The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-15
Attorney General Argues That Ship.
perS' Compress Co. Is a Trust.
COMBINATION BY PURCHASE ATTACKED
Authority to Acquire Property When
Suppression OF Competition May
Result Denied.

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~ .nc Ease OF the state of Texas VS.. the
'pt'e'S compress Company of Texas. sub
,i'',1u IN me ffty-thlrd district court Yes
.siu"E' Before beginning the discussion of
1ne case upon It's merits he made a fcy
observations with reference to the general
Poi'cy OF governments. ancient and mod.
rin' concerning undertakings similar IN
those under observation, rcmarklpg as no
proceeded, that 1t was very eratlfvirc g.,
note that no appellate court ia any Stnf... ~
the American Union or OF the United Styt,s
mas ever rendered an opinion in f,,or of
or which in Gny way apologies for al,
contains an expression in communication Of
the modern industrial combinations.
After quoting literally from the history
OF the world to show that even b,ror. tho
coming of Christ promoters of mu,rr,iy
we're outlaNcd, ana that effort. to nr'
M competition ana to restrain iudiviinal
tuotiS ana freedom OF action i'm fruJa mi
commerce were held to bc rrstrirtln,.. No.,
my 10 INC public welfare Mr. Roll said.
sometimes 1t is assumed that tnr ri,.ri
az our Jaws prohibiting combinations i, to
ltter capital from coming to our Stglc
IN ORDER that We may sec what Inn. La.l
,he eHect of similar legislation ei,p,ybt..,
II is perhaps we'll TO compare our statutory
otber .'Sn,s on this subject with Jhosc Of
Continuing. Mr.. Bell submlttcd thar NOT
QhlS ne Federal government, but most OF
thc othrr States have cnuctcd statutes
against trusts aud spoke as follows:
inc question arises then If we by our
Aull trust laws, are driving capital from
our stare 10 what State can ii be taken
Mnere us owners VIII he allowed to use II
without regard to the welfare of othors2
'Such persons can not cugHpo i'm iptor.
state commerce or transactions heranso
under the Federal statutes they would moi
only forfeit their u. opprtv but ,ynuld hs
subject to confinement in the pnuitepflary
for their Illegal acts They c6uII NOT ~
to any OF the southern state. hrroIlsa iii
OF OF them have laws as drastic as
They could NOT 90 IN any Of l,'
great agricultural states Of tho Nnrtb ar
West for the same reason. Thry could not
60 to either Of tho STATES I'm 4, iIrh nm, of
the great commcrral ccntrrs are lnrs'tc1----
for there they would he NET win stgtntns
the same a. those which il Is claimed will
"Bu+ il ,nnv no contcnInd IN. -. that
while the laws Of tbn yarIons STAT ,rc os
| have explained them 10 he lint thmy
Tho dccisions az tho yotio,s no,,,tg viii
disnei tbis 0tusio, " ''''' '' 90 wa
Passing ON thr Ease uudor consideration
tbn attorney general declared Am if lo,
mards solltion If tbc n,,nstin, F ,.botSo
The law nrnWaDfs rornot9o Prom, AVN,
ing e,, nro,,rf,. 81 ,",,'i a. 'li 'i.
nskos ~ ,fIegoj' 20. r,,r,o.,tio ~ rn5l.,,,
,,au,lfpo tia,, ttb SOM, s,,rs,,t, t;,t, 1,
n oal, L,om ~. sun rifhn W.
rttttod 60, 20 '". ,tCl
nan,oeu "p1eOr Ol "toVnlptits h.
P .Th an s"pp'JSN . I,,nc
rue lacth IN lHs cas' air 'i'H.; NV
,McIt, oitIa'eu III Tue ''Il,ul pu.llnh ".
NoIth 1eNas great many CONF. tsNcA
Mhicu We're t"lhptuu-, u'uS !" tuII'ln' ~,
Inc detGhdhht corporau9h was choIt .,eu i,. on
the lVth OF June OF 'dat NtM NV Mua
authorized TO purchase Hnu minimum ~ ~
ton congresses III the lhlrtN.'Wo r"Gl' ~
Walch cover the ehlire Secilnn Oh {ue 9y" ,,,
referred to. II had ACQUIRED %,iNc.H 9i,n
presses; one AT N's ,,' IN. Tne noiiss
one at Terrf y and the three az at pui, ,i
ihdounteuN tn3S' az i'aliuS VIZ -, ,l ~
petlng concerns u'H moo t i,y" WAN a,.
CURED by the defendant two Of t3 hem nave n1sH
been closed down ana ohlS one mas wv"
run. ,....,,,.
Now, no one WIZ contend p'Vs",uy'
that It would nave hrGn l'S"t a"n n tbcyc
porntlonS when o"h'u nv "p''na ,,. MT
congresses 70 nave inIur y" 49, = ii;io1
winch would navy iNr'..'s thnir h. iuc
| between them. Inc cHor' o' 'Ltvnt IL,
acquired by one concern Is 'NuradH ,, ~
same ms would have heeh an IS.,'' ,'',rr
by which two OF them Werr 10 nr,r Inv
partnership $40, - cov.
My contention Is lGat no lot" wv FOR
crnment can be resoited 10 ~ a. M" r,oi,,
conspiracy; that the courts W. H.,
| beneath the surface VIII l""H wv ,,.,,at'ir,