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Show BRING TRUST TO TIME, Bill of Complaint Against Beef Combine Filed. PRESENTED TO U. S. COURT Document Trcpared Under the Direction Direc-tion of Attorncj -General Knox Is a Formidable One Conspiracy Is Alleged Amonr tho Bigf-cst Tack-incz-llouses of Country Object of Their Combination to Arbitrarily 1'lx rrlcco and to Monopolize Commerce Com-merce Injunction Is Prnycd For. Washington, Ma 10 The bill ot com. plaint against the so called beef hint which Ins been piepated under the direction di-rection of Attornev .General Knox, wns filed todnj In the Clicult court of the United States nt Chicago Tho following follow-ing Is tho petition In full .ln Vl0 Cl"-"lt court of the United Stales LiiL Si0"'"'", anuria of Illinois, Northern tllvMnn mfir? xl V"0'1 1,.""c" I" America venuj Bnltt A. (u und titheis P1.T1TION Jt0.'J?.n HoPrHble. the Judges of the Clr " "'V-'MV1 l "'I Lulled HI lies of Vm.-rl-Vl.V!r "lO-Northcrn illslrlct of Illinois S.mJ .rn '".;1"'n!1 "H""g l" equltv v our petitioner, the Pulled hluUn of Wrlin. 1X...1..11 I'elhen lis nllorney fur the m?ari,C.Vlar,r,,!ntll"101" acting bv Hid under the dlieetlon of Phllmidrr c Knox, lis Attonie.Ucneral Ulna, thin Its till 1, con'P Ijlnl agnliist Svrtt .c. 1., the c-udahj Packing compinv, the lhitnmonl ii- .V,K compaii) and Armour Co inr-r?,antJ011". inr-r?,antJ011". rg lulled nnd t xlediig under ! 'rluo."r the 1"w of the blate of Illinois, tho Armour I'm kino; ciuiiiaii, a? ''. ,,'lamniond Puking conipuu Schwnrzehlld and Sulzbtrgrr, con onillons organized nnd existing muter anil bv vlr-U10, vlr-U10, reppctlel. of Hie Itws or the -.tales nf New Jere, Michigan and .New ork. Nelson Morris, l.d ird Morris & 1 0 lining lin-ing business nl Clilcugo III Last 81 Louis 111 , and South 81 Joseph, Vlo . J "Rden Armour. Pitrlck A VnKntlne Cojvln M favorite Arthur Meeker Thomas j Conners, Charles V ljiimdon, J."rh.af' c."d,,,'v lMward A Cudnh, Patrick Cud ih Albert 1' Ilorcherl. tins, lavus r Swift, Ixiuls P Swift, Ijiwrcn.e A Carton I) 1 dwln Hartncll, Jesie P. l.vman. I rank L ogel lands I'faclier, Mllilain Itusscll, Allortll eetter nllti Ilenrv coder clllzelis, respectlvclv ot the Suite or Illinois, residing nt 1 liUago, 1 dnard C Swift, a clllzcll of the Slalu of Massachusetts residing at Iioston, anl I erdlnand Hulzhergcr nut VV II, Noits, clllzelis of tho Stito nl New inrk, residing resid-ing In the city of New Xnrk In that hlate, and on Information and belief, alleges and respectfully shows lo our honors. WHAT IS ALLLULD Vlrst, that sal I corporation partnership and persona for man sears last past have been and now are uigtipcd hi iho business busi-ness of buvlng live sloik, lo wit. ciiIIp, sheep and hogs at divira points ihrnigh. nut the sild United States where slock Sards and such like open and tompctltlvo inilkrts for the sillti of live stork ekists at Chicago In the Slate of Illinois, O1111. Jill, In thn State of Nebraska Kloux Clt, In tho State of Iowa, SI Joseph In the Male of Missouri, Kansas tll, In the Stale of Missouri. 1 1st St I ouls In Hid State of Illinois, nnd M Paul In the Stnte of Minnesota, and slaughtering such live slock at the several extensive planls for that purpose ni ilntnllied by certain of tho sail defendants, to wit, tho plants or Armour Ar-mour . ln , at the cltv 01 c IiIchro lo the Mate of Illinois, nt the eltv of 1 ast St I-oiils. In tho Slate of Illinois, at the city of Kansas ( lt. In the state of Missouri, nt the eltj of South Omaha, In the State of Nebraska, and at the city ot Sioux Cltj, In Iho Blate of Iowa, the plants nf lha Cudahv Picking company at Smith Omaha Kansas iTtv and