The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-09

petition existed, far below the marke,
Prices OF such products and below tho rca-
sonablo cost OF same, and refuse TO sell
TO anyone buying the competitive products.
so that the individual or CO rporntion sell
Ing such products IN such subdivision and
TO merchants or other rerson buying same
from such individual or corporation. would
be compelled 10 sell same, " at all, at a
lcSs, and would keep tho prices SO cut as
Aforesaid until the parties dealing In such
competitive products were driven out OF
the markets in said subdivision, and tho
merchants or dealer buying same could
attempt TO deal therein, and then when ny
such means competition IN said subdivision
was stined and driven out, the member
OF and party TO such trust agreement
would immediately raise the price OF such
products above the fair market price OF
same. That tho member OF and party to
said trust agreement Is enabled TO pursue
the above tactics successfully and thue
drive out and throttle competition by
means OF the assistance and tho Indemnity
IRON less assured by the combined power
and Wealth of all the parties to said trust
agreement
10. Plaintiff AYERS that IN violation Of
law and in abuse of It's corporate powers
and in the exercise OF privileges rights
and franchise not conferred uron It, de-
fel cant, the Waters Pierce on company,
became party 'c sa'a trus' nSrennhV',,
anu sun 'ne o'h uaF OF 'u,S, lSS', nag "a
'us SUI w l.N"s' ny anu 'n,'"N' wv
o'her ue'ehoan's onoVe na,heu anu w.
numerous local agents n this state, d'h-
gently observed performed and carried
ont the purposes. objects and policies Of
said agreement as above shown, Plain
tin AYERS that said defendant, the Waters
Pierce on compnny's mode OF DEALING in
the products Of petroleum to-wit, refined
IA ll
U'', V''' a',u w.
many has established In various localities
In this State warehouses;. tanks and other
repositories ana places Tor inc STORAGE ana
,,s n,,s tta cot, s,o.a onns,,nn1 a. ,,s
managers and other agents. ana said oils
ARE stored In the rec,ptacles from which
| 'h'N "I' SOU w az" S,"', !" "lorV"0h,H
,,rs NO. ,ho b,,,n, hns,,ss 70 n,,rrnnse ne
such managers and AGENTS The exact
time at which snid Waters Pierce oil com.
pnuy became a party 60 ana began acting
| in pursuance OF said trust agreement, and
| began carving out. observing and per
| forming its PURPOSES and objects as above
| shown. plnintin Is unable to state. hut
/ ulalntn alleges that since the date of said
| attendants saiJ hermit to do business IN
| this state, II has observed performed and
| carried out said trust nprecnont ana the
| uurpn-.s pol{cics nrd objects IA above
! shown 'rhat said defendant SO cutcrrd
! into and became "A PARTY to ana carried out
| aud alisarvrd mud nerformod the same. and
/ IL sim doing so as follows to-vtt.
| qufnr,,,,i nunhrr n tho owners and
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/
corporate &c" az 'N'u company 'n'p""' w
| homr of It's officers and directors. entered
| into said urreemt nj without attaching tn,
4a,,,,,,,,.
NV '''' NV
theretn' ana thr eihe'a' nos'shauon "' us
! officers That prior TO such action by said
| our,ra or defcrdant,s cnnitnl stock de.
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which, and the amount Of each shnr,
ni.iu,ir 4. ,,nnhIn In s,ntc anI unnn TN,
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pointed ana ilAnl,u III a'Nuil"'''e WIZ W.
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