Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-08
Grand Jury HauIs up West Vir-
ginia Glass Corporation.
TRADE RESTRAINT CHARGED
Three Counts Against the Combine
AIlege Conspiracy. Engaged in w.
LEGAL Competition and Attempt to
Monopolize.
Rv Associated Press.)

PITTSBURG, PA, April THE
Imperial Window Glass Company,
corporation of West Virginian birth,
which is a year old, and sixteen of
ficiais ard directors were, inuicted by
special federal grand jury here late
today on three counts:
Iirst-Conspiracy in the restraint
of the hand blown window glass
trade in the Unite States.
Second Engagement in Illegal COM
petition.
Third-Attempt to monopolize inter
state trade.
A week ago United States District
Attorney John ii. Jordan divulsed the
information that federal officers had
completed three months investigation
of the glass industry, and would pre-
sent to the grand jury On the follow
ing Monday evidence to show that the
corporation acted in vocation OF the
Sherman antitrust law.
At 4:15 O'Clock this afternoon, af-
terra four days hearing of many
witnesses. the grand jurors returned
an Indictment.
Charges Set Up.
The indictment sets forth that the
company. incorporated in West Virgin
ia. April IA, 1903. has from thaNlay TO
this. acted as selling agency and has
prevented competition by persuadlng
and inducing corporations, partner
ships and individuals in the window
glass trade, TO enter INTO contract
with the agency to sci. tneir entire
outputs of hand blown window glass
and that tie defendants were able to
establish. fix and maintain arbitrary
unrcas enable and non-competitive
prices for window glass. greatly in eN-
cess of prices which would prevail If
said defendants had not engaged IN
unlawful conspiracy"
ID is charged that when glass blow
ing concerns declined TO enter such
agreement. the defendants proceeded
TO lease the factories with the purpose
to m0nopolize the trade and restrain
interstate commerce.
Their String of Factories.
The company is said to control FAC
tories in ten states viz; Illinois. IN
diana. Kansas. Massachusetts, Mis-
sour. North Carolina, New York.
Ohio. Pennsylvania and West Nir-
ginia
United States Assistant Attorney
Grosvenor. Of Washington. and United
States District Attorney John Jordan
Of Piitsburg. have conducted the in
vesfigation.
The indictments were handed
down by the United States district
court. District Attorney Jordan said
that the cases would come up before
the MAY term OF court.
Price Of Glass Increased
The Imperial Window Glass Com
psny IL capitalized a. S25e.0Oo. OF
which amount s17s.00O is paid in. Dur
INK the four days inquisitiOn. tcsti-
mony. i was officially learned. was 10
the effect that the company had clear
I'd Sis0.0vO net over and above all ex-
renses. The companies which we're
allowed by the alleged agreement to
sell only 70 the Imperial Company
numbers S. all ;oid. representing =
capitalization Of between seven and
eight million dollars. or these So
companies u was testified that twelve
we're kcp, closed. the idlcncss invoiv.
inr an expense Of SfS7.e a year.
District Attorney Jordan declared
tonight that the price Of window GLASS
had increased about 81 per cent since
the Incorporation Of the imperial
Window Class Company.