Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1906 — BURLINGTON IS FOUND GUILTY. [ARTICLE]

BURLINGTON IS FOUND GUILTY.

May Ilf Fined SSO t OOO for Rebate* to Hanna* C'ltjr Packer*. It took a Kansas City jury ju*t thirtyfire minutes to find the Cl ica-io, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company guilty of violating the Elkins law by granting a rebate to the Armour. Swift. Cudahy and Xelhon Morris packing companies. Each of the four packing companies named had already been found guilty of a s uiiiar violation of law. The two enses, taken together. uphold the gove’ - anvijnt , B contention that it .is as wrong to grant rebates as it is to receive them. The Burlington was found guilty on four counts and a fine of ffoa SI,OOO ta $20,000 on each count may be imposed. It will be possible thus for Judge McPherson to impose a total fine of SBO,OOO on the company if he choose*. Sentence wa« deferred.