The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-18
LARGE SUIT FILED IN FEDERAL COURT Virginia-CaroIina Chemical Co.
 Is Defendant WANTS THE SUB-TREASURY The Commercial Club of Montgomery Will Send a Committee of 100 to
 Washngton-Henry Gray
 Case Is Now Up.
WANTS THE SUB-TREASURY

Montgomery, Ala, December 11.-(Spe- cial.)-A suit involving far-reachihg in- terest was today filed in the United States court for the middle district of Alabama, by the United States Casualty company of New York against the Vir- ginia- Carolina Chemical company, oper- ating plants in Alabama, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Mary land and Tennessee, seeking to have an adjustment of differences growing out of all allegation on the part of the insurance company that the chemical company did not make proper returns of accounts and pay rolls involved in the obligation of the former to afford liability protection in the employment of labor.
 The suit is auxeiliary to like litigation filed the 3rd of this month in New Jer- sey. the chemical company being cor poration authorized in that state. It is shown by the Alabama books that tho company has a capital of $6,50O GOO, or had that when the papers were filed ad- mitting it to the state some time ago. The local offices are in the First Ma tional Bank building and the local at torneys are Steiner, Crum and Veil It is not possible to tell how much the in- Surance company seeks lO TtCoNel' dS u alleges that between March l, 1898, and May 15, 1903, the chemical company made returns that were not correct and as result of which the insurance company paid sums for which it was not liable under the contracts held.
 As soon the papers were fled Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United court of the northern and middle districts, grant ed an order of temporary injunction re- straining the chemical company from re- moving any books or papers which will be needed to conduct the case of the complainants and made the case return able before him on February 1, 1907. The papers were recorded by Clerk of the Court J. W. Dimmck and placed in the hands of Marshal J. H. Judl&ins for exc cution The local representatives were at once notified.
 It is alleged by the casualty company that it had certain contracts for taking care of the employees liability for the chemical company that were not kept by the latter which made returns that took from it much more money than it ought to have paid As a consequence the pe- titioners seek to have the courts bring about an accounting and examination of the books that 1t may be ascertained how much it paid to the defendant that was in excess of what was rightfully due, if such prepayment was made as alleged. I ne court IS dSkeu to Stt lildl the defendant does not move out of it's jurisdiction any books or papers that would make the examination possible.
 Commission Meets.
 There was little business at the regu- lar monthly session of the Alabama state railroad commission today because of the absence of Associate Commissioner San ders President B. B. Conner and Asso- cate Tunstall were on hand and disposed of a few minor affairs. Among the ques- tions postponed to the January session was that of a depot at Longview, which will be built as soon as arrangements for u site can be made; switching charge by the Wood Dickerson Lumber company at Birmingham; freight tariffs of the Alabama and Vinegar Bend railroad. and the matter of moving the depot at Fruit hurst
 The complaint that Central of Georgia trains do not stop at Dunnivant was withdrawn. the matter having been ad- justed The Mobile and Ohio will be asked to make Haynes a flag station, and the passenger tariffs of the Alabama Great Southern were approved, they be- ing on a cent basis. An investigation will be made of a demand from mer- chants of Troy and Dothan to know if railroads are not forced to give bills of lad1ng for firSt-clasS shipments. com plaint of switching charges at Mobile from the Mobile and Ohio to the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City will be looked into. Also a complaint from the Ham, rock Painting company of Mobile about the Southern railway holding a shipment several days without notice and demand ing demurrage.
 New Corporations.
 The following new corporations have been reported to the secretary of state:
 Alabama Land and Lumber company. Vinegar Bend; Perry Edwards. Vinegar Bend, Ala, agent
 Bank of Rogersvle, Rogersville, Lau- derdale county; capital. $15,O00 The in- corporators include about three score citizens of the town and county.
 Alabama Land and Colonization com pany of Chicago, offices at Vinegar Bend, Ala. increase of capital stock to $50.00o
 Great Southern Mica company, Cleve- OPEN PUBLICITY THE BEST
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