The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-19

Twenfrst And your further alleges shows that the
of lumber imported brought into handled dealt in sod ship
red and delivered within said Territory about US greater
than the cost OF lumber imported IRON the mainland OF said United
States and from other foreign places that the time of
ling into the said unlawful agreement combination and consp
acy among and between SAID DEFENDANTS as hereooe alleged win
the intent form combination conspiracy
the trade and in lumber above stated and with the in
monopo attempt monopoze and combine
monopoze the said said lumber said
which Timber being sod have from time time arbitrarily raised
prices of lumber sold dealers said
Territory and that the present time and for time past the
prices charged dealers and of lumber said Territory
fully IS per greater than they before the time when
trust and conspiracy herenabove referred that said increased
said lumber herenabov mentioned have been arbitrarily raised
and fixed by said defendants for time and will connue
that said arbitrary raising and fixing OF the of lumber made
aforesaid by said defendants and the great unreasonable and
sve increase the prices lumber made
PENDANTS have been and and will continue be- effected and main
binaon conspiracy herenabove
and between said defendants aforesaid with the intent
form combination and conspiracy restraint of the trade and
z and attempt monopoze and combine and conspe
The petition concludes with the following prayer
Wherefore orator that this Honorable Court
djudge decree that said unlawful agreements and each
them herenboe alleged having been made and
tween said defendants and each them the trade and
in lumber said Territory Hawaii be declared null
Void being the aforesaid Acts of the Congress
the said United that said defendants
them be pepetuay enoned and prohibited from further
carrying maintaining acting many other way, shape
FORM under said unlawful agreements herenbeore
and each OF en and from further agreeing combining conSprg
and acting together similar hinder
destroy monopoze attempt mOnOpO the said trade
commerce said lumber said Territory; arbitrarily
trolling raising lowering fixing maintaining the prices lumber
lin said Territory and from maintaining arbitrary high oppressive
prices which they said defendants SELL directly through
their and each Of their respective agents. lumber dealers
said Territory and from entering engaging
iii the trade in lumber said Territory competitors agans
each other and from importing bringing into handling
or dealing selling shipping delivering lumber in sa,
Territory to or for or with any rival or competitor of themselves
either any Terrtor preventing and dis
touragng preventing discouragg, by any
whatever the Them said defendants them
and ALL ALL mportations shipments deliveries
Territory OF lumber by else whether said Terroy
where for rival competitor said Territory
Selves said defendants, OF either them;
the prices OF lumber said Territory SO that said should
be changed altered said
condition of the market in said Territory lumber
ray causing continuing large quantities of lumber
ported and brought into said Territory by said defendants be with
held from the trade and lumber said Territory
held from sale to dealers and therein for purpo
nf creating scarcity lumber within said Territory thereby
advance and market
lumber and enable said defendants advance fix and i'm
high oppressive and unreasonable prices which
either directly through their respective agents.
in lumber in said Territory purchase lumber from themselves
defendants and from continuing do perform the above mention
ed acts or any OF Them and from continuing said unaw
u agreement combination trust and tn
trade and commerce in lumber in said Territory aforesaid"