been of the indolent and ignorant lead by ambitious fellows desirous of in order to feed on the fat of others the combinations that we have now in mind arc composed of alio rich and powerful they have combined together to increase their power and multiply their riches combinations arc generally known under the head of trusts in a liello work treating on trusts william V cook says A arnst is a combination 0 many competing concerns under cue management which thereby reduces the cost regulates the amount of production and increases the price for which the article is sold it is a monopoly or an endeavor to establish a monopoly its purpose is to make larger profits by decreasing cost limiting production and increasing the price to the consumer this it by to competitors the alternative of joining the trust or being crushed out its intricate tri cate secret and subtle it Is a masterpiece of modem ingenuity and fertility of resource it is ft product of tho highest order of business talent and executive ability it is at |