New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-14
FIGHTING THE SUGAR TRUST.
THE ARBUCK1.Es ASK FOR A RECEIVER
FOR THE wooLsON SPICE COMPANY.
MEANWHILE TIE SMALL. COFFEE IMPORTERS
RCASTERs AND GRINDERS ARE BEN"
DRIVEN TO THE WALL By THE
WAR or THE CLAN g.

WAR or THE CLANS
Toledo Ohio Jan John F. Kumler ana Alex
sndsr Smith. attorneys for Thomas J. Kuhn. OF
Cleveland and ArOuckle Brothers. OF New-fork,
minority stockholders. filed petition to-day before
Judge Morris asking for receiver for the "oo'soH
Spice Company and IN injunction That pract'a"y
ties up the entire plant. Judge MOTIFS canse'
temporary restraining order 10 be issued ana VIII
hear the motion for the appointment OF receiver
on January y
The peiiiion names the WoOlson Spice Company,
its directors and the American Sugar Refining ON
pany az defendants and st3."s that IN" amount OF
the stock Of the Woolson Spice Company il t|y"'
OF which so shares are outstanding. 'hai lnohaS
! Kuhn and Arbuckle Brothers Jointly own one
share since March p. 1886. and the latter Sky
shares since December q. ls.;. tfat the American
sugar refining Company controls he price o: sugar
I'm the rnited states that the Arbpckl"s have been
In competition with the Woofon company In me
coffee business and sold sugar bought from the So
called trust, II IL further stated that early in ls-
the Arbuckles started a sugar refinery IN bIooH-
Ign and that hereupon the trust went into the COT
20 business equipped idle factory. when proved
Improbable without trade name: that the trusi
purcba sod on December ls all the stock bu; sixty
one shares Of the Wooson Spice Company and an
nounced that Il would operate the Woolson pant IN
the sole Interests Of the American Sugar Rehnins
Company.
Here II IS alleged the YNs' CAV" osN .4 pm
chasing the Woolson stock that II Was TO nN nsed
solely 20 enable the trust 20 crush the Arouck4es
and that az soon as that should have been accom-
nllshed (, would he sold back 10 the original node's
AT reduced rate.
Continuing the petition recitcs that the directors
Of the Woolson company having resigned the pam
TINS had no Governing Board 10 appeal 10 tns' IN
the face OF rising market the trust ma M ~,
REDUCTION OF two cents in the price OF roas''p ~
Zoo and that the plant If now being op"fal"u a. u
loss % s. % 4 day The Court - a-h'u 10 = a.
the defendants. Woolson - a., Ilci, - - -
rec,ors from registering in@ transfer % -
h.-os NJ sfock and from voting the same ana
from refusing 10 allow ne p!aihtins 49,
inspect the books % the W ooIson ,oIiIfa..' -,
- cnoa~ Trusts operaiiOn OF the properly. am
fha. the defendants make an sccoEns'.s -.
such losses. Finally. me coo'' = oShe- - "''
a receiver FOR the properiF
Tho a-nlication b. Arbuckls Brothers for ne sp-
continent Of receiver for the Woolson spec ON
- VAS looked for when they purchased SKY
,hsres ~ The stock after the sugar 4rust ia"
.eo--sd control q the company since me wa
hogan between the Sugar Trust and me Afo1'H''S'
80 rust has reduced the price o. Ire cone" pI.
go, -, ira Uoolson company iwo and one-hat
,.--s Mound The Arbuckles have lowered 'h"
price ~ Their prepared coffee Two cents poih,.,
-sa 1rh, : having serious effect on otiefH TX y
;bose engaged in it. J. i said 70 be aIl'ns w -.
s-a1, roas.ers and grinders OF coreH GUY OF
,-,efr4ss and Y continued for any lengih o' I'm"
al eitrrirs.e hem altogether Inc importer OF
green coffee have derived nnSn OF '' , ~, -
49,, -, tho sgh- for tho trust and the ArDurhleS
;-,,o-, heir own green coffee. II the irust
~ f-rs.sgo +. v-iil i; is presumed. g. as Wei
ss mo WOolson plant IN TOLEDO. ONO. essE - ~.
Ar nu,ndr ~ no Arhuckes not TO build sugar
refinery they proposed 10 co