New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
PAPER BOX MEN INDICTED
Eastern Box Board Club Said to
Continue Illegal Business.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE NOW
Defendants Were in Fibre and
Manila Association, Declared
Illegal Last Year.

The Federal Grand Jury returned an in
dictment yesterday against officials OF the
manufacturing corporations engaged In the
production OF paper board which compose
the Eastern Box Board Cub. said 10 be the
successor OF the Fibre and Manila Assoc
citation. which was declared 10 he Illegal In
1910. The Indictment. made under the Grim
inal provisions Of the Sherman antitrust
law, charges the presidents other officers
and agents Of the various companies IN
cuded IN the membership Of the Eastern
Box Board Club with being engaged in an
illegal combination in restraint of inter
state trade by limiting the output and fix
ing prices arbitrarily
The criminal action was brought by
Henry A Wise United States Attorney, s
the most drastic remedy at law. because
many OF the now indicted individuals were
connected with corporations which com
posed the Fibre ard Manila Association.
This organization. which operated under
the Parks pooling plan" was declared
to be Illegal and ordered dissolved in Feb
ruary. 1910, by Judge Hough in the United
States Circuit Court Pleas Of guilty were
thereupon entered by thirty nine members
OF the association and fines aggregating
SIS. 900 were paid.
The government alleged that a few
months later the paper board manu-
facturers whose organization had been
dissolved formed the Eastern Box Board
Club 10 continue the business ny methods
which had been pronounced illegal by the
court and which. during the four years
OF the existence OF the monopoly, had
"exacted an unjust annual tax Of S,"o''o
from the people Of the United States In
addition to reasonable profits.
The defendants named in the indictment
We're.
William c. Geer. president Abba Box
Henry shreiter. president RavenswS,o'od
Paper Mil Company. Long Island City
william H. Smith general manager
American Paper Board Company. Bogota.
sidney Mitchell. president American
Strawboard Company. New York.
Benjamin Ward. president and Frederick
" Butter. secretary Clifton Paper Mis-
Emmons Rrvant president Fort Orange
Tie theodore 'f Foster secretary Foster BOX
Board Paper COMPANY. Utica. y Y
William G. Shortess general manager
Haverh.ll Box Board Company. Haverhll'
Robert B McEvan.- president McEwan
Brothers, Whippany y. J. .-..,.
Haven Pulp and Paper Company. Ne"
Henry I. Paddock. president Oswego
Falls Pulp and Paper Company. Fulton
Samuel A. Short. tr.. secretary Phnadel-
phis Paper Manufacturing COMPANY Phil-
Charles E. Williams. treasurer Piermont
Andrew TAFT. treasurer TAFT q Sons COM
pany Bridgeport. Conn
Louis Newman. president Tonawanda
Board and Paper Company. 1onawanda.
W Howard Richardson. agent Traders
Paper Board COMPANY. .Boeota. y. J.
Sidney Mitchell president United Box
Board Company New York
Matthias PUN Plum IT, in e6 business IRe
Wayeriy. y J. N ~ ''''' '''''
Frank s Harrison and J A. Eyster. in
business as Eyster & Son. Hallton. ". va.
The principal count ~ the indictment
charged that the defendants since October
l. 1910. did knowingly and wilfully engage
in an unlawful conspiracy 70 restrain
trade" by limiting their output OF paper
board and agreeing upon arbitrary and
! non competitive prices The Eastern Box
Board Club. the Indictment said. was
formed on October Is, 1910 as voluntary
and unincorporated organization In
stances OF meetings az which unlawful
agreements were reached were enumerated
in the complaint.
No bench warrants were issued for any
Of the defendants. OF the promise OF James
". Beck. their counsel. 70 produce them in
court at any desired time