New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-09
4 BLOW At THE SUGAR TRUST.
ATTACKING A BIG CORPORATION.
EFFORTS TO ANNUL THE HAVEMEfEhS
ELDER SUGAR REFINING co.'s CHARTER

EFFORTS TO ANNUL TIE HAvEMEfEhs q
ELDER SUGAR REFINING CO.'S CHARTER
Proceedings have been taken by Attorney General
Charles f. Tabor to annul the charter OF the nave
meyers & Elder Sugar Refining company
In a suit which has been begun In tho
Supreme Court and in which Roger A. Pryor repre-
sents tho Attorney General the petition sets forh tha
the company, to whose corporate existence IL Is
sought TO put an end has offended against the pro-
visions OF the act under which 1t was created ana
that what RI has done and omitted to do, amounts 70
a surrender of its rights and franchises
In an affidavit accompanying the petition Edward
IT. sentenne states on information and belief derived
from the proceedings OF the Senate Investigating
Committee that this company is member OF inc
Sugar Trust which IS declared TO be conspiracy ana
combination 10 arbitrarily control the price OF sugar
against the interests of the people lie furtner AYERS
that the company has participated In and consented
TO acts of the combination by which several rcnhere
have closed and largo numbers OF worRmeh nave
been thrown out OF employment and reduced TO want
Ieave was granted by the Judge to bring the suit
Theodore Havemeyer said to a Tribune reporter, VINO
called 10 gee him at his home No 244 Madison-ave',
last evening" and who was the fist to inform MN oi
the action taken by the Attorney General: lhs Is
news to me- / really don't know what the opJcc'
of It fs 1t was entirely unexpected thought
sh., =. thev had already taken action against the
Norh River Sugar Refining Company ana
against the Trust there would not be
an attack upon another corporation. We have al
ready been before the Attorney General in regard to
the North River Sugar Refining Company iho
Acknowledgement was asked to take evidence with
view 10 annulng the charter of the North River
Company and also to the so-called Trust
ave had a hearing General Pryor appeared TOT
Tammany Hall and John E. Parsons for the North
River Company This may have led to the present
action being taken. As see by the papers that
nv name has been mentioned. and that ~ mas oeen
stated that II was by my fnstruc ton that INC re-. T.
fnerirs have been closed want TO say that this ~
Donner Company were closed by direction OF their
own officials and board Of directors ana they Pur-
sued the same policy In this respect that mas oech
nurs,ed for many years. The cause OF their STOP
ming was the accumulation OF refined sugar ana lhe
falling off in the consumption of It. At this time
of the year the grocers throughout the country as
pose of the stock that they have IN tnelr hallus %
and prepare to supply themselves win sugar Honi
mirne the winter months the sem-refned sugar
NJ louisiana takes the place Of the raw sugar from
foreign countries which is refined during the sunincr
montbs II was the De Castro & Donner sugar he-
fning Company with which the Havemeyels ~ fsiuer
Cnmnany has no connection, which closed, up, lc-
Gently throwing out 500 men, The company an' 1oHp %
en- nj this time of year for many years All thclr
men when they employed In tho sprlng hncT
fat they would only got work until octooer anu h
they have been paid wages in excess OF those pau o
other refneries. A.. .,,h reeror,ee
are termed by the workmen snn,,nep onnnee
houses We will, Of course. ~. a. coppIrsI oppo,Ie
the allegation that we have cOnspred Win 0'hcis
70 ,ni,T the neople of the state of New,York ana ana
f Nc Tntnd States is entirely untrue. and TINS VIII
be shown when the matter Is brought u an '''u0 4"
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