The Detroit times., 1909-12-30
WELL|VER NOT IN
SUGAR BUSINESS
Publisher of Hampton's Brands
Statement As To Magazine
Writer as Absolutely False

NEW lOhk, Dec. Ss-(Speclal) -
Benjamin Is. Hampton. OF Hampton's
Magazine. makes the following state
ment To the allegation that hudson C..
welliver. who is nghting the sugar
trust. through articles In Hampton S.
is connected with business rival OF
the trust:
Any statement that Judson G. Nel-
liver Is In any way connected with
any sugar corporation is absolutely
and unequivocally false. Mr.. Welliver
is one OF the most conscientious and
most able journalists In America. His
magnificent fight against the sugar
trust and its paid politicians Is simply
and solely I'm behalf OF the American
people. / feel sure that no one will
be deceived by any statements OF any
kind made at this time by any selfish
interests. Mr.. Wellivers article car
ries with II conviction Of It's truth.
When the magazine was issued last
week. The Times printed resume OF
welliver's charges with regard TO the
Michigan beet sugar interests and
also the charge of the beet sugar men
that Welliver was paid TO attack them
by rival sugar interests.
Since that time there has been n
great deal OF excitement in Michigan
sugar manufacturing circles. Welt
yer has been accused OF dreaming
most OF his statements with regard 10
beet sugar interests locally.
II In confidently asserted by Detroit
men who have large holdings in the
- h,ts In No a A m A. a m
Sugar Refining Co. or SugSr Trust.
IL not a majority stakeholder in any
Michigan concern, either as a corpor-
alton or through its directors. II has
a minority interest In the Michigan
Sugar Co, in which Clarence A. Black.
the Newberrys and McMillians,
Charles b. Warren and other Detroit
capitalists are interested.
A search Of the speech by Senator
Burrows In the senate on the sugar
tariff question fails 10 disclose any
reading by him OF a letter from the
Michigan Sugar Co. or any reference
TO that company, as stated in Wei
liver's article In Hampton's. The
Burrows speech or May 81, does In
clude a number OF interesting am
dayits. however. The following is
Characteristic:
James z. Davidson OF Bay City
who-swears that he Is the sec
rotary and treasurer OF the Mt.
Clemens Sugar Co.--and also that
he is secretary OF the Rock Coun-
w Sugar Co., which Is situated at
Janesville. Wis, and that he Is
personally acquainted with all OF
the stockholders who hold stock
in the Mt. Clemens Sugar Co. and
that he personally knows all OF
the stockholders who hold stock
in the Rock County Sugar Co. He
swears that none OF the stock or
the Mt Clemens Sugar Co. Is held
by the American Sugar Refining
Go. or the so-called sugar trust;
also. that none of the officers.
directors or stockholders OF the
American Sugar Refining Co.
Mold or own any OF the stock in
the Mt. Clemens Sugar Co, either
directly or remotely; also, thst
none OF the stock OF the ROCK
County Sugar Co. Is held by the
American Sugar Refining Co.; al
so. that none OF the officers, direc-
tors or stockholders OF the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Co, hold or
own any OF the stock in the ROCK
county Sugar Co. either directly
or remotely.
p. c. Hubbard. OF the st. Louis
Sugar Co. swore that the trust had nc
direct or indirect connection with his
concern: e. Wilson Cressy that the
trust had no interest In the German
American Sugar Co. OF Bay City; +
In. pyovn that the American Sugar
Reaning Co. did not either directly OF
Indirectly own majority OF the
stock of the Menominee River Sugar
Co. or hold any representation In tna'
company's directorate. Other state
meuts to the same effect were made
IN regard TO the Owosso Sugar co.
and the Holland Sugar Co.
weIliver charges that stock OF the
Michigan Sugar Co. was acquired "
1909. the company. as the RECORDS
show. was incorporated only abon'
three years ago. although there was
an older company OF the same name
Beet sugar men say that most o
tho so-called records OF the sugar
trust used I'm the Hampton articles
are based on statements made by
man who was formerly connected witt
the sugar trust, but who severed his
connection some time since and Is OF