New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-22
ljNDER TRUST
ORDERED DISSOLVED
;.ion Follows Lines Laid
nown in Oil and To-
baccO Cases.
,,nsECUTI0N BEGAN IN 1907
.ro rization To Be Attended
ga 20, a View to Safeguard
inr Government Sup
NV of Explosives.

NV VI ~ -
..,-,,eton Del, June 1.-THE federal
-,,snt won is suit 70 dissolve the al
por3e- Trust in a decision handed
go h.-s late this afternoon by Judge
- in the United States Circuit Court
=. pistrict q Delaware
" s..,sion declares that the alleged
which is dominated by the f. l. On
=. Nemours Company. is a combina-
~ ,ssrra,rt of interstate commerce in
.,d other explosives, in violation
|T.-.,.,,, ~ the Sherman antitrust law
.--s.npted 20 nonopolize and mas
LOO part ~ such commerce, in
ION Of Section OF the same law, and
- that the combination shall be en-
- from continuing this violation and
shall be dissolved
=. sr-ion was begun hy the government
.r and was directed against forty
.,-rorats and Individual defendants.
-, ss 20 fifteen or the defendants was
- because some of the concerns
-, of existence or IL was not shown
.,sv we're PARTIES 20 the combination.
lriuns,ion Hearing October Is.
.,,rr IN an irrerlocutory decree fixed
- r. - r-s date 10 near both sides 'u
ION a. ~ the nature Of the injUnc-
~ granted and consider plan for
,-.,r said conf nation which shall be
.-,rs5 by the petitioner and the de-
a., Or arv of them. 90 the end that
.,rrt NAV ascertain and determine
,lar mr. method Tor such dissolution
sill nor deprive tine defendants OF
.,,c--Yni-v 90 recrsate ont of the eie-
- now composing said combination d
II condition which shall he honestly IN
--o,v win and not repugnant to the
w.
-. follows To- some extent the DEGREES
"a sr tie United States supreme Court
n standard Ou and Tobacco cases.
y. ,wert,-e.ert defendants declared to
+. = rho nlera. combination are.
p. Hazard Powder company Latin &
4 P0RUar Com any. Eastern blHa"ll -7
~ ~, r..~r.lr- Powder company IN
r-,-1..r.. f.asan Dynamite dd toW-
= oc-or.r- Delaware Securities com
Delaware IItes ment tcNpan!
a--is Irve- tm,ut lOmpant. ia. 4. al
- Al Neuours 6 co.. Of rennsyi anna,
n PM International powder CoWf al-
r an POINT ce \tmours fo"der Noll-
- dl Point oe Nemours q 20.
- coleman .u Point. Pierre :. li
-, Alex.e On P.nt. Alfred J. du Pont
---s-e d. plut Eugene J.. an foht'
as-rF du Point. lreuee du Point. trancl-
'- Pont. Victor du Pont jr. Jonathan
i gsske1 Arthur = MoXham. Hamilton
+ 5arssEaIe. Edmond %. buckner ana
rank L.. lu-uaI
The individuals named. except Buckner.
r. each directors Of the Du Pont com
,,-v organized In 1907. and the Du Point
,-aany organized in 1903. or Of one or
..n Thomas Coleman du Pont is also
-ssdant of both Of them. Bruckner is an
give director Of the international Smoke
IS Powder and Chemical Company.
Senator Du Pont Not Involved.
The only member of the Du Pont fam
17cndo-ed fn the suit who j. not in
l,sd among those found 70 be violating
Be- .aW is Henry A. du POnt. one OF the
lied states Senator's from Delaware. In
Is use the court found mat IN June. 1860
7ssr before the suit was begun, 'he re-
s,sd ali his official positions IN the de-
Eisut corporations. and that since that
me h. has had neither real nor nominal
rsct.on with the management Of any
{ he defendant corporations
Tho dec SON. which was written by
Ese ~. 81 tanning and concurred in 10y
-.gss George GRAY and Joseph Buffng-
!, IS O LONG one. and goes into the hiss
~ o. Interstate commerce ID powder and
tsT explosives back as far ~ $50. when.
Is government charged the first trade
rssuent Of manufacture s was entered
20 The court reviewed the 700 pages Of
tence taken by special Examine Will
n Mer8Hs ~ hearing held .r Ph-a-
--lia. Wilmington. New York. chicago.
sgsland and Pittsturs. and found thai
risn the suit was begun the Du Pont
--Iany. organized in 1902. controlled fin
b United States the trade IN.
Back blasting powder. 81 per cent
.TtJe blasting powder - per cent.
-!12nite - rer cent
Back sDorunE powder. IS per cent
.nose'ess nj Military and ordnance pow
p Exclusive ~ what the United States
Ns-1mer- itself made 100 per cent
-ss' court also found that the Du Peut
'-panT of 1903 and the Eastern Dynaui tc
1-Sary. controlled by the Du Points. had
'1.ired control Of rxty-four different
'Porsrors between April. 1905 and Sep
'aaer, 1877 and caused them 70 be dis
wed
ne court summarizes the numerous com
t,ss controlled By the Du Pont Com
1y organized IN 1907 and the Du P0ut
.'1psny organized in 1903. and then dis
ass whether the combination IL found 10
& vas obnoxious 20 the provisions Or
= antitrust act The court says.
8 enacted. it (the Sherman antitrust
{. Goes n0r condemn every combination
J. prevent competition. What 10 con
us IS every ubination In restraint
) Iaoe Or commerce among the several
Oil and Tobacco Decisions.
-. recent decisions OF the Supreme
~ n Standard Oh Company VS.. United
,s.es ana American Tobacco COMPANY vs.
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