New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14
CONTROL OF THE OUTPUT.

CONTROL OF THE OUTPUT
ct is true is 1t not. that the American Sugar Re
filming Company controls So per cent of the annual
output Of refined sugar in this country?'
81 think il is true.
'Wen. does not that fact demonstrate that the
company controls the price of sugar both refined
and crude: CONTROLLED 60 nor cont Of the OUTPUT
should think would control the price.
As a matteY of fact is it not absolutely in the
rover OF The American Sugar Refining Company TO
fix the price OF refined sugar for the enire couh-
YES. it IS undoubtedly within It's power so 10 do
don't exactly know whether it does II or not II IS
a matter that in a case like this. depends largely
Somebody i'm tie rear Of the chamber snickere1
audibK at This remark and MI Fuller himself
Now, when you were in The sugar business Ines 81
went the chairman, was there q great deaI oI
Yes there was very bitter competition then be-
tween all of the forty-eignt different rchneries
Then the size Of the whole matter is that there
was severe competition before the formation Of the
trust. and that there is little competition now:
since the trus, absolutely fix the price of
Acr Mr ruler had said that o in his b TS1'
now he was allowed to leave the stand
WITNESS FROM ALBANY
The next witness called was Edward j. Dugan, an
Albany grocer
Were you ever a factor or agent for the Frank
lin Refinery. of Philadelphia was the first ques-
ton.
Yes, sir" answered the witness.
Just before that refinery was bought by the
did you have any further dealings with the
YES. sir; ! refused to become member Of The
Wholesale Grocers' Association. whereuPon me
trust not only refused 10 sell me any sugar 9ut
prevented me from getting any elsewhere. You
see. a factor has to sign an afhdavt agreeing not
OF the American Sugar Refining Company. II he
keeps mis- agreement he gets rebate OF $40 OF a
sugar and hence rebate; and if he cant get
any rebate he cannot live. ., .o.,
Won imported some sugar. did you not
yes ana soon after was advised to buy my
sugar from the American Sugar Rehnlng COM
Then is not fact that unless grocer makes ssi
an asrecmen to &C, as faG thor m Sugar
Rsa F5d c9mpa a s re- f hq e9hnOt i've
MY refusal to act has resulted in my being
driven out Of the business. am now engaged IN
Michael callahan broker in imported sugar. gad;;
was witness that gave Senator LeNow ana IN iict
the whole committee, TO say nothlnS Oh me So
nographers. deal Of trouble IL held long convGr-
atop with himself ana WAS nsk only Rmsc SGarG
Senator LeXow asked him what nXed the price 4i
sugar in this country and he said mat the supply
"But said The chairman. "the Eprop ., price
does not control the american price 'eIo" the I'M
80 it does not
PRACTICALLY THE ONLY BUYER
isn't the American Sugar Refining Company
practically the only large purchaser OF thIS I'M
ported nateriaIE
well ii buys about 50 per cent of it,
isn't f. a fact Mr.. Callahan. that this company
has practically controlled the American sugar mar
Mr. Callahan suddenly lost his voice again, but
when. after repeated attempts he hrally did re-
cover H. he said that nobody could fix the price OF
raw material because the European supply gov
G5" SSary ee na otaer question hm Aa
entity it was the only answer ne couId MAKE aVua
he sold the American Sugar refining company
one-quarter of all the raw sugar IL Douenl; cola
o11 rG IONS of raw sugar the trust each year,
So "a d fh,i the trust did not fix price of re-
also SSiG t' FOR the country and he denied Mr.
raIlabo1 had done in his sole audible answer that
the trust was able TO fix the price NO one couid
40 u, ns v TO- questions the witness admitted that.
10 he trust refused to buy from the brokers' theF
including himself. would De lorceu OUT % ""S'e''
HE WOULD NOT ADMIT IT.
= c Reardsley. broker No. ?. knew Of competi-
,ion WISHING between the American Sugar Refining
Comnanv and other companies within ten days lie
would not admit that the trust hxcd the price lie
fen back on Callahan's hard-worked answer ana
sotd thar Throne fixed the price. He thought there
10 free and omen competition for the raw material
although n, never knew or an auction SdIr OF IA"
sugar lie didn't know or cas- ~ o r'e omn n
MES mad paid. If the American sugar Rchhhs
Company should stop buying sugar from nlm II
would interfere greatly with MS business put IL
would not drive him out OF business.
senator Lexow then said that owing 70 me alb
sence OF Mr. Searles the committee Woud huJOurh
until tomorrow morning at 10 COCK, W., No..
Henry Burn president Of the NauOndl wan Paper
Company. together with his counsel held con
ference with Senator LexOW after the close OF ne
snssior the chairman informed them mat the ar
fairs OF the National Wall Paper Company VIII be
taken up for consideration probably next THURSDAY:
Presidcnt Burn and other officers OF the company
havo been supocnaed 10 appear before the COM
nittee