New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16
TO OBEY THE LAW.
Continued from hrst pare.

,~,.-.-., a., .r. orr, one who cen bring such sc-
zion. and see littIe IN this decision - "ncour
nee min, So other suits. what about 'Ne coo
-osse, There rs no coal combination. the er-a'
-ublic 10 TIC contrary uotT'ithstandine. %"
,i,rk OF no other coulparies situated JUST ~ '"'
>corfherr Pacific and tho Great NoTiheIh W
industrial companies win nor como 'ieaits U'.-
tho interstate coulueroe laws. as they are en-
gagged more particularly I'D the iio
dirrrfbutiou ~ goods
Tie decision - the Circuit Court. afhrIneo "'
,r, 5.-i,.oD or the Supreme Court. provides GER
,sf- tIfr~- which the securities company may
,-o+ al. fut Cf6 uot specify amy method u mus
,r-.rov o. get the stock ~ the two ROADS "a,A
20 fs ORIGINAL ouuors There was talk ~ ."
--et.,- n ,nau-e-y o. a receiver These reports
,,e-s ,aeae. however and ola no; Obtain Ilu'H
,-e5eure.
-yttr tho Go,ftaliziuF - the merger here came
.to,.-4 .bst the Northern Securities COMPANY
=, ..---ss with which the name 81 James J.
T4iu was as4ocatcl az The time 81 Us ioril4'i"i'
,,o,,,6 carry out the plans which the New-JeTsey
,,--.,-sttar had been forbidden 20 undertake
A. F7rf l8,rhed a. the report about the al
100 ,rfo~- OF The Northern Securities COM
,,,v,. of Cnrada That IS foolishness. sara
he we intend 70 obey the law. beyohu
denial that tho company had any plan ieaus
% Nh. into effect Mr.. HIl would not tax IAN
,,p hack On this Official statement: 'Ontil 'He
fyu official copios ~ the opinions ana decree
- the supreme Court have been received ana
- ..,o--,evs have had an opportunity 10 ad-
wise as 20 our course % procedure the o''''e'9
~. IA. oornnanv can make no further announce
mani than 10 declare their purpose 20 promptly
"a 4ru,, follow tho law as now interpreted.
M r7rrT,s VISIT TO Mr. MORGAN.
n, .bo -7o--irg Nrr hin and Colonel Clough'
DON ~
,-o-+bern Pacific Railway. held an earnest con
sanitation. following which came Nj. HINTS WISH
10 Nr. Morgan.
an - che LAWYERS connected with the case
,,,-t silence Yesterday. Ex-Attorney eeneTa'
,-rsres had uot word - say. trahols ~ 'i17
s,etsor Ny Morgan's counsel, asked about Inc
$50 of che Northern Securities COMPANY
80. q have never been charged with the
e,s.i,crfn- or the conduct OF tie NoltheTh
Securities Company. so I must beg TO ne eA-
,l,sod from commenting On its movements io".
Henry Clevs. the banker. declared lha' i'''-
ably 40 other proceedings would pe ol'1s"'
against railroad combinations. SAD ne
=, tho Northern Securities Company had hes2
~ ~. -.ii +be railroads i1 the country could
49, I.... -rahzed 81 similar way INC or ---,.-
HOW, .vard ameort,ing any hostility asai4 Isl
5ho sl,. .uUblnaugn ot l5o-e ,,-,,,..ii-gs
i.- .,., others supposed 20 be- violators or nc
scber.rr.r law. VIII serve ioNtNtis 81 60
=. -ravarr ing arv other similar earn lh- oN'l '-
,,srscs from being created. Z must p- Ttiii'li
60 no one can bring "a sui against a t'-.ts.-s
.--5o- The sherman Antitrust law hLI ilt- .i---
cfafee Arforrev General so that inere el'-.- '7 '
: upreneusion OK other suits being started
Ottawa March 1.-THE Northern securities
~oDlpsny received a charter from the Dominion
government soon after the original suit was
brought against the American corporation IN
minnesota. The directors named IN the bil a
a.rcorpo~ation were Canadians. but Il was I'M
deretood al the time that James J. Hil was
Interested. The charter Is RtiL ia existence. al
though no step has been taken 10 operate under
q ir Canada Whether or not II VIII be revived
sn view Of the recent decision of The supreme
Court OF The United States cannot be aSCeTtanel
here that matter resting entirely with Dir. Hlll-
AT the State Department this afternoon u
was stated that the legal steps necessary 10 com
r.Ilte the iucoruorat ton of the Northern Secur-
jties Company OF Canada had not been COM
Melted and SO far as the official records show.
no such company exists. The incorporation ol
the concern under ;he laws Of Canada met con-
siderabl opposition in the House. and the apph-
cation was temporarily Withdrawn.
None OF the officials here have been Informed
that an effort Will be made 10 complete the or
Eanizati0n OF the company.