The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14

combine would be stronger than tia r.
eminent Itself. Tho courts would
powerlsss to deal with It or its employ
and municipal assemblies, state Iegis
lures and even the congress OF the Uni
States would be subject 70 fits blight.
influences.
With such q consideration In effect
individuality Of the people would be 20
We would pass from O nation OF prod
ers to nation Of employees, subject in
things to the dictation of the glgan
monopoly which would control all thin
We would be left without hope Of bett
Ing our condition. One concern woI
employ all the labor, and Il naturally
lows that 1t would fix the price Of Il
labor. II any man were to refuse to !
cept that price he would be left WIthe
employment or the means OF earning
honest livelihood. It would take away
hopes OF the youth OF the country,
bu1wark OF the nation, the strength up
which America has. built Itself I'D as
great power among the nations OF
earth"
Col. Wetnore admits that he has (
cided to embark IN the manufacture
tobacco as a member OF an fndepende
corporation. OF which he probably will
president. This company will have 81
ficient capital to meet the trust on
own ground, and in addition It has be
promised the support of the labor unfeI
the tobacco growers, the leaf tobac
dealers. the retail grocers and warehou
men all over the country. This alrea.
has been pledged.
TO BUILD A NEW FACTORY.
Associated with Col. wetmore in
enterprise are Festus ]. Wade. probab
the most prominent real estateSdealer
this city; Adrian De Yong; one of Il
leading men with the Drummond Toba
CO company. who will resign his positi,
because OF the merging of the Drummoi
company into the Continental Tobac,
company; r. M. Scruggs, the miIlionaf
dry goods man of this city; Peter Haup
man. the millionaire tobacconist and {
gar manufacturer of this city, and Geors
Mccain, OF Springfield. Mo.
In addition to these, 1t is said a nun
Der of capitalists now associated with til
trust in connection with its Drummod
Liggett & Myers, Butler. CatIin an
Brown branches in this city, will leav
the combine to enter into the new enter
prise. Most of these men are known {
have opposed the encroachments of tn
trust, but continued their connectio
with the plants with which they wer
associated because they were poweries
to help themselves until the independeu
company was launched by Col. Wetmort
Already there is some talk here of tn
new corporation purchasing the old LIE
gett & Myers plant in this city. which
in the hands of Rutledge & Kilpatric
Real Estate company for sale ITnda
the articles of corporation CT the Ligget
& Myers company it is not allowed t
own real estate, except fer actual fac
tory or warehouse purposes. and exc
since the company removed to the ne1
plant In the southwestern part Of tn
city the old factory and warehouses
consisting Of four valuable pieces of rea
estate, have been in the market
No definite plans have been mature
by the new company. however and
cannot be stated that this property wi
be purchased. If 1t is. the. Ia test impToy
ed machinery will be putt fnS and It
capacity will be made eqsaI to- the Zig
gett & Myers plant, =theslsfgsgt in IN
world. If II Is not sufficient ground wi
be bought and a new plant will be erect
ed thereon. Wetmere may again rise
fight his enemies commercially as we
as politically