Sioux Cits, aforesaid, nnd nt I'lidahs. In the State of Wisconsin, the planls of the Hammond Packing compans at tlitcagn ant Omaha, nforesii.l Hammond In the Slale of In. dlam and South si Joseph In the Stale of Missouri the plants of Nelson Morris . Cn, at Chlcign Last St Inula and South SI Joseph uforesald, the plants of the Schwarzchlld Sillzhtrger companv nt Chicago and Kansis ( Ky aforesaid nnd the plants of the Swift company at Chicago Insist I oula South St loseph Kansas fits nnd South Omaha nforesall, ond St Paul In the stale nt Mlnnerota, nnd at the said several plants converting tho said live stock Into fresh meat for hu. man consumption UNOAOr. IN tNTrrtSTATU COM- mliici: Second That the said defendants for mans senra last past havo been nnd nre also engaged In the 1 uslness of selling such meals at tho places where thes are so prepared In dealers and consumers In divers Sialea nnd Territories of the said United States other than those wherein the said meats are so prepared nnd sol I ns aforesaid and In the District of f olum tla and In foreign countries and shipping the same meats when so sold from the said places of their preparation over the several lines of transportation of the sev ernl rallrovd companies serving as common com-mon carriers to such deiisrs and ten sumers pursuant to such sales nnd In so doing have been nnd are engigrd In trade ant commerce among the several Slates and Territories of the United Stales and the District of Columbia anl with foreign nitlons TRADl. WITH I OHUK1N NATIONS Thlrd-That the said defendants for mans scars last past have been and are now nlsn engaged In the business of ihlp ping surh tresh meats from the sail sev oral points where the same are so pre. f'arel (or consumption, over the several Inea of transportation of the several rail road rompHilcs serving Ihe same ns com men carriers to their respective agrllla 'located nt nnd near the principal markets for such meats In other St lies and territories terri-tories than those wherein Iho said tresh meats are so prepared for consumption ns nrnrrealt unci In Ihe District nf Columhl 1 nnd In foreign countries, for sale bv those agents In those mtrk.ts anl In such nth er States nnd Ttrrlloiles nnd the District of ( olumhla and In foietsu eountiles 10 dealers and consumers, and havo been nnd are lliroui.li these agents selling the same In those niatkets und lu so doing havo Inen nnd are eni,ngrd In Hade mid cnninie-rco among Ihe several Stales mid Teirltorlcs of the United St ilea and tho District of Columbli and with torelgn na lions , 1 II.A. 1111. t 1 .-.. 1 ... 1 1'ourth That of tho total volume of trade and comment among tho ssld Stales und Terrltoilcs and District of en. lunihla In fresh meats Ihe suld defend, nuts together control nbout 10 per cent, having dining the sear 1901 i.uichaaecl unci slaiighleitd us aforesaid and sold und shipped hi the form of flesh meats 11a uforesald 4 wo OKI cuttle, 6 iieco sheep and uroi-TO hogs should ni: in coMPiirinoN ITflh Tint as to wh trade '""I 'om. merco ptnotig the several stales nnd Ter-lllorles Ter-lllorles and District of 1 uliinihla unl with foreign nallnna In fresh meats Hie said defendants shoul I und but fur tho acts heielnatter ct.nu laiued of. would be anl rem iln In fien und unrestrained commit llsn with euch other llWlI 1 OltMLD A TltUST. Sixth-riiat Ihe said defendants In vlo. lotion of the. piuvlsluiH of an tui ot Con gross approved J ills - Is1-), entitled An act to pmtett ti ma and nmeret against unlawful restraints and ..01000. lies,' mid in order 10 icstran competition among themselves (which would otherwise other-wise exist) as lo the pureluiso of llvo