| Show TRUST INQUIRIES the lexow committee are working the american refining company sugar trust still on the rack the american tobacco company new york feb 23 the joint legislative committee investigating trust etc in this state resumed its hearings waldo smith president of the whole tale grocers association said hie association was not incorporated and extended through new boik new jersey new hampshire and vermont to obtain admission each member of a firm had to pay 10 a year he denied that his association controlled the price of sugar in any way the only thing ahe association did he said was to send out a list ol 01 the changes of prices in augar prepared by the secretary witness eaid grocers all over the country adopted alie prices of the american suar refining company as the slandered derd mr smith said bis firm bought roods from the american sugar kenning company and from the company and you get the same discount irom both companies yes sir then the product of the company is fixed by the quoted prices of the american sugar mr said he bad no knowledge of any such he eaid the wholesale procora Gro cora association had ached the american sugar refining kompany Jom pany for a rebate which would prevent the cut of prices in other words they asked or protection and the sugar company gave it to them witness said the bugar was sold wherever the grocers organization existed at the bame price james R duke president of the american tobacco company was the next witness he said the compary was organized in new jersey because iho laws there were more favorable there were five companies organized into the american tobacco company W date sons company alien ginterr Ginte rW kimball company kinney tobacco company and gordon fc company the companies were incorporated in 1890 N no concerns were taken in after the organization no manufacturing was dono in new jersey several factories bad been closed but the witness could not eay how many people were thrown out of employment but said a great many were re employed do you operate under a factors agreement no air we call ours consignment agreement agre senator lesow announced in nd j until 10 tomorrow mornine morn inz |
