Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1892 — Twin Safe Trust. [ARTICLE]

Twin Safe Trust.

Eleven safe companies, with an aggregate capital of between $5,000,000 and $8,000,000, have formed themselves Into a trust. The combination will have “friendly relations” with the Her-rlng-Hall-Marvln Company, and these two great companies will practienlly control the safe manufacturing business of tho country. Ono of the objects of this trust is to give “stability to prloes.” Ono way this Is to be dono Is by closing six of the factories. No importations are likely to disturb the “stability of prices” because a duty of 45 per cent. Intervenes.