slock iteecssnrs lo the pmduetlon of the meats produced by them have engaged In mid Intend 10 eonilniiii nil unlawful com-blnatlon com-blnatlon and consplracs between them, selves for directing und requiting their re spccllvo pure hiring agents at tho said several atockjiuds and open und compel, lllvo markets where, they customarlls purchase, such live stock to wit Mum 1 Ity and bt loicph Mo Omaha, Neb, hloux Cits, In , St Paul, Minn l!ast St. lands anei ( hlcago 111 urtuesHd, the sumo beln.r llvo Hock produced and owned llinelpallv In other Stiles unci T.ril-(erica T.ril-(erica of the Li lied SI lies nnd shipped by the owners theitof to such sine I. Minis and open miikets for competitive silo lo persons mid corpc rations insiged tn pr 1. iluelng mid d illng lu Irish meats In tho matter ofon a 1.1 1 to roraln from bid ling against ea h o her except ptrrunciurlly uiul without good faith whon making pur chases of such llvo stuck on bchulf of tho sild clef ndauts respectively, nnd by this means inducing und compelling such own em ot such llvo stock lo (art with tho mo it 1 h n s ird and o 0 mar a i at r 1 . I. in m thr w . iM there re elve If Sll h blldllijT were reallj tnni l tltlce ns hciwtir tile sail piirehislng IK ins nt tse .all ,w,..idints and the ltd left ndanls ,ue cause! in I are cans I i their ig nls rrspeethelc tn rrfinln irnm bidding lie cnretlngls m.l have tn lu id anl aie Induclnu each oihei nnd will ur im, restrained bs this h.uiorabie court t vnttnue Inpursiiann nf null eon srlracv to Inline raeh oilier tn rediln rriim Willing us nforesall which a ton said rnnibtunlli.'i ant innspliaiv ls one In lestralnt of tinde and emmerep nmnig the sev ernl Hlslts nn I rerrllnles or the sild 1 nit. .1 st Hen mil Ihe Dlslrlit of e o-tumblei o-tumblei 1 lid with lorelgn mutinies I SI MUT I, (OVUIIS riov Seventh That the sal.l dcftnlvnts In runner vlnimion of ihe incisions of the said act of I nngress apprtiveel Juls S 1 ant in order 1 further restrain cum petition among themselves which woull otherwise evlst in the punhise or live stock ntecssiirv tn Ihe production nf Ihe meats iinlutrd by ihem nnd tn obtain for themselips nnd put h other undue nd vantag. nver Ih. owners mil shl p rs thereof lu Ihe buvlng nf Ihe same ut Ihe sslel seversl sl..cksurds sn.l open mm-kets mm-kets have engaged In and Intend In .mi tllilie nn unlaw fill te niblnatlon and ton-splraes ton-splraes among the 111. eh re fnr bidding up through thdr respective purchasing agents the trl.es nl live slock tor a. few clav. at a time at Ihe sild sto. kvards and open markets so tint the niatket re ports will show prices much higher than the stale nf the trade will w urant nnd therybi Indue Ing owners of such live stock in divers other of tin sail Stoles and T. rrltnrles tr slmultuneoiislv mike large shlpm. nls nf sin h live stork from such other Slates und territories to such stocks arils anei ot en mirkels Instead of shli ping the siinie to moro 11 iltiral nnd aehantiigeo is markets mid nt more nut Ural and a liuutagrniis times In the due nnd 1 roper course of such trt le and busl liess and bv this means and bs rtas.ui nf the irrultlng lirge offrllugs there of such live stoek. and bv there upon refraining from bldellng ngnlnet each other ntilnln-Ing ntilnln-Ing such live slock ut price, much less il an It wniil I bring In the regular was of trade if such comtilnatl m anl rnnsplracs wero tint sn rngaMd In ant conluuied nnd have I pen and are nnw rrnm time to time tlitnligh their sail agents so frau I ulenlls Hiding up the irlees of such stock and will unless restrained lis tills honorable mart coulliiue to do so which sal I e nnd liiatiun and tousplracv