The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
w. DOWN TRUSTS.
rs Every Merchant and consum'
., Refuse to Handle or Buy
Their Products.
ENCOURAGE COMPETITION

Their Products.
ENCOURAGE COMPETITION.
. the American Tobacco Company
no,. Bu.ine" sque'ns' tho People at
vrd. rlr.t In Buying the Raw
inc Then In selling the M.nufsc-
..a.r,ler, other Trusts Have Similar
nsthodr
v,suyrrLE,N. G., July 10, 1897
:, .N oyerv town and city in the
Is' Iaa,S and West organize against
'Uu, '""s,s and combinations, and pass
lruoip llraoIn,;ons that they will neither
Ie,O, I'a.,nni1s or handle trust goods, and
|" ~ or twelve months they will de-
a."r M many of the evils that is SO
.oyts,sut ot in the country.
10 bs,ter illustrate how this can
lame | will take the American
oh,rco Trust. Let every town and
~ in the South and West call q
,as,ino of the merchants and busi-
Ssss men and pass resolutions that
Nav will not handle or patronize
NJ Of the American Tobacco Co.'s
loods and in six months you will
Snp them out Of business. Because
|be South and West are their great
yopsum, rs, and what they can sell
IIsewhere will not Justify them to
Isrry on their business and in a few
Months they will not be able to sell
4 dispose Of their goods and when
LIS is done you will bring about
Iompetition with other manufac-
Rrers Of like goods and will opeu
Re doors to spectators and tobacco
MI bring what it is worth on the
markets of the world and not what
he American Tobacco Company
AVS il is worth or what they will
i've and no more. To better illus
|ate and explain the real situation
hid the existing condition of things.
heir are several of the best grades
tobacco exclusively used by the
|meriean Tobacco Company, and as
lev have either run every competitor
pt of business or have taken it in
th them, the American Tobacco
bmpany is the only buyer on the
arket Of these grades of tobacco
at sells for the best prices, and all
her buyers are afraid to bid on
ese grades of tobacco for fear the
bacco will be knocked off on them,
ID they know the American To
lcco Company will not buy from
em at any price because they bid
Esinst their buyer on that market,
ID when the tobacco is shipped rc
Fger markets, like Richmond, Va.
d Danville, Va, each American
bacco Company's buyer is furnish
with list OF buyers In the farm
home market, and if they hav,
buyer on that market they will no
y or bid on this tobacco. In thii
y they run off all competitors ant
just what they please for th'
ding grades of leaf tobacco.
They have organized against al
hpetitors and the price of farmer
duct. Why will you merchant
organize against them as the,
Fe organized against the price o
bduct of your customers7 Wha
the merchant of the South an,
bst do when the farmer gets SO b,
bnot pay the merchant. The mer
Snt soon gets so he cannot sell hi
DDS and pay his debts and the mex
hg you hear from him he Is wait
for night to come SO he can get ,
|yer in his Office and fix up an as
nment. But he cannot assign bu
y little of the American Tobacco
npany's goods as they are sharl
(ugh to sell the merchant thei
DDS on consignment. Not onl.
!, but every merchant tn At handl
ir goods are under a contract will
American Tobacco Company no
Ptll their goods to the farmer o
sumer only at q certain fixe'
be.
iere we have the American To
co Company pricing the leaf to
co, for il any one else buys i
y will not buy from them. The
y say Mr.. Merchant we will sci
our goods provided you will pa.
pur price, provided you will no
II to the farmers for less than
tain price to be fixed in our con
81 with you, and if you sell ia
than that price you forfeit an
so much.
ray tell me what is this but cor
facy between the American To
GO Company, and the merchar
against the farmer and cor
per.
Ill our fellow merchants contir
% oconspire against their fello
toners and against their ow
pie and interest. | want to kno
Is the first merchant in tn
y or elsewhere that has the maj
= to say he will no longer hand
II goods and sign contracts ths
cannot sell his own goods at b
price, but allows some one ell!
ay what price his goods mu
g.
Very merchant who is under
lraet with the American Tobacco
ppany, is guilty of conspirac
every merchant who will not r
TO handle their goods and de
me contract ought to be i
ed Tor conspiracy. And l tru
the solicitors and grand juro
see that every merchant
'ent to the bar of justice wi
-, not organize and refuse
Ole their goods.
ais Is the only way to break ,
trust and combinations and 7
= ire people of this burden.
W. s. B'ILEY.
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