Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-29
SUGAR TRUST MADE
DEFENDANT IN SUIT
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Sugar Refining company, of New Jersey,
as a gift, at the time the corporation
was formed to take into the combine
four independent concerns. ..
HAVEMEYERs GOT STOCK.
The government also alleges that when
the American company took four Phil
adelphia companies, including the
Spreckles Sugar Refining company. Mr.
Havemeyer and his brother, Theodore
Havemeyer, bought IS per cent of the
stock of the Spreckels company and then
sold it at a large profit to the Ameri-
can company, of which both were direc-
tors.
In general, the petition charges that the
defendants "for some time past have
been and are now engaged in an >unlaW-
full combination and conspiracy to re-
strain the trade and commerce among
and between the several states and ter
ritories of the United States and with
foreign. nations in raw sugar, sugar
beets, refined sugar, molasses syrups and
other by-products of raw sugar and
sugar beets, and to monopolize the same.
Such unlawful combination and conspir-
acv is the result and outgrowth OF a
series of wrongful acts extending over
a period of many years and participated
in by defendants, respectively, In the
manner and to the extent hereinafter
more fully set forth. -
..In participating in the various acts,
agreements and combinations hereinafter
described all of the defendants have
been actuated by wrongful intent to re-
strain said interstate and foreign trade
and commerce in raw ana refined sugar
and related articles, and to monopolize
parts thereof"
ASKS FOR DEGREES.
Tho Government petitions the court to
decree: That the defendants have been
engaged in unlawful combination and
conspiracy to restrain and monopolize
trade: that the American Sugar Refining
eompany the National Sugar Refining
company of New Jersey. and the West
ern Sugar Refining company Is each In
itself an unlawful combination in re-
straint of trade; that the shares OF the
canital stock of each defendant corpora
tion heretofore acquired by any other
corporate defendant were unlawfully &C
ouired. and that each such holder be en-
ioined from continuing to hold such
shares: that the shares of capital stock
in the National Sugar Refining company,
IJtah-Idaho Sugar company, Great west
.ern Sugar company and Continental S0g-
ar company, formerly held by the late H.
q. Hayemeyer; that the defendants be en-
iolned from continuing to carry out the
purposes of the unlaW1ul cOHnDlHdtlOl anu
conspiracy and be required to withdraw
from all connection Herewith; and that
the court grant such general relief as
may be proper by way of injunction, re-
ownership or otherwise"
One of the features of the government s
lengthy petition is the charge that the
American Sugar Refining company has
obtained unfair advantages over competf-
tors by obtaining money on imports by
customs frauds, was brought out In
the governments recent suits; by receiv-
ing rebates from railroads and by work.
ing in harmony with wholesale grocers'
associations throughout the country and
keeping up the price of sugar.
TRUST LAWYERS STATEMENT.
James H Beck, general counsel of the
American Sugar Refining company,
made this statement with reference to
the governments suit against the COM
pany:l
THE company's reply to the various
charges will be seen when its formal
answer is filed in court. For the pres
ent it is sufficient to remind the public
and the companys stockholders that.
the supreme court has already declined