New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-01
TALK ABOUT A SUGAR DEAL.
WHAT HAVE THE HAvEMEyERS AND THE
spRECKELsEs DONE?

,o,r., nrNyrNe AND ADMITTING THAT THE
,vvo prs RIVALS HAVE JOINED FORCES.
IT.. announcement from san Francisco yesterday
.s, On agreement had been reached between the
sscrslses and the Havemeyers which would end the
cent a, Claus spreckels against the companies which
,red the recent Sugar Trust was the cause OF much
,Ik and speculation in this city yesterday Accord
ing to the dispatch, II. o. Havemeyer mad Deeh IN
sn Francisco and secured the promise from Adolph
and Clans spreckels to abandon their immense re-
sner,es recently built in Philadelphia, and to confne
tbe,r operations to the territory west OF the Rocky
Mountains nd TO leave the Eastern territory to the
Havemeyers and their associates in the American Sugar
Refining Company. The report was denied, however.
az have not been in San Francisco at ALL said
IT. O. Hsvemeyer when seen by a Tribune reporter
Yesterday that could make no such arrangements
as indicated by the dispatch"
eThat is we'll known, Mr.. Havemeyer,' replied the
reporter it is also well known that the correspond
ent only confused your with that Of John E.
scarles, jr., who has been in San Francisco
Mr. Havemeycr smiled, but answered that the dis
patch rot
ait speaks he added of a division Of territory
and other matters. know Of no such division. Mr..
sprcckes, so far as / know, has no intention Of
abandoning his refinery in Philadelphia"
"Then,' asked the reporter, The Tribune may
asny the statements9'
sYes," came Mr.. Havemeyer's answer. 1T Is the
Mr. searles In San Francisco In connection with
the American sugar Refining Company. See him as
TO what he did,
Mr. Searles, however, who has been absent from
the city for some time and who has been wanted by
the senators Of the Committee General Laws, was
not to be seen. The reporter politely informed
by the typewriter that Mr. searles was so busly
engaged with various matters" that he could not be
seen by members Of the press. Neither could Theo-
dore A. Havemeyer be seen, as it was said by the
clerk that he engaged in attending a meeting OF
sugar reners in his Office Nothing could be learned
to the nature of the meeting.
W. A. Stursburg of the officers OF the American
Sugar Refining Company who has testified before
the Senate Committee, met IN the hallway OF the
Offices at No III Wall-st He declined to say any
thing REGARDING the dispatch, however, and referred tile
reporter to Mr.. Havemeyer T. NJ. Shepard, one OF the
counsel for the members of the American Company,
declared also that he knew nothing about any agree
ment between the Havemeyers and the spreckleses.
They would willingly tell all that there was to be told
about the matter He did not believe that the offices
at No. III wall-st sealed to any one, unless 10
the members of the Senate committee.
awe cannot understand he added, why the SEN
ators wished the books of the constituent com
panie Some people believed that the spreckelses
were interested In that desire ,,....,..u ,o,ono
the senate COMMITTEES on March o. said that the
fnery Of Mr.. Spreckels in philadelphia has capacty
sprecSeis was potent factor in preventing control
Of the price of sugar.
San Francisco, March 31.-Adolph Spreckels was
seen this morning regarding the statement that the
spreckeIses and Havemeyers had combined to divide
the sugar market. He admitted that an understand.
ing with the Havemeyers had been reached but SAD
il did not relate to division Of territory, and that
prices would continue TO be regulated by supply ana
demand Further than this he did not care 10 speak
Philadelphia, March SIC A. sprcckels. son ono. OF
Clans Spreckels said to-day that the reported agree
ment between his father and the Sugar Trust was t
ont foundation He added that his father Wouio nos
make deal with the trust that the report had Dsei
repeatedly circulated and denied, and that tee Mas
M NOR reason for talking about the matter now lna
there was some time ago. The refinery mere Mot t
be operated as an independent concern, ana "ouo o'
be sold to the trust or abandoned