Swift Enjoins Public Confidence In Corporations
A lengthy statement by Louis F. Swift urges corporations to obey laws and earn public trust. He argues government meat inspection should remain public, criticizes exclusive shifts of costs, and stresses transparency, wages, and lawful conduct across large packing firms including Swift & Co. He links public health to city ordinances and public taxes, and notes editorial debate on river water contamination at Stock Yards.
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Louis F. Swift
Swift
Massachusetts
Bwitt & Company
Lst
Daily News
Itwell
Chicago
Council Committee On Health
Tyne Grand Jury
W. J. Russell
Swift & Co
Union Stock Yards
L. B. Crumbaugh
Armour & Co
Nicholas J. Kilburg
G. William Sperry
Live Stock Commission
Martin Ruddy
Armour's New Subway Franchise Plans Stir City Debate
The Chicago Bugle reports Armour's $7,000,000 tunnel under Chicago, renamed the Chicago Subway, seeks a franchise to provide heat, power and steam to residents, claiming it will create a city beautiful by eliminating smoke. Critics note previous failures, government dissatisfaction with the tunnel’s mail service, and political entanglements. Kenyon from South Omaha is slated to manage the project as Armour expands underground infrastructure amid opposition to the new charter and public notices of labor concerns.
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Chicago Bugle
Armour
Ilinois
Chicago
Chicago Subway
Chicago Underground Subway
United States
Kenyon
South Omaha
Chicago City Railway Company
Armour's plan to heat steam and power through tunnels
Mr. Armour's great scheme for furnishing heat, steam and power through the new tunnels he has purchased will do much towards making the city beautiful. The proposal emphasizes advancing urban infrastructure and urban beautification through innovative utility tunnels.
West Side mass meeting targets charter tax fairness
The Board of Review faces accountability for failing to tax Chicago packers owned outside the city. A large meeting at Van Buren Hall on California avenue and Madison street demanded equal taxes and roasted the new city charter. This kickoff event on the West Side signals more such gatherings to reveal the charter's true colors.
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Minnesota
West Side
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Hyde , Park and Lake
Twenty-Fifth Ward
Twenty-second Ward
Chicago Avenue
Division Streets
Townsend Street
New York
Pennsylvania
Linois
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Hearst
Board of Review
Chicago Packers
van Buren Hall
California Avenue
Madison Street
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Herlihy
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Stock Yards
30Th Street
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Center Avenue
Union Stock Yard and Transit Company
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Clyde
Mr. Armour
I T
Yon Yonson
People's Treasury
Goodrich
Jefferson Club
United Societies
Woman Suffrage Association
Federation of Labor
Independence League
Referendum League
Democratic County Committee
Iroquois Club
Henry George Association
Real Estate Board
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Single Tax Club
Busse
Daniel R. Cameron
Chester M. Dawes
Theodore Robinson
Otto C. Schneider
W. D. Burke
John J. Hou- Uhan
H. H. Schmidt
Zina R. Carter
Chicago Board of Civil Service Commissioners
Eagle
Are Mour
Messrs. Armour, Swift, Carton
Meeker
Chicago Federation of Labor
Margaret Haley
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