New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-06-28
ANTITRUST Law.

ANTI-TRUsT Law.
Synopsis OF the Stringent Measure,
Passed In Illinois
CHICAGO, June ~. The Inter. Ocean
publishes q review Of the Berry trust
law of this state which has Just re-
ceived the signature Of the governor,
and Sd ows where it will enable the at
torney general to break up the passen-
ger and. freight associations now con.
trolling and fixing rates 10 and from
this city. The sect IONS applying to the
case are those which will make it lille.
gal for any combination OF capital, skill
or acts. By two or more persons. firms,
corporations or association Of persons
or OF two or more o. them. for either Of
The Following Purposes:
To prevent colni eti,ion in manu-.
eacture, max ng, transportation. sale or
purchase OF merchandise, produce or
commodities.
TO make or enter into or execute or
carry ont. any contract, obligation or
agreement of any kind or description
BY which they shall bind or have bound
themselves not to sell. dispose Of or
transport any article or commodity or
article of trade. use, merchandise, COM
merce or competition below common
standard figure, or card or list price, or
by which they shall agree in any man
ner to keep the price Of such article,
commodity or transportation at "a fixed
or graduated figure, or by which they
shall in. any manner establish or; settle
the price of any article or commodity
of sportation between them or
themselves and others to preclude free
and unrestricted competition among
themselves or others in the sale or
transportation of any such article or
commodity, or by which they shall
agree to pool, or combine. or unite any
intrest they may have in connection
with the sale or transportion Of any
such article or commodity that its price
might in any manner be affected.
Would Forfeit Charters.
4 ''That any corporation holding I
charter under the laws of this state
which shall violate any of the provis-
ions OF this act shall thereby forfeit its
charter and franchise and its corporate
existence shall cease and determine.
Every foreign corporation violating
any of the sections of this act is hereby
denied the right and prohibited from
doing any business within this state,
and it shall be the duty of the attorney
general to enforce this provision by in
junction or ether proper proceedings
in any county in which said foreign
corporation does business, in the name
of the state ON his relation"
The Sherman antitrust law and its
applicability to the case. and the Riner
decision is. also discussed and the state
ment made that an organization
has been perfected to call upon
Attorney General Maloney and
District Attorney Milchrist to
at once begin injunction proceedings
against the Western Passenger associa-
ton restraining the roads embraced
therein from combining or agreeing to
fix rates to Chicago during the worlds
fair.
Advises Moderation.
The 1nter-O: can advises, however,
that no rash measures be adopted, bat
that instead delegation consisting Of
the executive officers of each state m-
terested appear before the Western
Passenger association which meets here
Tuesday and insist that the one rate ex-
cursions plan be adopted.
It is understood that the suggestion
will be acted upon and that a strong
delegation is being organized.