The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24
What Tri-State Attorneys
General Independents
Petitions Say of Plan
TRUST OOSENT CONFORM
TO DECREE OF COURT

III UlUl!ll VI UUUUt
Petitions Filed Yesterday Followed
Conferences Between Brandeis, the
Boston Trust Buster" the Three
Attorneys Genera From the Bright
Tobacco Growing States, Attorney
Levy for the Independent Tobacco
Manufacturers and Lawyer Carruth.
Representing Richardson & Co., of
ReidsviIIe-This Means That All
These Opposition Interests Have
Combined and Will Cooperate in
Their Opposition to the Dissolution
Plans OF the American Tobacco Co.
Now Before the U. S. court in New
York-Other Developments Yester-
day.
Especial to News and O~bserver.)
New York. Oct. 21.-In behalf of
the hundreds Of thousands of persons
engaged in the cultivation Of tobacco
in their respective States, the AttOr-
neys-General of Virginia, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina today asked
permission to oppose the disintegra-
ton plan Of the Tobacco Trust.
At~the same time the Independent
Tobacco Manufacturers Association
Of the United States. through it's coun-
sci. John w. Yerkes, pettioned for
the right to be heard in opposition.
In their petition. filed today with
the United States Circuit Court, At
torney-General Samuel w. Williams.
of Virginia: T. w. Beckett, Of North
Carolina, and G.. Frazier Lyon. Of
South Carolina, say their three States
produce 26O.0O0.OO0 pounds Of leaf
tobacco annually.
The final determination of the suit
against the American Com
pany is of great interest to their peo-
pie.
They. pray that they be permitted to
file 'in behalf Of the tobacco growers
OF those States land as friends OF
court, written objections to h said
plan Of dissolution, and to be heard
orally at the hearing fixed by this
court The hearing is set for Octo-
Der so.
The Independent Tobacco Manufac-
SuAS1o > Al SOAAAHOoS0 ~
many concerns engaged in the manu-
facture and sale OF cigarettes, snuff,
fine cut, twis plug and smoking to-
baccO
This petition declares the dissolution
plan fundamentally defective in that
it fails to conform to the requirements
Of the decree of the United States Su-
preme Court, made herein, inasmuch
as it's adoption and approval would
not in any substantial sense restore
free competitive conditions in the to.
bacco industry, nor remove the domi.
nation Of the independent industry
which has been exercised by the so.
called tobacco combination"
The filing of the petitions followed
number Of conferences between Loui:
D.. Brandeis, the Boston trust buster
pendent Tobacco men; Charles r. Car.
ruth, counsel for r. P. Richardson
Jr., & Company, and the three Attor.
neys-General.
It means that all the interests repre-
sented by these men are cooperating
in their opposition to the American
Tobacco COmpany's plan.
The Associated Press Account.
New York. Oct. 21.-A joint peti
ton against the proposed re-organi
zation plan OF the American Tobacco
Company was filed with the United
States Circuit Court here today b,
attorney generals Of Virginia, Nortl
Carolina and South Carolina
A similar petition was filed on be
half Of the independent Manufac
turerS Association Of the Unite,
States Both petitions ask leave t
file written objections to the tobac
co trusts proposition for disintegra
ton already in the n of the court
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