New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
SAYS BRICK TRUST EXISTS
,,formation Is Filed Against
Greater New York Company.
cI1Ys TRADE IN ITS GRASP
,..o,t of officers and Members
NAV Follow First Hearing
of Case Friday.

,..r,stion alleging that the Greater
~ work Brick Company OF No. lG Park
Ne" of which state Senator John Is.
s'e"' ,resident. is a conspiracy in re-
RoSe - trade and commerce was filed
srai", ,,ogistratc Frcschi in the Yorkville
VIII -.sterdav by Millard H. Ellison, an
"u. .,aot District Attorney. TO whom
Sa.,,.stigatiou into the so-called brick
ie ,ras turned over by District Attor-
uU'' ,,,rt,rnan. Magistrate Freschi will hold
n'' e.s, hearing Friday afternoon and will
iI' s,,bppnas duces tecum for the books
80 records Of the company
"n .ho evidence iustifies il at the close of
saorines Mr.. Ellison will ask that war
."ot. Wv be issued for the officers and mem
:, tho company who are implicated in
CONSPIRACY by the evidence adduced
no hearings. The information is sworn
-, Francis NJ Weeks, president of the
,n,,ding and contracting firm Of d. c.
,r,..ts & Son. Of No 1l23 Broadway. The
,.-,,rv will determine whether, in violation
. section Sn Of the business law, the pur-
,,,ss and sale Of "a cOmfnodity of common
Sc are restricted and prevented by the
,srsons named in the information and
.hstber those persons "conspired together
% commit an act injurious TO trade and
commerce. in violation of Section $50 Of the
penal law
I, Is alleged that most Of the manufactur-
e-s Of North River brick, the brick most
generally used in this city. combined be-
,veen January and June, 1911. and organ=
lied the Greater New York Brick Company.
They did this, the information continues.
10 obtain a monopoly of the brick business,
spd so far succeeded that they control more
than 90 per cent OF the trade in this city.
The number Of North River brick used
here annually is estimated at more than
gTMn0N
The information alleges that the price at
which manufacturers sell brick in New
York is fixed by the Greater New York
Brick Company and that the same company
fixes the quantity which any manufacturer
shall put on the market in any given period
Members OF the company, ii is alleged. re-
fused TO sell brick except at the price
named by the company and agreed to limit
their output to the quota allowed by the
company although by so doing they were
producing far below their capacity.
The Greater New York Brick Company
was incorporated June 70, 1911, with an au-
thorized capital stock Of $4,000. 1t deals in
all kinds Of building materials. acts as agent
for other dealers, trades I'm coal. coke and
wood and charters and owns steamboats,,
tugs, barges and other craft used in It's
varied business.
Its officers are a. follows: John 3. Rose,
president; Aaron e. AIdrdge, vice -pres-
dent; Robert Main, treasurer. and Frank
De Noyeles, secretary. The executive COM
.mittee is composed Of Everett Fowler,
|Lucien n Washburn Harry J. iowa, Aaron
~. Aldridge, Alonzo Rose. Henry r. Brig,
ham. Conrad T. Suderley, Robert Main and
George W. Washburn. The names Of the
firms, corporations and individuals who are
members take up three typewriter pages Of
the information.
John R. Rose, the president Of the com
pany, is also head Of the John r. Rose
Brick Brokerage Company. at No 6i5 West
bd street, president Of the Rose Brick
Company Of Roseton, n. Y, and president
and director OF many other manufacturing
firms. The John B. Rose Company. Of New
York, IS credited with handling 10000, 600
brick annually.