last afnrtsulit Is also nnn in rrsiramt nf Initio and rnininirie among the several Slates aid Jerrll .rles nf the said I lilted Stules and tho District of Columbli unl with foreign eountiles AiiiiiTiiAtutA pi rnicus Llglith-rhnt the said defend nils 111 violation vio-lation of ihe provisions of Hie said act of Congress or the salt I nlled states approved J11I5 2 IvO entitled 'All net to ninteet trade and innimerce ngnlnet Iln lawful restrains and mnnnpnlles anl In order lo lestrnln and destros competition among Ihrhisrlus 11s 10 sue h trcde mil commerce und monopolize such Undo and eommelce, huve engaged In anl Intend to continue an utiliwfiil combination ami conspiracy In arbitrarily rrom lime to lime nils" lower unl llx prices nnd lo nulntnln unlfnrm pilces at which Ihes will sell dlreclls or through their respee live agents such fresh mrnts to dealers and consume! a throughout the suld Stntes anl Teirllorles and the District of ledum, bin and foreign countries mid that the arbltnrs raising, lowering llxing and maim tilling of surh prices lu purou im o 01 the sail cejiiihlniilnii ami consi IniLy Is being and Is lo he elTecled through tho uctlon of divers ot their agents und ut. tcrneva to vour petition.!- unknown, In e. .,.,,; i,ii(,.iuh I'Cll.Mllcil lllC't-IIUKS ill some tilieo or plnces tn sour petitioner unknown unl (lire ngreeliig upon tho rrlces in be nil iptrd I15 Ihe sal I defenei. nine, rcspccllicls In such Irado mil 10m. meree In be 1 nfnrrcd bv them until at 1 siihseiiueiit mod lis the sumo mis bo 1 'longed, when such prices are untitled by letter nnd telegrams In plain language and divira toiles anl ciphers und tliev have been mil ire niiliinliied by s lid ele. find nils I15 a Iherlng in Ihtlsamo lu their Miles mule tlinctls. nnd, among other wuss. bs colluslvclv lestricting and cur-tiilllng cur-tiilllng tho qmnlltles of such meuts shtpiecl ls them In such trule nnd com-merco com-merco In Ihe mark Is aforesaid, when-ever when-ever neccssars or conducive to tho main, tnlnlng of the prices so ilsed. bs linims. Ing imiliut inch other divers penalties for ins aiieriill devlitlnns bs the said de . fen hints in- nnv nf them from the prlees so nxed, bv eHtahllshlng a uniform rule for th Riving ..( credits lii dealers Ihrflugnmit Ihe said States and Terrllorles and lilstrlei or inhltnbli und fnrclgn eountiles unl fnr the innluet of Ihe business nf such lendeir with penalties i.b bemern the slid derendants for violations thereof lev nollfslng .aril olher of Ihe delinquencies of said dealers nn.l keeping what la commonly known as a -hi irk list nf such delinquents nn! refusing lo sell such meals lo mil nf sueh delln quenls. whkh said combination and con. sllrncs above set forth Is ono in re-stralnt re-stralnt and mnnnnis nf rnmmerce among Ihe revrral Stales ant Terrllorles or the Slid I nHetl Stntes and the Dlslilct of Co-lumbla Co-lumbla nnd with I irelgn countries. WORK OI' COMIHNi: Ninth nd Ihe sal! derendint In viola Hon of the provisions or the said net of (.oiiRiisa approved I11I5 2. 11.90 hive en Kiged nnd Intend In rnntlnue nn unlaw fill rnmbltiillnn anl corrrlrncv to ellrect and rpepdre their resrerllvo agents nt and pear mans of the margela Im surh (re. h me lis thrniighnul Iho sail several Slates and Terrllorles mil Hip District of olum. hi lo nrlltrnrlls mnkn anl Impose unl term rhaiitd fir cartage for the drliv en upon miking sales lo dealers and consumers In (hose markets of Iho meals shlired tn them through the sail agents Iv the sill defendants resre Hvels from Ihelr sill sev.ral points nt preparation nf the sun. when no s ich charges hive bren or aro rualomary in such tride mil commerce or wnul