New-York tribune., 1909-12-17

the difference. something like $4,000 at the
most. might easily be set down 10 a differ
ence in honest weighing. AS in the case OF
Arbuckle Brothers Mr.. Post denied vigor
orsly that any OF the executive officers OF
the company had been aware OF frauds COM
mitted 10 secure returns of short weights
on sugar In his own words the $4,000
year was too unimportant an amount 10
be worth taking the trouble to save by un-
derhand means.
Besides the National Company and Ar
buckle Brothers. other concerns that have
been subjected to the probe of the govern
ment investigators are the Federal Sugar
Refining Company. a Spreckels concern.
whose refinery is located at Yonkers. and
the Warner Sugar Refining Company.
which has a plant across the Hudson. AT
Edgewater. ". ]. Both OF these companies.
It is understood. have done everything to
facilitate the investigation undertaken by
the government and have thrown open all
their records
FEDERAL COMPANY NOT ATTACKED.
The examination of the Federal Com
pany. which Is said TO be practically com
pleted. discloses some interesting facts as
to how sugar may or may not he weighed
has been a rival of the Sugar Trust. il may
be noted. was one OF the sugar refineries
about this city whose shipments met with
little favor at the hands OF the railroads
Unlike the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. il has not figured in any of the re-
batting suits which have been brought in
this district. The investigation into the
weighing Of sugar consigned to the Federal
Company has made IT plain that the COM
panys own figures and the Custom House
records Tailed pretty closely.
Besides the Fedayal and the Warner COM
panies, every refinery and importer Of
sugar intended for re1neTies has been
under investigation by Messrs. Stimson and
Denison. and ii is not improbable that the
probe will be pushed further into the
cargoes OF every concern importing refined
sugar directly for itself
The readiness OF the American Sugar Re-
inning Company. the National Sugar Refln-
ing Company and Arbuckle Brothers 10
settle with the government without resort
TO the courts has excited comment. II
there were a chance OF any one of the con-
Germs being successful in any litigation il
is considered a certainty that there would
not be such promptitude in coming up
with lump sums that look like fortunes 10
the general public, but which the spokes-
men Of the concerns implicated speak Of
as II they were negligible.
sTIMsON DENIES IMMUNITY BATH.
All in all, IL is considered that these con-
Germs have Jared easily at the hands OF
the government in escaping immunity from
civil prosecution. even IL criminal prosecu-
tions may follow. The rumor that irnmun-
ity from criminal prosecutions had also
been tacitly agreed on in the settlements
already made agreed on was vigorously
denied yesterday by Henry l.. Stimson.
chief counsel for the government
John ArbuckIe. the founder and guiding
spirit OF ArbuckIe Brothers, which has
just paid over 70 the government more
than S695OOO in back duties on sugar i'm
portations made during the period from
1898 to 1907. said yesterday that everything
that Mr.. Stimson had said in his pub
lished statement about the settlement made
by the firm was true
Il don't want to say anything further
about il just now" said Mr.. Arbuckle, as
he sat in his Office. at No. II Water street
1T wouldn't be right just al this time. but
I'll have something TO say by and by that
will clear up the whole matter and that
will show our skirts clean. Not that
| mind discussing the matter with you but
my junior partners years ago urged on me
the unwisdom of talking TO the news
papers"
But when will you make the statement
about the settlement TO the company he
was asked
Il can't say anything now" said Mr.
Arbuckle, but it will all come out. But, of
all the pirates and thieves in the world
those custom house weighers are the worst
But mustn't say anything yet"
rs IL true, Mr.. ArbuCkle, that the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company owns stock
In your corporation! he was asked.
No. not a dollar Ours IS not a cor
poration. however"
Mr.. Arbuckle then told of a visit he had
once made 10 the late Henry O Have
meyers house at the latter's suggestion
AT that interview he offered 10 buv 81 ner
cent OF our stock. but / told him as long
as I lived he would never own a dollars
WORTH he said.