El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
BOYCOTT ENJOINED
The Court WOuld,Not Permit Western
Roads to Discriminate Against
the Del Gee.

Inc pei OS0.
Yesterday was the day set by the
western roads to inaug1rate q boycott
against the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railroad.
Eleven of The largest roads in the
west Joined in the movement. The
immediate effect of the boycott on the
Gulf line, if the other roads should adj
here to their determination, would be
an immense falling off in its earnings,
as no traffic will be given to or accept
ed from il by the Rock Island, Bur-
lington. Santa Fe, Illinois Central, st.
Paul, Missouri Pacific, Wabash, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas. Kansas City
North western, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco. and the Gulf, Colorado and San
ia Fe roads.
The receivers of the Gulf line appear
to be confident of victory, but in rail-
road circles generally the belief is pre-
valent that it is only question OF Il me
when the road will have to succumb to
the demands of the other lines.
The ST. Louis Repu bile says concern
ing the fight: The Kansas City, Pitts
burg aud Gulf won a decisive victory
yesterday over the western and south
western lines which have attempted to
Il. JUG s
Judge Amos Thayer, of the United
States circuit court, sitting in cham
bers, issued q temporary restraining
order against the Missouri Pacific,
Santa Fe, Missouri, Kansas and Texas
and other lines that have given notice
of q discontinusnce of traffic relations
with the Pittsburg and Gulf.
This order is self-explanatOry and is
as follows:
son presentation to me of the bill Of
complaint in the above entitled cause,
and upon due consideration of the al
legations therein contained, it is or
dered:
THAT tn. sbove-named defendants
and each of them show cause before
me at my chambers in the city of St
the hour of 10 a. M. or as soon there
after as counsel may be heard, why the
injunction played for in the said bill
OF complaint should not be granted,
and that in the meantime and unit
further order said defendants aud
each of them and their respective
agents, servants and employees be, and
they are hereby enjoined and restrain
ed from doing or attempting to do any
of the following acts:
"From entering into any com bina-
ton, agreement or conspiracy between
themselves or with other persons or
to cancel the joint tariffs
for the transportation of freight which
existed on August Is. 1899, between
said defendants and the complainants
herein, acting in the capacity of re-
ceivers of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf Railroad company, and from
carrying any such existing combina-
ton, conspiracy or agreement into eff
feet.
s'That the said defendants, their SER
wants and agents, and each of them, be |
respectively enjoined and restrained !
from cauceling the joint tariffs and
divisions of rates for tue transportation |
of freight, which existed as between
said receivers and either of said de-
PENDANT railroad com can MES on August
I6, 1899. and from refusing 10 receive,
deliver and transport freight accord |
ing to the joint tariffs, arrangements
and agreements for the trans
action of business and divi-
sion of rates which existed at
that time. And that said defendants |
and their respective servants, agents
and employees be further enjoiued and |
restrained from entering into any
com bin alton, agreement or conspiracy, |
either as tetween themselves or with |
other persons or congregational to dis
eriminate against said receivers or to |
obstruct them in the management,
control and operation of the property |
committed to their charge, as they |
map deem best for the public interest, !
and from refusing to do for said receiv- |
ers in the matter of transportation !
what is done by them for other con-
meeting carriers or from refusing to !
afford them like facilities.
1T is further ordered that a COPY of |
the bill of com plaint in the above en-
titled cause be served on each of the |
defendants above named at least ten
DAYS before September 81, 1899.
AMOS M. THAYER,
Omitted States Circuit udge."
Mr.. j. A. Hapley, freight traffic
of the Pittsburg and Gulf.
was here when Judge Thayer issued
the order. He said too much credit
could not be given Colonel S. w.
Fordyce and Webster Wilhers for the
active part they had taken as re-
,eivers of the road to head off the evil
effects of this boycott. Hesis sanguine
n his hopes that the temporary !
0rdor Ui1l ho rr1Qdn mar. /