Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-17
AGAINST TOBACCO COMPANY.
New York Wholesale Groccrs OrEa-
nine TO This End.
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New York World, iGth)
These are days Of trouble for the Amer
lean Tobacco Trust. With the New Eng
land Grocers' Association. controlling
powerful clientele Of jobbers throughout
the Eastern States. In open warfare
against IL: with the Drummond. Liggett
& Myers. the National Cigarette ard To-
bacco Company, and other strong corpo-
rations representing over Sl5.VO,vo. con-
ferring In this city for the purpose OF
forming a combination to fight It on its
own lines, 1t has its hands full for months
to come.
But another strong adversary appeared
in the field against IL yesterday. The
New York Wholesale Grorers AssOcla-
ton defied the trust and entered into a
contract with rival concern 10 buy to-
baccos, notwithstanding the edict Of the
trust, which threatens to cut out Of trade
any dealer who does not patronize the
monopoly exclusively.
This decision was promulgated yester-
day by President George y. Grouse. Of
g. n. Grouse q Co. Syracuse, through
Secretary l.. i. Lyon, of No. Harrison
street. this city.
The defiance To the trust Is the result
=
Wholesale GrOcers' Association has been
suffering for months. Dealers and job
bers have been cut out OF trade by the
trust for the smallest infracti0n OF the
ironclad stipulation which has been I'M
posed by the monopoly. The trust is
said to have repealed the representatives,
of the Wholesale Grocers Association,
and 10 have absolutely declined TO give
the officers satisfaction.
The climax was reached several weeks
ago when a leading member OF the as
sociatlcn, who. under c0mpulsion OF
contract. furnished a customer a brand
Of tobacco made by n competitor OF the
trust. was blacklisted by the American
Tobacco Company. The case was
brought up for discussion at the annual
meeting OF the New York Wholesale
Grocers' Association az Saratoga two
weeks ago. and it was unanimously
agreed TO authorize President Grouse 10
notify the American Tobacco Company
that in future the members would ex-
ercisc the right to buy their goods from
whom they pleased, in defiance Of the
trusts DEGREES. and that If any member
OF the association should be penalZcd by
the trust the goods Of that company
would no longer be handled by the mem
bers Of the New York Wholesale Groccrs'
Association. IEn resolution was 10 70
into effect August 18th, and to-day the
association begins its defiance OF the
trust.
The officers OF the association are:
President. George y. Grouse. OF G. y.
Grouse & Co. Syracuse: Vice-Presldents-
Harvey y. Brown. Of Smith. Perkins 6
Co.. Rochester and A. II. Mather Of
Mather Brothers. Albany: Treasurer. G.
NJ. Tompkins Of G. NJ. & X. Tompkins.
Elmira: Secretary. l.. =. Lyon. New
York city: Directors-Thomas w. Or
mission. Of Austin. Nichols & CO.. New
York: Francis Fl. Leggett. Of +. r.
Leggett & Co. New York: f. W.
Granger. OF Granger & Co. Buffalo
F. A. Etheridge. Of F. a. Etherdge &
Co. Rome: n. Galusha. Of S1ulres,
Sherry & Galusha. Troy; p. J. McTighe.
OF McTighe d Truesdale. Blnghamton.
and John NJ. Grouse. OF J. NJ. Grouse &
SorS. Utica.
The representatives. Of the Driimmond
and Liggett & Myers companies and the
National Cigarette and Tobacco Com
pany were in consultation until mid
night Wednesday. and resumed the con-
ference yesterday. Whether they reached
an agreement as 70 the terms OF the
was not made public.