The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-12

Dhio Wholesale Grocers Will Not
HaSdIe Spice Compssy Coffee.
Il nay Be TAKEN INTO TIE COURTS.


Il y inst one year since the determine
<Ion 81 the Arbuckie Bros. to build
aurnr refinery 10 compete with the sugar
trust became known. During inns ysu.
the Hnvemeyers, by means OF the W..
son Spice company. which they prunp's
purchased. have cut the dinereheo .n
price between the green and roasted as',
Gle TO PIC per pound Instead OF oc' anu
the CONTEXT promises 10 increase as inc
time for completing the Arbucxle refinery
approaches
TIE latest development Is one that Is
certainly interesting, and one moreover
that win. n Is expected, lead to importan.
results On the grocery trade. This devei-
cpinert Ia what Is practically boycott
declared upon the coffee OF the Woolsoh
Spice company by the wholesale sfoeers
or CHIC. whether the sugar trust VIII
take notice OF the attack upon us cohee
co,npany remains to be seen. but 1t may
be stated as fact that the oInoGts oil
tao Noolson Spec company. are deter.
mined 10 sell Just as nfuch OF their lhoil
brand OF coffee In Ohio (Which Is one OF
their strongest 5tates) as they nave done
heretofore 49,,
nal OF Commerce. has bee n able 10 procure
copies OF the correspondence that mas
p;sesed between the Woolson spice com
parry and the Wholesale Groccrs Assocla-
ton company Of Ohio. and also copies OF
the agreement that has been entered into
between the said Wholesale Grocers COM
pany and three coffee roasting concerns,
NAMELY. Arbtickle Bros. Of New York
CITY. the Dayton Spice Mails company OF
Dayton, Onlp. and Candy, Ach a. Candy,
q lao OF Dayton. Ohio The Woolson Spice
company, on high legal advice. take the
ground that the agreement Is conspiracy,
and they will invoke the aud of the courts
as soon as they find the acton Of the
wholesale ~rocers operating against them
a year ago the Tong price OF roasted
coffee was eisc per poun.i' from which
a rebate Of Ssc per pound was allowed
making the net price Ice to those who
maintained prices under the factor plan.
As result, of the contest between the
Woolson Spec company and the Ar
buckles a reduction was made on DeCeni-
Der !, last TO lSc on the long price, MAX
ing tho net prize 1llsc, when reduction
WAS soon followed by the Arbuckles. Since
that date the Woolson people have been
leading decline, until now
the long price Is lie, while the net price
1.-THE rebats having been reduced to 1i4c)
Is siac. One year ago the price OF No,
green coffee was lOc, leaving a difference
from the net price of roasted OF &c per
pound. Yesterday the price OF No. I
green was &c. leaving difference of only
II appears that certain large iohhng
houses In OHIO We're openly dividing the
I'2c per pound rebate with the retailers
10 whom they sold the coffee. The Whole
sale Groccrs' Association company re-
luested that sales of coffee TO such lob
oers be discontinued The Woolson people
iec4Ahed 70 discontinue them, taking the
ground that the i1bbers &n question were
lnly doing openly what other juhbers al
nos generally are doing secretly. There
upon me OFo Wholesale Grocers. at n
tYrrtl aap 4 A.
Jus. adopted resolutions nithor4zInT n
on mltteo 10 make contractsltprovldl
lor the payment to the Wholesale Gro
,ers Assoc!ation company OF The rebates.
,uSn rebates 70 be distributed under the
Erection of the con,pany's directors. a.
ms would meapcIe practical exclusion OF
ne Jobbers who are openly dividing thor
'enaies. the Wools0n people refused 10
'oinniittee then issued tho cireiliar win
Wy boHcOttihg The Mnnlsnn curnn-, n :. ~