The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-20
HUGE SUM PAID
To HAVEMEYER
Late Head of Sugar Trust Re-
ceived $4,000, 900 for COM
bining Reiineries.
JAMES H. POST GIVES
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
Attorney for Witness Attempts
to Prevent Asking of
Questions.

WASHINGTON. June l9-Thls was
field day in the house inquiry into the
American Sugar Refining company and
other refineries two committees devoting
hours TO interroEating witnesses as TO the
formation and operations OF the big cor
porations a number OF new facts were
brought out bearing on the sudden crea-
tjon OF wealth by combinations Of manu-
facturinC concerns and more was learned
of the frauds practIced on the govern
ment In sugar weighing at the port OF
New York.
The special sugar trust investigating
committee had before It James II. Post
president OF the National Sugar Refining
closed with a spirited defense OF the cor
poration activities of the late II. @. Have
never. organizer Of the American COM
pany. The house committee on expendi-
lures in the treasury department Ques-
toned Oliver Splitter. former dock SUI
. perintendent of the corporation, with
view OF discovering the identity OF the
men higher up in the perpetration Of
the frauds
Defends Havemeyer.
Mr.. Post was subjected to a long and
eruelling examinat ton as TO his and Mr..
Havemeyer's connection with the forma-
ton NJ the National COMPANY. Represen-
tative Madison of the committee COM
nlained that whenever the committee
had gotten down to something" wit
nesses frequently threw 1t off onto
f16NSmeycr.
HIS memory has been traduced by
meu who would rot have dared to do so
had he been alive. said Mr.. Post. his
eyes Naming.
The defense was made after the wit
ness had Told Of the issuance 10 Have
never through Post of the 10000, 600 of
The common stock of the National Sugar
Refining company without money consid-
era ton.
There are some things cannot ex-
main" declared Mr.. Post But I have
such confidence in Mr.; Hsvemeyer that
J know he would explain everything II
he were here"
Representative Madison referred to the
testimony given by Vice President At
company and Lowell NJ. Palmer. former
director Of that company.
Eie said Mr.. Palmer had testified that
Mr.. Havemeyer had ORGANIZED the beet
on the directorate he did not have any
thing l. Go with u.
Calls Palmer Coward.
What idea have YOU Of a strong. able
man, as Mr.. Palmer Is. who will say
cited. he is a coward
Mr. Larl ms counsel 20 the witness
relieved the situation by objecting TO the
.ine OF investigating as beyond the au-
thority OF the committee. Chairman
Hardwick disagreed but the eXamina-
ton was not pressed further along this
line.
AS DISSlutNl o. twenty mlillOn DOL
lar sugar company for eleven years
without ever having received q penny OF
salary was the light in which Mr., Post
appeared at the beginning OF the after
noon session.
Representative Raker of California ex-
pressed surprise a the luck OF the Ma
tlonal Sugar Refining company In having
president without a salary. His ques-
;lons led the witness 10 repeat that n O.
Havemeyer. about 1902. gave him $780,
600 of the common stock of the National
because / never received salary as presi-
dent"
Big Money for Post.
Mr.. Post aiso said that b II Howell.
Son Co. got commission of one half
OF one per cent for handling the business
OF the National. This amounted TO s290.-
600 year AS one OF the three partners
of B. II. Howell. Son &. Co. Mr. Post
sad ne received $4,000 TO $500 out of
this sao0.o00
Replying TO d rapid fire OF questions
from Representative Sulzer. Mr.. Post
declared II. o. Havemeyer. although con-
trailing the American Sugar Refining
ability" and although interested in the
National Sugar Refining company. never
suppressed competition between them.
+ There was never any concert in the
management OF the two companies" said
Mr.. Post. Strange az II may seem.
that is true
Why wasn't there?" asked Mr.. Sulzer
You'll have to ask the directors that"
Mr.. Sulzer then took another line Of
examination.
You would have sold sugar much