Show t ii t ii iiii r n at i 0 n al harvester case continued the chary charges cs of found in tho the bill have bc been cil and disproved by tho the company in other cases and they will again fail because they are untrue the supreme me court of missouri in a i suit stilt in which those cli charges arges were fully gone into said on the whole tho the evidence shows shown that the international harvester company has not used its power to oppress or injure the farmers who are its customers and again tho the price of harvesting machines has not increased in proportion to the increased cost of construction orthe increased merit of the machines and respondent has brought other farm implements clements ts into trade the evidence also shows that the machines manufactured oy ny the international harvester company have been greatly improved in quality and tho the item of repair material has been reduced in price and placed within closer reach of the farmer the organizers of this company acted under the advice of able counsel and in the sincere belief that they were violating no law it if under later decisions it should be held that the law was violated it could only bo be through the creation of a power to io oppress which has never been exercised more than six years ago tho the company asked for its investigation by the thela united states government and opened all its books and records for inspection and furnished all information requested no suggestion of any change in its business methods 11 has been m mado ado to it by the government at any time recently a full and frank discussion of the whole situation has been had between the representatives of the government and the company in an honest desire upon both sifts sides to avoid litigation some plan may yet be found which will obviate tho necessity naces sity of any protracted litigation by satisfying the claims made under the sherman act without seriously impairing the economic advantages and benefits secured ared by the organization of this company no form of reorganization however was suggested by the government which seemed practically possible the government has been careful to avoid embarrassment to the foreign business from the litigation the bill makes no attack upon and seeks no change in the export busin business esq of the company the filing of the bill will in no way interfere with the companas comp anys carrying on its business the same as heretofore |