The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
Trust COMPANY ANSWERS.
And Mr.. Crook Files a Supplemental
Bill Against Consolidation.


The Continental Trust Company has
filed it's answer in Baltimore to the origi-
nal bill of Daniel Crook 10 prevent the
consolidation of the Seaboard Air lime,
Florida Central and Peninsular, Georgia
ana Alabama and other railroads into the
Greater Seaboard Air Line. All The sub
stantial averments of the bill are denied
in the answer.
1t is alleged in the answer that Mr.
crook was procured to bring the suit by
persons interested in delaying hampering
and frustrating the trust company and
The other defendants in bringing about
1he proposed railroad consolidation. The
answer denies that Mr. Crook is finan-
cdily interested in the certificate on which
mis- sun is based, but asserts that MIR.
Crook is being used by certain persons"
to obstruct the defendants and others in
carrying out the agreement of March g.
1899 All the allegations of Mr.. Crook
the answer asserts, are made in bad faith.
Similar claims have been made by the
SeabOard Air Line people in other injunc-
ZION cases they have fought
The object of the agreement of Jan. 3,
tne answer declares, is TO advance and
further the plan of uniting the several
systems of railroads, to accomplish which
the agreement provides for the exchange
of certificates of syndicate interest in the
several syndicates for a new certificate 10
be issued under the agreement of Jan. ).
That agreement, it is claimed, does not
abrogate or destroy the syndicate agree
ment of March 49, 1899.
For The consummation of the Florida
Central and Pennsufar syndicate agree
Tlent of March %, 1899, il is necessary,
the answer states that the Seaboard Air
line system of railways, the Georgia and
Alabama Railway and the Florida Cen
aral and Peninsular Railroad Company
should be united in the most complete
manner possible under the laws of the
various states through which the railroads
extend. Such union requires an agree
ment between those beneficiahy interested
in the stocks of the florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad Company and those
beneficially interested in the stocks of the
other systems of railroads sought to be
united The agreement of Jan. 3, 1900
is such an agreement, it is claimed and
no one is seeking TO compel Mr. Crook to
become a party TO it,
Mr.. Crook has filed an amended and sup
Elemental bin TO his suit to prevent the
carrying out of the proposed plan of con-
eOlidation. The amended bill AYERS that
since the filing of the original bill the de-
PENDANTS have announced that the agree
ment of Jan. s. 1900, had become eff
fective and that the issue of certificate
under the agreement had begun. This Is
declared to be illegal.
Besides the injunction and discovery
previously asked for, the amended and
supplemental bill asks that the defendants
and dhch and all of them be enjoined
and restrained from taking any steps or
proceedings whatsoever under or by virtue
of or in the furtherance or execution of
the said so-called Greater Seaboard Air
Line organization agreement of Jan. 5,
1900, or of any of the provisions thereof,
and that the said agreement may be de-
clared to be null and void.
Judge Stockbridge passed an order that
the injunction issue as prayed unless the
resident defendants show cause to the con-
trary on or before March II, 1900 and un-
less the non-I esident defendants show
cause to the contrary on or before the 14th
day of April, 1900.