The evening world., 1911-06-26
BOX BOARD TRUST
INDICTED IN NEW
FEDERAL CRUSADE
"Club" Is Said to Be Sue
cessor to Dissolved Fibre
and Manila Association.
ACCUSE INDIVIDUALS.
Officers and Agents Named
Jail Sentences and Fines
Will Be Demanded.
ACCUSE INDIVIDUALS.

A strong Indictment under the Grim
fnaa provision OF the Sherman law.
drswn by United States District Attor-
ney Henry A. Wise. was returned to-
day by the Federal Grand Jury agsins,
the Eastern Box Board Club. alleged TO
be the successor OF the dissolved Fibre,
and Manila Association.
In the indictment-the mrs. OF q now
series OF governmental trust prosecutions
the officers and agents OF paper board
manufacturing corporations and copart-
nerships included in the membership of
the Eastern Box Board Club are
charged with being an Illegal conbins-
tion In restraint Of trade.
u u alleged that the paper board
makers in tho course Of a few months
wa ordered dissolved organized the
Eastern Boz Board Club to continue
the business methods denounced AZ I'M
lawful.
The defsndants, being individuals in
stead of corporations. IN the event OF
convictions being secured. Mr.. Wise
will urge Jail sentences a. we'll as the
imposition OF heavy fines.
The total daily capacity Of the mills
OF the corporations and copartnerships
mentioned IN the Indictment 10 100,
tons.
The defendants named IN the indict-
ment are:
William c.. Geer. president OF the
40. rnvVvonv TEnV
n. Y.
Henry snreitsr. president OF the
Ravenswood Paper Mill Company.
Long Island City. N. Y.
william n. Smith. general manager
OF the American Paper Board Com
pany, Bogota. n. J.
sidney Michael. president Of the
American Strawboard Company.
Thamesvillc. Conn: Chestertown.
Maryland, n winchester. Va.
BENJAMIN Ward. president. and
Frederick NJ. Butler. secretary Of the
Clifton Paper Mlis. at Passaic. N. J.
Emmons Bryant. president Of the
Fort orange Paper Company. Castle
ton. N. Y.
Theodore Foster, secretary Of the Eos
ter Box Board Paper Company. Utica.
N. Y.
william q. shortess, general NAM
ager OF the Haverhni Box Board Com
pany. Haverhiii. Mass.
Robert II. McBwan. President OF Nc
Evan Brothers, whippany. N. J.
william r. Shaffer. General Manager
Of the New Haven Pulp a Paper Co..
New Haven. Conn.
$780, D.AAanL prautAanN ne tha
Oswego Falls Pulp & Paper Co.. Full
ton. N. Y.
Samuel A. Short 1r,. Secretary Of the
Philadelphia Paper Manufacturing Com
pany, Philadelphia. Pa
Charles f.. Williams. Treasurer of the
Piermont Paper Company. Piernont,
n. 7.
Andrew TAFT. Treasurer of the Tai,
a. Sons Co.. Bridgeport. Conn
Louis Newman. President OF tho Tona.
wanda Board q Paper Co.. Tonawanda
N. Y.
w. Howard Richardson. Agent Of IN,
Traders Paper Board Company. Bo
gotta, N. j.
sidney Mitchell. President Of tho Uni
ted Box Board Company. Whippany. N
j., and Lockport and Schuylerville. N. Y
Matthias Plum st., waverly Paper
Box Board Company. wsverly. N. J.
Frank g. Harrison n J. A.. Eyster
Eyster q Son. Hallton. w. Va.
The principal count Of tho indictment
charges tina on Dot. I. 1910. and con,
~tlnuously thereafter until tho filing OF
tho Indictment the defendants engaged
IN a unlawful combination to curtai
the amount Of paper board TO be man
ufactuFed.
The indictment further on states tina
on Oct. is. 1910. the defendants organ
ICED q voluntary unincorporated mem
bership association known as the East
ern Box Board Club and adopted a pre-
tended constitution and bylaws.
II Is alleged the club agreed TO al
vance. prices "a per ton. and that tn
members did sell their product at s.
N ton,