Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-19
LABOR CHEAPER N NEW ORLEANS
This is Reason Given for Shipping
Baltimors Plant South.
END OF TWO SUGAR WARS
witness Says Rivals Get Ttr~a sf
Ls-iaE Mosey snd RAised Prte~. to
Ths~e CAarErd ~ An<rteaa
ReftntnE C0mpaay.

NEW YORK. Iuly ls-Wsshin<t-u =.
TNcrnas ex-presidsns ot the American
szsz- lsazlz< company Gad GOV chair
mar q - bca-d % directors. va ths
chief witness exan1t1ed today when ths
cuuerrsss0nal eoz1zittes resumed It's n
vest-Eatious % tAs msthc1s % The 50
called s,sga< crus.-
Mr. Thomas sad pubic opiaion lad
changed stn-a the late H Q. Eavem-ye-
vas presided q Ire company azt raz Z
as a captain r1lss shsp- He tod q
IRE warfare between tAs eonpauy and IS
caief rivals. ths Arbsckies aud IL Sprsck-
els a1d exprsssed TIE opinfuu that the=e
competitors ceased their oppCsi-icu -cs-
Cause they z1t crsd q Iossn< money.
John & Parscns. former ouynssi % TIE
American sugar Refining ecuPany also =
expected 20 testify
re-tinsay Of Mr.. Thonns.
washfagt0u p Thoras. -Aa-rzAn % ne
hoa-t oc dire<tors Of the American Su=ar
Refining company was the first witness
After detailing the vzrfous oclices ne hE1
held wiki TIE coupa1T. he szid in reply 70
Chairman Hzr5vicks' G-estions that hiz
fzthe- Joseph b Tncnaa. had sold IN.
Standard SUGAR Refinery IN Boston 70 ths
American company N So TIE year IN
which the other companies were Assem-
oIed
Mr. Thomas said thar IN Isl the Amert-
ear company was capitalized AZ SOD 80
which vas Increased % IS. ne IN when TIA
American took m the Ph1aEelphia re-
naer1ss, and 70 E0SU0o when Il entered
he Sszt sugar csid
without sxpianattcu. Nr Thomas inter
ruptsd rs tssuaony 20 defend th- mem
o-y q the late 4 o. Havsn-yer. Fs
-.
or might say vas u ss ntervr-tsd As an
attack on Ifr Hsxereye-.
Mr. HAvezeys- rzn the conpzny.~ hs
explained. as y captain rules a ship He
id what hs Chozght vas best for tha
stockholders OF cOurse pUhisc optnioa
has changed since then You know Mr..
Hzvsusysr sd n0t h%lisvs IN lscr1ng the
public know EhAt he EAs dang
Labor Cheapes ~ Nsw, Ors~zn@-
Nr Thouzs a,s.ufarea shaE ssPes .AEerSaz
Cor--zzy after bHyfag re stock q fks
BAIJi1nore Rs5Efng company. cio-ed the
refinery the-s and shipped the machinery
% New Orleans, where labor vas cheaper.
--Arter acquiring the Molszhzuer ard
other rsScer1es asked Mr- Hard~tck-
did ucr Mr HGEemsyer. and James H
P1st. r-pr-s=nting oth>r refnsrses. and oEs
or two other men. mseS and ag-es % Init
n. outpat Of sugar and its pr1esT-
Not that zncv OE
-As a director would you know about
such An aEresmenfr
'-Ssot necessz-ify. NJ. Havszsyer I'D sot
tel the directors al that he did
Mr.. Thomas said the American oErs
razch os TIE preferr-d stock Of the NationzI
Refining eampa1y. but aons % the CON-
u1on stock The present s1t In The court
- ~r~ 49, az.r.-
IRE couu1u stock q ,hs NatiOuzl company.
he aduzitue4. would greatly enha1es the
value OF the preferred srOcE
Did the American luz-sxzte thts s-tr 50
thaz L coCid g=s better eoutrol CT srs Ereas-
est compstitor Mr. Hz-dxtek answered.
Mr.. Thomas Answered that he vas N
Cuss when tire suit wzs begun and knew
nothing about r. Wien he returned 3fr-
Beck had tod hsrn zs0us Il aad s41d he had
o=ez retatas1 counsel for the COMPLAIN
ants II the 5zse
Is the American payfng rAs expenses q
thxt suir-- ne vas asked
Not tha1 I know CT
II lsez did the A1srican Sugar Rein
luE company zuthoriEe Yfr. HAvsnsys-. Mr
Ssnff and yo1- Nr. ThoEA9. % purchase
cu1Psuro-s A. any priss yoa sz- e. and
% tx rAe price oE srgar-'
I don't believe Ee ever operated uzGsr
ths authorization ] have NJ -ec1iecrtoz
o tt
Fad 81 I've wars
~WEas ended the sugar E4x between
spreck.-s of California ard ths American
cnErany=
'They Eos tired % iosfaE Money. 7 g-1ess -
What E4s the cause q ;hs s1EA- EzE
hetE seu AFS1ckis az6 the American sugar
Refining euusanyT
-Ar5uckie wanted discount ou ths
suEzr - pu--hassd and Hzvsmeysr would
not give IT, Art1ckIe put ~ = s1Szr rsfin-
err and started in she coftes s1sf-ess
N Tol@5o IRE Ez< Ezs ca and ., =az =
KERR ons
Wat brUlEhr Il "a al sndr
! I EI=ss they Ect tired - iost-E -c-=y 70
Did Arbackie azd HsF@1-eY=r Ave .
conferences S1ss bsfors fhe ar zas szdsars
Tss- and Es sent oar q rhs eotte-
business
Ard Areu-kis hAs b@sn following your
suzAr prices srnce
Yes, n makes MS prisez tas sA-ae a.
ours
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