I be miele but fnr rait 'comt.lnatlnn nn1 ronsplrncs. Ihcrcby in creasing the charges for such mens to pall dealers nnd consumers In such mar kets anl preventing tho purchase nf the same hs those whn nre unable or unwil ling lo pas more thin Iho price or Iho me lis themselves without such addition al charges, which ral I combination Is also In restraint ot surli irado and commerce aforcsiid TO MOVOPOMZK COMMnitr-U Tenth-Thai notwithstanding the common com-mon carriers bs rallwiss subject to the provisions of the laws of the I nlted Stales for the repuUtlon of enmmerte have established and published and do nnw ami will establish and publish re-cpeetlvels re-cpeetlvels the schedules of rates fares nnd thnrges for the transt nrtullon of llvn stntk to the plict-i of Its conversion Into surh me ins as afoitsald and for tho Irnnspnitatlnu of sueli melts ns nforc.-al.l nnd iintwlihsiin ling such rales which vveio nnd mt Ihe mils I iwful rales for tho trnnsiorlatlnn ns uloresald of surh ortl-eles. ortl-eles. the said deicnduils intiiidlng Hieic-l.v Hieic-l.v to monopolize and allempt to mnnopn llze thn 1 omnium n'orcull unl invent inmrdltlon therein have all nn I raeh engaged en-gaged In 1111 1 will re.iiiliiue arrinuemeiiis mil agieemeiils with illvtrs nfllters and ugents of such common t irrlers whereby sild defendants were In rccelvo mil havo leeched 11 nd will tontllilie to recrlvo by mennn of ichclea unci cither devices unlawful un-lawful rates lor aiicloiraiisporialion much less than the sill liwtul lales unci weru to excliislvtlc enjos mil share sull un. I iwful ndviinl ige to iho exclusion of com. pctlturs and would be cnmpelllors uud the general puliln and havo meoi llugly so enjjsed uud sliared them and will unless un-less rrstraliuel bs this hnuoruhlp court, inntliinii 10 do so uiul bs loit. ot the con-sequrnt con-sequrnt In llillllv of eoinpc titers uud would Is. competitors to tignge tend continue con-tinue In sub commerce uithuut ruinous loss, have moncqollzcd un 1 ur. inuiiupollz Ing uud will continue In innunpolUo Hie said cnninieree uud have ntlimpled und 1110 11II1 initlng and will attempt lo trouoj nllzii such commerce, the live slntk in. fresh meals inioiig tho stales unci territories and the District nf 1 olunibla and wllh fnicign tnuntlles which scheme In mnneipi lUu Is also a tombluutinii mid consplracs In restraint ot irn te. and coru-nicree coru-nicree among llni states anl rerrltorloa nn 1 the Dlslilct ot Culjmbla und with foreign for-eign ctiiinlrlt" CONnPinACV PAH IlUAtHIMJ. Lleventh-rhit tho sild defendants ure now aril for sears pust have Is en In comblli 1II011 and ennspirary with each other anl wllh Hie railroad c .mpanlcs and othcra to complain mt unknown to obtain 11 nmiiopoly of Hie sui ply and distribution dis-tribution nt the flesh meals throughout tho I idled Slates and Us Territories mil shipments tlicrtof in rnrclgn tommies To that end iho defend nils do ind will artlllelallv restrain such eoinintico and put In force ubiinnnal tuire laouuble and uthltrars rcgulillons for Hu 1 induct er their own and each others business affecting af-fecting Iho Hum from tho shipment of tho live sioik from the pi tins to ihe final ills trlhulion of meuts lu tho consumer all to Ihe manifest Injury to Iho eople of tho Untied Slutea und In dellaiico of law INJUNCTION IS ASKUD Wheiefore. mas It please sour Honors to forthwith krnni is wrli ot liijuclluu d. reeled tn iho sulci defendants (heir agents bttuiuesa and ull other persons aetlui, or claiming or assuming to net und 1 Hicli auihoilts. or that of any of ihem ie. pi mails enjoining ihem mil tath of them und null uf Ihelr age ills, ulturtiess mid Iho