Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1907 — HERE IS WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT [ARTICLE]

HERE IS WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT

Charge Made in Court That the Butter Business Is in the Grip of a Trust. Detroit, Mich., July 18.—That there Is a full-fledged butter trust capitalize 1 at $19,000,000 and keeping the price of butter up to about 30 cents a pound was charged in the United States circuit court when. Judge Swan denied the petition of the American Farm Products company for a permanent injunction restraining Eben F. Dudley, of Saginaw, from engaging in the butter business ter “iris-tronic- ’ city. Evidence showed that the $19,070.000 concern some time ago bought out Dudley with the understanding that he was to keep out of the business, paid him s37s,ooo’and agreed to give him a salary of $12,000 a year. Dudley claimed that the salary uo longer is forthcoming. Attorneys from Chicago and New York represented the com- i bine. Dudley, through his attorneys, Lyon & Moinet, of St Johns, straightway made the claim that the company is a trust and the story of a deal was unfolded.