The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-27
ANTY-TRUsT A Law.
Synopsis OF the Stringent Measure
Passed I'm Illinois.

Passed I'm Illinois.
CHICAGO, June 27.--The Inter-O Ocean
publishes review Of the Berry trust
law of this state, which has Just re-
ceived the signature Of the governor,
and shows where it win enable the at
torney general to break up the passen-
ger and freight associations now con-
trolling and fixing rates TO and from
this city. The sections applying to the
case are those which win make it ille-
gal for any combination Of capital, skill
or acts, by two or more persons, firms,
corporations or association of persons
OF. OF two or more OF them, for either of
The Following Purposes:
'sTo prevent competition in manu-.
sacture, making, transportation, sale or
purchase of merchandise. produce or
commodities.
ITO 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 q 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 fixed
Dr graduated figure, or by which they
shallYir any manner establish or settle
the price of any article or commodity
pf transportation 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.
wouid Forfeit Charters.
sThat any corporation holding q
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 other 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 Id
applicability TO the case, and the Rinel
decision is also discussed and the state
ment made that an organization
has been perfected to call upor
Attorney General Maloney ant
District Attorney Milchrist tt
| at once begin injunction proceeding
against the Western Passenger associa
tion restraining the roads embrace,
therein from combining or agreeing h
fix rates to Chicago during the world
| fair.
Advises Moderation.
The Inter-Ocean advises, however
that no rash measures be adopted, bu
that instead delegation consisting o
the executive officers of each state in
terested appear before the Western
Passenger association which meets her
Tuesday and insist that the one rate ex
| cursions plan be adopted.
| It is understood that the suggestion
will he acted un,n and that stron,