Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-27
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cago, invited the several organizations
In thesetstwo cities to send commit
tees to. meet a like committee from
Cincinnati and discuss the Cincinnati
petition to Roosevelt. The aim of the
Cincinnati merchants is to secure the
Endorsement of their petition by the
Chicago and st. Louis organizations.
The Cincinnati petition was freely
discussed for six hours yesterday by
the joint committees. This petition
protests against the joint agreement
made in New York in December, 1904,
between the Southeastern MISSISSIPPI
tpt Valley association and the South
eastern Freight association and the
under.
Text Of the Petition.
The prayer Of the petition is as fol-
lows:
Wherefore your petitioner respect
fully asks that you will instruct the
tattorney general of the United States
to begin proceedings in the United
States court:
l. To enjoin the Southern Railway
fcompany and the Atlantic Coast Line
company from acquiring or attempting
to ACQUIRE further stock of railroad
companies in the southern territory,
and from voting the stock which they
now hold in railroads, other than the
! stock Of their own companies, and from
exercising or attempting to exercise
any control. direction, supervision or
influence whatever over the acts and
doings Of said other railway compan-
les, and to secure such other relief on
behalf of. the people Of the United
States against said Illegal combina-
tons, conspiracies and monopolies as
the law and equity Of the situation de-
mand.
2. To institute proceedings in equity
to dissolve the said Southeastern Mis-
sissippi Valley association and South
eastern Freight association, and to en-
join the companies subscribers there
to, and all and each of them, from
further agreeing, combining, conspir-
Ing and acting toeether to establish and
maintain rules, regulations and rates
for carrying freight upon their sew
eral lines Of railroad and to secure such
other relief on behalf of the people of
the United States against said illegal
combinations, conspiracies and monop-
olies as the law and equity of the stu
alton demand.
B.. To enjoin the Southeastern Mis-
s1Sslppi Valley association and the
Southeastern Freight association from
carrying into effect the joint agree
ments entered into between them and
from continuing to agree. combine, con-
spire and act together to establish,
maintain rules, regulations and rates
for carrying freight upon the. several
lines Of railroads whose companies are
directly or indirectly parties to said
agreement, and to secure such other
relief on behalf of the people of the
United States against said illegal con-
tracts, combinations, conspiracies and
monopolies as the law and equity of
the situation demand.
A.. To enjoin the companies parties
to the meeting in New York city from
carrying into effect the agreements en-
tered into at said meeting and from
continuing to agree, combine conspire
and act together to establish and
maintain rules, regulations and l4tes
for carrying freight upon their several
lines Of railroad, and to secure such
other relief on behalf of the people
of the United States against said illeg-
al combination, conspiracy and monop-
oily as the law and the equity of the
situation demand.