The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-29
COMPLAINTS F|L[D
IN SEIZURE Case
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IN St|LURE CA5E
tcontinisi From First rdye.)
In the course Of the Same has been and IL
now engaged In interNtate and foreign com.
marco.
The American Tobacco Company. Amerl.
can Cigar Company, together With the Cor.
t,nental and Complicated Tobacco Com
panles tnll four o. which are hereinafter
referred to as the American cOinpanles),
prior to the year 1902, determined to. and did
put forth special efforts to extend and in.
merco heretofore carried on by them. 70,
with, and within Great Brltniu and ire.
land. and especially TO sell within that
nssom saf .oSaeso IN the United
tured BY them In the United States and In
other places TO facilitate that purpose and
e essg IN n sepsms,.1 1901 they purehased
Ogdena tLimltcdl. with plant at Liverpool,
tleh engaged In the business Of rnanufac.
turing, selling and dealing in leaf tobacco
grown In the United States ana the pro-
ducts made from the same. Through this
corporation and otherwise the American
companies made special effortr to sell and
disIose OF their goods and to increase tho
business, trade and commerce carried on BY
their and many old and well established
concerns located in England and whlc:
ubited States and manufactured, sold and
distributed the products thereof to all parts
or the world.
Between the Imperial Tobacco Company
and the American companies. in conjunc-
tioi. with ogdcns tLimited) during the re-
nia'nder of 1901 and part of 1902. there
was fierce commercial conflict each sid.
seeking to exclude the other. and to appro-
pirate the markets OF the world. and espe-
o!ally the English market. for itself.S TO
q ths end the former offered TO give large
ocnuses TO dealers who would handle their
gcods exclusively and the latter agreed to
distribute to Its British customers during
each of the four succeeding years all profits,
AMI In addition thereto. 100000 pounds ster.
Ing During 1902 the Imperial Tobacco
comp resolved TO undertake the manu-
1s..l %. of tobacco products within the
United states, and then to seel and distrI.
octe them therein. and began the necessary
pieliminarles therefor.
:, September b. 1902, tho Imperial Tobacco
Tobacco Company. Continental Tobacco
Company, American Cigar Company. Con-
solidated Tobacco Company, and parties
III behalf of the British.American Tobacco
Company Gimited1. thereafter to be In
corrornted. entered into two written agree.
nieEts. copies of which are hereto attached
sneee en Eahi aS a aad E maffed
whereby they stipulated. among other
things, that the Imperial Tobacco Company
shcuid limit Its business to the United King
drn, and especially should refrain from
CARVING on the same within the United
states except to sell to the other parties
and to buy and treat leaf tobacco for its
ana business Except exporD OF Ogdens
Iiniited), and the assets OF the American
companies in Great Britain In exchange Cor
Its stock
The Imperial Tobacco Company was form
ed for the purpose OF destroying competi-
ton and assocat!ns In combination the
anu has at all times since been engaged
In and has controlled and monopollzed tn.
manufacture and trade and commerce in
such products and the leaf tobacco neces-
S1ry therefor with and a
Kingdom 1t formerly did large business
In tobacco and tobacco products outside 1T
Great Britain, and especially in the United
states and for the manufacture thereof
purchased leaf In the United States.
The British American Company LimitedJ.
carrying out the contracts. combinations
and conspiracies specified. in addition TO
many plants located in foreign countries
aud operated by It, established and for a
long time has operated plants at Petersburg.
va. and at Durham. n. Gin each of which
1t manufactures tobacco products. and from
eacll ships the same to the different States
and by way of the different ports of the
Union to foreign countries.
The goods seized. as above described, were
manufactured. some of them a; Durham, n.
c.. and the residue at Petersburg, Va, and
were owned as part OF and under, by ana
pursuant 10 the above described contracts,
combinations and conspiracies (and being
III" subject thereof and In order to carry
them effective. and from said points were
put! in the course of transportation from
zone States to another and to foreign coun-
tries contrary to the form of the statute OF
tn, United States in such case made and
provided.
And for that said property so seized
was at the time OF the seizure thereof in
the course OF transportation from the States
,of North Carolina and Virginia. as here
inbefore stated, to foreign countries. and
was owned by the British-American TO-
bcccO Company (Limited), under. and was
the subject of, certain contracts in writ
ing. then existing between certain parties
nnmed in the said contracts and their
Successors. and being OF the tenor of ex-
llibits ], 2. 8, and 8. hereto attached and
made parts hereof, which said contracts
then and there. to-wit, at the time and place
wero and are contracts in restraint OF the
trade and commerce in the said, contracts
mentioned. and contracts of the kind men.
tened in section of the act Of Congress.
approved July q 1890. entitled IAN act to.
protect trade and commerce against unlaw.
flu! restraints and nlonopoles." in that they
rylns on of the said trade and commerce
and. in the manner in the said contracts
set forth, restricting the competition which
originally existed between the parties to the
same in the said trade and commerce. and
which, but for the said contracts. would
have continued to exist therein; contrary 10
the form OF the statute of the said United
Stetes In such case made and provided.
3. And for that the said property SO seized
is property which, at the time OF the said
seizure thereof. was in the course of trans-
pcrtation. part of 1t from Durham in the
State of North Carolina, to New York. in the
State of New York. and thence to Singapore,
S s., foreign country. and the residue
f.om Petersburg. in the State OF Virginia.
tn New York In the State OF New York,
and thence to London, Eng, a. foreign coun-
try as hereinbefore stated, and was owned
BY the British-American Tobacco Company
(L!mItedl. and was the subject OF q certain
combination in restraint of trade and com
nlcrce with foreign, nations; the said con.
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Werefer to that boon to weak, nervous,
suffering women known as DR.. Pierce's
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