Tax Dodging Beef Trust Defies Court Says City Supports It
A Chicago article denounces government corruption and tax dodging by beef packers. It accuses Swift & Company and Armour of evading taxes while the city funds water mains fire plugs police and fire services for their private enterprises. It questions the legitimacy of a government that protects wealthy firms over common citizens.
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Chicago
Republile
Beef Trust
Supreme Court of the United
Tax push calls for big city reform and swift tax on Swift
A reform appeal argues Chicago should tax major corporations, notably Swift & Company and Armour, to fund public schools, lights, parks, and police. It cites a city deficit near $700,000 and Swift assets over $100 million, with assessed value far below real worth, urging Board of Review probes of Armour and Swift holdings and stock in related firms.
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Swift & Company
Great Corporation
Board of Assessors
Chicago
Board of Review
Armour and Swift
Assensors
Union Stock Yards
L. A. Carton
I. A. Carton
United States
Armour's Ways in whose name does Mr Armour hold stock
An excerpt discusses J Ogden Armour potential election as a director of Illinois Central and notes a Chicago Tribune tribute to Armour's widening influence in commerce and industry. It highlights Armour's proposed railroad connections and expanding financial reach, including Armour & Co and St Paul interests. It ends with a jab at tax dodgers in Chicago.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Louis F. Swift
John A. Spoor
Laurence A. Carton
Arthur Meeker
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Armour Packing
Armour & Co
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Illnola Central Railroad
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