Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-21
EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
NJ THE PRESENT LAWS ARE NOT
STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVE-.T
THE DEAL.
WALL STREET IS AFTER HIM
GOV. VAN SAINT RECEIVES MANY
INQuIRIEs AS TO HIS H.
TENTIONS.

st. Paul, Nov 20. The threatened
hostile action against the Northern Sc
curities company has taken definite
form.
Gov. Van SAINT has declared war on
the billion dollar railway pool and says
he will make it fight to finish. Gov.
Van San says that if the present laws
of Minnesota do not reach the practi-
cal consolidation Of the Great North
ern, Northern Pacific and other COM
peting lines he will call an extra ses-
sion of the legislature to pass such
laws as will.
"There is justly widespread oppo-
sition in our state to the uniting OF
these two big lines" said the governor,
land I shall leave no stone unturned
to prevent the contemplated CONSOLE
dation. The new company is clearly
in violation of the plain intent ana
purpose of the law of this state, which
forbids the union by lease. purchase,
or consolidation of management, OF
competing lines of railroad. | do not
know whether or not the proposed plan
Can Dc Prevented
under existing laws, but it is may in
tention to ask the attorney general
upon his return to begin suit in the
name Of the state to prevent. II posi-
BILE, the consolidation of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific COM
panies. Owing to the great interest of
the people of the state, it should and
will be a FIGHT to finish. II the will OF
the people of this state can be
trampled upon in this manner, thu
sooner the fact is ascertained and I'M
derstood the better.s
Beyond this statement Gov. Van
SAINT refused to go into details as to
the nature of the proceedings he has
in mind. 1t is not possible there will
be important developments until after
the return of Attorney General Doug
las, who is still out of the city on a
hunting trip.
That Wall street is influenced by the
decided step taken by Gov. Van SAINT
against the proposed Great Northern
and Northern Pacific combine, is evil
denced from the fact that several tel
eeraphic inquiries were received by the
governor from capitalists and
Concerns Deeply Interested
in Wall street finances, asking what
further action Gov. Van SAINT will take.
The inquiries are made in view of the
fact that the bonds of the new COM
bine are now on the Wall street mar
ket. Gov. Van SAINT refuses to say
anything about the inquiries received
or to give out the names of those max
ing inquiries.
If the railroad commission chooses to
exercise it's powers under the law. 1T
can make the consolidation of the rail-
roads in Minnesota a very unprotitable
operation, even though it may not be
able to prevent the consolidation itself
in the form it has taken. 1t is con-
tended by those who have given the
subject thought that the commission,
with the aid of the courts, can prevent
any discrimination in rates between
shippers, or unreasonable charges, and
in that way do great deal toward pre-
venting the opposition of the COM
mercial and agricultural interests OF
the state.
Gov. Rogers Also After Them.
| Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 19.--1n response
! tc requests and advice of friends, Gov
Rogers is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
OF calling an extra session of the legis-
lature to take action to prevent the
consolidation of the Northern PACING
and Great Northern railways.