The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
DECREE HAS BEEN SIGNED.
Lone Stars INJUNCTION Order Is q
Court Record.
ALL OF THE ROADS HAVE APPEALED
Judge Bryancs Decision Completely
uphoids section 3 of Interstate
Commerce Commission Act.

Galveston, Texas, March 2.--The deere,
In the Lone Star injunction matter wa
/ signed by Judge Bryant today and is nov
a part OF the records OF the court. Th,
following is the order in full.
| MAMA Steamship company equity No
$40 VS.. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Ia
Railway company. Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway company of Texas, Inter-
| national and Great Northern Railroad
company. Circuit Court OF the United
! States. Eastern District of Texas, al
| Galveston, March 1, 1898.
| This cause having been brought on 70
be heard on the pleadings and affidavits
| in support of same, and solicitors for both
complainant and respondents having been
heard, and due deliberations having been
| had,
! II is ordered, adjudged and decreed by
| the court that the preliminary injunction
| prayed for in coniplainants bill be grant
ed and the respondents. the Gulf Colorado
| and Santa Fe Hallway company. the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railway COM
pany OF Texas and the intentional and
Great Northern Railroad company and
each OF them, their respective agents and
servants, are hereby enjoined. until final
hearing of this cause, from Interfering In
any way with the business of the Miami
steamship company as 1t has heretofore
End is now being carried on between said
railroad companies and the Miami Steam-
ship company. or from discriminating
against said Miami Steamship company In
the making and granting of through rates.
in the manner and mode OF payment of
freight and charges and in the manner OF
through billing OF freight, and from en-
forcing and carrying Into effect the agree
ment between them aud Others operating
as the Southwestern freight bureau, IN SO
far MS The same affects the Miami Steam
ship company, and you and each of you.
your respective agents and servants are
hereby commanded to afford TO the Miami
Steamship company the same facilities
with reference to the interchange of
freight, to accept from and deliver TO 1t
freight under tho same conditions and
terms as are by you or either of you grant
ed and extended to any other steamship
line operating between New York and
Galveston, and you are further command
ed to make to Miami Steamship company
the same rate OF freight on interstate and
through business and to allow TO said
Miami Steamship company the same pro
rata or division of such Through rates as
by You or either of you are given to any
other steamship line operating between
New York and Galveston and especially to
the New York and Texas Steamship COM
pany.
(Signed) D. e. Bryant, Judge.
4. s. Miller, attorney for the Missouri
Kansas and Texas. and n. A. Stedman
counsel for the International and Great
Northern railway, arrived at the court
house before the decree was signed.
This afternoon the attorneys for the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. Missouri
Kansas and Texas and International and
Great Northern railways gave notice of
appeal.
1t is Interesting to know that the suit
was brought by the steamship company