Deseret Evening News | 1905-03-11 | Page 10 | Am. Sugar Company

AM At 1 COMPANY Suit from 1110 itt In hI I n noI oI vi ug fill tI vu Million Ill Ion Dollars Nw Nets York March Marcim 10 Judge Wheeler In the UnIted States circuit court to toil t I il ay handed down in 1 n It opinion which if It tautly finally sustained will tot f U the tho Unite Unit I States government nt Till This money the th government t will have hitte 1111 to re 11 refund v fund fuini to 10 the American Hugar company for duties dulleR paid iteld on Oil raw LV Imported from Crom rein Cuba In lit 1302 1903 and upon which th the tho i company that u it 1 reduction of at 20 per ver rent cont should have ha IC been allowed under the tho then existing exl treaty trealy Tile The fuels facts showed that the president vlis II authorized by b to grant granta n a reduction re of ot 20 per per cont e nt upon all nil merchandise from front Cuba t ta the United Ignited d Stains on after 10 dRY I subsequent to U the tho by thin government of or lit Cubit Cuba convention or ut I treaty This ratification occurred on lilt March 31 SI 1901 I The flue Importation upon Ulon which h the test milt lIlt vaa iatt IU brought van all Imported between he tween July 11 If fluid Sept Hept 9 It 1 I 03 O Tho The collector nt lit bitt t time limo the sugar de the full Cull duties there existIng exl at lit that tint time no law ha under which a are re reduction could have been en granted grantell Huh Hub ne tho the convention was ratified 1111 the lie American Sugar Hugill company ap 1111 appealed pealed to the tho general board of or tin ims which sustained the tho collector An Aim appeal to the United States circuit court coart followed In lii opinion Wheeler decides that nl as tIm ratification went Into ef of effect feet while the cone case cn e was Willi before borore tin th board of or the Importers urn entitled to the thc 20 per pel er cent reduction