The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
BLACKWELL TOBACCO CO.
The American Tobacco Company Takes
Steps to Force Out of the Blackwell
Concern All the Small Stock
Holders.
THE TOBACCO TRUST GETS THE
BULGE ON MAJOR GUTHRIE
Scared by the Majors Interview in the News
and Observer They Run to Judge Simon
ton and Get a Receiver and an
Injunction.
THE RECEIVER IS SECRETARY
OF AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
Judge Simonton Fixes April 18th as the Day on Which He
viii Give a Hearing to Creditors and Stockholders
Who Object to His and the Trusts Way
of Doing Business.

Small stockholders are Il nmsance-to a trust.
But heres one sure cure for them freeze tn oM.
1t has Otter been done. Tn American Tobacco Company has done IL, and
they are fixing to DO it again.
They have set to work the machinery necessary to root nut every stock
holder i'll IIackwel's Durham Tobacco company hat not an officer or Il
cnUIoye Of the American Tobacco Company. There ares some fifty such.
On February Goth Maj. VIM. \. Guthrie. Of Durham. gave the News md
Observer an interview in which h said that he would make an Effort : com
pei the Tobacco Trust TO paE the farmers Of North Carolina a fair price for
tobacco. quit violating the laws of the State rd. stop the monopoly it las built
In furheranc Of this plan h published two advertisements in thisp paper, set
ting forth:
L. That apphaionw would be made to the General Assembly at its une se-
sion to repeal the charter of FackweHs Durham Tobacco Company, IF Durham.
. That application would be made to the General Assembly at the Jane
session to charter the Durham Antitrust Tobacco Company, with a capital not
exceeding twenty-five million dollars, 10 manufacture tobacco
These were read with much, Interest in al sections Of the State-anl by
the rust people i'll New York, as Welt. Results: y bin II equity vas filed here
yesterday in the office If United States Circuit Court Clerk \. J, Rddick. to
wind up the aHairs OF Hlackwens Durham Tobacco Company, sell its property
10 the highest bidder and distribute the proceeds to the stockholders Of the
Company. TO make sch sale and conduct the business frm nw ill the day OF
sale, Perival s Hill, OF Nw York. is appointed temporary receiver of The prop
ery, bushes and assets oft the company. He is directed to immediately take
intah possession all its property.
The sale will be at public auction at such time ad under such terms as
the cour may hereafter direct. The bidding, however must begin at $2SOOOO.
Pending such receivers sale AN injunction has been secured restraining all edi-
tors md stockholders Of the BnckwelIs Durham Tobacco Company ~ claim
ants to its property from the institution II maintenance Of n suit or action
against the cnnIany. Creditors. and Stockholders are notified TO appear before
Judge Sinonton, of The United States Cru court at Chambers sin Charleston.
: &, On April II, 1890, att o o'clock Il. H.. TO show cause. If any they have,
why the injunction shall not be continued until the final disposition OF the case.
and why a permanent receiver should not De appointed for the property.
The papers bean date Charleston. March 2nd. 1900" III the advertisement
thereof is ordered printed exclusively III the orthC Carolina organ Of the South
eTn Hallway and the American Tobacco Company.