The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-06-27
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THE CHICAGO RAILWAY POOLS.

CHICAGO, June 26--ihe Inter Ocean
| prints review OF the Berry trust law OF
the state, which has just received the sig
nature of the governor, and shows where
it Will enable the attorney general TO break
up the passenger aud freight associations
| now controlling and fixing rates from and
| to this city. The sections applying to the
case are those which make it Illegal for
| any combination OF capital. skill or acts
by two or more persons, firms, corpora
tons or associati of persons, or of two
Or more OF them. for either OF the follow
| ing purposes: TO prevent competition In
manufacture, transportation, sale or pur-
chase of merchandise, produce or COM
me0itles: to make or enter into, or execute
OF carry out 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 COM
modify or article of trade, use, merchan-
disc, commerce or competition below
common standard figure or card or list
price, or by which they they shall agree
In any manner TO keep the price OF such
article, commodity or transportation at a
fixed or graduated figure. or by which they
shall III any manner establish or settle the
price OF commodity or transportation be-
tween them or themselves and Others 10
preclude an unrestricted competition
among themselves or others in the sale or
transportation of any such article or COM
modify, or by which they snail agree TO
pool or com bine or unite any interest they
may have in connection with the sale or
transportation OF any such article or COM
modify that its price might IL any manner
be affected.
The law provides that any corporation
holding a charter under the Jaws OF this
state which shalt violate any Of the pro-
visions of this act, shall thereby forfeit its
charter and franchise, and its corporate
existence shall cease and terminate.
livery foreign corporation violating any |
OF the soctiOus of this act is denied the |
right and prohibited from doing any busi |
ness within this state, and 1t shall be the !
duty OF the attorney general TO enforce |
this provision by Injunction, or other |
proper proceedings, III any county III |
which such foreign corporation does busi- |
ness, IN the name OF the state on his rsla- |
tion.
The Sherman antitrust law and its ap- |
plicability To the case and the Riner de- |
ciSiou Is also discussed aud the statement |
made that organization has been per- |
fected to cali upon Attorney General Nal !
loney eud District Attorney Milcirist to |
at once begin injunction proceedings I
against the Western Passenger association |
restraining the roads embraced therein |
from combining or agreeing to fix rates to t
Chicago during the worlds fair
The Inter Ocean advises, however, that |
no rash measures be adopted, but that, in |
stead, delegation consisting of the exec |
utive officers of each state interested ap- !
pear before the Western Passenger asSOcl- I
alton, which meets here Tuesday, and IN |
sist that the one-rate excursions plan be |
adopted. L. Is understood tonight that |
the suggestion will be acted upon, and |
that a stlong delegation is being organ |
lied.