The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-30
PAPER TRUST
SUIT BEGUN IN ST. PAUL AGAINST
PAPER COMPANY.
Alleged Unlawful DEMONSTRATION
Alleges Defendants Entered into
Agreement 10 Combine and
Contro sale Of Product.

ST. Paul. Mimi. Dec 29.-Attorncy
General Moody late this afternoon be.
gan suit by petition in the United
states district court in behalf OF the
United States against the General
Paper company and other paper and
pulp companies comprising what is
known as the paper trust, under an
act of congress approved July 2, 1890
entitled An act 20 protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraint
and monopollos."
Petition asks that the defendants
be onjoined and restrained from do.
ing business through the General
Paper company as sales agents. in
violation of the provisions of sections
and . Of tho act of congress ap-
proved July O. entitled Am act 20
protect trade and commerce against
unlawful restraints and monopolles"
The petition alleges that the de-
Pendants entered into an agreement
to combine and control th, sale pl
the products of different cOmuluioH
throupht the General Paper company
in that tho General Paper company
regulated prices. sales and shipment
and territory for sale of same. and
after dcducting the operating oN
penscs the General Paper company
divided the surplus among IT'S mem
bcrs The petition recites that the
General Paper company was organ
lied under the laws of Wisconsin
May 2G 1900 with a capital stock
of 100000. divided into 1000 shares
which were distributed among and are
now held by certain defendants named
and that later others were taken into
the combine. naming them in the or.
der in which they entered the trust
and goes ON to state that the General
Paper company became the exclusive
selling agent for defendants, with alb
/ solute power TO control the output OF
! 'ho various mills. and the price OF all
| paper sold, and TO whom, and upon
what terms and conditions pape'
should be sold. and into what state.
and places It shall be shipped, an,
what. publishers and other custom
| crs each mill shall supply. The pc
| ution alleges that in consequence o
| the combination all competition in
| the manufacture sale and distribu
tion of paper had been restricted an,
the price of all paper products great
ly increased, particularly that of new
print paper. which has been increas
ed about 80 per cent. Il further state
that no dealers or newspapers, ol
other consumers in the territory ives
Of the Mississippi, with the exception
Of certain newspaper publishers II
81. Louis and Chicago, can purchas
= any paper. except directly through
the General Paper company and the
- only upon terms dictated by the latter
The court Is asked to declare tn
= alleged combination unlawful, an'
I that defendants be pcrpetually en-
! Joined from doing any act in pm
Z suancc of the same That the Gel
: craI Paper company be- enioincd troI
! acting as sales agent for the otht
> defendants, and that the latter b
). cnjoiucd from continuing their arral
: cement with the General Paper con
= pany
; The court Is also asked to dire,
! the dctondants to come into cou
Z and answer all questions relating
I the allegations in the petition th'
) may be necessary