Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-29
Fer DISSOLUTION.
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money on imports by, customs frauds, as
was brought out in the government re-
cent suits; by receiving rebates from rail-
roads, and by working in harmony with
wholesale Srocers' associations through
out the country and keeping llp the price
of sugar.
a considerable portion of the petition
IS devoted to the acquisition by the com
bine of the best sugar plants. when that
industry began to grow formidable In
1901 all these companies, except the
SpreckelS Company, which was Il beet
sugar concern, were independent The
American, it is charged, began its cam
paign by sending into the middle West
large quantities of sugar on which it
had obtained rebates and free storage
during the summer. In the fan, which is
the time the beet sugar companies be-
gan to sell their products, the American
is said to have cut it's prices to less than
cost. injurinS the business of the beet
sugar companies. In 1902, having weak
ened and discouraged those companies,
The petition recites, the American com
pany began to buy them in, in some
cases eNacting a tribute for all sugar
sold by such companies. The American
Beet Sugar Company, it is charged, was
forced to pay IA cent per pound on all
sugar it sold.
At present, according to the petition,
the American company and its subsd-
iarles control Y per cent. of the total
output of refined sugar in the country.
which is said to be enough to permit it
absolutely to control prices, after meet
ing certain amount of competitions.
The Defendants.
The defendants are the American Su-
gar Refining Company, its directors
and officers, and all cane and beet sugar
companies in which it holds stock or
over which it has control by the holding
Of stock in them by companies which in
,In 1urn are controlled by the American.
Inc companies made defendants, in ad-
dition to the American Sugar Refnino
company, are the American Sugar Re-
iinlnS Company of New York, the Frank
az Sugar Refining Company of Philadel-
2hla, Spreckels Sugar Refining Company
y Phlladelphla. Western Sugar Refining
company of San Francisco, California
sugar Refinery Of San Francisco, Ma
ton Sugar Refining Company of New
Jersey, National Sugar Refining Com
oany of New York. New York Sugar Re-
.inins ais company Hollenhauer, Sugar Re
lining Company of Brookly, n. J.. Nc
ahan Sugar Refining Company of Phil
adelphla, Cuban American Sugar Com
oany of New York, Colonial Sugar Com
pany of New York. Alameda Sugar Com
nany of San Francisco, Union Sugar
company of San Francisco, Sprecbcl&
sugar Company of San Francisco, Utah
IDAHO Sugar Company of Salt Lake City,
NM, Amalsamated Sugar Company of Ogden,
Utah; Leffston Sugar Company of
Lewiston Utah, Great Western Sugar
Company of Jersey City, n j., Sterling
sugar Company of Denver, Morgan
County Construction Company of Den
yer Billings Sugar Company of Billings.
Mont: Scottshluif Sugar Company Of
Denver, Michigan Sugar Company of
saginaw, Mich; Iowa Sugar Company OF
Waverly, Iowa: Carver County Sugar
Company of Chaska Mimi: Continental
Menominee River Sugar Company of Me-
nominee, Mich. In addition to these cor
porations, number of individuals are
made defendants. including Washington
=. lhomas. president Of the American
rectors of the company; John ID. and
tdolph b. Spreckels of San Francisco.
Joseph f. Smith of Salt Lake CITY. head
pf the Mormon Church. ana Horace
taVemeyer Louisine w. Havemever
Adalino II. Frelinghuysen and Electra
~ Webb. executors and trustees under
the will of the late II. o. Iavemeyer.