The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-16
ANOTHER INJUNCTION ASKED.
MEMBER OF SYNDICATE AGAINST
8. \. L. CONSOLIDATION

FIR. Daniel Crook Brings Suit in Bal
umore-He Doesn't Want to See the
Three Lines COnsOIidated-AIess
Williams. Niddendorf ana Dooley
Are the Defendants-They Are 10
show Cause at an Early Date Why
an Injunction should Not BE Grant
edo. Il A. Counsel Views the suit
without Alarm-RaiIrond News
and Notes.
Another suit against the consolidation
of the Georgia ami Alabama, the Florida
Central and Poninsular and the Seaboard
Air Line has been brought, this time in
Baltimore, in a Circuit Court of Maryland.
Mr.. Daniel Crook, Baltimore merchant.
Instituted the suit. and the defendants are
President John Shelton Williams Of the
three lines, Mr.. J. w. Middenlorf, and Mr..
James H. Dooley, as individuals and man
aging committee, and the Continental
Trust Company Of Baltimore
Messrs. Charlton, Mackall and Anderson,
general counsel for the Georgia and Ala
bama view the new suit with no alarm
They believe it will meet the fate Of its
predecessors. No statement Of Mr.. Thorn
as F. Ryan being connected with the last
effort TO prevent the consolidation is Civ
en-, but there is a feeling that it is by no
means improbable that he may figure in
it in some connection. Mr.. Ryan has made
strong fight against the plans Of the
Williams syndicate being carried out and
he is not the man 10 give up a long az
there is the slightest chance of success.
Mr.. Crook owns a temporary certificate
OF syndicate interest of the par value OF
5000, under a contract dated March j.
1899. between John l.. Williams & Sons,
Middendorf, Oliver & Co, and w Bayarl
Cutting and r. F. Cutting for he purchase
OF the preferred and common stock OF the
Florida Central and Peninsvlar Railroad
Company. This certificate was issued by
the Continental Trust Company, in ac-
cordaace with and subject TO the terms of
the underwriting agreement dated March
Is, 1899, and on deposit with the company
The court is asked by Mr. Crook 10 re-
quire the defendants to disclose to him
the provisions of the agreement made
March /, 1883, and the condition of a Ger
tihcate of beneficial interest in various
stocks which. it is alleged, the defendants
propose to issue or cause to be issued In
exchange for the certificate of beneficial
interest in the Florida Central and PENN
sular Railroad stocks held by Mr.. Crook
Mr.. Crook also asks that the defendants
be enjoined from taking any steps for the
consolidation of the Florida Central ana
Peninsular with other railroad properties
which will render it impossible for them
TO restore to Mr.. Crook his rights in the
stocks of the Florida Central and PENN
sular Railroad Company in the event Of
the failure of the defendants to communi-
cate the plan Of consolidation for the va
rious railroad systems proposed to be
merged into the Greater Seaboard Sys-
tenn" 1t is also asked that the defend
ants be enjoined from doing any acts in
furtherance of any plan of consolidation
of any railroads other than the plan re-
ferred to and made part of the underwrit-
ing agreement. More particularly 1t is ask
ed that the defendants be enjoined from
issuing any. certificate of any interest in
any stocks of the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad, except in conformity
with the provisions and limitations of the
underwriting agreement of March 2S, 1899
Judge Stockbridge signed an order that
the injunction issue as asked in the bill Of
complaint, unless cause to the contrary be
shown by the resident defendants on or
before Feb. %, and by the nonresident
defendants on or before March 81