Evening journal., 1907-07-30
Cow RNMENT CHARGES
A POWDER COMBINE,
AXIS FOR A RECEIVER
Continued from First PaseD

isThat az the time OF this petition, the
said Henry A. dupont was one of the
principal stockholders in said com
pany and during all the times herein
mentioned has been and Is now exer-
cising dominant influence over the
management and business of said COM
pany and is responsible therefor"
IL Is charged that the combine with
an authorized capital Of over S12O0O0 .
600. only Sl5,O000OO OF which stock
has not been issued. controls 90 per
cent. of the powder business of the
United States and al 1.-The dynamite
business All reference to the govern
ments dealings with the concern Is
eliminated
After citing that an association Of
manufacturers OF gun powder was
formed In this country IN 1872. to climb
nate competition between them. In the
combine then formed were alleged TO
be the +. J. dupont de Nemours and
Company the Hazard Powder Com
pany. Lafin and Rand Powder Com
pany. Oriental Powder Mills, American
Powder Company the Miami Powder
Company and Austin Powder Company
OF Cleveland. The governments COM
plant In its summary charges.
THAT said corporations, parties Go
said association. as Aforesaid. together
with certain individuals and other cor
porations specifically named hereinaf
ter, which having thereafter from
time to time Joined said association
for the purpose aforesaid. have ever
since the year 1872 beeE engaged In a
combination conspiracy to suppress
competition in and restrain, the trade
and commerce in the shipment and
sale Of gunpowder and other high eN-
plosives throughout the various States
and Territories of the United States
Divides Into Periods.
THAT said combination and conspir-
acy, formed for the purposes aforesaid
did from time to time thereafter as
sumo various FERNS and resort e
various devices, means, and practices
I'm furtherance of the purpose TO sup
press and restrain trade in the ship.
ment and sale OF Runpowder and other
high explosives. and IN order to mono.
police the same, all of which Is herein.
after more specifically alleged. thai
finally, to wit. In the year 1908, sucr
combination and conspiracy was con.
Quoted and carried on through and bS
means of the instrumentaity of q
holding company known as the E.
DUPONT de Nemours Powder Compans
(of New Jersey, which said company
was in turn controlled by another holf
ing company organized under the laws
of the State Of Delaware. known a.
r.. J. DUPONT de Memoirs and Com
pany; that during al The times men
toned In this petition the combina.
tion and conspiracy herein described
has been maintained for the express
purpose and with TIE sole object O.
eliminating competition ia the ship
ment and sale Of gunpowder and otho
high explosives among the various
states and Territories of the Unite.
States and for the purpose of restrain
ing and monopoizing such trade. an,
commerce; and that said combination
and conspiracy has atovarious time
assumed diferent forms. but alway
with the same purpose and object II
view VIZ. 10 suppress competition Il
and monopolize the said trade ant
cofnmerce; that In order 20 propert
describe the various forms which. sue
combination and conspiracy has as
sumed IL win be convenient for th
purposes Of this bill a. consider IN
same with reference 60 certain per
iods. as follows First period. fror
1872 to 1881; second period, from 1Ss
TO 1886; third period from 1856 10 1891