oilier pi rsoiis ulortstld trom eonllii-ulng eonllii-ulng curb und uns of the unlawful ri-cec ri-cec lings iitorcsald, mid from attempting to monopolize In tho nnnner ufore ltd or la uus other nianiier and bv any other means and devices tho commerce afore tald oruns part thereof or anv part eif he trade vr commerce among tho states anl Terrltoii s and Dl trl t of I ItimbH and wllh f.rngn 1 ill ns in I cl rlllly from refraining and It strtl ling their le specthe pun basing agents tn refrain frnni bidding against each other esrept perfiinrlnrllv sn1 without each other lo retrain from engaging In ans combination or cnnsilia unelertikbig or arrsnae ment fnr the hrlm-tug ihnut f sin h re framing fn m e nuetlllve 1 1 tiling anl rrnm tld ling ip Ihe prl es .f live slork at the storkxnrdn anl npeu mirkels higher linn iho Stale or unite will warrant and trnni .rtllrarllv raising I w prime tlxlng nnd in lint lining 1 rl is nf their unl enli oilers pmelucls anl rrnm milntalnliig prices sn (Heel and uniform prices bv ml lining to the same In Ihelr siles or bv testrlcllng Ihe quantities nf meats shipped or bs Imp. sing penaltlee on Ihemselips an I pach lhcr 01 h miking unirorm rules fm e redlts 1 1 de tiers or by miking unci keeping what Is inmiiinnly known us 11 link list nr d llnqucnt de iltrs nr bv refusing tn sell meats tn such delinquents, or bv nuv niher metho I or elevl c and (mm agreeing with ea h olher anl acting lu cenctit with a vltvv lo llxing prices nr terms for the sale nr elcllvcrv of sail meal prntlui Is so snld In such manner as to ircvent free compe Ittlon In and restrain or monopolize such commeno uud that Uus be enjoined fr m Imposing a chcrge for callage for the d. Ilverv of their products upon miklig sales I . dealers and consume rs, and from asking i.n.t receiving bv meins of rebate or otherwise fiom railroad companies, Itss than Hie established and published tHlts rnr Iho tniitsnottiiltnn of their llvo stock and meat rioducts nd sour orator further prass discovers of thn ltonke pipers, accounts letters telegrims ic.oids nnd documents whil soever of tho dcicnilmits irlillug In any in inner cllt.ctlv or In llrectls tn the porch por-ch iso or shipment ut llvo stoik bv them or their iigenls or to the sate er shipment or delivers of frcsli meats bs thenv or their agents And mas It please vour Hnnnrs lo gmnt sueh other and further irllef as teiully mas requlic and In sour Honor may seem Anl sour oritur prass thul a wilt of slllqioenii mas Issue lo the sal I defendants defend-ants Swift & to the Cildiihv Packing compins the II immond Packing corn-pans corn-pans Vrmour & Co, the Vrmour Puking Puk-ing ccimpaus, the 11 II Hammond com-pins, com-pins, Schwnriclilll A Siilzbeiger, Nelson Motile el lo, I (Igden Armour 1'iilrlck A v ilentlne tnlclii M 1 ivorlie vriluir Meeker llinnns J tenners I'hirtcs 1 1 iingilnn Mlelnel (udiliv 1 dniiid A Uiiiluliv Pvlrltk Cudahs, Albert I. llorcli rrt clustavua I Swill, louts I' Swl((, lawiciice V Carton U I divln llirtwell. lesse P I mii 111 1 rnnlt 1- ogel Louis Pfnrlser V llll un Itlissell, Albert 11 r.eter, 1 dward 1 bwlft I t rdln ind Sulzberger Sulz-berger and M II Noses unci each ot Ihem requiring them and each of Ihem under a pcnallv and ill 11 time and 1 1 ico to Ik- therein stated to oppeir mid nn swer under o lib nil and slmjulir Ihe nutters nut-ters hereinbefore Muled mid charged und abide by und lerferpi such orders ns tho court mas mike In Mho premls s And sour orator Wl.l.ever.p,. United Slates Attornes, Northern District 0,1"",n" rlllLASD.-ltC KNON-. A..orne,.enrr,NMheiV,,,e. suites. Sollcltor-deneral of tl e I nlled Slates, Special Assist int Attornes -deneral. |