The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-28

New York, Nov. 2S.-AttacklDG the
American Sugar Refining company.
familiarly known as the sugar trust,
as a lawless combination. the fed
eral government today began its long
expected suit Tor the dissolution of
the corporation The petition was I'll
ed by Henry A. Wise, district attor-
ney, In the United States circuit court
for the southern district OF New York,
and the suit. whloh is brought under
the Sherman antitrust law, is expect
ed TO be one of the most important
actions OF the kind ever undertaken
IN this country. The governments pc
tltion is lengthy one. occupying 221
printed pages, and is a sweeping ar
ralgnment OF the defendant conpan.
les
One OF the allegations is that the
late n. o. Havemeyer OF New York,
for n long time the head OF the sugar
combine, received 100000 common
stock of the National Sugar Refining
company of New Jersey as a gift at
the time the corporation was formed
TO take into tho combine four inde-
pendent concerns-tne National Sugar
Refining company run by b h.
Howell's Sons company; the New
York Sugar Refining company OF Long
Island City, y. Y. operated by Claus
Dosher, the Mollenshaucr Sugar Re
flning company OF Brooklyn and the
w. j. McCahan Sugar Refining com"
pany OF Philadelphia. These COM
panieS up TO 1900 were Independent
and II Is said the American company
was determined to acquire them. I'm
der a plan inaugurated by Mr.. Have
never, John E Parsons and James H.
Post, the National company was
formed and took the four plants, MI.
Posi- obtaining options on them.
when the new stock was delivered,
the petition sets forth. Post delivered
100000 shares of common stock, the
entire Issue, with par value OF SlO'
100000. TO NJ Havcmeyer. The petit
ton says the shares were issued In
the nrst instance contrary TO the law,
in violation OF the corporations iran
chlse and for no consideration, as
both said Post and Havemeyer then
well knew"
The government alleges that when
tbe American company took over four
PHILADELPHIA companies-the Franklin
Sugar Refining company, the Spreck-
els Sugar Refining company, the Del
aware Sugar House and the h =.
Knight company-Dlr Havemeyer and
his brother. Theodore Havemeyer,
bought 10 per cent Of the stock OF the
Spreckels company and then SOLD 1t
at a large profit to the American com
pany Of which both were directors
In general. the petition charges that
The defendants for some time past
have been. and are now engaged lh
an unlawful combination and consplr-
acy TO restrain the trade ana com
merce among and between the several
states and territories OF the unlted
States and with foreign nations IN
raw sugar, sugar bects, refncd sugar
Molasses, syrups and other oy-pip-
ducts OF raw sugar and sugar peets'
and TO monopolizc the same Such
unlawful combination and conspiracy
IS the result and outgrowth ol ser"
les OF wrongful acts extending oNer
a period OF many years and paruclpat-
ed In BY defendants. respectively, IN
the manner and TO the extent as mere
matter more fully set torth.
What Government Demands.
The government petitions the court
TO decree;
THAT the defendants have been en-
gagged In unlawful combinations anu
conspiracy TO restrain and mohop-
olize trade, and that their Officers,
directors, stockholders, agents and
employees be perpetually enJolheu
from dong any act TO carry out the
Iurpose of such unlawful comoina-
ton.
That the court adtudge the Am
crican Sugar Refining company, the
National Sugar Refining company oil
New Jersey and the Western Sugar
Refining company is each IN itsell an
unlawful combination IN restraint OF
trade. and that each OF them be re-
strained from engaging In Interstate
or foreign commerce.
That the court adjudge that the
sAares Of the capitui stock OF each de-
iendant corporation, heretofore ac-
quired by any other corporate defend
ont. were unlaw1ully acquired and
that each such holder be enjoined
from continuing TO hold such shares
and that the Issuing corporations be
enJoined from permitting the eXer-
Aasaf VI iA6Hto 10 luC nOlu-
ing Of such shares and that they be
enJoined from paying dividends 10
the holders,
That the shares OF capital stock
In the National Sugar Refining com
pDny. Utah-Idaho Sugar company,
Great Western Sugar company and
Continental Sugar company, former.
ly held by tho late IL o. Hayemeyer,
were unlnwfully acquired by him and
are pow being unlawfully used by the
executors and trustees under his Will.
who are made defensants In the suit
The government asks that the execut.
CTS and trustees be cnJolned from
fJrther using the powers incident TO
the shares so held by them TO
bring about cooperation between the
issuing companies and the other de-
ienda1t corporations.
That the defendants oe en1oined
rom continuing to carry ont the
i.orpose of the unlawful combination
and conspiracy and be required TO