The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-04
WHISKY FULLY CORNERED
UNITED STATES SPIRITS Ass0-
CIATION ORGANIZED
IT. Paul Distilling Company Is
Among Those Mentioned as Pres
ent and Participating in the
Work of Organization-COm Ombine
Is Pronounced the Strongest and
Most Exclusive Ever Formed.

CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 3.-Tho
United States Spirits association was
organized here today by the election Of
the following seven members Of the eX-
ecutive COMMITTEES: Chairman, w. N.
Hobart, CINCINNATI; secretary, J. w.
Freyberg, Cincinnati; treasurer, F. T.
Corning, Peoria, ILL.,; p. J. Hennessy,
Chicago; Samuel Woolner, New York;
Frank Curtis, New York; Charles A.
Webb, New York. These are the only
elective officers Of the new combine.
They may select such additional exec
utive officers as they may deem neces-
sary.
Among those present and participat-
ing in the new organization, Which in
cludes not only the American and the
Standard associations, but also all 9TH
ers now in the business, were Wash
ington Brane, James A. Webb &
Son; L. H. Quinn, Columbus Distilling
company; Engel, Heller & Co., Nation
al Distilling company; Cook & Bern
heimer, E. Heller & Co., H. III. Rein
ers, Eastern Distilling compbany;
Ridgewood Distilling company; F. 0.
Boyd & Co., New York; A. L. Webb &
Sons, National Distilling company,
Baltimore; Empire Distilling compa-
ny; D. T. Mills & Co; J. E. and A. w.
Bird & Co., Boston; Dougherty &
Downs, Boyle & McGlinn, James
Hayes & Co., Roska1n, Gerstley & Co.,
Philadelphia Columbia Distilling COM
pany, Albany; E. E. O'Keefe, Oswego,
N. Y; Rochester Distilling company,
Buffalo Distilling company, H. H. Shu-
feldt & Co., Chicago Distributing COM
pany, Chicago; st. Paul Distilling COM
pany, Terre Haute Distilling company,
Mound City Distilling company, ST.
Louis; Mound City Distilling company,
Kansas City; Her & Co.. Omaha; Corn
ing & Co., Peoria; Crown Distributing
company; Jones, Munday & Co.; G. W.
Craery & Co., VIM. Wolfe & Co., San
Francisco; National Distilling compa-
ny, Milwaukee; H. A. Thierman COM
pany, Louisville; Southern DistillinG
and Rectifying company, New Orleans,
James Walsh & Co., Union Distilling
company, Hirsch Lowenstein & Levi,
Fleischman & Co.. Freeberg & Work
UNI, Hoffheimer Bros. Elias Block &
Sons, W. w. Johnson & Co., Old rs
Distilling company, Diamond Distin-
ing company, Clifton Springs Distill-
ing company, Mill Creek Distilling
company, c. Dodsworth Distilling
company, H. w. Smith & Co., Rhein-
strom, Bettman, Johnson & Co., Rhein-
strom Bros, straus, Pritz & Co., Mi
berg, Cincinnati.
The committee, consisting of f. I.
| Corning, w. N. Hobart, P. J. Hennessy,
w. F. Freburg, Frank Curtiss, Samuel
| Woolen and Charles A. Webb, appoint
| ed at the conference yesterday, was
| busy. all day preparing, with attor-
neys, the rules and regulations which
were reported and adopted before ad-
| journment this evening.
The plan comprehends control of the
| entire output of all distilleries in the
! country who will not deal direct with
| the trade and only with such distrib-
utors as are in the combine and none
other. And the distributors are to buy
| from none other than those in the COM
| bine. These regulations were made
| strong in anticipation Of new concerns
All existing ones are included in this
| the strongest combine yet organized.
The rebate system has again beer
established, but they are in accordance
with margins and will be paid every
five months. In addition to the rebates
from distillers to distributors. there
will be small rebates from the distrib'
utors to their trade, for continuous
patronage, every five months.
The rules and regulations are to be
put in legal form by Levi Myer ane
| other attorneys and incorporated int
the blank contracts that are to bt
sent at once to all distributors. bu
they will not go into effect until the
Standard company has concluded al
it's options and other arrangements fol
complete control Of the output ant
contracts have ben. signed by all.
It was announced tonight. after th'
adjournment, that all the concerns
heretofore independent were practical
ly now in the combine, and that thu
new trust would soon be in operation
with the Manhattan Trust Company o
New York as its depository.
ExLPresident J. B. Greenhut, OF th
old whisky trust, before returning t.
New York tonight said that the or
ganization was the best and the strong
est that had ever been attempted.