The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-30
Is NOT A TRUST OR COMBINE.
The Notwithstanding Company
Denies the Jurisdiction of the
Court.

NctAk'
Tho complaint Of tho Attorney Con
eral against tho Virginia-Carolina Chem
ical Company has been filed and pub
lishcd, and in answer thereto the
defendant company has stated it's sido
Of the question involved, claiming that
they have invested money in this State
IN good faith and now ask protection
under tho laws of tho State.
1t is contcndcd that tho company is
not q trust or combination, nor is 1t
against tho policy Of tho State; that
prices on manufactured and crude ma
tcrial have not been raised by the COM
pany, and that there is nothing prcjudi-
cial to tho best interests Of the State or
its people in the company.
Tho answer is short and sets forth
| fully tho contention of the Virginia.
Carolina Company. 1t reads as follows:
Tho defendant, tho Virginia-Cm olina
Chemical Company, most respectfully
shows that this cause has, by the filing
OF the petition and bond for removal
herein, been duly removed to tho United
States Circuit Court for the Eastern dis
trict of South Carolina, and that this
Honorable Court has no further jurisdic-
ton thereof and this defendant in no
wise admitting the jurisdiction Of this
Honorable Court, but protesting against
| tho same and answering herein because
Of tho proper respect due to this Honor
able Court, should it, Notwithstanding
said protest, adjudgc that it has urisdic'
ton Of this action, and order that tho
Same proceed hcrcin-now this defend.
ant, for answer to the complaint and
amended complaint herein alleges
| I. 1t admits the allegations of the First
Article of tho said complaint.
2 1t admits tho allegations OF the Sec
ond Article Of the complaint saving &
and excepting it shows and alleges that
under and in pursuance Of the public
laws Of the State OF South Carolina, it
located and carried on business within
the State of South Carolina, rs to such
part of its business as was properly to be
transacted therein. long prior to the 2d
day OF January, 1900 and further alleges
that under its charter and the laws of
the State Of New Jersey it is empowered
to purchase, acquire, and hold stock
in other corporations, domestic and
foreign.
| Inc auSWCI DIOCCCub w pNultl IhS
ALLEGATIONS " Of the Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Articles Of said complaint.
7. 1t is informed and believes tho
allegations Of the Seventh Article to be
true.
s 1t Is informed and believes the
allegations Of the Eighth Article to be
true.
.. 1t admits tho allegations Of tho
Ninth Article of tho complaint
10. In answer to the allegations OF the
tenth article Of the complaint this dc
fcndant admits the passage by the Gen
cral Assembly of the State Of South
Carolina Of the Acts therein referred to-
but shows that the same arc but partly
in said article set forth and alleged, and
prays reference by this honorable Court
to the said Acls in full for their pro-
visions.
II 1t admits so much Of Article 4 OF
said complaint as may be held To al cSC
that all the defendants in tho said com
plant were anterior to the time and
date Of the sale and transfer of tho
respective properties hereinafter men
toned engaged in the manufacture and
sale Of fertilizers in South Carolina, and
denies all other allegations in the said
article set forth.
II. 1t denies each and every allegation
contained in the twelfth article of thr
said complaint.
13. 1t denies each and every allegation
contained in the thirteenth article Of
said complaint, save and excepting that
this defendant admits the conveyance to
it uDon the respective dates mentioned
in the said thirteenth article Of tho
property and plant Of the said several
respective fertilizer companies therein
mentioned for the considerations therein
set forth.
II. 1t denies each and every allegation
contained in the fourteenth article Of the
said complaint.
Is. 1t denies the allegations Of the
fifteenth article Of the said complaint,
save that this defendant admits that for
materials, to wit, phosphate deposits
containing q sufficient quantity OF bone
phosphate Of limo, it has acquired and
owns q certain amount Of land phos-
phatc territory in tho s, ate of South Caro-
lima, but no more of tho same than is
reasonably proper and sufficient to sup
ply the necessary properties Of this de-
fcndGnt in the manufacture and output
of it's fertilizers. This defendant ad-
mits further that for the purpose Of
securing and supplying TO this defendant
Of complete fertilizers known as nitro
gen, which is the most necessary and
essential ingredient therein, il acquired
large amount of the capital stock Of
the Southern Cotton Oil Company that
the said Southern Cotton Oil Company
is not competitor in any way OF this
defendant in the manufacture and sale
Of fertilizers. but is simply the purchaser
Of cotton seed, whcrcfrom it manufac
lures cotton seed oil and cotton seed oil
products, rs well rs the cotton seed meal
from which tho ingredient of nitrogen
as furnished is auxi larry and assistant to
the manufacture and sale OF complete
fertilizers and that the procuring Of
said cotton seed meal in like manner as
the procuring Of phosphate rock dc.
posts is simply auxiliary and assistant
in the manufacture of complete ferti
| liZers.
1G. This defendant denies the allcga.
tions Of the sixteenth article Of the said
complaint.
II. This defendant in answer to- tho
allegations Of Article l7th Of tho said
complaint denies the same, except and
save that this defendant admits that
after It's creation and organization, and