The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-31
INJUNCTION SERVED
On the Seahuard Air Lines Officials In
This City Yesterday Morning.
BUT ELEVEN DAYS GRACE is GRANTED
I'm Order to Comply With tho Inter
State Commerce Law-Sudge ST.
mopton Modihes the Temporary
Injunction = President Hoffman
II Here In Conference.

The officials of the Seaboard Air Line
in this city were yesterday formally
served with the injunction granted by
Judge SimOnton, of the United States
Court, restraining them G:om reducing
tariffs and ordering restoration Of the
old rates.
The papers in the case were received
by the Federal court authorities here
yesterday and they were immediately
served on Vice President ST. John and
General Superintendent McBee, at Mr..
st. Johns residence, No. SO Freemason
street.
This was the original injunction re-
quirins an immediate restoration OF the
old rates; However, modlfca-
ton made by Judge Slmonton,
extending the time eleven days from
July 9th, Is effective, and the order for
the restoration of the rates, which was
Immediately issued, in compliance with
the injunction, does not take effec.
until August Sth.
Mr.. st. John was seen al his residence
last evening by Virginian representa-
tive, and when asked his views, ne said: {:
In this fight the Seaboard Air Line
mas complied strictly with the Inter
state Commerce law and 1t proposes
that Its competitor shall do the same
thlns. We gave ten days notice of the
cut, ana thinking that, perhaps, Judge
Slmonron had overlooked the fact tha
under the interstate commerce law We
would nave to give the same notice of a
restoration OF old rates, our general
counsel, Judge Watts, wired the Judge
advising Inn of this state of affairs.
HIS Honor at once issued the following
order, which is now effective:
Ut having been brought to the notice
% OF tne court that the rates filed by the
Seaboard Air Line system on JuIy II Ia et
were reported TO the Int rstate Cow
merce Commission, and tiat under the
proVisiom OF nhe act 10 regulate, COM
nlerce, ten days notice must be given
before such rates can be changed, 1t is
ordered that the order of July 81 hereto
fore made in this cause be so modified
.Hst uhe restraining order therein pro-
Vlded snail, as to the Georgia, Caroina
ana Northern Railroad Company. the
Seaboard Air Line, r. c. Hoffman, pres
ldent 70. Sit. John, vice president. and
v. ~. McBee, general superintendent,
pegln eleven days from this date
The said order of the 9th Of July inst.
does not apply to special excursion rates
customary among railroad companies"
why. the Judge overlooked the fem
day clause in his first order, I'm at a loss
TO explain. He may have been under the
impression that we had failed in the first
instance to file our cut rates with tho
commission, or 1T may have been a mere
oversight. However. the modification of
the order permits us to comply with tho
interstate commerce Gaw and to fulfil ex
iStfng contracts and to continue excur.
slons."
INF. st. John declined to discuss the
outcome OF the fight, burt he is confident
OF the Seaboard's ultimate triumph, and
evidently befeves the temporary iniunc-
tion will not stand
Mr r. c. Hoffman, president of the
line. was closeted with Mr. St. John for
some time yesterday. and THE plan of bait
tie under the new conditions was proba-
bly, formulated then, although nothing
was given out.
Mr. Hoffman returned to Baltimore
last evening.