The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-30
WILL JOIN THE FlGH8.
Gov. White of North Dakota Will Aid
Gov. Van SAINT in Stopping
RAILWAY Con1bin ation

ndu"0y SVUIOSJIokuOIus
St. Paul, Nov. 29.-Governor Van
Governor White of North Dakota to
his letter regarding the advisability
of holding a conference of northwest
ern governors to devise ways and
means for preventing the consolida-
tion of the Northern Pacific, Great.
Northern and Burlington systems.
Governor White declares himself in
his state, he says, has few laws
his state, he says, has fe wlaws
covering the question, .nere is con-
stitutional prohibition against the
consolidation of parallel and compel
ing lines. He expresses willingness
to meet and confer with Governor
Van SAINT and other governors at
whatever time and place may be Sc
lected.
Washington, d. c., Nov. 29.-Sena-
tor Turner, who has just returned
from Montreal, when asked today re-
garding the rumOred consolidation OF
transcontinental railways, said:
Il have no doubt the consolida-
ton of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railways is contrary
to the public policy of our state as
declared in the constitution. The
Northern Securities company may be
a legal and valid organization and
impervious to attack. l don't know
how that is, not being familiar with
the laws of New Jersey, but cOrpor-
atoms doing business in the state Of
Washington can not take advantage
of what may be a valid cOntrivance
in some other state to violate the pol
icy of the former state. Our cOnsti-
tutional provisions against trusts and
consolidation are in effect the same
as those of Minnesota and Montana.
There can be no doubt those prOvis-
ions are set at naught and violated
by the consolidation of these two
railroads through the instrumental
ity of the Northern Securities COM
pany."
What is the result?"
Being corporations foreign to the
state they can do business in Wash
ington only as matter of comfy
and as they are being conducted in
a manner contrary to the declared
policy of the state. the courts will
presume it is against the will and
purpose of the state constitution that
they be permitted to do business in
the state.
Not only are are these corpora
tons now at the mercy of the state
as to the terms in which they may DO
business, even to the extent of de-
nying them the right to turn a wheel,
but they can make no valid contract,
hold no person to his or her obi
cations or resort to our courts for vim
dicatiOn of any right or redress of
any wrong. Some of this the courts
may now decide; some of it requires
legislative action. But if our people
are true to themselves they can break
up this conspiracy against their pros
perity through the medium of the
courts and legislature. There is no
doubt of that Mr.. Hill has over
reached himself. and is now in posi-
ton where people can deal with him,
and where, l imagine. they will be
disposed to deal with no light hand"
New York, Nov. 29.-When the re-
ply of Governor Toole of Montana to
the invitation of Governor Van SAINT
of Minnesota to enter conference
of northwestern governors to discuss
steps to be taken against the North
ern Securities company was shown
to J. J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, by an Associated Press re-
porter today, he said:
when the gentlemen get through
telegraphing to each other they will
find that the Northern Securities
company is entirely within it's rights
and is not violating any laws of the
state of Montana or Minnesota"
Salem. Ore. Nov. Ex-Governor