The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-13

organized before II was; one of then
almost three years befOrep
"llc says that these two older com
ranies surrendered their charters III
1903 for the purpose Of saving expense
and taxes. But the charter Of tn,
Consolidated er-COntinental Rubber
company. filed December q, 1900. shows
that IL had absorbed these other i've
organizations and that the purpose ol
the organization, among the othei
things. was the collection, production
purchase. sale, distribution. etc, OF
gums, caOmlcliOnc, copal, crude rubber,
rubber, gutta percha. waterproof. int
pervions. flbrous or plastic materials,
pr articles, used In connection there
with. or manufactured thereof, or by
products Of such manufacture. the cul-
ttvation, purchase. sale, etc, of trees.
vines, plants, etc. producing such sub
stances; 10 acquire and hold or dispose
of processes. patents. trademarks and
tradenamcs: to purchase. or otherwise
acquire, the property and assets of all
kinds of any person or corporation,
and to dispose of same; to purchase
and hold or dispose of stocks and
bonds; To borrow money and To issue
bonds, debenturcs. or other obliga-
tions, etc; to enter into contracts; to
construct and operate workshops, fac
tories. machinery, etc; 10 construct,
maintain. operate, ETC., pipe lines, gas
works. reservoirs, water powers, high
ways. etc; to construct and operate
railroads for the transportation Of per-
sons, materials. supplies, etc; to de-
,velop towns and townsites; to keep
stores and to produce and deal In
agricultural products, food, beverages,
drugs, furniture. machinery. tools, sup.
plies. goods. wares, merchandise and
manufactures; to mine, dig out and
deal In any and all commercial expor-
tation and Importation. and any bust
ness and exploitation, whether COM
mercial. Industrial. manufacturing.
mineral, terrestrial, agricultural or
otherwise under the laws of New Jer-
sey; to purchase and deal In real es-
tate in the United States and foreign
countries. and to acquire franchises
and dispose Of same; TO engage In
business. sue and be sued In the
United States and foreign countries;
to do any and all act incidental, de-
slrahle. necessary, essential or condn-
Give to the attainment of the foregoing
objects
An interesting Method.
"These sweeping powers are very
interesting way of saving expenses. l
stated that this inter- Continental
company. after these mergers were
completed. which was on December 9,
1908. had. within three months and
four days, paid on the preferred stocks
dividends aggregating 1872 per cent
This in substance Mr.. Aldrich admits,
though he said in his first statement
that the only element of truth In my
entire discussion of the rubber duty
was that the duty was increased ua,'
that he was stockholder In the CON-
pany
Il stated that the Inter-continental
company owns the capital stock OF five
other companies. In addition to those
absorbed by the mergers referred to,
and that, through some of these com
panles. II owned several million acres
of land In Mexico. and was producing
from it's factories from 100000 to
! 100000 pounds of crude rubber per
month.
This Mr.. Aldrich admits In his
statements: yet he declares that the
only element of truth In reference ia
the rubber duty was the fact that the
duty was increased on the manufac-
lures, and that he was q stockholder
in the Inter-continenta Rubber COM
pany. i stated also that the Inter-
Continental Rubber company owned a
controlling interest in the capital stock
Of the American-Congo company. or
ganized through the concessions given
by the Belgian. government. and II
controlled under this concession 1900.
900 acres of land on the Congo In
Africa This Mr. Aldrich neither af-
firms nor denies, but he knows that
1T Is true.
Contradictions.
II stated that since the tariff bill
has passed and since the absorbing
of these other companies by the Inter
Continental Rubber company, the prict
of manufactured rubber has advanced
to the people of the United States
about "a per cent. This Mr.. Aldrich
admits He denies that he or. his fam
lily have any interest in any concern
manufacturing rubber or that the In
ter-Continental Rubber company con-
trolls the price Of crude rubber. Mr.
Aldrich knows that the Guggenheims
Thomas f, Ryan, II. p. whitney and
himself are the controlling influences
In this Inter-Contlnental Rubber com.
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