Show gjeci EO GY CY A TRUST trusi icil i adopted by our ani iff protected A specimen of tho the high handed methods adopted by our tariff protect trusts is seen in the following case A suit brought by A D bishop of chicago against the american preservers ere comp aily and its trustees way may lie bo of moro more than casual interest the tha plaintiff avers that tile tho defendant defenda it company was a I 1 trust in ili if plaintiff was manufacturing fAc turing ariit butters jellies and preserves ile iio was practically forced irto into the trust by representations that lie H odd ba ruined if he refused to go in under thy tbt trust ii agreement each firm was required to turn over its business to lf a board of twelve trustees who issued certificates and had power under the agreement to purchase the stocks and buzine business of other compau companies ies with the object of brin bringing ging 0 all into the alio trust and forcia forcing up ill pieces these also had power to elect themselves officers of tile the and if any aily of the companies in the fiust wished to increase their plants they had to apply to thi the triv trustees tees fur for permission plaintiff had to open a new latof set of books in the nimo of the amei Amed ician cark alre preservers S erve trust anil and to ass assign sin his iiii entera business later the trust for legal reasons was organized aider tho the laws of west vir nr genii as the tha american preservers company plaintiff tiff wit was then required to make out ont a bill of sale bals of his plant to chenow the now company cum pany and give up nil his tru trust t certificates llo ile was instructed to con finite business under his old firm name and make monthly reports to tho the tru tees after sis bix months of this way of doing business plaintiff grew tired te tendered tho the trustees his certificates and the return of alj hi bill of sale this was and being threat with financial ruin lie again fell in with avith trust methods till march bearch 3 when lie took legal counsel and learned that tl tho 0 o trust or organized company was an ilac illegal al combination lie ile then ceased making mahin monthly reports and carried on business on his own whereupon the trust by writ of re 1 beizem liis his whole business books aua and accounts with customers |