Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-12-24
THE TOBACCO TRUST
Declared to Be a Combination
in Restraint of Trade
AND 1T SHOULD BE OUTLAWED
United States Circuit Court of New
York Hands Down Decision
Which Declares the American To-
bacco Company an Illegal Combina-
tion in Restraint of Trade.

New York, Special-The decree Of
the United States Circuit Court in the
government s suit against the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company and Others,
which was filed. declares. the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, the American
Snuff Company, the .R. j. REYNOLDS
Company, Pierre Lorillard and the
Blackwclls Durham Company a mono
poly and engaged in an illegal COM
binatien The decree restrains these
holding companies from engaging in
foreign and interstate commerce un-
til competition between them is re-
stored. The decree denies the re-
ceivership asked by the government.
An appeal which has been taken to
the United States Supreme Court will
act as temporary stay to the de-
cree.
Nine companies with their subsid-
lares- are named as constituting an
Illegal combination in the final de-
cree filed In the United States Circuit
Court, putting into effect the iudg-
ment recently obtained by the gov
crnment in its suit TO dissolve he
so-called tobacco trust. The COM
panies named arc the American To-
bacco Company, the American Snuff
Company, the American Cigar Com.
pany. the American Stogie Company,
MacAndrews and Forbes Company,
+. Lorillaid & Co.. II. j. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, Blackwclls Dur
ham Tobacco Company, and the Con-
ley Foil Company.
Each of the first five of. these COM
panles, tho court declares, is in itself
combination i'll violation of law.
The order enioins these companies
from continuing as parties nthe COM
binatlon and restraints them from en-
gaglng III interstate or foreign trade
until reasonable competition" be-
tween them is restored. Nor NAV tho
companies named for their subsid-
iaries acquire by conveyance or other
wise the plant or business of any
other different corporation wherein
any one &C them now holds stock, or
exercise any control whatsoever over
lis corporate acts.
Both Sides to Appeal
Both the government and the de-
PENDANT companies Will at once take
appeals from the decree. Such action
on the companies part win make ef-
fective one highly important clause
that which provides for suspension
Of the injunction during the pendcncy
of such appeal AS the matter stands
therefore, the companies may con-
tinue business as heretofore and until
an Affirmation Of the judgment is oh.
tanned in the Supreme Court.
Twenty days is allowed for an appeal
b be fled. The government will APP
peal OH what it considers errors and
COMMISSIONS in the decree and the de-
PENDANTS will appeal from the general
decision of the court.
:. 1t is understood that one ground Of
the government appeal will be the
failure Of the court to declare that the
American Tobacco Company, the Am
erican Snuff Company, the American
Cigar Company, the American Stogie
Company, MacAndrews and Forbes
Company, and the EopleY Foil Com
pany have each attempted and are at
tempting to force monopoly An
other ground for the governments
appeal will be the denial. of its de-
| mand for receivership for the de,
fendant corporations,