The record-union., 1896-12-28
WILL SPEND TEN MILLIONS.
WHAT THE SUGAR TRUST PRO-
POSES TO DO, IF NECESSARY.
They Will Fight the ArbuckIes to a
Finish to Keep Them From
Manufacturing Sugar.

CHICAGO, Dec. PA morning paper
says: The war between the sugar trust
and the ArbuckleS has invaded Chicago
territory. The trust, it is said has ap-
| preached the officers of one of the large
coffee roasting plants of the West with
a proposition for the purchase of the
same, and the war between the two big
concerns appears destined to spread in
definitely.
The first intimation received in Chi
cago, outside of the immediate parties
| to the negotiations for a Chicago plant,
| came yesterday in a circular issued by
a New York sugar house which is con-
siGered Of the highest authority in su-
gar circles, and which stands close to
the trust. Coming from such a source,
the statement is considered reliable and
| as undoubtedly emanatlng from within
trust circles.
The statement was as follows: There
is very considerable talk about the
American Sugar Refining Company
having bought the controlling interest
| in the WoolsOn Spice Company of To-
ledo, the second coffee roasting plant
in the United States, and there are ru-
mors of negotiations for the purchase
Of the plant of w. f. Mclaughlin &
Co. at Chicago, the third largest plant
in the United States. These purchases,
If made. are no doubt caused by the
action of Arbuckle Brothers, who are
reported TO be pushing forward plans
ard contracts fer the erection of a
900 barrel capacity sugar refinery in
Brooklyn"
The statement was shown to w. F..
Mclaughlin yesterday. He would not
deny that such negotiations had been
broached by the sugar trust people, but
stated that he was not in a position to
talk about it. He said, however, that
his plant was not for sale, as he con-
sidered that he could make as much
money out of it as any one could. He
concluded the interview with the sig
nificant statement that of course figures
altered cases and that while his plant
was not for sale he could imagine cir
cumstances under which some color
might be lent to such a statement as
appeared in the circular of the New
York sugar authority.
Wholesale grocers of this city are alb
solutely in the dark relative to the
movements of the opposing forces in
this fight, as they have no direct deal
irgs with those primarily concerned.
However the trade here is wondering
which side will prove the stronger, as
the fight incidentally unsettles the en-
tire condition of the sugar trade.
A special from Pittsburg, Pa, says:
Since the announcement was made that
the sugar trust had gone into the coffee
business as a retaliatory measure
| kyrh,
going into the sugar business, the Pitts
| burg firm will make the game worth
the powder. William A. Jameson, the
New York head of the coffee producing
concern, has arrived in Pittsburg and
said the battle will be to a finish. He
added: 1--WE do not believe the trust
should have complete monopoly of the
sugar trade, and started in the busi-
ness the same as we would so into any
| kind of trade. We have a new machine
! for packing sugar or coffee, and could
| find use for it only in the coffee bust
ness We offered to sell it to the trust
| TO pack sugar, but the offer was not
accepted. Then we decided to utilize
| il ourselves. We have purchased a
Piece Of land on East River, Brooklyn.
The buildings on the property are now
/ being raZed. and we VIII begin the
erection of our refinery there January
+, ID Our intention was to build a plant
| that would produce from 1000 to $500
barrels a day. The action of the trust
| which bought a controlling interest in
| the Woolson Spice Company of Toledo,
! and then began fighting us by reducing
| the price of coffee, changed our plans.
| Instead of producing 1000 to 900 bar
rels per day we decided to change a
| big coffee mill into a sugar refinery,
and we viii turn out about 1000 bar
rels per day. We expect to put our
sugar on the market in July. The trust
will not scare us out of the trade
/ 1t is said the new refinery will cost
/ 81 ,0Oo. 600. The trust officers are re-
ported as saying they will spend S10,-
c00.0o0 TO keep the Arbuckles out of
| the business.