Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
Drug Store whisky.


"a majority of the druggists buy a pretty
fair quality of whisky said Mr.. Clarke.
They buy generally what is called straight
whisky. In prohibition states, where the
drug store is practically a saloon. they buy
a cheap grade of whisky. am pretty well
acquainted with the drug trade for the rea-
son that in my rye whisky business we
have large druggists trade
The witness was ASKED why he went with
the original trust. and why he came out
of it. -.,gar
81 went into the first trust he said, be
cause of the glarnor and the picture OF
immense profits that were held up 10 me,
together with the Iintimation that II qua
not go in the trust they would get my Gus,
toners and make life a burden to me i
objected to losing my Individuality very
much 1 was quite a young man ana u. :,
not Hike the idea of losing control OF my
business For time L got prohts greater
than before, when l was not IN the poo poo.
They employed me in several caPa ,I
after they stopped running my dlStitiers
none of which was agreeable to me. was
EMPLOYED as a salesman in certain ulstticts
in California, more especially TO lliduoe
some of the members OF the GU coi!i, IN
tions to go into the trust. IL olu mo- ar
very long to convince them that they
shonld come in. The methods eHipioy 90
was to offer prices to thelr spe0' a. took
toners that they could not meet; IL .pof :
but three or four days 10 s'S|oihP
/ started out to do. -, rr.duaIIv
He went out of the trust by grauualiy
selling out mis- stock certificates "heh 'lis },
were bringing high price. he was d, IN ~
present time operating dlstlllery u'iuet q
lease turning out the same product the
trust is dispensing. The combinations u ieu
to buy him out and had succeeded III puS
ing the distillery he is now operalihs' aiiu
when his lease is out, in four OF HFe
months, he anticipates being Closed up.
The Death of Trusts.
perpetuated without mishaps. He believed
legislation would not cut as large a hgure
as natural causes which will operate II
they are left to themselves. He did not
think the people are so greatly injured by
the trust because of high prices SO much as
the Independent operators of industries are
injured by the loss of their business, al
though they disposed of 1t at gooo proht'
He thought that the large ACCOMMODATIONS
of capital are of benefit because they re-
suit in opening up new Industries which
would not have been developed by lndivld-
ual effort. He thought it would be dl11i-
cult to get law to regulate these comol-
nations to any extent, for the reason that
they would change their form quicker than
law could be provided to meet them.
He believed industries will be mora d.
Versttied in the future than in the past,
and that there Is no fear of great com b1na-
lions controlling the business of the world
There would bs combinations. but small
producers. being experts, would have GER
tain advantages.
Mr.. Clarke testified that while member
of the trust that was dissolved in 1894 he
and his brother had been paid joint sal
airy of 5000 to ''superintend' dtstiuery
which was closed down.
An OfficiaI Statement.
The industrial commission today issued
the following official statement:
The industrial commission in Its invesu-
cation of trusts and industrial combina-
lions wishes to secure the fullest and most
trustworthy information on the subject
and to consider carefully the suggestions
of those interested in securing wise iegis-
lation.
To that end the freest communication of
facts and views Isl asked from all persons
Interested COMMUNICATIONS should be sent
to the secretary. tinted States Industrial
commission. Washingtont D. c.