Evening journal., 1897-01-14
COFFEE AND SUGAR WAR
The Fight Carried Into the Ohio
Courts by the Arbuckles.
A RBoBIvBRsHIP IS ASKED FOR


As stockholders In the woolson Spice
Company they Petition For Receiver
on the Ground That the Sugar Trust Is
SIismanaging the business.
Toledo Jan. l4.-John r. Kumler and
Alexander Smith, attorneys for Thomas |
j. Kuhn OF Cleveland and Arhuckle Bros. |
Of New York, minority stockholders, have |
hled petition before Judge Morris asking
for receiver for the Woolson Spice COM /
pany and an Injunction that practically
ties up the entire plant. Judge Morris
caused temporary restraining order 60 he
issued ard will hear the motion for the APP
pontmont of "a receiver on Jan. 20.
The petition names the Woolson Spice
company its directors and the American
Sugar Refining company as defendants
and states that the amount of the stock Of
the Naolson Spice company is $500, 600,
Of -aslich l,SO0 shares are outstanding;
that Ihomas J. Kuhn and Arbuckle Bros
jointly own / share since March 90, 1898,
and the latter 60 shares since Dec. 81,
1896; that the American Sugar Refining
company controls the price of sugar in tho
United States that the Arbucsles have
been in competition with the WOOlson
company in the coffee business and sold
sugar bought from the so called trust. 1t
is further stated that early i'm 1896 the Ar
buckles started a sugar refinery in Brook
lyn. and that thereupon the trust went i'm
to the coffee business, equipped an idle fac
tory, which proved Improbable without q
trade name; that the trust purchased on
Dec. rs all the stock but 81 shares of the
Woolson Spice company and announced
ft 4 ftIl
the sole interests of the American Sugar
Refining company.
To Crush the Arbuolsles.
Here, it is alleged, the trust gave ont in
purchasing the Woolson stock that it was
TO be used solely to enable the trust TO
crush the Arbuckles, and that as soor as
that should have been accomplished il
would be sold back to the original holders
at a reduced rate.
Continuing. the petition rocites that, the
/ directors OF the WoolsOn company having
resigned, the plaintiffs had no governing
board to appeal to- that in the face Of a
rising market the trust has made a reduc-
tion of cents in the price of roasted cof-
fee, and that the plant is now being oper
ated at a loss of 81 600 a day. The court
is asked to restrain the defendaats, Wool
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registering the transfer of the ,739 shares
of stock and from voting the same AND
from refusing 20 allow the plaintiffs at
torneys to inspect the hooks of the Moolsor
company Prayer is made for an inquiry
into the loss sustained by the sugar trust
operation of the property, and that the de
PENDANTS make an accounting for an sucl
LOSSES Finally the court is asked TO ap
/ noiuf. q rn~niyof for the frnunrfv
The Effects of the Fight.
The application by Arbucklc Bros fo
the appointment of a receiver for tn
Woolson Spice company was looked fo
whom they purchased go shares of the stool
after the Sugar trust had secured contrc
of tsle company Since the war began be
tween the Sugar trust and the Arbuckle
the trust has reduced the price of the cofie
put up by the Woolson company . = cent
a pound. The Arbucklcs have lowered th
price Of their prepared coffee , cents
pound The fight is having "a serious effec
on others than those engaged i'm IL. 1t
said to be driving the small roasters an
grinders of coffee ont of business and
continued for any length of time, vii
eliminate them altogether. The importer
of green coffee have derived much of thei
business from the small roasters. an
they, too, win be hurt by the fieht for th
trust and the Arbuckles import their ow
green coffee. If the trust secures the NJ,
Laughlin coffee roasting and grindin
, plant in Chicago, it will, it is presumed
turn it, as well as the Woolson plant !
Toledo, over to the Arbuckles when Oh
J fight is finally ended by the agreement {
the Arbuckles not to build sugar n
fnery, as they proposed to o.