Evening journal., 1908-10-27
POWDER HEARINGS
MAY BE HELD HERE
Robert S. WaddeII Told Of
Troubles He ASCribed to
the SO-CaIIed Trust
SAYS POOL DIVIDED WORLD


NEW YORK. oct. 27-with James
Scarlet. who was prosecutor in the
Pennsylvania Capitol fraud cases as
special attorney for the government
the hearing in the suit against the So
called Powder Trust was resumed yes
terdav.
1t is likely that the hearing will be
transferred to Wilmington at the end
Of the present week
Robert S. Waddell. formerly general
sales agent for the associated powder
companies. was recalled to the stanu
Yesterday Mr. Waddell said that he
had a part in awarding many contracts
and fixing special prices TO certain Of
their companies.
Purchase of Rival Mills.
He told of once having talked with
+. 1. dupont. of the Latin and Ran1
Company. one of the big company 5
competitors. and of Mr.. dupont sayins
that he would take uD the subject OF
the purchase of the Latin and Ranu
Company. Ten days later, he said he
received a telegram from Mr.. dupont,
announcing that the Latin and RanG
Company had been purchased. When
he next met DUPONT ne asked what the
purchase price had been and dupont
replied: "Oh. nothing much; few
bonds: that's ALL"
WaG1ell said that when he notified
the big powder company that he was
about to sever his relations with the
company T. c. dupont asked him what
he was going to do. He replied that
he was going to build q mill and 30
into business for himself. and Mr. du-
Pont said he would like to go In with
him. He said that up to February 2
when he left the big company, he had
every reason to believe that the du'
Points were to be his partners, but then
the negotiations were broken off.
Organized Company Alone.
Alone he organized the Buckeye
Powder Company and started to erect
mill at Peoria. Ill He experienced
great difficulty in getting machinery
for his mills, finding that many Of tho
manufacturers Of the best machinery
We're under contract TO furnish machin-
cry only to companies in the big as
ISOLATION.
'In SEPTEMBER 190S.n said the wit.
ness. IT sold my mill to AlmRn Linl
and +. W. Oler Frum the time
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tinuous warfare was waged against nsS
BY the associated powder companies
Waddell said that whereas the price
Of blasting powder in Illinois had beer
.s1.s5 per keg. Immediately after th'
buildi-z Of his mills was commenced
all the associated powder companies re-
duced blasting powder to SLlO ia
price in LAT district that would bi
reached bv his mills.
Spies Sent 20 His Mills.
"spies and detectives were sent in
sidN nv mills TO create dissensioT
among the employees" said Waddell %
was enabled to overhear a conversa
tion which took place between Harr,
Page. Of the Chicago, Burlington ans
Quincy Railroad, and a representative
from dupont. At that conversation
Page was offered SIS a month and 8
for every letter that he would write
Il, which he was 20 give the details o
every shipment made from the Buck
eve mills. the name Of the consigne
and the date and number Of each case
HE was to procure all private IN
formation he could from me, visit IN
mills as a representative of the railroa'
company and write letters regardinl
the interior Of the works and thei
management. Three days afterwar'
man came into my office and pre-
scented his card. I recognized him a
the agent who had made overiures =
Page. His name was w. H. Eiatt,
member of the advisor council OF tn
dupont company at Wilmington"
In reply to a question by Mr.. Scarle
# he had lost any contracts from IT,
actions Of the associated powder com
panies. the witness said that he lost
contract that he had with the Deerin
Coal Company. Of Chicago
Told of Agreements.
Mr. Waddell told of the existence q
ironclad agreements 90 divide th
powder markets OF The world, IN
manufacturers Of the United States {
have this country and the Europea
companies TO take the rest Of the glob'
Mr.. Waddell told Judge Scarlet tha
conditions IN his mills became sue
that his men always scattered fine dus
when thev left so that the presence q
an intruder might be disclosed wle
they returned. He said that the me
on several occasions found footprint
in this dust and. carefully crawling o
this trail, picked up rarlor matche
scattered around IN most daugerou
places. There were five explosiLifs
the BuclSeye MILL he said prior 10 hi
filing of complaint with the Depar
ment of Justice two years ago. an
there has been no explosion there sine
T. Coleman dupont. president Of II
y. I. DUPONT de Nemours Compan,
under whose corporate title the govern
ment alleges many companies are opel
ated. was present yesterday.