Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-08
Now Comes Battle
 For the Control
HARTMAN BRINGS SUIT AGAINST
 NORTHERN SECURITIES co.
nemands Return of Original Stocks Claim is Made That Plan of Disso- lution Would Practically Continue the Merger-Haiiway Masnstes in Big Fight For contIoi of Northern Pacific and C. B. & e., Railways.

St Paul, April TT. II. Hartman and Winslow Pierce and the Oregon Short Line railway company filed a suit late Saturday against the North ern Securities company, which is ad- mitted to be step in the struggle for control in the Northern Pacific railway company, which is being wag- ed between E. H. Hartman and allied interests and James J. Hill, J. P. Morgan and others.
 Citation in the suit is directed to the Northern Securities company. the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern railway, J. J. Hill, J. P. Morgan and others and gives notice that April 12, Hartman, Pierce and the Oregon Short Line railway company will ap- ply 10 the judge os the United States circuit sourt for leave to file Q petition of intervention in the suit of the United States against the same de- fendants. with reference to the execu- ton of the final degree of the court. which was filed April g, 1903. The pc tition itself is as follsw:
 "First-Your petitioners. Hartman and Pierce, are now, and ever since Nov. IS, 1901, have been the registered owners and holders of ss2, 2,431, ,S71 paI value of the capital stock of the de fendant Northern Securities company and such holdings of stock by them is and was as trustees for the use and benefit of your petitioner, the Oregon Short Line company, which company was, and still is the owner thereof.
 Second-Your petitioner, the Ore gon Short Line railroad company, by indenture, dated July r, 1902. ple6ged SS2 2,491,S7 par value of said stocl with the Equitable Trust company oi New York, as trustee for an issue 0 bonds for your said petitioner, oi which ss2, ,200,0 ,000 face value have been certified and issued; but under th terms of said trust indenture the stock SO pledged and standing in the nan. of your petitioners, Hartman and Pierce, Is available to your petitioners for the purpose of tender, return ans restoration of the status quo, as here matter alleged and prayed, which will fully appear by reference to said trust indenture to be produced on the hear ing.
 Exchange by Northern Securities.
 "Three-As your petitioners are ad. yised and believe, more than 9S 1-2 per cent of the outstanding capital stock of said Northern Securities was issued in exchange for shores Of he capital stock of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways, respectively and less than one-half of 1 per cent of said stock was issued for other property. They are further informed and believe that about s178, ,284, ,00O par value of the stock of said North ern Securities company was issued in exchange fop $153, 3,749.I25 par value of the stock of the Northern Pacific rail way company and about s212, ,600, ,000 par value of said Securities company stock was issued in exchange for SIS, S,124 ,250 par value of the stock oi the Great Northern railway company
 'Four-The sS2 2,431 900 par value oi stock of the Northern Pacific stock now standing in the names of said Hartman and Pierce, was part of the original issue of the stock of said Northern Securities company, and was issued directly to them by said North ern Securities sompany on or about Nov. IS. 1901, in exchange for $37 OPS, 900 par value of the comon stock and s41 ,0s5, 900 par value of the preferred stock of the Northern Pacific railway company: and at the time of such ex