The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
FIGHT AGAINST
TOBACCO TRUST.
Richmond People Greatly In
tcrested in the Outcome Of
the Legal Battle.
COMPANIES NAMED
Mr.. Wexford c. Reed, Agent for
the Imperial, Is Also Made a
Defendant.

Great interest is being manifested by
Richmond tobacco dealers and manu-
facturers I'm tho proceedings insti-
tuted by the Federal government for
tho purpose of dissolving the tobacco
trust, which controls several compa-
MES doing business here.
There are sixty-fve corporations
connected with the trust and twenty
nine individuals named as defendants
in the petition which was filed in the
United States Circuit Court OF New
York City Wednesday.
Among the concerns made defend
ants are five from Virginia and ak
from North Carolina, as follows:
r. a. Patterson Tobacco Company,
organized under the ksws of New
Jersey, with 100000 Of issued capital
stock; Offices at Richmond.
John w. Carroll Tobacco Company,
organized under the laws OF New Jer-
sey. with s41S,0oo Of issued capital
stock; Offices at Lynchburg.
T. c. Williams Company, organized
under the laws OF Virginia. with $780,
900 OF issued capital stock; Offices at
Petersburg.
David Dunlop Gncorporated). organ
lied under tho laws of New Jersey,
with 100000 capital stock; Offices at
Petersburg.
cllf-Weii Cigar Company, organized
under the laws of Virginia, with $780,
600 issued capital stock; Offices at
Richmond.
Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Com
pary. organized under New Jersey
laws. with s1.000.060 capital; Offices
at New York City and Durham. n. C.
r. p. Richardson. Jr. & CO., organ
lied under New Jersey laws, with $780,
| 900 capital stock. 100000 bonded in
Idebtedness; Offices at Reidsville. N. c..
+. r. Penn Tobacco Company. or
ganized under North Carolina laws.
with s262,50o capital stock; Offices at
Reidsville, N. C.
Wells Whitehead Tobacco COMPANY.
organized under North Carolina laws.
with 100000 capital stock; offices at
| Wilson, n. G..
under North Carolina laws. With $500.
900 capital stock: Offices at winston
N. C.
r. ]. Reynolds Company. organized
under New Jersey laws; Offices at
Winston Salem. NJ c.; capital stock
/ S7.525,O00.
Dukes Companies,
/ Among the other companies named
l are American Tobacco Company, James
b. Duke. PRESIDENT office III Fifth
i Avenue, New York; organized under
New Jersey laws. It's issued capital
stock being s11s,o31.5oo. OF which
i $7S,GS9,100 is preferred and s40242,40O
common; bonded indebtedness, $116,-
/ 260,45O.
:. British American Tobacco Company
4 Iimited), organized under laws of
Z Great Britain and Ireland: offices at
; III Fifth Avenue, New York, with WAL
4 liam r. Harris chairman of its board
i OF managers: capital stock, 100000
(about 10000, O00j.
Imperial Tobacco Company OF Great
Britain and Ireland (Limted) organ
! lied under British laws; carrying on
business in Virginia and other Amerl-
can States. with offices at Richmond
where its general agent. Wexford c.
Reed, may be found; capital stock, f1s,-
100000 (about s9o,oooooo), and bonded
indebtedness, f2,O65,000 (about S1O,l3O,.
00O).
!. American Snuff Company, organized
) in New Jersey: offices in New York
! president. Martin j. Condor. capita
stock. s25,0oO,oOo, OF which half Is pre-.
ferred and half common.
American Cigar Company, organized
in New Jersey: offices in New York
|, capital stock, S2o,OOO,oo0, half Is pre-
Ill
$ outstanding gold notes. $10,o0o,o0o
! American stogie Company, organized
o in New Jersey; Offices In New York
q capital stock, S11,s55 0OO-$s55.O00 pre-
e ferred and s11,0oo,OoO common.
Havana Tobacco Company orgenize'
: in New Jersey; office in New N"rk
: capital stock, ss4,494,e2o-s4,7O3.72t
preferred and S29,791.200 common
bonded indebtedness, $7.500ooo.
"a I'm mn = neriCana CtOmuauy,A ORGAN
: ICED In New Jersey, offices in Ntv
I York: capital stock, $2500O0
y y Mr.. Wexford G, Reed, American aGen
IS Of the Imperial Tobacco Company, VIII
Y offices here, Is one Of the twonty-n,i
: individuals made defendant,
Specific Charges. 5
| The government charges that tn
American Tobacco Company and u
sixty-fye subsidiary corporations hay
| |united in an effort to secure monop
Inv of the entire tobacco trade of tn
II United States. To this end it i
charged that companies have been nc
l CURED or formed to control ever
branch OF tile business.
1t is declared that the trust nov
controls so per cent. OF the cigarette
smoking and plug tobacco now pro
duced in this country. 95 Per cent, q
the SNUFF, 95 per cent. of licorice Pre-
ducts. rs per cent. OF small cigar
about Is per cent. OF cigars and ste
| giles and so per cent of tinfoil pro
ducts
, In order to prevent a complet
| | monopoly of the tobacco business IL
| Government demands that the compt
MES and their officers he enjoint
| | from carrying out the contracts b
| tween such combinations In RESTRAIN
| Of trade. If they fail to restore sue
competition and continue to- ,nonop'
| lie the trade by the methods now
| use the Government petitions for Il
! appointment Of receiver for: Il