Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-08
MERGER FIGHT IS ON.
Eli Oh Complaint Filed In the United
States Supreme Court.
WHAT MINNESOTA CLAIMS,
""e@ed Competition VIII Be Check.
~ ny Northern Securities Com.
"""S and There VIII BE
Great LOSS to the state,

ne '""N'hStoil. Jan. Stationery Gpl
efai Wallace Il. Douglas Of Minnesot
na his MED in the United States suprem
70 court tile bill Of complaint in the On 9
n VI the state of Minnesota, complaiu
Z. ant against the Northern Securitie
company. defendants. 1t is a long doc
- uneiit' about 10000 words, coyerjn.
n .ml'!-lwo pages of printed matter
n nv n'il hrst points out the direct in
p "r'st the state has in the PROPOSED
coiSo'ldhllon. II still owns more Than
''""'o"V acres of public land, valued
y AZ more than $4,000 900 and trayersed
:, III part ny the lines of the Great North.
= erll and Northern Pacific railroads II
the merger is effected, these roods will
, cthS" to build spurs into These land.
. VI compete fer their business. The
'"i"e or the lands will not increase Ms
nus ull''rr the spur of competition
. ana III" state will lose i'm the taxnhle
'''l''e OF lis property. The lands will
llo' ne opened for years. and deyelop-
lent will be arrested
N next set up that the state OK
pehdS more than 500, 900 annually in
the operation and maintenance of IT'S
educational, charitable and other puh. |
nv INSTITUTIONS: that this is mostly |
'"'''' u! difect taxation; that the
amount winch can be raised and the
successful maintenance of these iusti.
t'ltiohS for the benefit of it's citizers
depend largely upon the value of the
real ana personal property within the
s'"t"' which in turn depends largely
upon 'r"e rallrtad competition. 1t has
"'''' 'h' settled policy of the state to
tl""hrhs" railroad building by grant
OF lands. and in this way over 10 800.
goo acres have been granted manly al, :
W. !" 'he Great Northern and North. {
VI" ''"r'fr ana their subsidiaries. !
Says Rates VIII BE Hirh-r
IN" complainant alleges that the
i"'eS on 'he Immediate shipments of e
Wheh' ana other merchandise over tho p
l'"'S Oh ID" two companies have been fl
lower than they will be under any or. W
.ahgeinehI which CONCENTRATES unity .jt
'f control. The bill then recjtes tha
,,a'''rS ana Interpretations under of
Nh''il tn" Great Northern operates er
"er ODD miles of road and cites the til
muse IN It's charter providing that IFS an
halrs ar" to be conducted by a board
"'l''tofS, winch is to do all things lei
'FeSSary "and not inconsistent with pa
~ constitution and laws of the Tnit- sys
4 H'a''S or the laws of this territory
= this act" Off
1T is further alleged that J,n,os as
iil n'lis IA controlling interest in the EN-
1'"ocoo Of capital stock ma
me history and charters of the san
)rtherh Pacific are similarly rated Il
eclal attention being paid TO tbe mel
aus acquired and built within tbe opl'
tue. By filing its articles of incor. r.
ration in Wisconsin with the Nrinne. 'rol
IL authorities the Northern Pocific pan
anne subject to all the laws rey,,- gun
ions and provisions of Minnesot, s'lcl
he farts as to the present persoppe, "
cc'ory' the Insolvency of the old "" -
hNlhy and its reorganization in an"
. ana the purchase of the ST. Pan, .p'''
Duluth road in 1899 are recited ot ''i ~
gun III is set up that the lines OF n''
Sc Two systems are not ONLY com ,,,,
1--WE between points within Ninna.
l. ptl1 that they furnish the only ; n""!
petitive lines between Minnasot. '",''
puynt .o,,, ,,1 'iiii'eSota Sey
for ol,,.,,, ,. -" ,' ~ furnish sion
i"r e'eVen years. They are also sor,.
one exception the only lines trav- n,,,,
~ northern Minnesota. n n'
The burlington Rond. co,,.+
nu .,', ~, - u'Noteu to the Bur defen
hi,., =. i"cts as 10 the terms the ht
'h'rh its control was obtained Inv ma
TWO systems Jointly. Charles n brief
~ "''i president and pres recOgl
''r'c'of' beng director in the conye
fern securities company The cer- leave
=" VI incorporation of the latter plant
III New Jersey Nov Is, 1901 ia nesotn
ii in full 10 con,nn
>ihg up tn" Northern SecuritioS under
my " IL SET Iorth that it was or caSes
=" bE j. j. Hill. w. =. CLouph + course
'hl Morgan and "ot her associ.+o.,
orhtrlX Unknown" who M t,,a
were continually in conference
means by which the laws of Min '"ssi"
nl,sh' ne successfully evaded ,,..
)lely for the nr,.n,,,,, 20 so VI s"h- that it
;olidation of tho C,', ~ N"ectihg the int
orlherl' Pacific. The owners ~ '.'iS''eS
g ma iortv of +,,n ,., ".is OF big rail
stems had o.reaa hnro.. VI the mons v
n TO the new ,o,,,,1 e',..l'u 10 Morgan
the stock Of the two systems ne II
MS which are set forth in fu,I ~" !'o''
retire the nroforra, ,. ~ LUZ knowled
IN IacI1lc. In furtherapce of s'D''e'S
II to evade the laws of NIinnasn, REFUSAL
us agreed that. pending the do "ou'a
u the stock to the Northern 9. .on'e'hp
company. it should all he turn 'nic' ~
to james 7 nm w urn upheld
-ro. ''i decisions
M purc,, The Sc
,orthorp Sno.,...., e"ded. his aids
eu' does not intend to purchase NJ Mas. :,
* but simply to issue fts own ~. .,'"
exchange therefor. For tbasa ~ H.. ,'', :.
II purposes the componv IT, '
receive unless en.ioined thcre. , .+a,',,'n
, and womb, vi 'He treat one of tn,