The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-26
THE BERRY TRUST LAW.

Western Railroads May Be Forced to Make
Lower Hates the Fair.
CHICAGO, June 26.-The Inter Ocean will
publish tomorrow q review of the Berry
trust law of this State which has just re-
csived the sign ature of the Governor. The
review shows where the law will enable
the Attorney general to break no the pas
senger and freight associations now con-
trolling and fixing rates to aud from this
city. The sections applying to the case are
those which make it illegal for any combi-
nation of capital, skill. or acts by two or
moro persons, firms. corporations or asso-
citation of persons, or of two or moro of
them for either of the following purposes:
To prevent competition in manufacture, max
ing. transportation. sale orpurchase of merchan-
disc, produce or commodities.
To make enter inr0 or execute carry out
by contract, obligation or agreement OF any
kind or description by which they shall bind or
transport any article or commodity or article of
trade, use, merchandise, commerce or conpeti-
tion below common standard figure, or card. or
list price, or by which they shall agree in any
manner to keep the price of such article
commodity or transportation at fixed or
graduated figure, or by which they shall in any
manner establish or settle the price OF any
commodity transportation between them
or themselves ana others To preclude a free and
unrestricted c0mpetltlon among themselves or
others in the sale or transportation of any such
article or commodity, or by which they shall
agree to pool combine or unite any interest
they may have in connection with the sale or
transportation OF any such article or cOmmOdi-
ty. that its price might in any manner be af
fected.
That any corporation holding a charter under
the laws OF this State which shall violate any Of
the provisions of the act shall thereby forfeit its
charter and franchise and its corporate exist
ence shall cease and determine.
Every foreign cOrp0rafiOD Violating 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 other proper proceedings in any
county in which such foreign corporation does
business, in the name OF the State on his relation
The Sherman antitrust law and it's ap-
plicability to the case and tho river decis-
ion is also discussed aud the statements
made that an organization has been per.
fected TO call upon Attorney.ge general Ma.
loney and District Attorney Milchrist at
once to begin Injunction proceedin gs
against the Western Passenger Association,
restraining the rOade embraced therein
from combining or agreeing to fix rates to
Chicago during the world's fair. The Inter
Ocean advises. however. that no rash
measures be adopted, but that instead q
delegation consisting of the executive
officers of each State interested appear be-
fore the Western Passenger Association,
which meets here Tuesday, and insist that
the one.rate excursion plan be adopted. 1t
is understood to- night that the suggestion
will be acted upon and that strong delega-
tiOn is being ORGANIZED.