The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-01
HAD NO JURISDICTION
The Court Decides the Case on This and
Not on Its Merits.
RAILWAY MEN ARE ALL VERY RETICENT
what Action the Roads
VIII lTnke-Ifowevor tho seaboerd
People Think Thcy Have Won n
Grent Victory Tho War Will prob
nbiy Resume, but Nothing DefInite.

The transportation field Is again open
TO cut-rate competition, and the deadly
knife may soon get in some more fine
work on the tariffs between this city
and Southern points. .Fat
At Charleston. =. c., yesterday, Judge
Simonton, of the United States District
Court, set aside his temporary injunc-
tion, which put an end to the iirst chap
ter of the rate slashinE by the Seal board
Air Line, and the affiliated lines, known
as the Southern States Freight Associa-
ton. With the history OF the war from
It's origin to the present date, the pub
lie Is entirely familiar.
Now that nothing prevents the giants
from throwing themselves upon each
other again. the situation on land is
quite as interesting as the competing
bay lines have made 1t on the water.
immediately&upon the receipt of in
formation that the injunction had been
dissolved Vlrgininn representative
action the lines concerned would onow
pursue.
Mr.. e. ST. John. vice president and
general mrnager, of-the lSesfnas<l-eblr-
Line, was closeted the greater portion
of the afternoon with the Seaboard's
general counsel. Judge Leigh II. Watts,
and several directors.
THE COUNsEL's vIDws.
The Virglnan man was referred to
we have won our tight against the
Injunction. TO get that blockade out
of the way was my part of the fight.
This has been accomplished. and I leave
1t to the management OF the operating
department to utilize the result"
Pressed as to what the probable policy
would now be. Judge Watts declared
that he saw no reason why the fight
should not be continued on the same
lines upon which 1t was originally
begun.
VICE PRESIDENT ST. JOHN.
Mr. st. John was seen later at his
residence. Really" he said, you must
excuse me from expressing any opinion
tonight, other than that we, OF course,
regard the dissolution Of the injunction
as victory for the Seaboard Air Line.
Until see The fun text OF the Judges
decision can make no statement. l
shall not base my decision merely upon
published reports. but must thorough.
iy study every point in the order of
dissolution"
THE SOUTHERN'S SIDE.
Mr.. i T. Lamb. the general agent of
the Southern railway, Is out of town,
ana VIII not return until Wednesday,
However, Southern official said yes
terday: I'VE are members of the asso-
citation. and cannot cut II the affiliated
lines do not, unless we draw out. How
ever. the Executive Board of the Asso-
citation meets In New. York Wednesday
ana VIII in all probability take action
What they do will largely depend upon
The action taken in the meanwhile by
the Seaboard Air Line"
II Is the general opinion of transpor-
tation men that the rates via the Ches
apeake bay lines will not come down
any lower.
TRANSPORTATION MEN RETI-
CENT
An effort was made to secure n symno-
sium of opinion from the TRANSFORMATION
men connected with other lines, but they
are all extremely reticent on the sub
1ect or how the clearing OF the field
TOT resumption OF the battle will affect
them.
Captain James w. McCarrick. general
Southern agent OF the Clyde Steam.
ship Company, said: II only hone the
warning lines will be conservative
cutting each others throats will NOT
put any money into their coffers.''
MIR. Charles e. Finch, general agent
of the Norfolk and Western RaiISoad
Company. said: 81 prefer not 10 state
any opinion as to the effect of the
Judges decision. but the general opii,-
ION was that the jurisdiction of the
court had been stretched a bit, and
~ was expected that the injunction
would be dissolved on those grounds"
Bay Line employees were iuh,Ian+
They declare that the decision ia
victory both for their ally, the Seaboard
and for themselves. Mr.. w. RandaiI
the agent of the company, when seen
however. declined to express himaalf
relative to the matter.
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