The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-19
DAY SUES TO
STOP REBATES
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may appear and resist said Application if
you should desire to do so.
w. A. Day,
Special United States Attorney.
The bill to be fled tomorrow morning
sets forth that about March Il the inter
state commerce commission requested the
United States attorney general 10 direct
the district attorney to begin proceedings
either by injunction or by some other
method to prevent the Chicago. Kansas
City railways from violating the FACT CT
regulate commerce.
Suit Under Sherman Law.
The attorney general at once directed
the bringing Of the suit, both that the
matters complained Of are in violation of
the act 10 regulate commerce and in vio-
latior Of the Sherman act to protect
trade and commerce against unlawful re-
straints and monopolies
After setting forth that the accused
roads are common carriers and are sub
ject 10 the provisions Of the interstate
commerce act. the bill recites that they
have made schedules Of 23i@ cents a hun
dred pounds on packing house products
from Kansas City to Chicago this being
until Jan. 10, the only lawful rate
Then it is declared that the railways
involved secretly made rate c! 1872
cents with corresponding reductions
through to New York, and through un-
lawful combinations received large guam
titles of packing house products later by
Relating to certain shippers the differ
ence between the published rate and the
charge rate. Then the bill sets forth the
facts brought forth at the examination
before the interstate commerce commits
sion in this city.
The general officers and geneRal coun-
sci of some of the roads had a confer
ence to decide on some course of action.
It was learned that Judge Philips is at
Jefferson City, Mo-, and probably will
not be able to go to Kansas City tomor-
row. AS the attorneys of some roads
cannot possibly go to Jefferson City on
such notice, it was decided that Attorney
Day, who will go to Jefferson City,
should be asked to delay action for a
day or two so as to give the railway
attorneys time to study the case and be
able to make their arguments at KAN
sas City.
Seek Restraining Order.
Several of the attorneys left for Kan
sas City this evening. While no definite
course OF action has been agreed on. it
is believed that no serious objections will
be offered to the injunction. Most of the
larger railroad systems profess to be
opposed to rate cutting and in favor of
paying tes. They say they will be the
gamers if rates are maintained, as it is
the small and indirect lines that are cut
ting rates to hold their own against the
big companies. and that the latter are
forced to meet the cut rates
The same charges of secret rates and
rebates are made in regard to the grain
shipments from Kansas City. After Civ
ing the details of those alleged Illegal
transactions, the bill concludes with the
petition:
That subpoene or other suitable
process may issue requiring the defend
ants 10 appear before the United States
court for the Western district of Mis-
souri, and there make answer to all the
matters referred to. An injunction, sup
plemented by a temporary restfss1.1i4Iss-
order is asked against the defendants
their Representatives, officers. agents
etc, restraining them from carry..e oIlf
any agreement to transport backing.
house products, dressed meats grain
and grain products at any other Than
the published schedule; also to restrain
them from departing from the astab-
lished schedule in future and from paving
the rebates or making any concession
conflicting with the legal rates"