New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21
TO OPPOSE THE TRUST.
THE DEALERS DISTILLING AND DIS
TRIBUTrNG COMPANY STARTED.
THE ORGANIZATION EiCKED ny AMPLE CAPITAL.
MIR HARTsHORNE'S sTATEMENT-MoRE
REVELATIONS FROM THE BOOKS.

REVELATIONS FROM THE BOOKS.
There has been a movement under way for sev-
eral weeks by people interested In the "hlskey
business in this city for the formation Of an in
dependent distllirg and distributing company
and yesterday papers were hled at Albany for the
! iucorporation of the Dealers pistlng and Dis
tributing Company. with a capital OF 5000" THIS
organization is backed by prominent whiskey
dealers with ample capital. The concern Is organ
/ izoI on a mutual basis and will not enter any
combination or agreement with other companies.
1t expects to obtain supplies from outside houses.
with a daily cS,aclty OF 10000 bushels. ard # not
successful it VIII build or buy dstilleries one OF
tho incorporaors said yesterday that they did not
want any repetition OF the fall Of 1892 and ls9j'
when the Whiskey Trust marked up prices -
cents a gallon in fifteen days.
The incorporators are Julius Marcus Leopold
WaIhch. Robert d. buchanan. Luther ". Elmer
son and Caleb VI. Illlman. all OF this city. The
company viii bc In opposition TO the Distilling
ami cattle Feeding Company for the trade IN TINS
city
In regard 10 the reports that have been circu-
lated In Wall-st. abou, the Dis,iiling ard Cattle
Feeding Company. and It's relations with It's com
pcii'ors. Richard b. Hartshorne, Of the ReorganI-
cation Committee ~ the company. has made
statement which IS IN part a. follows:
The REPORTS Of cutting prices are iaise Neither
the aiiilia'cI listllcrs cutting prices. II the
American Distributing Company or the few
naming outside listl!crs ar" cutting prices. they
ar doing - 10 their own injury
slsts ~ Mr Grernhut and his associates. "ho ar"
ptob"bP shoi' o. ue Sto.h, anu w Uor and
, f.w OF IN. cincinnati distrlbut~rs As to these
last III" situation seems TO b." misunderstood There
~ no "'l'H mas Si.im W. m, 0
nor "a the nrst attacking the American Distribut-
ng Company or cutting prices against It,
IN" amer an ',S,t.Du,ns 'T T ma y'h
a rap,ci,y - 100 bushels a day The columbus
D.stfl.ry ~ tireenp1.ut which II owns. produces
10" Erhi" - alcohol nom moIasses why th' Amer,
An ','.,,f nv na, ,hr are ~,
re,i, iw!.. as many distllerics as are needed. no
ore can understand. II may be safely predicted
,nat no b." l-tn.r'' WI oe ""'' ~ 'n', mn
an COMPANY is tho distributing Of spirits The
hus'Hc-s of Do" dst!rrs s an entirely different one
- are - nm - nr, ,b, b. ia ~,
t,,. 90 ,, . ,o,r', ont - A.. own lin. no a nelI
which U.s. already .Veror.Ipir.l Tho agreement u
~" 'i' .iiri tsill,'' was na-l IN / dal.y eapac-
,u.....,, %, ,., I,e.t,iy. ,'ou,fut,,. last week
showed that th.s estimate was most accurate. be
ing h-o" tAr amount .tual} solI. ,..,. 49,,
b..inr Cof1f'tnv .io's mo-, provide sufficient capt
tai l- absurd II must Dee remembered that the new
management propose - dsiH spirits anu hot 10 90
n' '"' u .,ut "s'',,TS. S . a." W.,
a.. fh, nav, .,tut,rv s moro han afnp. and viii
become he clr.pany's friends The receivers and
'"r ','ii''lI'''' Ai' vis,''"ink W.. vi.
nurfu,fon. ~ tho price Of the stock In wall Stree,
Tn. REORGANIZATION Commltt.. has received near
Is tho fun amount or stock and there appears 10 be
unqualified approval ~ m" plan OF REORGANIZATION.
Chicago. March ga morning paper prints the
following: 1T Is expected that IN" experts viii hay"
c,rti,,.i ,,.r az ,,riu,tlo, ~ ,h.. h.nLs 80 ,b.
v.l'.l. ,,. o., A., r,i - 49, ~ ,t,h .,
N"NN'| iIuat I"I 'hc HN''l E'"I 'h"'"h N'i'" a.
1872. by ~, end Of this week. Their report II is
asserted viii contain drv.lopmcnts more sensational
a.. -, No., =, a., .,,,,t.
20" any YET "'"uFh' I" "F"' j" '' '"'''''b".''"
OF IN" career Of the corporation These develop
mcnts Wiz bee made the foundation for suits against
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''''" "''''7 vi" "'''V,''' " l''' BUS. ~ ~
cover moneys which Will agsregat" S2oooro or
NOR. Ir,iI.,t,lIv ~ IA said ,h.v will Law h,r.
, '' - ~
'H' Id'lS III Inc conspiracy Whlch 'uhHi'eu III
the sale % the Shufeldt Dlstillery and which was
,,orl, ,,.,, IT,, ,,,,,r.,, 10, ot,.r,,,,, ., .s,ro,
''"""'' ""''"F az P'"'''7' ny "'''"'P'N '" "'''OS
IN" dlstillcry with dynamite and by tn" arrest OF
George. + Gibson then secretary of the Trust on a
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'"'Ib' 81 prihH ihpilca''' III 'ne P'o''
tn" receivers and others Interested refused yes
tcrl,v IN s.ctss the sIfunfou They admitted that
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''''''" SUITS were III 'oh'e"p'a''on p"' occ''"eu
10 give details. saying the matters AT issue must
"o"'.e'' '."' ~, .' "a,. '.u".