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Show Th argument by which the beet liust attempts to Justify Its contlnctiai aa false aa Its work la Inlaaious, Ira . claim that the supply of cattle It. lea. . perenpita than formerly Is easily refute! J by the statistics,' The government fig- 1 tires show Unit there Is approximately on bead of cattle to evory man, woauaau and child In tb United Htutee. Fifty years ago there were two toevi ry thra persons. Ten millions of cuttle snd calves cal-ves am slaughter ." annually ta lh. United Htate. (If tl,, ,e beef tru.a-slaughters tru.a-slaughters one half. That means that one held nl cuttle Is killed tor every laio-lly laio-lly ol seven In this country, Tb average aver-age liter weight about 1,000 poundt,autr yeildt 550 to two pounds ol drcsaeil meat.. That meant seventy-eight to eighty-eix pounde ol meat lor each man. woman. and child lo the Union. The figure, prove conclualvely that the lawtul scii-ply scii-ply and demand do ant warrant the pri-av out high price ol teel. Tb case la clear. T .0 bf combine ia a trualj it is a cor nerer, It is a forestaller of the market. It is an unprincipuled monoioly. Tlie beol trust must go. The American far. ' mer, hacked by all meat consumer., Us- 1 mantis It. They deiiiuiid judgment ess. ' their Indituicent, with heavy duma.es ag'inst the ollei.ilera. American Va |