The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-17


as other trusts doing business in Georgia,
had thrown up the sponge, and notified
iobbers III that State handling it's goods
that contracts then existing We're unlaw
full and would no longer be considered
by either party to them. For the follow
ing interesting inside history of the anti
trust bill we are indebted to the Atlanta
Journal:
The bill was introduced into the Legis-
lature in November by Hon. Martin V.
Calvin Of Richmond 1t passed the house,
as have other bills of similar purpose,
and reached the senate where preceding
measures of its nature met their death.
Mr. McCord, of the firm of Arnold &
McCord, proprietor of the EE-M medica-
ted cigarette factory, of Atlanta, read it,
and Immediately became interested in it
for personal reasons. He had established
his factory and gotten everything in
shape for the manufacture of cigarettes.
The American Tobacco Company
thought they foresaw in his goods COM
petition with theirs, and Immediately de-
clared them under the ban~ When Mr..
McCord put his output on the market, all
dealers were notified not to sell them by
the American Tobacco Company, and
We're forced to obey the edict An At
ianta-made cigarette, the result of do
nestle labor and domestic capital, was
denied market in Atlanta and in Geor-
gia by a foreign corporation.
Mr.. McCord, after reading the Calvin
act and consulting a lawyer with refer
ence to it, learned that in its enactment
was the promise of relief to him, and he
went before the Senate committee in the
interest of the law, and stayed until the
Senate passed the bill.
On the other hand, a representative of
9. w. O'Connor grocery store, repre-
sentative of Kelly Bros, a representative
of J. j. & J. E., Maddox, and a represen
tatiye of Branan Bros. appeared before
the governor for the purpose of persuad-
ing him to withhold his signature from
the BILL These gentlemen alleged that
his approval Of it meant that the jobbers
and dealers would Immediately go to I'M
derselling each other, and disaster in
business circles would inevitably result.
They argued that the irou-clad contract
was drawn in the interest of the dealer.
and for the mutual protection of the
dealers.
Mr.. McCord had printed in circular
form a copy of the contract of the Amer
ican Tobacco Company and portion of
the correspondence between himself and
various retailers with whom he had
sought to put his goods. The letters
showed that the firms wanted to handle
his cigarettes. but had been notified not
to do SO by the all-powerful American
Tobacc Company, and were therefore
forced to countermand all orders. This
correspondence was as follows:
Office of Daniel & CO., Wholesale Gro
GERS, 500 Broad street, Augusta, Ga,
December It'll, 1896. EE-M CO., Attain
ia, Cattle American Company has
written Poul Muslin & Co., Danwort &
Willard. and others here, that they cannot
sell EE-M. cigarette. Ii they do, the
American Tobacco Company will not
allow them their rebate, which is their
profit on the goods. 1t looks like to me
that you have good case against them
for damages. | tell them the EE-M.
does not conflict with Dukes, as the EE-
al. is medicated, and a better smoke
Very truly etc,
(Signed) FRANK Nj. STUBS.
Henry J. Lamar & Sons, Importers and
Wholesale Druggists, Druggists Sun
dries, 562 and 564 Cherry street, Ma
lanta, Ga.-Gentlemen Enclosed please
find copy OF our letter to the American
Tobacco Co. This OF course, informs you
Of the fact, that we cannot handle your
cigarettes any more, under the decision
Of the American Tobacco Co Can you
not demonstrate to them that your Gig
arettes are not competing goods Regret
ting we cannot order your cigarettes a.
gain, we remain,
Yours very truly,
III. j. LAMAR e. son,
THOS. G. PEEK.
Importers and Wholesale Druggists.
Druggists tSundries, SCI and 564 Cherry
street, Macon, Ga, Dec. 9Th, 1896. Am
erican Tobaccoa Company, New York
Clay, n. Y. Gentlemen. At the request of
your clever representative, Mr.. Nash, we
state that we have been handling EE-M.
cigarettes, and, OF course, entertained
not the slightest idea that we were vio-
lating our agreement with your company
by selling them, nor are we yet OF the
opinion that we have violated our con-
tract, since the EE-M. cigarettes are tru-
~ medicated, and have real virtues as
remedial agent. Ii you will test them,
you Will be convinced of the fact that
they are medicated by the nauseous taste
put IA Soui by SlitUhiliS LuSlliy
hence not to any degree in competition
with your cigarettes, smoked as q luxu-
ry. To further demonstrate the fact
that they are sold only as a remedial a.
gent, they are handled by ourselves
wholesale druggist only; not a whole
sale grocer or wholesale tobaccon:st here
handles them. However, we are i'm
formed by Mr. Nash that You have decid-
ed that we, as your distributing agents,
cannot handle EE-M. cigarettes, aud,
at the same time receive the benefit of
your best discounts For this reason,
we will decontinue the sale of EE-M.
cigarettes Since we handle a great deal
more of the American Tobacco Co.'S.
cigarettes than of Fem, we cannot af-
Iord, from monetary reasons, to be shut
our or the larger part of our profit on the
American Tobacco Co.'S. goods by sell
ing EE-M. cigarettes. As above stated.
we, in consideration of your decision.
will not in future handle any more EE-M.
cigarettes.