Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-08
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/ railway frnliic In Minnesota and col
plete consolidation Of the two system
. One man or board will thus. 1t Is
legged, be enabled to fix all rates 9
, lines In the state, determine wh'
trains shall he run. remove all comp
titi0n and prevent the building OF lln'
into new country or into cOlnpet't'
territory. This agreement ana III
c0ns,lmmation thereof Is claimed to D
"ln restraint of trade, against puDli
policy and void" Under its terms tn
directory of the Northern Secllrltle
company may change its own rules o.
may delegate all its authority to al
executive committee. 1t Is pointed ON
that Hill. the president: w. Z. Clough
the vice president and Il. II. Nichols
the treasurer and secretary OF the
company. were all at the date of its
organization officers Of the Great
Northern and that majority OF Its
directors were also directors of the
Northern Pacific.
The states Pd:icy.
1t has been the settled policy of the
state to prohibit consolidation of par
allel or competing lines. and the law OF
1874, in which such prohibition is made.
is quoted I'm full. as we'll as the alnpllfy-
ing act Of 1881 and the antitrust law
Of 1899 prohibiting any combination In
restraint of trade. 1t is set up that
the Northern Securities company is a
corporation within the mean
ing of the Minnesota laws and that its
design is to evade. escape and violate
these laws in such way as to cause the
state "irrepnrable injury" 1t is not
he owner Of any other property, stock
u securities and is engaged in no other
business save that of management and
control Of the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific. Already, so it is al
aged. j. J. Hill. as president of the
'ortllern Securities company. has die
lted changed and controlled the poll ,
y OF the two constituent roads, and
uring December. 1901, ii is alleged,
he general managing officers of the
reat Northern. acting under his di- :
ction, took charge Of and are now y,
gagged In managing a large portion -
the business Of the Northern Pa -
he. 1t is alleged that it is the set >,
ri policy Of New Jersey to allow the ~ :,
nsoidation of only such railroads as ~
or can be connected to form con- -
nous lines and not to permit the VI
oscillation Of parallel or competing :"
es. te
The Objects Sought. W
he oratrlx. claiming to have no 9th. Ut
adequate remedy or relief except az ~
yea for in equity. asks that the de- WI
daht be required to show cause
II should not be perpetually en-
led ana rcstrained: aW
st.-From voting mt any meeting oh;
he stockholders of the Great North. ba
ana Northern Pacific the capital Of He
q companies and from attending in roo
manner such meeting. his
cohd.-From aiding. advising, in O
ring with or in any way partcl. the
~ III the management of the two wei
ms. the
lrd.-From permitting any of IFS ing,
rs. agents or servants from actinr erin
director. officer or dao
oSee or exercising any control dou
lgehlent or direction over thu tere
bIov
'rth'--from making any arrange the
VI commissions having for their dool
such joint control. door
h.-From holding. owning or CON. plos
~ any Of the stock of either com The
lle defendant company being rc. and
10 fpasSign or retransfor all in 90
stock to the person from WHOM mon,
, received, taking in return its They
'"'k ISSUED In exchange therefor coin
eaIwlllle to be enjoned in all re- neurl
III reiatloh to said stock as here. mate
re prayed for. sinna
from receiving any more the
wv companies in case it and L
'ppear mat the defendant com. Fiv
as not yet acquired coutrollpy left +
,th r,", had Il
"'"''iA prayS permits loose
nj hr,,. ;"' uoi'llaiht If neces- Estep
, ~ :" W" parties for the called
'" giving force and effect IA mana,
'ree OF the court and asks tha dent
issue subpoena against th. yard,
riny al" set DAY for stocky
ronnodin robber
ttor, "a '"' court was very before
,ed ~. douglas was $4,000
~" as soon as the court was
II. ana he then moved ..fon f.
i'ie ana present a bill of com p.D'
II tine part of the state of Min o'''
ealhst the Northern Secnritins ,"''
': Inc court took the mntion ina "
"ViSelnent. as usual i'm snoh 49, -
,u Will give it's decision in dina , o,''''s
T time. - u'e pefahza
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