Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23
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The Chancellor of New Jersey Directs
the Combination to Show Cause Why
the Injunction ShonId Not be PerpetnaI.


the Combination to Show Cause Why
the Injunction should Not be Perpetual.
The True American, Of Trenton, n. j.. on
June LIST printed the full text Of the chan
cellor's orders restraining the Reading,
Central railroad of New Jersey and the
Port Reading Railroad Company from
forming a combination of their interests.
The sections Of the decree quoted throw
strong light on the subjects at issue.
Upon reading the information Of the
Encouragement of the state Of New Jersey
on behalf of said state in this cause, and
the exhibits and atlidavits thereto an
nexed, and on motion of John i. Stock
ton, encouragement, il is on this 3lst day
Of May, A. d. 1899, ordered that the de-
PENDANTS, the Central Railroad Company
of New Jersey, the Port Reading Railroad
Company and the Philadelphia 4 Reading
Railroad Company, show cause before the
chancellor at the state house in Trenton,
on the fifteenth day of June next, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon there
after as counsel can be heard, why an in
junction should not issue according to the
prayer of the information, among other
things in substance enjoining and restrain
ing them, their officers and agents, direc-
tors and employees, and each of them. from
doing or continuing any act whatever
under and by virtue of the terms, cove
nants, and conditions contained and SET
forth in the indenture of lease or in the
said tripartite agreement of February 18th,
1892, alleged in said information, or
under and by virtue Of any other
instrument which may have been
executed and delivered between the said
companies, or between them and other
parties. whereby under, or under color of
which the said the Philadelphia and Read
lug Company pretends to have acquired or
he empowered 10 possess, manage or in
any wise control the corporate franchises,
lowers, privileges, or property of the
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey,
its officers and directors, and commanding
the SAID Central Railroad Company of New
Jersey to retnkc possession Of and exercise,
manage and control all the corporate
powers, privileges and franchises granted
to the said corporation, and to manage
ana conduct the same under the sole
authority Of the said Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey; and also enioin-
ing and restraining the said defendant
corporation, their officers and agents,
from doing any and all acts, and making
any arrangements and combinations By
contract or otherwise, having for their
object, effect or result either to limit or
diminish the production of anthracite coal.
or arbitrarily to increase the force thereof,
| or to prevent competition among them in
! the production. transportation and sales Of
anthracite coal, and from doing any other
act or thing, or making any arrangements
| or agreements to do the sare in and about
the business of mining, producing and
| transporting anthracite coal which shall
tend to monopoly of the same, or arbi-
| trarily to increase the price of coal 10 the
| inhabitants of the state of New lersev
And it is further ordered that the said
| defendants, their officers and agents, and
each and every of them, in the meantime
and until the further order Of the court in
| the premises, desist and refrain from oper-
ating their railroads in the state of New
| jersey in such manner ms to diminish
competition in the trade in Anthracite coal
and desist and refrain from making, con
tinuing or acting under any arrangements
or combinations with each other by CON
tract or otherwise, having for their object.
effect, or result either the creation OF an
artificial scarcity of coal, by Limitation Of
diminution of the supply thereof, despite
| the natural law Of demand and supply or
having for their object, effect or result the
arbitrary increase Of the price of such coal,
or the production of existing or future
legitimate competition in the production
transportation, or sale of such coal, OF
from doing any other act or thing in and
about the business of mining, producing
and transporting Anthracite coal which
shall tend to a monopoly of the same. OF
coal to the inhabitants of the state of New
Jersey"
ut is on this thirty-first day of Nav, in
the year 1892 ordered that the Contra
Railroad Company of New Jersey, The
Port Reading Railroad Company and til,
defendants named in the bill of complain
in the above stated cause do show caus,
before the chancellor at the state house, II
the city Of Trenton, on Wednesday, thu
fifteenth day OF June next at ten O'CLOCK
III the forenoon why receiver should no
be appointed to take charge and custody o
the property and possessions of the Contra
Railroad Company of New jersey pendin,
the determination Of this suit, and why al
injunction should not issue according [,
the prayer of the bill.
And it is further ordered that the sal,
defendants, the Port Reading Railroad
Company, their officers and agents, EN-
ployes and servants, do in the meantime
and until the further order of this court
desist and refrain from obliterating any 0
the marks which identify as the propert,
of the Central Railroad Company of Ney
Jersey, the rolling stock, steam boats, ferry
boats, and other personal property whicl
! has been delivered into their possession
under the alleged lease set forth in the bill
of complaint in this cause; and from paC
, ing upon said rolling stock, steamboats,
, ferrypoats and other personal propert
MARKS identifying the same as the propert
of the said the Port Reading Railroa
Company and also to desist ana refrai
from turning over TO the Philadelphia ,
. Reading Railroad Company the possessio
i and control of any Of the tools, machiner
or other personal property which was d,
Q liyered into the possession of the said til
I Port Reading Railroad Company unde
b the said alleged lease, and from removin
the same, or allowing the same to be n
v moved, from out the jurisdiction of til
: court"