The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-29
10 DISSOLVE SUGAR TRUST
GO,FR> uLNT BEGINS iTS lone
THREaTENLD SIR.
rut> In a Line Nbouf \ stO. ooO. ssssas ~iacs'
tsan,is 10 ~. % tia,rmr,rr Alleges
the gsnrern j. a Monopo,, ana iso~S
tsu.ine,- IN NtelaiiSn ef sherman Act.

United states Attorney Wise flied in the
United States t.r.rur court yesterday tn"
long expected uII 81 complaint in th''
Government -lIt to disSolv" the sugar
trust under th.. sherman antitrust law
The s,Iit like thl' Against I'll" Standard
Oil. is proceeding IN equity in which The
Government ask IN" court tn declare
upon tho facts u alleged that combination
And consp,rlcy EXISTS for she monopoly
OF th. sugar business. and 10 rest rain the
American COMPANY IN" National Sugar
Re.ininr, Comuauv and the Western sugar
Refining Company from engaging IN
Interstate commerce IN sugar and IN re-
strain anv ono from voting on IN" Stock
OF the cO,uuanlrS mentioned ~ the bIll
The bill to which are alta, he'd copies
Of agreements ~ far ha"i, ~ th"uri CANAL
trIs; agreement u Iss;. MAJ, - ,,p \ book
of ~ uayrS h. wa- drawn by MIR. WISE
under the direction 81 Attoru"H-''"n"ral
Wick .rsham and names ls defendants
thirty sugar com IgiuIrS alleged 10 h'' part
Of in. trust together with their officers,
And also the executors Ot tn" Ill Ut 4! -
Hav-mevrr head of the American sugar
Refining Comrunv. under who's" d'r''. ton
the alleged mon"pulv Mas iurr'i ~"
principal com pt,IIIr- named - '''i' ',!Iuts
are. besides III" American. iu" Western
Sugar Refining company. ~" \.IIIo.is,l
and California can. sugar refining
company in which the American holds
one-half of the stock
Among the Individual defendants
named ARE Washington Thomas,
Charles IA Allen. former Assistant ~ecrr-
tary Of N. Treasury aud lately elected
treasurer Of TIA" trust. John II SpreCNeIs.
Adolph Spr,s'k..~ and John II Spr~ck' 5
Or and Joseph r smith "f Utah head IT
the Mormon Church
The hill r.Clt.ss the history Of the CON
paniss. beginning ~Ith the urtSIual 'r.s.
agreement of 1857 when en,een OF -.
twenty-three existing sugar companies
entered INTO u combination under the
name IT the sugar Retn"r.-s CONT any.
cont rolling ~ per cent of the innustrv
Within the next t~n years. n - alleged,
twelve VI the reiinerln- then comOnrd
were closed up and th, remainder wore
combined into fnur nrs. reiiH"vIss
These cons" 'idatai ref n"r,e-. namely,
the one IN WILLIAMSBURG: the standard at
Boston. the Naithi"~Srn az Jersey ',tv
and tho Louisiana at New Orleans. ~""e
taken over by the American Sngar To-
filming Company Il New Jersey. ~inrr
which time SAWS m. -ynOIwI- II the bIa
given ont by Mr. Wise. the company has
uniformly pursued he policy II absorbing
competitors whenever 1t could AMI when
successful some times opera n., their
refineri.s and IN other Css.,- Dlr~'ng them
down for I'll" pIIrIr-" II preventing an
increase III In. amount IT sugar produced
The hill r.~'re- how th. Western SIgi~
Refining Company was formed - end III
warfare with SpT., 'H"s. Npr"CNGl> aud
Havemeyars 4 Eide each taking half Il
the stock. after which the hasem"y"r~
closed VIZ their California refinery Afr
this acquisition. here were left. says the
Government only the Raver. refinery ~
Boston and four Philadelphia companies,
namely. the Frauh IN. TN. ~pr"'Nel~. 'h"
Delaware and the r & Nm hit. Il was
the acquisition ~ these rctn"gi'-1 which
brought about the action Of IN. Govern
rnent in the famous Knight case, IN which
the Government lost. On tins poi m MIR
Wise's statement saws
Additional facts ar. added - ihi' hI,l
which did not appear ia that s'I!t. namely.
the allegations which showed iHat tn"
company Was engaged ia iur"rstat" Tor
eign trad. and commerce" Il sugar aud
that Interstate trad. was restrained II
also contains ail"gai ions showing 'h..'
the aCguIsIt ion If there. fuNt Crrnpaul''~
was don" "a part II one Ian and priri"'-.
