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Show INVESTIGATING MEAT TRUST. Chicago, Jan. 2C. The federal grand jury today began the Investigation Investi-gation of the methods of the alleged "beef trusL" The first witness called was C. C. Snow, secretary and treasurer of the Natloual Packing company. The report re-port that tho National Packing company com-pany would be the object of tho -first attack, by United States District Attorney At-torney Sims was verified when Mr. Snow was taken Into the jury room. About thirty subpoenas were served in the offices of the Natloual Packing company, Armour & Company, Swift Sc Company and Morris & Company today. They were served secretly and neither the government nor the packers pack-ers would divulge their Identity. It is 'said the secrecy was to prevent a general exodus of the persons wanted. It was announced that James 11-Wllkerson, 11-Wllkerson, chief aide to District Attorney At-torney Sims, would be in charge of the Investigation. It is expected that about ten witnesses will be examined each day. Mr. Snow was the only witness examined ex-amined at the opening session. After he left the room It was reported the jury devoted some time to an examination exam-ination of documents and records belonging be-longing to the National Packing company. |