The Worthington advance., 1903-01-16

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Companies. for. the purpose Of acQuiftno
thus ekecting : consolidation Of the prop
crty and franchises Of these two coznpet-
Ing lines Of railway. IN this state. IN vio-
The attorney general retained special
counsel to assist him In enforcing tho
Laws of this state and preventing such
q tho .tss. e bent 81. nsa 81
ths Nert6ern sseSritles Company W :
could Ss obtained over such eerpo9stiss
ona TIL; s ;ts 8ESs to Ssned eona s
dstrict court Of Ramsey county. aid g
ns Nonss1n aSs to :sss. 9Es s
Northern Securities Company. and the
two railway companies involved then
the fde!a am
situated s IL III anesots and md was y not doins
transferring the suit to the federal court.
where It s now being pressed ~
~, Before S SacquiescinE to the removal to
and his associates became convinced that
bs oe t5e i lon
Ing to the fact that our statutes made
no provision for service upon q foreign
Ts7e :gs tito
upon whom service could be made, and for
the further reason that the Northern se-
curities Company was not doing business
! have been informed by counsel for the
state that prior to 1899 we had on our
the state to have made service upon
psaied IN 1888. The Nerthasa Securities
ton Of the federal Court after declining to
submit to Jurisdiction tn the state court.
A large amount Of testimony has al
this testimony shows. among other things.
that atot the stockholdsrs Of the, NoFtheEa
sece n e as e
the stock Of the Northern Securities Com
pany. It also shows that the stockholders
have already exchanged 80 per cent Of
for the stock Of the Northern Securities
pany complete Control Of the property
and lines Of railway Of both the Great
ana fSsf panic:
January. 1902. Joint circular was issued
BY the ofI1csrs Of the two railway COM
9ate pone:
greater by one route than the other. ana
the shorter route unless the shipper was
rates rates. by the other road. / refer to this
Snsy s1e Of ths 'n'
doing ae and viii continue to o do: % ali IN theif
may be that the courts WIN decide that
the laws Of one state can be evaded or
violated by means Of a corporation organ.
90. all the BENEFITS OF the ''more perfect
union" SO earnestly sought by the franz
be realized. have an abiding faith. how
ever, that the laws Of this state win bo
sustained. and that the attsmpt @ to s svade
The law Of this state prohibiting the
Ssy IS decaraeorS % of Wise % public S policy
should be defeated. and every effort put
forth to enforce and strengthen it, pro-
We hear much these days Of good
and bad trusts. do not wish to take
or correctness Of such term. I do as
sert. however. without hesitation. that no
trust or combination = more dangerous
Of transportation companies. or facilities.
:tias Or Ts@oys e. se@pstition IN freight
Il seems to me that few. II any. com
Of trusts ,ss esH be
control the avenues and means Of trans-
-, eaS Your attention to the condition q
ern Securities Company and the two rail-
way companies involved, so that you may
be informed Of the situation and pass pas:
attorney general will submit to you. pro-
vided Il meets with your views, looking
the S tSs ,tat. the 1
Our state is engaged. in great legal.
battle to protect our rights. The state Of
supreme % court Of the tinted States. and
by order Of the president. Attorney Gener-
al Knox has COMMENCE M .s3 action lqokins to
the power Of corporate wealth. congress
has appropriated five hundred thousand
dollars to aid the Legal Officers Of the
6ther Illegal trusts and unlawful com:
be no apprehension. for there Is power
fhan even the supreme court Of The Unit
ed States. and that Is the power Of the
g anS sSia StS whsn 91ss
torney General Douglas and his associates
for the able manner IN which they are
conducting this suit. and I will state that
til finally decided by the court Of highest
Jurisdiction.
Primary Election Law.
After trial Of the primary election
law the concensue Of opinion seems to be
that the law viii be a permanent method
OF nominating candidates for ONCE. Ek-
perfence has suggested amendments and
Many amendments have been suggested
and discussed In the public press and
otherwise. and undoubtedly some Of these
the time Of holding the primaries seem
to meet with popular favor. and after
mature consideration recommend that
Of the primaries late in Juno or early
in July. also recommend that the flin9
Of certificates OF & candidates id At: be LIMITED
primary election. am also Of opinion
fhat II would be advisable to SO amend