Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-04-23 | Page 15 | Unfairness Charged Against Tobacco Co

UNFAIRNESS f CHARGED AGAINST TOBACCO CO WASHINGTON April 23 2 Unfair methods methods of ot competition were were charged to to the American Tobacco company Inac InoC in ina a ac oC complaint om tai rat today a by the federal n trade commission commission tg on which hearings were were set for June 13 11 Alleged establishment of ot resale prices ie was the basis of the complaint W f The commission o s n charged 1 that the com com- pany has has' refused to to sell to dealers who failed to maintain such Buch prices has sold at lower prices to dealers who would maintain the fixed prices and has offered Its products to those who would not sell at prices r ices so BO high h the they could not make a n. profit profit has induce induced 1 Jobbers and wholesalers to refrain from rom selling to others who do not ob observe observe ob ob- serve the price and has caused the diversion of retailers' retailers orders from Jobbers who do not maintain the re resale resale resale re- re sale price to those do