Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-21
In Government Suit to Dissolve the
United Shoe Machinery Co., Which
Opened, Thursday, Boston--Judge
Putnam Insists on Business.
Prosecution Auaigns the Trust in Plain Language
Counsel for Defence Comba|s Charges.

| Boston. May 21,-An unrestricted
lprobe into the acts of the United Shoe
! Machinery To, Tire alleged shoe ma
ehinor'y Trust. will be allowed the
government as result of Il ruling by
Judge William L, Putnam today, at
| the opening of the suit to dissolve the
company IN the United States district
court here. Attorney Charles Choate,
Jr.,, of counsel fer the defence, re-
quested the court to restrict the gov
eminent to proof Of u plan or scheme
menopoliZe the she machinery Lusi-
ness Of the country. If such d plan
or scheme never existed. he said. this
government would lose its case, as it
|alleged that all the acts complained Of
were done in pursuance of plan OF
monopoly.
1T is pretty dangerous for the
court to restrict counsel in ease dt
this character said Judge Putnam,
who is presiding with Judge Frederick
Dodge and Judge Arthur L. Brown as
a special court to hear the case. IL
is dangerous for us to intimate any
thing just now" he added, but |
would suggest that instead of taking
I'D the time of the court, counsel ar
ut re idNNS 81 i6ii ttS littS l3isAiF "
acts eff the companies operated as in
cidental to the shoe machinery bust
ness
OF the II defendant companies nine
Were operated as Incidental 10 III =
shoe machinery business conducted by
the United Shoe Machinery Co, and
its holding company. the United Shoe
Machinery Corporation.
Through these Il companies the -
mdiVi lual defendants acquired III the
course of the II years that elapse 1
from the formation of the United Shoe
Machinery 20. IN 1899, to the time the
dissolution suit was brought in 1911
The business OF D. individual partner
ships and corpora tons, which the gov
eminent charges were formerly in
competition with the defendants.
OF these 30 companies, some of when
were absorbed while others were enlarg-
ed as going concerns, and Il few FASH
Toned into new corporations, the follow
ing 81 were located in Boston:
Goddu Metal Fastening; Corrugated
Wire Fastening Co; Breach Manufacture
ing Co; Peter a. Coupal and William
Gordon: Timothy y. Bresnahan; Boston
shoe Tool Co: George w. and Edwin
Theophilus Freeman; Globe Shoe 400
Coo: Seaver Process Lasting Co; Boston
Backing Co. Lincoln Sewing Machine
Co; Boston Fast Color Eyelet Co.
Enamel Eyelet Co: Bay state lnterna'
tional Shoe Machinery Co; swain Fuller
Manufacturing Co: Globe Sewing Ma
chine Co.; Boot and Shoe Sole Laying
Co; American Sole Laying Co.; American
Glue Co; Zachary Taylor French; Smith
Lacing Machine Co.. Metallic Heel and
Counter Co.: b. f. Sturtevant Co.; and
Thomas G.. Plant 60
The remaining companies are: rear
son & Bennion, Limited, Leicester, ct.
John Richie. f. j. Farnham, Brush
Manufacturing Co, Hinsdale, Pa.
| George A. Smith Machinery Co, Phila'
| delphia: ]. X. Krieg & Co, New York
Booth Brothers Rochester, \. Y; A'l'
| Wentworth Co., and Roe Meyer Mfg
Co.. Cincinnati, Ohio; Adams II. Prenzel
Halifax, Pa, and the following in New
| England:
| Erastus L. Wrinkle and Benjamin Phil
lips. William J. Young, George w. En-
erson &, Co, John Leary, Kimball
Hadley, Zotique Beaudry. iachardso
Shoe Machinery Co, Harry l.. Rice am
Fred La Chapelle.' NJ. V. Bresnah & Co
and Charles Z. Stanbon K Co, all o
Lynn; oliver A. Miller, r. \. Norris Ma
chine Co, w. w. Cross & Co. Inc
Leopold J. Conteau and the BrocKto
supply Co.. all of Brockton; Albert {
Brewer. Hopkinton; Stanley Manufa'