, 1874-06-02
RAILROAD NJ VS..
Northwestern BonlholdorB Alarmed al the
Suits Brought by tho Wiscon.
sin Commissioners.
They Will Apply to the United
States Courts for Relief.
The Now California Route Via Tho
Chicago Il Alton.

Bill to Regulate Freight and Passenger
Rates on tbs Pacific Roads.
THE WISCONSIN Law,
Sueeia! :Dtspntch to 3he CAfcago 1ribttne.
PETITION fon INJUNCTION FILED IN THE UNITED
BTATEs COURT,
blADlaoT, Wis.,, Juno 1.-.rho Madison DEMO-
crat Of Tuos1ay morning will publish tho fol-
lowing:
Yesterday afternoon papers were served up
On tho Attorney deuoral aud tho Railroad Com
missionors, notifying thom that an injunction
would be applied for In tho United Btatcs
District Court for tho Western District OF Wis.,
consin, to restrain them from instituting any
proceedings, or tatng any measures for tho
purpose OF executing tho act Of tue laHt Logisla-
turo regulating railroads. This action is not
brought In tho nanla Of tho Chicago d North
Nostern Rallrond Company. but Ia the name of
itB creditors, who claim TINT thor eocuritics aro
weakened or destroyed by tho law Of last wintos.
The following fs copy OF the notice served upon
tho State olicora thoroin uamcd:
Ci1cAHo, Juno l, 1874.
@@ ssG" at ,ss and "'"
fourth ay of juno H. D. s4 At hs cy r!s Of sdison.
" The State Of wisconsin, shall, Attorney Tor
pierson, tho Far1ners' Loan aud trust Comiany.
ard the unlon Trust Company, npp'y to the Hon.
,t Thona a.u. Judge of ~ nits states Or
wisconsin, Tor an Injunction restraining you, mud
zach Of you from inatnng any proceedings, legal or
for the purroso Ut enforcing executing ho provtn-
19ns q M act ot tho Legislature Of Wisconsin passed
March II, 1874, nnl entitled :" Au act relating
to ratltG1u. ,rn3ns In
State Of Wisconsin," OF which limo aud paco you Gun
s n. + you Ss fsS Tnq w.t. 10
given yo. mud thu 1nol!on for o injunction viii 10
tSignod, I'd. LAWRENCE.
a reviow of Tho bill, pondero,ts bill in
chancory, has been filed ia tho Circuit Court OF
tho United States for tho Western District OF
wisconsin BY T. !: l'awronce, solicitor for Will
INN Frederick lick, q: resident Of Holland,
or ery ,,a ~ rsr79n in aaa Moses Islo Of Now
pany and the Union Trust Company, Of Now
York. ngainat tho Chicago l. Northwestern Rail-
road Company. George II. Paul, John II.
oahoru, John ". Hoyt, and A. Scott Sloan.
THE DEFENDANTS HAVE BEEN CITED
to appear hoforo Jutsa Drumnlnnd 1t Madison
on Thursday, tho 4th Of June. aud SHOW cause
why an injunction should not iHauo to pro-
htbit tue Chicago l. Northwestern Railroad Com
With the Potter statute, aud to prohibit the
Railroad Commissioners aud tic Attorney Cen
erat OF Wisconsin from inHtitutiug, aJctting, or
~ any way encouraging suits against tho said
oHnlckso q Northwestern Companyt
hre not remarkably modest. It asks caya to in
cluao, from H'no 10 time, any other defendants
whom "yostr orator may designate. Perhaps it
from the outset,
ALL THE INHABITANTS OF WISCONSIN.
except tho railway officers aud their employees,
including their many ATTORNEYS aud professional
and woirhs about nonnd nvni,,,nro;s = pasun,
with rgcitaI oY nj, tin mia ~ tSn tv;soo,'s;.,
ana l!Nnola Legislatures, whoreby tho Chi
caeo q northwestern Railroad Company,
through successive constructions of separate
chaugcs md ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. hocsmo - uinT1o'
colossal corporation. 1hsao aca arc c;vo,' 1n T.
Inl ~ enumerated :, " eSlnots, III sort OF
f oo1Gly-PT1ntoa ty I alne1as 1 Z. statement il made
issuod, aud Of the iirst trust-loed Of the w;lnJo
line executed to rscl1ro consolidated hons io tho
amount Of SIS 00 00 il, snort MI lin ~ -; sns sno
m't ate tracoa IN consecutive order, whereby, tho
ION CoMnpnny grew o .s esent legal and chart
273 oil tho Laws OF 1874-tho Pottcr acts 10.
cited in full: then oonos
THE oIsr or TmE WHOLE MATTER.
al. sspa eow e 9%ur Hor t the
aas is Toss unoF rule. Established " he ss Som ofa
anS Mna n x S fasss ssasa for s rsns
Of ssu cou.ny n thn Mh ~ ~ .Ae foaaa
ast ra,as Of fnr" and fse,11t n%vc Es ~ n . IL
s1;d fnn 1 1t ~" a.sEni uAso usen eA'"n.'snGu by
faca ad aara on tho IL ~ rc HS
1t III thu power Of tic ofcurs to procure. auJ.
your orators advised, aud verify bellovo that the
rates ~ afe reasonable all jl'st:
anu yonr or1tqrs ps a9rhor sae upon thtr best n
III ro II a s pe t u S3aa company VII not d.
Of nouey to nay tho orcsapn nxnsses Of .a ra r
way .nd To- 10 my shy t' insrest - unoa aaa fa It's
bonds Au aforesaid, aud uialn.uiu tie aa.d
railroad and ith equipment IN proper atae Of ca-
cheney, without lmSing any diveulA wateyer 10 Its
n rtra tSs or asas Tor snkig fund
oral tnnna t"rcn snn";n. ~ II. S uu" 1 ~ @ no @ nos
Quoted mud operlet lluttr and in accor,iaura vii;
tho provisions OF the said aet Of March H. 1871:
That tue sulo security tor Tue payment Of thu honda
ss tsass aoea, aocTng ~ saa bonds. tc equipment
be- erve fo oneratpy ta sa ro.a n1 tsssnss nu @ t3
ior tic r4tss of fare md frs,eht sloeifcI eenici
in tsta ast taseaa Of retnrng ay so,nponssen
r11 at loss aud consequently the value Of saa roads
w o. rstnrs else o fra s ana s aasenry which
{H -. aforas,iI 9 VII III a tS s ea an owned by
tT'nt ~. s...i n,,,iu IL ~ ,r, t1 5 s5 "os.a15rni