New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-17
who retained Colonel Fellows. The trial was begun
but was not finished when court adjourned.
OPENING A BIG BISCUIT FACTORY.


COMPANY FORMED TO FIGHT THE CRACKER
/ TRUsT-MR. DEPEw MAKES A SPEECH
Under the Of the New-York Biscuit Company
the era hcT manufacturers Of the Eastern states
canzed tris including all the principal factories
in this part OF the country. This trust attempted to
absorb the cracker manufacturers Of Chicago Detroit
Minneapolis and those in the other principal cities OF
| the West For some reason these manufacturers did
| not take kindly to the idea of being absorbed and
remained independent. The result a war with
the trust in which the individual manufacturers got
the worst Of the fight, and to protect themselves
| they in turn formed combination and organized
| under the name OF the American Biscuit and Manu-
! featuring Company. TO carry the war into tho
enemy's country they bought the entire block in this
city bounded by West and Washington and Twelfth
and Bethunc sts on this block the new company
has built of the largest and best equipped cracker
and biscuit factories in the country, and yesterday
il was formally opened.
The exercises attending the opening Of the factory
were interesting and among those who participated
| I'm them were Chauncey NJ Depcw, Lawrence Depew,
his brother j. L. Loose of Chicago, president Of the
company; d. F. Bremner. Of Chicago, first presi.
dent l.. d. DOzcr of st. Louis, second cpresdcnt
W. W. Shaw, of Chicago. treasurer; H. +. VOrics Of
CHICAGO secretary; justin J. Langles, New Orleans
Robert A. Johnston. Milwaukee; F. W. Croker, Den.
yer: Joseph Garneau, ~. Omaha. J. Il. Frost,
Memphis: J. :. Loose Kansas City: a. Mancwal St.
| Louis: 5. D. Works. Mn-nrapOls +. l.. sommer st.
Joseph: ". ii. Aldrch Chicago. and \. W. Green of
Chicago, general counsel OF the company, and the
following officers and directors OF the United States
Baking Company ;. 5. Marvin, Of Htsburg, 'preSi-
dent c. f. Eumsey Of Pittsburg secretary and treas
urer Perrin Langd0n, OF Cincinnati John &. Zeller,
! of Richmond, George W. Hcathman, Of Dayton; b. F..
| Crawford of Mansfield, and Lawrence Dcpew, Of
Detroit.
The party inspected the factory and all expressed
great Interest in its working and equipment This
factory gives employment to 500 persons. while tho
capital necessary for its operation, amounting to over
half II million Of dollars, is furnished. strangely
enough, from the city Of Chicago. The Idea of the
company is not only to sell biscuits IN this country
at lower price than before, but also To ship
large quantities TO south and Central America.
After the inspection Of the factory the guests
were taken to made Of crackcrboxcs
| and handsomely decorated. where luncheon
was provided. Mr. Loose, the president OF the com
pany, presided and introduced first speaker Chaun
part Il am surprised that you sapud anybody
to speak here your trade mark "a parrot with A
cracker is protest against that sort of thing. 0aus
soft and hard goods and wet goods being present the
trio is complete. daugltcr.) AS the representative
Of monopoly, ] glad 10 welcome to this city
which, by concentrating it, resources, produce
that pccclmainC i the inevitable lot at
gathering of more than two / suppose am brought
down here. not 50 much 10 participate in the profits
OF the factory welcome New YORK..
Mr. Depew spoke Of the trend Of business to cOnccn-
trate, and confessed that al first he looked this with
fear but il seemed necessary that the tone Of the
market should he preserved by competition, and one
great concern cOuntPrbalances another.
s. 5. Marvin and j. l.. Loose also spoke