All Of these companies. IN" TN '."c.a' -
have been closed down With the exception
Of the SpreCN.ls -"an"-T NTh Va"
acquisition ~ fhn'. companies IN l-iT!
tn. American cont rr'I"i o. 80 cent sc
all refined sugar III 'hI- c'uut-y says 80"
bill.
From lss. to lS"r s.vs Nj Wiz"
abatement other retinerI.-~ s-arr ed lIp
and others tried o. of these a com, any
in Bat.ruor" b'!IlI e refinery. tu' r"fyrr n
could ny"rAj" Tn" american sugar Fvi.n-
ing COMPANY u"uEnt ~ capital - r'k and
never allowed u 70 oU-n I's refinery L.
did the SANE. thing with the I uIr.~i ~,a'..,
Sugar Refinery ia IsJI. which 49, iGpllh
Segal'E company aul w"S hulliirE 10
refinery IN Camden H. l.svr There. '.,r.
four large r"ln"r.S ~ operation WHICH
wer. Ind"p"uC"u. and "h.Du 't,'v do.
ter'n.nod 10 c"U'r"f Ih'~' ~-T- ~,
National Al iuu~ .'r- r..uty = II !trN.il-
son 4 60; the NeA Work. sugar I"iUIr4:
COMPANY az Long island ,rtv ~. ny
clans DCsrher ami "'n"rs ~" N"Ilru
harer Sugar Refining Company - Br.yr
lvn. r7In hy H.. NUll"uniu"r~ and M"
". MC,'a Sugar P"tuIuS 'o'ui u
~ PhIadelfhia. ~" ~ -" hgt..'An
family Tn" American sugar refining
COMPANY had m interest ia THIS. a.
this lIfn. eNCs;h Jrp!' pn"-third
ini-ra-; III th- NoIhrua."r company
Under "A j.lan lna'IE,.rt'"i ~ II - Have
never. John , ttT-pr~ and l..'U.s II .
pos II D. II How.'il- son, / go d, n"w
corporation va- formed. which ~ the
present National sGar E..i.utnl. com. .
pany. with Sln..nVI preferred and $40
1oO.pD common stock. ss.ioDnI OF ~
preferred StOck W.-S Is+!"I 20 th'. stock
holi"rS II N" National \.w -rk and
Moil"nnaIrr COMPANIES N "N "tanG" for
rheIr srO,k and ~" whole amount II ON +
mon stock was gwen 10 II - Iav.r."y"r
The present National com auy th"fi tt.r. .
chPsed "a on"-fpVr'h interest III the stock .
Of tn. Mc' ah.in Company bi th.' stock .
gwen to- him " - H.L,rIncy.r gave parts
of II To his children and directors DC bus .
company and - Post all ot wh s'h hos o. .
ever h" took hack again His family
now hold 81 3npsi uf IT, -ro~k III" Liil /
all"g.~ that since IfasI h" and hi- family
and ~" Sugar COMPANY have. CONTROLLED
sh" National ~ ga E"lnIng Onpauy
and rest rain'-i c"uI' ctlrlon Nith it, and
that tn" National company IN t4ru has
res raIn'-d com I.-' ton with ih.. Nct'ahau 7
company
One para graph Of N. htll r..,i'.-I the .
facts u the loan made. to ~"x.II Nv which
she trust got control Of hi- P"nu-y want.
Sugar Refining Company, ~AIch trlnsic.
rions wer. involved by 'h.. slIit Won bv
Receiver Earl.. and which are 'Ar pr,i~ III
the Indictment now pending a x.iITi-I John