Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-03
WAUSAU MILL AFFECTED.

| A dispatch to the Milwaukee Evenine
Wisconsin, dated ST. Paul, Mimi, Dec
28th, says:
"The General Paper company was
made defendant and twensy five other
manufacturing paper companies were
made party defendants in. petition
filed by Attorney General Moody for
| the United States, through District At.
/ torneys Haupt and Kellogg. The
United States district court is asked to
lenjoin and restrain party defendants
from doing business through the Gen
eral Paper company in violation of the
federal antitrust law.
ut is charged in the petition that the
/ defendants entered into an agreement to
control the output, distribution, and
price OF print paper through the Gener-
al Paper company as sales agent. 1t is
further claimed that competition is re-
stricted. Defendants are cited to ap-
pear in court and answer all questions
relating to the allegations.
Aside from the General Paper Co.
twenty-five manufacturing institutions
are made defendants. These are all To-
Gated in the states of Wisconsin and
Minnesota and among thell is the Waa-
sau Paper Mills Co.
The petition alleges the defendants
entered into an agreement to combine
and control the sale of the prodact of
the different companies through the Gen.
eral Paper company, in that the General
Paper company regulated the prices,
sales and shipments, and territory for
the sale of the same, and after deduct
ing operating expenses divided the sur
plus among the members of the corpor-
alton.
The petition recites that the General
Paper company was organized under
the laws of Wisconsin on May 26, 1900,
with capital stock of 100000, divided
into 1000 shares, which were distrib-
uteI among and are now held by GER
tain of the defendants named. 1t is fur
ther alleged that the General Paper
company is the exclusive selling agency
for the defendants with absolute power
to control the output Of the various
mills, fix the price of all paper sold, and
TO whom and upon what terms and con-
ditions the paper should be sold; and
into what states and places it shall be
shipped and what publishers and other
customers each mill shall supply.
The petition alleges that in conse-
quence of the combination all competi-
ton in the manufacture, sale and dis
tribution of paper has beer restricted
and, the price of all paper products great
ly increased, particularly that of news
print paper, which has been increased
above so per cent. 1t further states that
no dealers of newspapers or other con-
sumers in the West, with tt exception
of certain newspapers publithed in St.
Louis and Chicago can pu chase any
paper except directly throuf tn, Gen
eral Paper company, and 3,thpn only
upon terms dictated by the t9r.
The court is asked to deck the al
legged combination unlawful and that
the defendants be perpetually enjoined
from doing any act in pursuance of the
same.
1t is also asked that the General Pa
per company be enjoined from acting
as sales agent for the other defendants
and that the latter be enjoined from
continuing their arrangement with the
General Paper company. The court
is also asked to direct the defendants to
come into court and answer all ques-
tions relating to the allegations OF the
petition as may be necessary.