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Show EVIDENCE WAS LACKING. Prosecution of Beef Trust fn Texas Came to Naught. Austin, Toxas. Tho legislative com inlttoo appolntod to Investigate tho methods of tho beef trust and Us operations oper-ations In Toxas mado a report Friday Fri-day and stated In substanco that whlio thoy had mado much inquiry thero had not devolopcd evidence of a specific violation of tho nntl-trust law on which thoy could rocommond tho instigation in-stigation of civil or criminal proceedings proceed-ings against ttny particular person or corporation. Tho roport continues: "From advlcos received, wo nro ab,lo to stnto that In our Judgment thore exists In this stato a combination combina-tion of persons and corporations engaged en-gaged In tho business of packing and selling beef in contravontlo- of t-o anti-trust laws of tho" stato." |