The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-16


other wholesale grocers. listed by the as
ISOLATION in the same locality had given
their approval
Prayer of Petitioners
In the complaint It is alleged that
the association Is now engaged in send
ing out sundry and divers communities
lions advising and thu eatening whole
sale grocers who are listed in the
l"green book but who are not mems
bers of the association, that their
names would be dropped from the so
called green book" of listed members
unless grocers so receiving such conf
munications would refuse to handle in
interstate commerce the product of a
| manufacturer who had been boycotted
| by the association.
After reciting several technical facts
| in connection with the combina ton. the
petitioners pray for the following:
| l. That your honor order. Judge and
| decree the combination and conspiracy
hereinbefore described to be unlaw
and that all the acts done or to be done
| to carry 1t out are in derogation of
| the common rights of all the people
| of the United States and in violation
| of the act of Congress of July 2. 1890,
| entitled AN act to protect trade and
commerce against unla wful restraint
and monopolies."
.. That the Southern Wholesale
| Grocers' association be declared to be
an Illegal organizations that the same
be ordered dissolved. and that said as
sociation. Its officers, agents and MEM
bers be restrained and prohibited from
doing anything in pursuance of or in
furtherance of same.
| 3. That the defendants and each and
every one of them. their officers and
agents and all the members OF the said
Southern Wholesale Grocers associa-
| ton, their officers and agents to be per-
petually enjoined from doing any act
in pursuance of or for the purpose OF
carrying out such combination or con-
spIracy.
| 4. That each and all of the acts and
dcings Of the said defendants in pur-
Stance of said conspiracy be decreed to
be in violation of said act of Con-
gress and that a writ Of injunction
issue out of this court. enjoining and
| restraining the said defendants and
| each and every one of them. their Of
flcers and agents from entering into
or taking part in any combination OF
conspiracy, the purposet or effect OF
which will be to restrain trade ard
commerce among the states of the
United States and the District of CO.
lumbia, in the purchase sale. shipment
and transportation Of commodities con-
| sttuting the necessities of life
/ 5, That said defendants and each
/ and every one of IL EN- be perpetually
enjoined and restrained from agreeing
or contracting together or with one
! another expressly or implicitly. directly
or Indirectly, with respect to main
tanning a limited price or any price
at which such commodities shall hs
sold, and from agreeing or contract
ing together or with one another, ex-
pressly or implicitly, directly or indi-
rectly. as to the persons. firms, or cor.
porations from which such commodities
shall be purchased or sold. or from
agreeing or contracting together, ex-
lpressly or implicitly, directly or indi.
Il rectly, with a view Of preventing 9TH
ers from buying or selling freely in the
open market, or with a view OF impos
Ind burdens or condition upon the pur