New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
More Than 80 Defendants.

The LIST Of defendants includes ten or
Fanizations and more than one hundred
and Aftv individuals The government
charges that the defendants have been
engaged ~ 2 conspiracv for many years
past and continuing 10 the present time
IS Evidenced bv 2 series cf wrongful
acts
In participating II the various acts
agreements and com blnations in pursu-
srce Of said conspirscy." is the charge
made al Of the defendants have been
sctuated bv wrongful intent directly
substanuallv unduly and unreasonable
u restrain SAID interstate trade IN lum-
Der and lumber products.
Almost seven pages Of the complaint
are devoted 70 z detailed description Of
the Ella borste system Of blackhsts alleged
20 have been adopted by the defendants
The conspirstors. the complaint states.
adopted a systematic and continuous
course OF illegal blscklisting of certain
wholesale dealers in and manufacturers
of lumber and lumber products with
the understanding that no retail dealer
being d member OF any Of the defendant
associations should buy lumber from any
wholesaler on that list.
Copies Of circulars sent out by the
various organizations classifying con-
sumers as proper and improper
.rsde. extracts from reports threatening
short shrift' 70 dealers Uho did not
1--we Up 10 the rules Of the agreement. as
well as exhibits showing that such Of
tenders We're branded as peachers
scslpers mavericks and "illegitl-
mates were attached 70 the complaint.
The gathering Of evidence against the
so-cslled trust required almost year
lt vas done. under the special super
vision OF Nj Wickersham. by James A
Fowler. assistant 70 the Attornev Cen
eraL and Clark McKercher. special as
sistant 10 the Attorney General The
efforts 70 get az the real facts OF the
lumber trade led the agents OF the gov
eminent who worked throughout the
country. 70 the discovery. II is said. that
conditions disclosed in the lumber mar
keting we're by no means confined 10 that
COMMODITY. but included most Of the
commodities used daily in every house
hold
The defendants in the suit are
The Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers
association. . corporation Of. the State Of
tseN York. and MS officers directors. mem
ers ara delegates. as follows President.
hifldrc = White OF New York. vice preSl-
GEN, William q. Mcbride. of Pennsylvania
iolls a Mansfield. secretary and treas
,iri. ol connecticut. William =. Gaines.
.. p. Perkins. William 7. Galiher and
.dlies H. .ibbetts, who are respectively
Tilzens ard residents OF Massachusetts.
Nlole Island. District ~ Columbia and Of
NeW York. members. John Perrine. Jesse
,rarF and James : Davis. OF New York.
~ g. omock, j. r Glasby and james
Kelly. Of New jersey. A SchUnaker
snh W. a. Judd. of Connecticut. Clarence
'4tpenter q. Waldo ParrOtt and VIII
an T. vaughn Of Rhode Island. " ".
Ss, No., -. r chase and F \ Bass Of
ii.--1sstcnnsetts. Charles = Maulc and
,Gsef balrympe. OF Pennsylvania r NJ.
Ihes md Tracy COwan OF New YORK
= He1eli, Of the District Of Colum-
49, n"nr$ = Duker and George n. POehl-
I'm or MARYLAND. Nd directors
,oe New FORK Lumber Trade Assocls b.
vi corporation or the State Of New
lo..ih' ana its officers and trustees. as fol-
= russell }. Perrine. president. JOhn
u eeNes hrst vice president. Frederick
Sfarr, second ce-presiGept. Charles T..
seher treasurer. and Jesse y Crarv. sec.
~. a. 9f New York David NJ Resseg-
Isaac ~. l. .qtler' William =. Youngs.
anosi, Hammond Talbot. fsulian Ross.
t-aro : White Rowland NfcC'lsve Loins
vTiIssr, y5Hes y Pittnger Jonn Eagan.
H'''o J. Newton, Christopher ". Wilson,