Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-17
PAPER TRUST QU!T
Suit Commenced by the Govern
ment in 1904, Finally Results in
an Unconditional Surrender. >
had CONTROLLED OUTPUT.


st. Paul, May 1.-THE United State
government Friday secured an uncon
ditional surrender in the United States
circuit court before Judge Sanborr
In the suit which the attorney genera
began on December z7,19O4, to dissolve
combination between the General
Paper company and 20 other defendants
on the ground that an agreement had
been entered into BY the defendants
In restraint Of interstate commerce.
Attorney Kellogg for tho govern
msnt, and Attorney Flanders, for the
defendants, appeared before Judge
Sanborn sitting as a circuit Judge, and
Mr.. Kellogg moved that the mandate
from the United States supreme court
anlrming The order that the witnesses
must testify be filed. V e.
Judge Sanborn ordered the mandate
1led.
The witnesses then appeared be-
fore the United States examiner and
offered to testify. The defendants then
withdrew their answer. Mr.. Kellogg
announced that the government did
not care to examine the witnesses and
moved for q decree in favor Of the
government. Judge sanborn ordered
that the decree be entered for the gov.
eminent for the relief prayed and that
the decree should be settled on June 16
and the proceedings were adjourned.
The three witnesses who refused
to testify, namely G. D. McNair of the
Northwestern Paper company; A. G.
Bossard of the Itasca Paper company;
and B. F. Nelson Of the Hennepin
Paper company, paid into court the
800 fine assessed against each for con-
tempt Of court for refusing to answer
the questions put to them at former
hearing.
This Is q complete victory for the
government. The price Of paper at
he time this suit was brought was
rom $2.25 to $2.S5 per cwt The bring
ng Of this suit already has had the
fleet Of reducing the price Of paper
o about S1.S5.
The result has been very beneficial
o the newspaper publishers through
,ut the country as competition will
low be restored between the various
nils.
Washington, May 12.-Attorney
General Moody, upon being questioned
oncerning the significance Of the &C
lon of the defendants in Withdrawing
heir answer to the governments bill
i the so-called paper trust case Friday
St. Paul, said: ID
This action on the part Of the con-
.ituent companies of the paper trust
'rminates the litigation by the entry
! a judgment for all the government
in its bill and is complete
Ictory for the United States.
Appleton, Wis, May 1.-THE Gen.
raj Paper company will reorganize
n entirely new lines, according to
ames A. Kimberly, president Of the 6
legged paper trust, in an interview a
riday evening. This decision is the A
,sult of a meeting held in Milwaukee 8
when steps were taken by o
10 directors to withdraw an answer
the government Kimberly would
IT say how the company would be
rmed to avoid violating the antitrust u
W, but he felt confident that such G
selling agency could be organized u
lthout future fear Of government &C s.
On. It is said that the new company N
III include all mills which withdrew
ON the General Paper company after
e government commenced suit in ad- -
tion to those who were members :,
hen the General Paper company was y,
SOLVED by court -