St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
AN ANSWER TO BONN.
N. w. Lumbermen'S ASSocia-
tion and the Injunction
Against 1t.
Claim the Bohn Company Aim
to Disrupt the Organi-
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The hearing of the application to dis
solve the temporary injunction granted
to the BOhn Manufacturing company
against w. G. Hollis and the North
western Lumbermen's association Will
occur Wednes day before Judge Cornish,
sitting in chambers.
The file of papers containing the re-
Spective stories of each side were left
with the clerk yesterday. Mr.. Hollis,
for himself. files an answer, and also
files an answer for the association, of
which lie is secretary. Each of
these answers claim that the asso-
ciation is doing nothing contrary
to law and would 90 nothing more to the
Bohn Manufacturing company further
than to drop its name from the roll as
an honorary member. 1t is denied that
any cOercive methods have been or will
be pursued toward the Bohn Manufact-
uring company. 1t is set forth that the
association is carried on as social and
business body; that it is neither cor
pOration nor partnership: that its
motives are worthy. Copies of the con-
StitutlOn, bylaws and the monthly cir
eular of Information furnished 10 the
members are filed to show the char
acter and methods of the association.
MIR. Hollis also filed an affidavit as
the basis OF the application for
INJUNCTION granted some days ago. In
this affidavit 1t is stated that the BOhn
Manufacturing company was an active
member Of the association until March,
1891, when it withdrew as an active
member and remained an honorary
member up to the day it prepared the
petition for Injunction, the 17tn inst. 1t
is asserted that the
Bohns Heartily Apprc-ed
of and participated in the organization.
AS to the claim for 10 per cent commits
sion, of which the BOhns now complain,
it is provision in bylaw of the as
sociatiCn providing that penalty for
selling lumber, shades, screens, etc, at
wholesale prices to others than deal
erS in towns where there are members
of the association doing business. but
does not prohibit selling to railroad or
elevator companies for their own use.
In case of violating the agreement in
this respect the Otfe lder agreee to dis
tribute 10 per cent to the parties af-
fected.
Members of the association at Worth
ington and New Ulm made claim for
this commission for violation of the
agreement. 1t is asserted that at the
time of the annual meeting of the asSo
citation in January last, while this claim
for commission was pending, the BOhn
Manufacturing company invited the as
sOcation to banquet in its factory at
st. Paul. The invitation was accepted.
upon the express condition that the
commission should be settled to the
satisfaction OF the parties at WOrthing-
ton and New Ulm. The association at
that time received oft repeated and en-
phatic declarations OF sympathy. A
group picture of the association was
taken at the factory while attending the
banquet. which was used by the DOhn
Manufacturing company to send to Gus
toners as an advertisement. MIR. Hollis
makes oath that Oh the very day the pc
titlOn for an injunction was prepared,
he received a telegram from the BOhn
Manufacturing company stating that
they would settle.
1t is alleged in the affidavit that this
action was brought to coerce the asSo-
citation members through fear of litiga-
ton to modify the rules in favor OF the
BONN Manufacturing company, and that
the proceeding was begun through spite.
malice and ill-will, thinking that fears
of litigation would cause members to
withdraw and thus disrupt the asSocia-
tiOn. 1t is asserted that if the injunc-
ton is n Ot dissolved it will injure the
association and prevent it sending out
its monthly circular to members.