Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-12-06 | Page 11 | Lumber Dealers Deny Maintaining Blacklist

LUMBER DEALERS DENY MAINTAINING BLACKLIST Denver Dec 6 The G.-The The Colorado and W Wyoming Wy Wy- oming Lumber Dealers' Dealers association to tolay to- to lay day filed In the federal court an answer to the government suit char charging violation violation viola viola- tion of tho the Sherman trust anti-trust law Jaw Ad td- td d- d tine the truth of many of oc the thc contentions con con- set sot up In the complaint the answer ver denies that tho the defendant association asso asso- I Is engaged In restraint of trade trado in an arty any wa way The association contends that by tho the natural laws of trade retailers In an any line object to wholesalers selling direct to consumers and that such sales are made clandestinely Th The answer de do- do dares clares that there Is no blacklist and that each member acts as is ho he sees fit when Informed of or the names name of wholesalers wholesalers wholesalers whole whole- salers who sell direct to consumers