The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03

shall be compelled to attend from any
county in the state. n.
The law defines trusts as folloWs:- "A
trust is combination of capital, skill,
or acts, by two or more persons, firms,
corporations. or associations of persons,
or either two or more of them, for either,
any or all of the following purposes:
First, To create or carry out restrictions
in trade or commerce, or aids to COM
merce, or to carry out restrictions in
the full and free pursuit of any business
authorized or permitted by the laws of
this state. Second, To increase reduce
the price of merchandise. produce or
commodities, or to control the cost or
rates of insurance. Third, To prevent
competition in the manufacture, max
ing, transportation, sale or purchase of
merchandise, produce of commodities, or
to prevent competition in aids to COM
merce. Fourth, To fix any standard or
figure, whereby its price to the public
shall be, in any manner, controlled or
esta bHshed any article of commodity of
merchandise, produce or commodities, or
tended for SALE use or consumption IN
this state. Fifth, To make or enter into,
or execute or carry out, any contract.
obligation, or agreement of any kind or
description by which they shall bind or
have to bind themselves not to sell, man
ufacture, dispose of or transport any
article of commodity, or article of trade,
use, merchandise, commerce or con-
sumption below common standard or
figure; or by which they shall agree in
any manner to keep the price of such
article. commodity or transportation at
a fixed or graded figure; or by which
| they shall in any manner establish or
settle the price of any article or commo-
| dity or transportation between them or
themselves or others in connection with
! the manufacture, sale or transportation
! of any such article or commodity, that
its price may in any manner be affect
| ed
!
The law further provides that Every
/ person, company or corporation within
| or without this state. their officers,
/ agents, representatives or consignees,
violating any of the provisions of TINS
act within this state, are hereby denied
the right and are hereby prohibited from
doing any business within this state,a
I all persons, companies and corporations,
their officers, agents, representatives ana
! consignees within this state are hereby
denied the right to handle the goods or
in any manner deal with, directly or IN
directly, any such persons, company or
| corporation, their officers, agents, rep
resentatives or consignees, and it shall
be the duty of the attorney general and
the county attorney OF any
| county in the state where
any violation of this act be committed,
or either of them to enforce the provis-
ions of this section by injunction or
other proceedings; and all persons, COM
panies or corporations, their officers,
agent, representatives or consignees, vto-
lating any of the provisions of this sec
ton, either directly or indirectly, or OF
abetting or aiding either directly or m
directly in any violation of the provis-
ions of this section, shall be- deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. and SHAH be
fined not less than 500 or more than
81 OO0 and shall be confined in Jail not
/ less than 30 days nor more than six
months and shall forfeit not less than
500 for each and every day such viola
/ ton may continue, which may be recov-
cred in the name of the state of Kansas
in court of competent jurisdiction.
| At the meetings of the Usage county
Operators in August itfis understood
that an attempt was made to have the
Southwestern Fuel company control the
entire output of the Usage CITY mines
and to have John Jack control the OUT
put of the Burlingame mines. The deal
was not contaminated at that meeting.
! A wear ago Gust johnson notified the
trade that he would in the future con-
troll the output of all the Usage Saty
mines He still controls IT, he nouneu
the dealers in the following letter:
! Dear Sir: In connection with our
own products of Usage City shaft coal,
we have this date bought, or contracted
n b,Iv for a number of years, the en-
tire product from the following COM
NAMES and private operators in Usage
City. namely: The A. W. Granstroii,
Coal company, the Black DIAMOND Coal
lconoDany (E. Nettelblad, proprietor);
lThe Sunfower Coal company(John sea
man, proprietor): The coughlin Coal
company (Coughlin Brothers, proprle-
to-s1 # q Harvey, John A. Johnson,
n tones Charles J. Anderson and 8. J.
Carlson YEs6Ss the coal mined by all these
narties' together with the celebrated
coal mined by the Western RYE .esi
company are all the best Usage ely
Snft coal and are all SO well known TO
the trade in the territory where Usage
Civ shaft coal is used. that it should
be useless to try making any comments ms
~ re favor. Our supply will be the
inv.-es+ il, Osage county and consequent
li 1,1' we will be in the best shape to nj,
orders promptly when needed we snail
in the future, as in the. past endeavor
to treat our customers IN the PEST pos, pos
eibIa wav and our aim shall be TO nave
sioie o"nt;nuance of your trade. Our
Lns are located on the A 7. & s F.
raiIyav. and on the Missouri Paclnc