New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-07
AFTER THE KODAK TRUST
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.
Jerome Takes Action on ompIaint
of Local Firm.


ler of No. 11S Nassau-st., against the Eastman
Kodak Company of New-Jersey, was begun
yesterday in the Court of Special Sessions, be-
fore Justice William f. Wyeth. sitting as
magistrate The specific charge against the
Eastman company is that it is party to con-
spiracy and is called trust. in that it restricts
trade and commerce.
The Eastman Kodak Company, which has its
main office in Rochester, n. Y, is represented
by Walter S Hubbell. secretary of the COM
pany, of No. 6O5 Wilder Building, Rochester.
The complainants are represented by Samuel H.
Evins of No Wall-st. who is also the counsel
for the Anthony-Scoviu Company. one of the
strongest competitors in Photographic supplies
in the market against the Eastman Kodak Com
pany
The company cared in court in response
to a long summons, signed by Justice Wyeth.
setting forth the allegations made by the com
plainant The examination of one witness was
followed by an adjournment until September 3.
THE COMPLAINT IN PART.
Hastings & Miller in their complaint say in
part:
The deponents are informed and believe that the
defendant corporation and its subsidiary companies
uniformly refuse to sell any of the Photographic
goods or supplies manufactured by the said sub
sidiary companies. controlled by the said de
PENDANTS New-Jersey corporation, 10 any dealers
i'm Photographic goods and supplies. except to those
w will 10 DuN, sen. carry III StOCR re,
ceive commission on OF pc III any "I9G I'ItCIv SV;
in any photographic goods or supplies In competl-
sidiary companies controlled by the defendants
New-Jersey corporation. and VINO, VIII turther
ignated by the defendants New-Jersey corporation
or its subsidiary companies, complete or
regular line of its goods
That the defendants New-Jersey corporation and
its subsidiary companies limit the production and
sale of Photographic goods ana supplies by retus-
goods to the same purchaser AT one time or to sell
any such goods or supplies TO any dealer who has @
efendanfs New-Jersey Corporation or its subsdi-
airy companies have refused to sell their goods
that in order to keep check upon its customers
@rspbic business the defendants New-Jersey cor
pporatton and its subsidiary companies. by means
of unjust discrimination and unlawful rebates. al
time of the purchase and IL per cent discount by
a WgS G nroyided the purchaser makes an afidavit
that he has not violated of the conditions here
Photographic goods and supplies ordinarily allow
from 2 80 per cent trade discount the time Of
he purchase and sale to all who wish to purchase
without imposing such terms and conditions.
The affidavit by Hastings & Miller is also
sworn to by four local dealers in Photographic
supplies. as follows: William Eberle Of No. 312
WiIis-ave The Bronx; Joseph a. Fischl. of No
1,442 Thrd-ave.: Hugo H. Goessling. of No 81
to Al West Fourteenth-st.. and Charles G. Will
loughby. of No 621 Broadway
The defendant companies control the follow
ing: The Eastman Kodak Company. of Roches-
ter, y. Y; the American Aristotype Company
Of Jamestown \ Y. the NJ. A. Seed Dry Plate
C,onuanv of St Louis: the Canadian Kodak
Companv. Ltd. Of Toronto Canada; the Kodak
Ltd, Of London, England; the Eastman Kodak
s S T. of Paris and London, and the Kodak
Gesellschaft N. B. H. of Berlin. besides control
ling the American Camera COMPANY. of Roches-
+ar or5 the Ts1air Camera Cororanv of Maine
or,ono others
The directors of the Eastman Kodak Company
are George Eastman Henry A. Strohg' Charles