Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-09

Washington, Jan. 7.-Attorney Cen
erai Douglas, of Minnesota, today fl
ed in the United States supreme court
q bill of complaint in the case of the
state of Minnesota against the North
ern securities company. 1t is very
long document, covering thirty-two
pages of printed matter.
The Allegations.
The history and charters of the
properties composing the Securities
company is detailed at length and
points out the direct interest the state
has in the consolidation. which, it is
commended, would tend to retard the
development of millions of acres of
public lands and deprive citizens of
the benefit from the free railroad com
petition.
Design to Evade Laws.
1t is alleged the Northern Securities
company is a railroad corporation
within the meaning of the Minnesota
laws and that its design is to evade,
escape and violate these laws in such
a way as to cause the state "irrepar-
able injury" 1t is not the owner of
any other property or stock or securi-
ties and is engaged in no other bust
ness save that of the management and
control of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific.
Hill Dictates Already.
Already, so it is alleged, J. J. Hill, AS
president of the Northern Securities
company, has dictated, changed and
controlled the policy of the two constit
nent roads, and during December, 1901
it is alleged, the general manager and
me officers of the Great Northern, act
ing under his direction, took charge Of
and is now engaged in managing {
large portion of the business of the
Northern Pacific. 1t is alleged that il
is the settled policy of New Jersey tt
allow the consolidation only of sucf
railroads as are or can be connected
to form continuous lines and not tt
permit the consolidation of parallel o.
competing lines.
Asks for Perpetual injunction.
Oratrix, claiming to have no othe
adequate remedy or relief, except al
prayed for in equity, asks that the de
PENDANT be required to show cause
why it should not be perpetually en-
Joined and restrained from voting a
any meeting of stockholders of tn
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
the capital of these companies ant
from attending in any manner sucl
/ meetings; from aiding, advising or in
4 terfering with, or in any way partici
H., Of c1yc
TENS; or from making any arrange
ments or combinations having for thei
object such joint control.
Commission to Probe 1t.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE sessions of tn
interstate commerce commission be
gan here today when the commission
ers listened to testimony 'concernin
freight rates and the alleged discrin
nation in connection with packin
house products. Public interest ce1
tiers in tomorrow's meeting at whicl
the commissioners will endeavor to &c
some light on the effect of the recen
railroad mergers on the rate situs
ton.
May Call Magnates.
J.Pierpont Morgan, Edward H. Harr
man and James j. Hill, the three me
who have brought about the recent 6
gantic railroad combinations, may b
called before the interstate commerce
commission to testify as to the effet
of such consultations on interstat
commerce.
Such radical action may be deeme
necessary at the next session of tn
commission, in Washington or Ne
York, if the inquiry into such combin
lions to be commenced in Chicago t.
morrow should convince that body {
the necessity of having the testimon
of those three railroad men.
,nMpEpr ., ErpEEIHLrED