The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-15
q PLANTS
COMBINE
I}akeries in Fifteen Cities. In
Guiding Wheeling, Unite in
Twenty Million Concern.
DEAL PENDING
FOR MANY WEEKS
We're Under Investigation by De-
partment of Justice-Are
Not a MOnopoly.

One OF the biggest deals COnSumma-
ted in several years in which Wheel
ing capital is interested was concIud-
ed In New York yesterday in the for.
nation of the General Baking Co.
with n capital Of $4,000. 200 in stock
and SJ,OO0.O00 in bonds. II will oper-
ate n chain of bakeries I'm fifteen
cities. include tventy-one plants, and
Of the number is the Juergens Baking
Co. OF this city. The deal has been
on for some time. and Fred Frazier.
presideat. and Louis Storck. secretary
OF the local company. have been in
New York all week conducting the ne
Gotiations on behalf OF the local inter
ests. The big merger is made for
trade benefit. IL is explicitly stated.
and not for the purpose Of creating a
baking monopoly or Of suppressing
competition.
The government has known for
some time OF the negotiations 10
merge the twenty-one plants. the first
Information being given when the
Paul Schulze Baking Co. OF Chicago.
was approached. and II is said de-
clined 10 become a party 70 the mer-
ger. The department has been regard
Ing the merger from the angle that II
might violate the Sherman antitrust
law, but aside from this will throw
no opposition In the complete con
summation Of the plans effected in
New York yesterday. II Is said
Model Local Plant.
The Juergens Baking Go. Of this
city, Is said 70 he one OF the most
complete plants in this part Of the
country. II was established many
years ago. but with the burning of tho
Wheeling Bakery Co. in which MIR
Frazier was prominent. took on on
larged proportions. Mr.. Frazier. Mr..
Storck. of Wellsburg. and others So
curing the Juergens plant. II was on
larged and modernized. and under Mr..
Frazier's management has come rap
idly 20 the fore as one Of the leading
bakeries Of the country.
Owing 10 tho absence of the officers
Of the Juergens company IN the East.
complete details of the merger are not
available.
The Associated Press furnishes tho
following facts on the big consolida.
tlon.
NEW YORK. June 14-Twontv-one
biz baking companies in cities dotting
thc east and south from Boston 70 -.
Louis and New Orleans throw I'm their
lof together to-day. merging under the
name of the General Baking Company.
with a total capital OF 100000. 900 .n
stock and s5oo0ooO in bonds The
now chain ~ bakeries will be- operated
IN fifteen cities
Not a Monopoly.
In tho formation Of the General
Baking COMPANY" tho announcements
read. there Us no thought or PURPOSE
of the establishment of "a monopoly .n
the manufacture" or sale of bread
Such "a monopoly would bo impossible.
as in most localities. with few cxccp-
tions. only IN" baking company has
been acquired. leaving competition
open to hundreds ~ others
Tho cities with companies pa-ticl.
pafinr in rho merger aro Sew York
BOSTON. Providence. Newark and .for
soy cry. y = Philadelphia. Pitts
burg Washington. ID O. cleveland
Canton and Toledo. % Detroit. Mich
Wheeling w. va. Rochester and Buf
falo. ~ y
WASfUNGTON - g.. rune ia
should no 800 nDO. 600 merger of broad
manufacturer tc effected a4 planned
hv fho big bakeries In fho loadinr
cities ~ This country. fho department
~ Justice H'n probe ffr organization
fo learn 7.lrfhrr fhr sherman ami.
trust iaw s NOT boirg violated This
fac VAS learned no fho drrrrf.rorf
fria m0rr.r .rr Hhfr aI.Iel. OF Tho
plan. nrrn rrfcd
According fp fe'egr8rrir irfDrra.
eon FROM Chicago. Taul ErIuI1n. pres.
id'0f ~ OBJ" e~hu'zo Baking romrare.
mas refused fn enter Irf0 frn combine