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Show GOBBLED CY A TRUST. Ili-li Handed Melbmls Adopted l,v Our Tariff Protected I nteresls. A specimen of tho high handed methods meth-ods adopted by our tariif protected trusts is seen in the following case: A suit brought by A. I). Bi-iiop, ,.f Chicago, against the American Dre-erv-ers' company and its trustees may bo of more than casual interest. The plaintiff plain-tiff avers that the defendant company was a trust in lSS'.i. Plaintiff was manufacturing manu-facturing fruit butters, jellies mrd preserves. pre-serves. Ho was practically forced into the trust by ivpresent.il ions that he would be ruined if he refused to go in. Under tho trust agreement each firm was required to turn over its business t j a board of twelve trustees, who issued certificates and had power under the agreement to purchase the stocks and business of other companies, v.-itH tin object of bringing all into the lru.-t and forcing up prices. These trus, es alsj had power to elect themselves ollicers of the trust, and if any of the companies in the trust wished to increase their plants they had to apply to the trustees for permission. per-mission. Plaintiff had to i.p"n a m ".." set of books in the name of ihe. Amcric'i Preservers" trust aud to a.-.-ign his entire business thereto. Later the trust, tor legal reasons, was organized under the laws id" W'c.-t Virginia Vir-ginia as the American Preservi rs' company. Plaintiff was then required to make out a bill of sale of his iv'rnt to the new company and give up his tru-t certificates. lie was in-lrnei.-ii to continue con-tinue business under Ids old i;n!1 name, and make monthly rep a is to f';.: trustees. trus-tees. After six mun'ks of this way of doing business plaintiff grew tired. He tendered the trustees his certificates and asked the return of his bill of sale. J This was refnse.l, and b iug threat- I ened with financial ruin lie again f. -II in with trust methods till March l.lspo, j when he took legal counsel ami learned ' that the tru-t or or g.aniM-l company j was an- illegal combination. He then i ceased" mailing monthly reports and j carried on bnsii.e.-s on his own account, j whereupon the trust bv writ of n pleven I seized his whole bu-inV-.-s. books and uc- j counts with customers. i |