The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-24
Operating in Violation of
Sherman Antitrust Law;
Given Until November to
Plan Dissolution.
FINDING TERMINATES
YEARS OF LITIGATION
Gigantic Photographic Sup
ply Manufacturers Con-
trolled 72 Per Cent of Busi-
ness, Government Alleged.
tBy Evening Herald Leased wirsl

Bunalo. y. y. Aug. af.-The East
man Kodak company OF Rochester u
monopoly In restraint OF trade. In
violation OF the sherman anti trust
law. according 10 decision handed
duwn here late today by Judge John
X Hazel OF the United Stats district
court The decision grants the de-
fondnnt COMPANY opportunity TO ADOPT
a plan FOR the abrogation of the H.
lrgal MONOPOLY" on the FIRST day Of
the November term.
Tho bin against the Eastman COM
nanies was filed in the United Stetes
district court In Buffalo on June 9,
1913. a month later. July IS. 1919.
the company filed its answer. and for
a year various attempts were made
to bring about a settlement. the COM
pany nrreeirg TO make changes IA its
selling policy and other alterations In
It's business methods asked By the
government. except ITS practice Of fx-
Ing retail prices on It's goods. which u
c0ntended was necessary for the pro-
lection of It's customers against pr'ce-
outing by retailers.
These offers apparently were unslt-
sfactory, and on Monday. Aprii %,
1914, the trial MAS opened in Yunalo
before Dstriot Judge John r. Hazel
The rial continued intermittontiy un-
tu May ~. 1918. when II was finally
submitted to Judge Hazel for de is
son.
In the course OF the trial repre-
sentativcs Of most OF the competitors
of the Eastman company in all
E % Nn II f.
plosee of the company. and George
/ Eastman, president treasurer and
( founder Of the business, were put on
{ tho stand by the government ana nS
/ tho company.
Defendants named In the severn
/ roents bin were: Eastman Koda'
company. OF New Jersey. (cnpitu
sg5. 600 600. S26 eco, 900 ifsucd)
/ Eastman Kodak company. of New
/ York. Capital $4,000. .000l. Georg'
Eastman. Hclry A. strong walter :
I Hubbcli ana Frank $ Noble. All o
/ Rochofter. officers of the company
Tn itn suit. the government aske'
I Tor the dissolution of the conpant
by reccip arship if necessary, allcsinl
that i was monopolizing the trade d
rbotographic supplies In violation o
the sherman Law To thn extent OF con
trolling ~ per cent of the trade he
strnmts. the government declared
had been Imposed On the business
competing manufacturers ana dca
crs hy the company'g terms ot sup
which prohibited dealers selling Eas
man goods from selling the goods
! any other manufacturer. and hxcd =
: tail prices of the goods; by the ope
alton OF retail cor stock houses AZ
I tcnsihlc competing establishment
H and by marketing, through the y
!, fender company. "A Rochester corp'
alton. certain film a. II {, were
Independent product lniunctio
" were sought against those rtac'i''
Investigation OF the r1mpan'
i. methods De- the department ~ lntli
7 hcean under Attorney General VIC
cr-ham uut the Sims oi sun I"
.g delayed pending neruiutions tot
I, sotticmcut ot me issues inN"l'.
N Whom AttornD General N H'sn"N !,
IN came no cm,, thc kodak sur was :,
h nrsi to be Instituted iu appW"R =,
,- principle de1ylg pAicniets tue ~
y 10 as ro-salc price of urti les "h''
ID had been declared 1y the suPre'
% court