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

sumner, or to any wholesale grocer in
the states comprised in the association.
unless said last-named wholesale grocer
Is a member of said association or listed
In the so-called green book as published
and distributed by the said association
It's officers and agents, as well as more
particularly hereinafter set forth"
1.-THE said Southern Wholesale Grocersi
association is conspiring and coercing
the manufacturers and producers to Ak
limited selling price at which such
staple articles of food are to be sold
and to have such prices printed on cards
and duly distributed among the members
listed.
Other Charges Made
1.-THE Wholesale Grocers' association is
now and has been engaged in conspring
and coercing the producers and manu-
facturers from shipping among the states
comprising the association such commod
tiles to any wholesale grocer who does
not maintain the prices fixed and listed
as set forth.
1.-The Southern Wholesale Grocers' asso-
citation, its officers and members have at
all times hereinafter mentioned and are
now combining. conspiring and confed-
Grating together to persuade and coerce
such manufacturers and producers en-
gagged in such commerce, to bill their
goods at an advanced figure over what
1t has been previously billed. percentag =
Of which was to be rebated to the pres
ident of the association quarterly, and
in turn be paid to 1obbers during tho
quarter, who have maintained limited
selling price during the specified time.
That pursuant to the above scheme
and plan hundreds of thousands Of dollars
have been distributed to the members
OF the association by its officers as a
reward for maintaining price previously
fixed on the groceries. And still other
sums assessed as fines for violating the
selling price.
THAT they are now conspiring and con-
federating together to boycott all such
manufacturers and producers engaged In
such commerce who sell and transport
III the territory above described such
commodities to any person, firm or COR
poration which Is not a member of said
association or which does not maintain
a limited selling price or which is no.
listed In the said green book They
are now combining, conspiring and con-
foderatfng together to prevent any firm
or corporation which refuses to join such
association, or which refuses to maintain
such selling prices or which sell any
such commodities direct to the consumer
from purchasing from such manufacturers
and producers engaged in commerce. and
having same transported among the sew
eral states and In the District of Co.
lumbia.
''They are combining, conspiring and
confederating together to increase the
1obbers' profit for handling staple gro
ceries and articles sold and transported
as Interstate commerce and have urged
and coerced manufacturers and produ-
GERS engaged in such commerce to in
crease the price at which wholesale gro
GERS should sell such necessities of life
to the retailer and thereby increase the
cost of such commodities to the ultimate
consumer.
"And in furtherance Of the conspiracy
to increase their profit, in their general
scheme and plan to restrain trade and
restrict commerce among the states, the
said wholesale grocers conspired and have
urged and commanded that certain of said
manufacturers and producers engaged In
such commerce put UP their package
goods in such weights that they can al
low the jobbers a large increase of profit
over that which 1t had previously been"
After making these general allegations
the complaint recites that the association
was organized about 1892 by individuals
who represented various firms doing a
wholesale grocery business; that the as
ISOLATION adopted constitution and by
laws providing among other things that
certain rules Of practice" be adopted
under which the members of the asso-
citation bound themselves to be governed
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