The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-23
PAPER COMPANIES
PAY $4,000 EACH.
Guilty Of Maintaining illegal.
Combination in Restraint
OF Trade.
LIGHT FINE is IMPOSED
Trust Has Been Dissolved Coun.
FINE is IMPOSED
Trust Has Been Dissolved Coun.
sci for Firms Says-Rich-
mondcrs Involved.

NEW YORK, June 22.---Tn the United
States Circuit Court to-day Judge Hough
imposed a fine Of $4,000 on each OF
twenty-four companies manufacturing
manila wrapping paper. All but one
OF these companies, the Allen Broth
ers Company. Of Sandy Hill, N. ".
pleaded guilty on Friday on charge
OF maintaining an illegal combination
In restraint Of trade. They were mem-
bers Of the Manila and Fibre Associ-
alton.
In announcing his decision Judge
Hough said the combination of paper
manufacturers was clear violation of
the Sherman antitrust law, but because
impose fine only. The companies
have arranged to pay their fines
through their cousel.
COmbina ton Dissolved.
The case against the companies was
instituted through the fundamentally
of the American Newspapers Publish
ers' Association, for which John Norris,
of this city. acted as agent. The
companies composed almost the entire
me mbershp OF the combination of
wrapping paper manufacturers, which
was organized by John II. Parks, in
1906. On complaint of Mr.. Norris the
Federal grand Jury began an investi-
cation two months ago. and on Friday
last returned indictments against
Parks and twenty-five companies.
Solomon NJ. Stroock, counsel for the
combination, appeared in the Federal
Court and pleaded guilty for twenty
three of the companies.
District Attorney Stimson stated In
court that In view of the fact thct the
companies had saved the government
h,, nj linz Ia
willing that light fines should be i'm
posed.
Counsel for the companies declared
that the combination was formed two
years ago to save them from bank
ruptcy because of the methods Of
agents for consumers. who. he alleged.
favored first one group of paper mills
and then another in order to cut prices.
Counsel also declared that the COM
bination was dissolved when it learn
ed that the association came within
the provisions of the Sherman law.
Mr.. Norris said to-day that the admit.
ted profit Of the pool was sl.6oo.0oo
annually.
These Pleaded Guilty.
The following companies pleaded
through counsel to violating the Sher-
man law:
Analomink Paper Company. North
Water Gap. Pa; Bayless Pulp and Pa
per Company. Austin. Pa. Bedford
Pulp and Paper Company. Big Island.
Va; Brownviile Paper Company.
Brownville. N. Y; the Champion pa
per Company. Carthage. n. Y; Cen
trail Paper Company. Muskeson. Mich:
Continental Paper Bag Company, Wa
tertown, n Y; De Grass Paper Com
pany, Pyrites, n. Y: the Dexter Sui
phtte Pulp and Paper Company. Dexter.
n. Y: Detroit Sulphite Pulp and Paper
Company, Detroit, Mich: Fletcher Pa
per Company, Alpena. Mich; Gould Pa
per Company, Lyons Falls. N. y;
Hartje Paper Manufacturing Company,
Steubenville, Ohio; the Island Paper
Company. Carthage, N. y; the Island
Paper Company Menasha, Wis: the
jefferson Paper Company. Black River.
N. Y; Newton Falls Paper Company.
Newton Falls. VT: Orono Paper COM
pany, Orono. Me-: the Parsans Pulp and
Paper Company. Parsons w. Va; the
Racquette Paper Company, Potsdam
n. y; the York Haven Paper Company.
York Haven, Pa; Meyer and Pratt,
Lyons Falls. n. Y, and Munising Pa
per Company, Ltd, Munising. Mich.