Byron W. Holt thus deals with the
subject of Trusts:
Tho truth is that so long as there ex
ists a rich monopoly soil, irrigated by
numerous acts of special legislation, w T e
may expect the omnipresent seeds of
selfishness and greed to take root and
grow and spread into giant monopoly
plants. It is a -waste of time to cut off
the branches or even to pull up individ
ual plants by tho roots. The conditions
which give life to this plant must be
changed or the plant will be a source of
constant annoyance and harm. What
these conditions are and how they can be
changed for tho better can be easily dis
covered by tho convention if it starts in
quiry in tho right direction. The things
essential to trusts, the conditions that
make it possible for producers to con
trol production and fix prices so as to
make enormous profits, must first be
sought after.
