Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-15
.HAvEMEYER'S
CONFIDENTIAL
MAN ION STAND
Sugar Trust Committee
Seeks to Secure Informa-
ton from Chas. R. Heike
as to Former Operations.

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power of the late Henry Havemeyer,
who for four years was the controlling
genius of the American Sugar Rein
Ing company failed again today. wnen
the house sugar trust" investigator
committee cross-examined Chas H.
Heike, supposed confident OF the
Sugar King" and secretary OF the
company until his indictment IN con
nection with the recent sugar Gus
toms fraud.
! Edwin F. Atkins, acting head OF the
corporation had testified that MT
Havemeyer had ruled the concern Wlth
holdings of 100000 Of total OF $So,-
600 900. Mr.. Heike protested that ne
knew nothing of the operations OF MT
Havemeyer. ,
President Havemeyer ran the pusl'
ness, the witness said. He denied tnat
he had such confidential relation with
Mr.. Havemeyer as to be able to tes-
tify now about the business OF former
days.
"As a matter OF fact" inquired Rep
resontative Garret of Tennessee, were
not you from the time Of the organl'
zation Of the company down to Mr.
Havemeyers death, his confidential
assistant"
"No sir" said Mr.. Heike.
He was asked to give history OF
the organization of the company nut
professed his inability to tell why the
merger was entered into.
Looking at 1t from the past, he said
he Judged the merger was to reduce
the cost of production.
Minute Books Examined.
During the session Secretary Free
man Of the corporation produced IN re-
Spouse to q summons, minute books
Of the directors meeting. Representa-
tiyes Rucker and Madison were ap-
pointed q subcommittee to examine
them.
Secretary Freeman produced the
minute books of the company, showing
the outright purchase of a majority OF
the stock of the Baltimore refinery by
the American Sugar Refining company
for $181 900.
"where is the resolution showing
the abandonment OF the Baltimore
plant?" inquired Representative
Malley.
Il am not sure there is one" replied
Mr.. freeman
Mr.. Heike, in response to queries.
said that she did not know whether
any sugar had been refined at the
Baltimore plant after it's purchase by
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany.
Representative Garret questioned
Mr.. Heike closely about the purchase
and closing of the United States Sugar
Refining company's plant at Camden.
New Jersey.
ut was poorly located" said Mr..
Heike. o
900 cash for it,"
Eyes sir"
He was unable to throw any light on
the transaction by which the Amerl-
can gained control OF the Pennsyl-
vania company by loaning money 10
it's president, Adolph Segal, who gave
stock in the Pennsylvania company ass
collateral security. The Pennsylvania
refinery he said was not operated after
It fell into the hands Of the American.
Predicts Drop In Sugar.
Before concluding his testimony last
evening a reduction Of the sugar Dill
of the American people was predicted
today by Edwin F. Atkins, head OF the
American Sugar Refining Company, as
a probable result of the reduction OF
the tariff on raw sugar
Putting raw sugar on the free list.
however, he said, would result in driv-
ing many sugar beet producers In the
United States out of business and ser
iously crippling Louisiana cane pro-
ducers. Representative Madison Of
Kansas tried to get the witness to fix
a point to which the duty might safely
be reduced. He declined.
Treaty Benefited Cuba Nothing.
Mr.. Madison led Mr.. Atkins to admit
that in dollars and cents Cuba profited
practically nothing as result of the
Favored nation treaty with this
country in regard to sugar importa-
tions. When Cuba had sugar to sell, he
said, the price went down, 30 low
that the differential enjoyed over
other countries was wiped out, but
when that country had no sugar to sell
the differential was available.
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