Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-31 | Page 7 | Order Probe of U. S. Steel Case

ORDER PROBE OF UI 8 S 1 STEEL CASE WASHINGTON W July 30 By 30 By The Associated Press An An investigation In the financial relationship between the Du Pont General Motors and United States Steel corporations was ordered by the federal trade com com- commission commIssion commission mission today The commission acted at a meeting today on published reports that a community com community of interest had grown up be- be the three big corporations s and that the Du Ponts had purchased large holdings in the steel corpora corpora- tion I The Du Pont company is reported to have paid approximately I fo Co shares of or steel stock I Officials here have read reports of or orthe I the relationship between the three great corporations with Interest for several days but until today's meet- meet meetIng meeting meeting Ing of or the trade commission there had been no Indication that any kind of action was Vas to bs b taken immediately At the department of Justice it was said merely that no investigation had been ordered by the law enforcement I branch of the federal government So far Jar as known publicly there has I been no complaint filed tiled with the government in the steel case