Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1899 — TALK ON THE TRUSTS. [ARTICLE]

TALK ON THE TRUSTS.

THE CONFERENCE ON COMBINES OPENS IP CHICAGO. Assembly Notable for tbo Diversity of Ideas and Interests Represented -th» Transport Tartar la Permitted to Clear from Hows Kong. When Franklin H. Head, president of the Civic Federation of Chicago, called to order the national conference on trusts and combinations Wednesday morning not all the seats in Central Music Hall were taken. Many delegates had not arrived in Chicago. Much time was taken op in perfecting an organization after the introductory addresses by President Head of the Civic Federation, Dr. Howard S. Taylor, representing Chicago, and Attorney General Akin, representing Illinois. Thirty-five States were represented, the calling of names occupying one hour’s time. It was afternoon before any move was made toward preparing a program or permanent organisation. As soon as President Head announced that the meeting was now in the bands of the convention it became apparent there was to be a clash in the selection of a committee on program. First came a motion, which was lost, that a delegate from each State be appointed to form the committee on program. It was unanimously decided that the committee on program be comprised of one delegate from rach State appointed by the Governors and from each organization represented, said committee to be selected by delegates in private conference at the midday adjournment of the convention. This matter being settled, President Head announced that the Civic Federation had already prepared the morning program in two papers, short ones, to be read by Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks and Prof. Henry Carter Adams on “Problems Before the Conference,” and requested the indulgence of the conference to hear them before the morning adjournment. Attendance at Thursday’s session was much larger than Wednesday. Many

prominent delegates arrived during the night and were given seats at the opening of the morning session. The great national conference on combinations and trusts has met with the most sanguine expectations of the promoters, tbe officers of the Civic Federation of Chicago. Although many leading lights, who were expected to attend, failed to pnt in an appearance, the distinguished gathering at Central Music Hall fully justified the great purpose for which it was intended. This great meeting, attended by this country’s most distinguished statesmen, orators and deep thinkers, will be banded down in history ns one of the most notable gatherings in the nineteenth century.