Harvester Trust Under Taft Scrutiny and Monopolistic Power
Washington March 3 The International Harvester company known as the Harvester trust faces dissolution under the Sherman Act. Luther Conant Jr commissioner of corporations testifies before President Taft, detailing monopolistic control vast capital ties to J P Morgan Co and John D Rockefeller and aggressive competitive tactics. The report traces 1902 origins secret acquisitions of Osborne Minnie Harvester Aultman Miller Keystone and more, plus extension into new farm tools and strict dealer control. It notes wide use of discriminatory pricing, supply of repair parts, and attempts to regulate retail prices. Despite new competition, Harvester maintained large market shares in binders mowers and rakes and rising presence in manure spreaders wagons engines and cream separators while capital structure avoids over capitalization and faces a proposed disintegration plan viewed as unsatisfactory.
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Taft
Washington
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
J. P. Morgan & Co
John D. Rockefeller
Luther Conant, Jr
Conant
Harvester
Senate
Combination
McCormick Family
D. M. Osborne & Co
Minnie Harvester Company
Aultman-Miller Company
Keystone Company
Osborne Company
Conant Adds
Harvester Company
Bureau of Corporations
Mr. Conant
Bureau
Comiissioner
Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Saya
Couant
McCormick
Deering
Baines
Wollant
Water Supply Paper 293 Details Iowa Underground Waters
United States Geological Survey and Iowa Geological Society publish Water Supply Paper 293 on Iowa underground water resources. Topography geology and water bearing strata of Black Hawk and surrounding counties are described with emphasis on Waterloo and Cedar Falls wells, deep artesian supplies, and mineral content.
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Iowa
United States Geological Survey
Iowa Geographical Society
Department of the Interior
Washington
Black Hawk County
M. F. Arey
W. H. Norton
Waterloo
St. Peter
Dubuque’s
Manchester
Charles City
Bedford
Wells
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Manson
Belle Plaine
Wells and water supply notes in Black Hawk County
A historic survey details water sources in Black Hawk counties Cedar Falls Waterloo and Orange and La Porte City. It describes artesian wells depths ranging from 44 to 186 feet 116 feet for Cedar Falls supply issues typhoid impact and the progression through rock strata including limestone dolomite and sandstone with measurements and depths to the Jordan and St Peter formations.
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Black Hawk County
Kansas
Buchanan
Cedar
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Washburn
Water Foo
la Porte City
la Porte
Hock Island
St. Peter
Jordan
Waterloo Township
Orange Township
Cedar Valley
The Perfect Baby Of The Future
An advertisement extols Mothers Friend as a external remedy for expectant mothers. It claims to ease nausea pain and dread, expand the body without effort, and improve the future generation's character. Priced at $1.00 a bottle, it is marketed by Bradicia Regulator Co. of Atlanta Georgia with a request to contact a druggist for supply and an instructive book.
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Bradicia Ftegulator Co
Lamar
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Perkion
Ateel Corporation
Saskatchewan
Tay
Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Frank H. Hewitt
Des Moines, Ia
N Andreas, Ae
Via
Illinois Central
California
Oregon
North Pacific Coast
FRED
Austin City Pareenger & Ticket
Towa
Black Hawk
Wapsipinicon
Dunkerton
William McGee
Cedar Wells
Clubine Place
Bartlett
Fox
Spring Creek
Grocenor
Japizzema
Arizona
Santa Fe
Fast Mail
Fred Harvey
C. L. Seagraves
Railway Exchange
Chicago
San Joaquin Valley
The
Earth
Samuel Larimer
Agt Bis
Dea Moines
Lowas
Dexter Phelps Opronzzrist
Jefferson Street
Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls, N.Y
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