New-York tribune., 1903-03-14
KEENE SEEKS LAWS AID.
Temporary Order Restraining o. f.
Control of Southern Pacific.

,A, 1Eorch 12-In the contest between
- $500 ond the Hartman interests IN ahe
TTn;on the Central and the Southern racine
Railway companies. the former TO-DAY Secureo
temporary restraining order. ana ho'1SO "11
.o-,,ed on the latter that at Nashville. on Apr1i
there would be a hearing OK cause WY o.
Injunction should not be issued restraining ene
southern Pacific company from permitting tne
Irnioc Pacific to vote its stock in the SoutneEn
pociec at the snnusl election OF the latter COM
many on April g. The compstnants are
bot 7. Taylor, son-in-law OF James n 1e0Ne'
and James l. Taylor, forming the wall street
firm of Talbot J. Taylor d Co.. ana sne"
tornevs ara Senator Foraker. Edward Aauter-
bach. Of New-York, and Augustus wilson oh
Louisville Earman, Coiston, Goldstein q h0~0As
represent the Hartman interests.
Az the Southern Pacific Company has Ken
tucky charter. although it owns no prop
er+v n that state and its legal headquarters
are at Beechmont, KY, suburb OF Aou's''"e'
tbs hill Of complaint was flied in Louisville yes
terday- but the attorneys found no circuit 9uose
there and came here where Judge Luz loi
heard them in chambers. Tne hehIucAs oA
ter Of the Southern Pacific company -
steamship lines, ferries, terminals anu ot
nurposes. as well as for railways. the a1toI
news on both sides held conferences neEe I"0
afternoon, after which they left here 1or 1,eN
homes to meet again at NdS0EAe oAA
The bill for the complainants reiates 'ne iii
tory OF the Southern Pacific COMPANY anu
charges that the Union Pacific interests IN Lne
Southern Pacific directorate have systenad.Co-tS
managed the latter company an the 1h1eAe''O
Of the former. . ,,l Abo+ tho
Among other things, it IS alleged thaI oue
Southern Pacific required 10 cna1se eo
cessiye rate on through tar1ns tnaI ~ vi
virtually excluded from large volumes OF DuSi U.s.,
ness The bill declares also that the opeI us
exnense accounts Of the road either snow - @ ue
state of excessive operating expenses oI q" q.
roneous system of bookkeeping anu LLdt ~. -.
mediate improvements have been uiioei I11 raH
| for the Central Pacific which anoros che LII Iii
Pacific an outlook from ogden, Utah' INTO Cai- :
fornia and enormously charged aga1nst tle
Southern Pacific operating expense account, tne
Intimate purpose being the purchase OF tne SI, s
traI PaciHc by the Union Pacific after THESE III
movements are finished, and finally the aDsoip
| tion also of the greatly impaired ana depreSIr- =
eted Southern Pacific system. In granting Ihe
| restraining order Judge Lurton expresses ~
onjnion on the merits of the case mace Dy tne i
h and lis exhibits, further than TO say t; "a
seems 10 him that the compliments are ehtlIlso -
| IN have the status preserved until they can De
hoord on an application for q preliminary ui-
junction He therefore, in addition to restrain
mo the voting of the Union Pacific STOCK oFoers
+be+ the Southern Pacific shall not. penang the
hearing OF the application for an inJunctloi;;
| transfer or dispose Of its lease OF the Centrai
pacHc road. or any Of its rights under the tease:
| or fra nsfer by sale otherwise, the stocA VI
tbe Central Pacific which 1t holds.