640 THE IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



NAME OF TRUST. PROFITS IN $100. LABOR IN $100. 



Bessemer Steel trust $46 $ 9 



Earthenware trust 36 40 



Salt trust 33 25 



Plow Steel trust 33 29 



General Steel trust 33 29 



Nail trust 33 22 



General Iron trust 33 25 



Copper trust 47 22 



Zinc trust 28 25 



Tin trust 24 21 



Lead trust 43 65 



Glass trust 36 45 



Soap trust 19 8 



Linseed Oil trust 35 5 



Rubber Shoe trust 20 24 



Envelope trust 20 n 



Paper Bag trust 26 15 



Cordage trust 20 12 



We also have these monopolies of trade here in our 

 own State (Arkansas). A meeting of the tie and timber 

 men of North Arkansas was called for the 24th of Sep- 

 tember, 1887, at Jonesboro. The following statement 

 appeared in the call: "It appears, from investigation, 

 that E. P. Cowan and other large contractors, are, and 

 have been, receiving 38 cents apiece for ties, delivered on 

 the railroad right-of-way, while they have been paying the 

 small sum of 22 and 23 cents. Also, by a system of unjust 

 culling, they have been stealing a large per cent, of the 

 value of the ties at this very low price. ' ' 



Mr. Cowan had the exclusive privilege of furnishing 

 to the Cotton Belt Railroad company all the ties they 

 wanted on a certain territory. The company would pur- 

 chase ties from no one else. The rates were so high and 



