The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-26
BY Associates Press.

New York, July 25.--Before conclud
ing its New York sessions and return
ing to Washington this afternoon tn
congressional committee investigatin
the sugar trust heard c. A. Spreclxle
accuse s. o. Havemeyer and the Amer
ican Sugar Refining Company Inter
ests Of causing the break which ex
listed between him, his father an
brother for fifteen years. He said h
was manager Of the Spreckles ref1ner-
at Philadelphia, after the American ha
acquired strong minority interest 4
1t and tried to dictate its policy. H
declared he refused to be dictated t
and stories were carried to his fathe
which caused him to leave the refiner
and brought about the break in tn
close family relations.
He said a year before his fathe
died his father had called him to hi
and said he had been imposed upof
and that his sons conduct at the Phi
adslphia refinery was justified.
The committee meets In Washingtt
next Monday.
PLANTERS NOT PUNISHED"
Henry c. Mott. purchasing agent
director Of the American Sugar r
fining Company. who was the first w
ness today before the committee.
clared that in making purchases I
sugar the company never discriminad
against any planters. never punish
Louisiana planters for selling sugaro
the independent refners and never :
bitrarily fixed the purchasing priceSf
sugar.
Asked about the Americans r
chases Of sugar In Louisiana. Mr.. )tt |
said: kt-...s.s,
y We paid the New York s0ricesess
about is cents a hundred ponds
Yet you used much OF Ast louis- |
lana sugar in your New Oflsis re- |
hnery and did not send It New
| York;
"Oh. We sent a great deal New
York"
Mr.. Mott said he would guartee to |
purchase in Louisiana for ar inde-
pendent concern all the sue they
| wanted If they paid the Ancan's
price of one-third more and the
| cash. Other witnesses had 4 the
planters were afraid to sell toe in
| dependents because If they they
would be hoycotted by the African,
which is the largest purchaser
NO DISCRIMINATION
Mr.. Mott insisted that II tn had
been any discrimination agains1y of
| the Louisiana planters or boycag of
1
| American Sugar Refinery Coany's
| local purchasing agent there not
with the knowledge or consent the
| company.
why do you pay the Ldana
planters the New York price the
| freight when you refuse most that I
sugar in New Orleans?"
1--WE have to buy approximation
| 600 tons of the total crop $4,000 {
tons within three months re- ]
fning capacity at New Orleansonly I
$4,000 tons for that time and re-
suit is that we have to store frs I
600 to 1000 tons of raw sugeWe
must take all the risks of fide-
terioration and the change in ret {
ing price. We figure that the ght l
rate pays us for this trouble, rind t
expense"
| AS the American purchases Dut
200, 900 tons of Louisiana sugane, '
it pays the planters 100000 lesan I
the New York rate.
It had been testified that thece r
| of raw sugar in this country gs
followed the world price" whis i
announced in Hamburg every dat
Mr.. Mott could not explain whe T
New York price had been less at
daily than the Hamburg rate sine
present Investigation was begune h
thought there might an over-prL t
ton in this country.
! In going into the tariff que, b
Chairman Hardwick sought to e, F
, Iish by the witness that the @
J planter did not profit by the diHt L
tial IN the present tarfff. The tart C