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Show Will Invsstlgste th Beef Trust Th department of commerce and labor, through the bureau of corporations. corpora-tions. I making an Investigation Into the operation of the so-called "beef trust." A part of the Investigation I being conducted In accordance with resolution passed by the hous of representative rep-resentative recently. Prior to the sdoptlon of the resolution th depart-1 depart-1 mcnt, through It regular . cbaoucla, had collected and tabulated certain Information regarding the beet trust The resolution, which was drafted by Representative Martin of South Dakota, Da-kota, roquestcd the department official of-ficial to aserrtaln, It possible, th reuse of the difference In price between be-tween beef on tbe hoof and dressed beef. It wo pointed out that western stockmen believed that thoy were being be-ing discriminated against by the trust. |