Methods of the Powder Trust’s Market Control Tactics
Testimony before the government’s anti trust suit describes how the powder trust aimed to control 95 to 98 percent of gunpowder and 90 percent of blasting powder in the United States. R S Waddell recounts forming the Southern Powder company, absorbing rivals, and wage campaigns to crush competitors, including Terre Haute battles with the Indiana Powder Company and price cutting on smadeless powder. The pool’s reach extended to Great Northern Supply and strategic freight rating schemes to trap rivals, with 1892 pool sales about 3.8 million kegs versus under 211,000 by independents.
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New York
Powder Trust
United States
R. S. Waddell
Big Powder Company
Southern Powder Company
Cincinnati
Georgia
Southern
Mr. Waddell
Waddell
Jamestown
Europe
Indiana Powder Company
Indiana Company
Ohio Kentucky
Michigan
West Virginia
Eugene du Pont
F. W. Owen
Terre Haute
Hazard Powder Company
Birmingham
Mr. Scarlet
South Dakota Barley Growth and Market Implications
The northwest leads in barley, with South Dakota expanding from 109,130 acres in 1897 to 875,000 in 1907 and 20,125,000 bushels produced in 1907. News notes high grade malting barley, 14,000,000 bushels sold to brewing interests, and warns that county option and prohibition threaten barley markets and farmer prosperity due to lost brewery demand.
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Northwest
South Dakota
Farmers Vote No On County Option Prohibition Law
Voters are urged to oppose a state ballot measure titled An Act to provide for the licensing restricting and regulation of the business of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. The notice explains voting NO by marking the square before NO on the ballot.
Hog market tops at Sioux City with Beadle county hogs
B. B. Thurston of Huron sold a load of hogs to Clay, Robinson & Co. at 5.45 per cwt marking a 10 cent per cwt drop. The hog trade reflects the local emphasis on healthy stock. David Parker of Fayette, New York, Civil War veteran, praises Electric Bitters after recovery from stomach trouble as a tonic, urging readers to buy at De at H Wheeler's drug store. Subscribe for The Huronite.
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B. B. Thurston
Huron
Sioux City
Clay, Robinson & Co
Beadle County
David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
H. Wheeler
Cabinet to Send Officials on Campaign Swing Next Week
President Taft’s cabinet plans a coordinated campaign sweep next week. Postmaster General Meyer will speak in Paulding Ohio Sandusky Ohio Bellaire Maryland Tren ton New Jersey Boston November 2. Other officials including Secretary Cortelyou Metcalf Bonaparte Wright Wilson Straus and Garfield continue speaking in key states.
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Taft
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Meyer
Paulding
Sandusky
Bellaire
Trenton
N. J
Boston
Virginta
Depew
Harrisonburg
Lynchburg
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Suffolk
Virginia
Toot
New York City
Ohio
Cincinnati
Toledo
Cortelyou
War Wright
Baltimore
West Virginia
Metcalf
Bonaparte
Wilson, Straus
Garfield
Bryan in New Jersey braces crowds on India trip
In New Jersey W J Bryan drew huge crowds while touring from Wilmington to West Philadelphia and Cal to discuss labor and trusts. He mocked Roosevelt's labor letter and Gompers, argued that Republicans favor farm prosperity yet push a "sun and shower" trust charge, and spoke to farmers in Frenchtown about the Roosevelt era labor and trust questions.
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Philipsburg
N. J
New Jersey
W. J. Bryan
Wilmington
Cal
West Philadelphia
Delaware River
Roosevelt
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senator Knox
Pennsylvania
Frenchtown
Republican Party
Taft Indiana Tour Ends With Monster Indianapolis Rally
Taft wrapped up a two day Indiana tour in Indianapolis with a monster rally after touring cities including Lafayette Marion Muncie and Anderson. He spoke ten to fifteen minute remarks in several towns while a man handed him a note about supporting Taft after previously hearing Bryan. Factory output shows sustained growth as Dun's Trade Review notes rising production amid election year expectations.
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Indianapolis
William H. Taft
Hig
Indiana
Lafayette
Judge Taft
Taft
Bryan
New York
Dun
Trade Review
Tafts Sixteen Speeches Mark First Indiana Day
Taft closed his first Indiana day with a Evansville address after visiting Lawrenceburg Aurora Orland North Vernon Seymour Brownstown Mitchell Bedford Bloomington Linton Terre Haute Sullivan Vincennes Princeton and Evansville. He said Mr Bryan’s election would threaten prosperity and that business would suffer if Bryan wins while praising Republican prospects and current prosperity.
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Taft
Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Wuliam H. Taft
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Orgood
North Vernon
Seymour
Brownstown
Mitchell
Bedford
Bloom
Ington
Linton
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Vincennes
Princeton
Bryan
Soo
Grand Trunk Pacific Plans Second Main Line Across Prairie Provinces
Winniper Oct. 22 Two railway announcements detail Grand Trunk Pacific building a second main line across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta from Brandon north to coal fields in Southern Alberta then across to Edmonton. Work to extend over four years. Also part of 50 million Canadian Pacific funds will continue double tracking their main line from the city to the Rockies to meet future Grand Trunk Pacific competition in grain regions.
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Grand Trunk Pacific Plana
Canada
Winniper
Man
Grand Trunk Pacifics
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Mainina
Brandon
Wheat Fields
Cannia
Edmonton
It 3
Canadien Pacific
Montreal
Rockies
Veteran General Hankell Dies at 68 in San Diego
Brigadier General Harry G. Hankell, veteran of the Civil and Spanish wars, is dead at sixty eight in San Diego. The veteran officer's death was reported on October 27. He served in two wars and was noted for his long military career.
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San Diego
Cal
Harry G. Hankell
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