Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-04-04
RECEIVER M'NULTA FILES A
LENGTHY PETITION.
SETTING FORTH WORKINGS or
WHISKEY TRUST.
President Greenhut Accused OF Being
In League With Morris in the Con
tract to Feed Cattle at the Distil-
leries--Wants to Save S550,000 for
the Trust.

Chicago, April >. Gen McNulta, ~
the whiskey trust, has filed lengthy
petition in the United States circuit
court asking that the Nelson Morris
slop contract be annulled by the court.
In his application Gen McNulta AYERS
that President Greenhut of the trust is
a partner with Morris In the contract,
though the contract purports to have
been made solely with Morris. The re.
eeiver also charges the contractors
with having failed to make just re-
port of the profits of the business, and
that an accounting viii show that
they are indebted to the trust In a
considerable amount. The receiver de-
sires to have the contract declared IL
legal for the purpose of heading OF a
suit for S550000 which Morris has In
stitued against the trust.
The contract was agreed to on Feb
ruary "a, 1902, for term of three
years Its conditions We've that the
trust should provide ample barn room
for all cattle that could be fed at the
distillerles named In the contract, and
that 1t was to furnish for each head
of cattle so fed, an amount Of slop
per day, as derived from one hushel
of mash, Morris agreeing to pay the
sum of six cents per day for each
bushel OF slop, during the period from
October /, of one year, TO June !, OF
the next. No charge was to he made
between June / and October 1; the
contractor, after deductng all costs OF
feeding the cattle and IS proft per
head, to divide the profits above that
sum with the trust, and for such di-
vision to receive all slop free between
the periods named. The trust was to
the amount of grain to he distilled at
each distillery, from October | to June
], SO that he would arrange TO have
In the barns all the cattle required TO
consume the slop. fmt any time the
distilleries shut down, or could not
supply the amount Of slop stated, the
trust was to provide sufficient
amount Of meal and water for feeding
the cattle
After setting forth the contract, and
the distilleries named In the contract
which were: The National Great
Northern Manhattan. Woolner. and
Monarch of Peoria: the Wabash Of
Terre Haute; Consolidated Of Cincin-
natl: Missouri Of st Louis; Rlyerdale,
aud Calumet of Chicago: ST. Paul Of
ST Paul, and Willow Springs Of Oma-
ha. the receiver points out that the
contract was authorized In the city OF
Chicago at a special meeting OF the
board Of directors held In Chicago.
Feb. ., 1892; and that the legal place
Of meeting was Peoria; that Green
hut was president of the board at the
time. and Morris director The re-
ceiver points out the peculiar meth
DDS used in making the contract. The
price of slop was fixed In February
to take effect the following October,
and continues at the same price Of
six cents bushel, for period OF
three years without regard to the price
paid for grain. Furthermore the price
fixed In the contract was the same
at all distllleries, though the price
of slop varied at different places ac-
cordlng to local conditions. At some
points 1t was worth seven, at others
nine. and at others ten cents bushel
BY the terms OF the contract the trust
was compelled to keep the distlllerles
In operation In order to furnish the
requisite amount Of slop, without re-
gard to condition Of the market and
the demand for making spirits. The
distilleries had not been started up
last year until December, and Morris
now has suit pending for $550,0OO
damages Tor failure on the part of the
trust to open its distlllerles in October,
and to furnish slop for him The re-
ceiyer says that he has grounds for
recovery against Greenhut and Morris
for the amount unpaid or received by
them on account Of feeding Stop.