The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-03
This Is Statement of h
Nibley on Sugar Trn|
Investigation.
DISCUSSES TESTIMONY
GIVEN AT WASHlN
Declares That Utah-ldaho
Germ Has Not Violated
the Law.

President Joseph f. Smith arm
Charles w. Niblry OF the Mormon
returned yesterday from WasI
where they were called as wItn1..
fore the house committee that ls
eating the So-called sugar trust
men declared that they were treot
the greatest of courtesy by the fuI
tors and that the testimony tIsc
required 10 give in no way l,a<
with the Mormon church or refieo|
discrediL upon the business trnr1|
of the ttahIdaho Sugar companV
President Smith retired at or,r
ing sustained an attack OF sciafI|
natism during the early part
journey. Otherwise lie declared
was enjoyable. Bishop Niblcy. IN
ing OF the testimony given. assp1,|
night that although The investipaf 4
brought 10 light number of man
on the part OF the so-called ANAL
trust and other corporations IN h
that needed further probing and q
10 be In llagrant violation OF III
trust laws, the Utah Idaho S,ic>
nany could he in no way connecfe<
with or with any of The alleged cI
III any form whatsoever.
The testimony President tSr11<
myself offered. said Bishop Niblc|
desired by the committee for tlle
of asceriaining whether the lucu
company was In any way connnc<|
combine or trust and wfc<
a. ixrlN IL
lawful restraint OF trade am
convinced that the evidence OF
Z. Cutler, general manager of fh1
Idaho Sugar company. President
and myself went TO impress tiir
gators and others with the eooIIs||
any suspicious they might have 1|
Home Company's Status
During the examination our a|
was called TO the fact that tho a
Sugar & Refining concern. .co|
known as the Havemcyer f|
owned large part of the stock
local company. We admitted II
hesitation. Several years ago. WI
beet sugar industry was becom|
midable in the sugar world, the
meyer people started negotiation
resulted in the purchase by them
half the stock of he Utah -Idnh[
company. This stock the al
Sugar & Refining company oWn|
stocRholder. like any othe
terested invidual or firm. The
Idaho Sugar company. on the ot1fc
does not own or want 10 own
knowledge. any stock in the al
Sugar & Refining company a
I'VE endcaYored TO show truthfI
-
been and always would be cd
through up-to-date channels and b
and equitable basis. The com{
am sure. has never. and never y
crate in restraint OF trade or with
toward becoming allied. either
or indirectly. with n trust or sc<
Past records OF the company ar
and are open to the government
time.
Trust Connection Denied
"The Utah company was dra/'
the investigation / suppose, for II
reason rs were the beet sugar con
OF Colorado. California and Other.
such as Michigan. What con
these other companies may iloI
or firms operating
In restraint OF trade l do not lxf1o@
i1lN'SllSdlloU covers an lmmeU3T
and will go or for some time bf|
final findings OF the committee =
solidated into an ultimate repor
what action congress win take o.
inquiry ends, just when the inQo
end and the companies that ma
cannot presume To say
The investigation already Il
vealed many deplorable methods !
the closing down OF reiineries
of weights In New ST
at desired variance "a
Sherman antitrust laws. None
however, has anytbIu
with the home company, which i
Grated with clean hands and VIII Il
10 do so, | am positive.
THE testimony offered at W.
Is a matter OF public record and
really nothing to be added here L
needless repetition. We were gi1|
fer our testimony and servIces 81 4
accorded only the best OF treatu|
by the committeo-
port is said TO have become cur
The Utah Idaho Sugar compnnH y
with the so-called Amalgama{c<,,
out the assertion is without gro
S absolutely false"