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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
ACTION AGAINST
jim HILLS ROAD
Minnesota Asks Forfeiture of
Charter of Parent OF the
Great Northern.
STATES SIDE OF THE CASE
WRIT OF MANDAMUs ISSUED BY
COURT.

St Paul, Jan. 25.-Attorney General
Young today began mandamus pro-
ceedings in the supreme court to com
pei the st. Paul. Minneapolis & Mani
toba Railroad company to show cause
why its charter should not be forfeit
od. This company, formerly known rs
the Minnesota & Pacific company, is
really the parent company of the Great
Northern Railroad company, and the
Great Northern is joined in this issue.
as II is the owner of the Manitoba
ccmDany's stock
Attorney Genera Young has given
the AsSociated Press a digest of the al
legations set UP in the bill filed in the
supreme court. The complaint covers
about eighty typewriter pages AMI
goes into all transactions of the Great
Northern Railroad company with it's
constituent companies forming The
.nerger III own as the Great Northern
RAILWAY COmganV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Cure of Lung Trouble.

"It Is now eleven years since had
arrow escape from consumption"
writes c. o. Floyd, q leading business
man of Kershaw. S. G. II had run
down in weight to 1S5 pounds, and
coughing was constant, both by day
and by night. Finally I began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery, AMI con-
tinued this for about six months, when
my cough and lung trouble were en-
firely gone and ] was restored to my
normal weight, 10 pounds Thou
sands of persons are healed every year.
Guaranteed at H. G. NJ. L. Drug Store.
zoe and S100. Trial bottle free
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
ALMY,s CASE ADVANCED.

Los Angeles Cal, Jan. 25.-The case
of Miles Amy, the wealthy Chicago
stock broker, charged with embezzle-
ment if $1,000 in connection with Gold
field mining stocks, was today ad
vanced in Judge Pierces court until
Tuesday Almy is under $500 bond.
He was arrested at one of Pasadena
big tourist hotels few DAYS ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
BURTON IN JAIL
PIERCE At LARGE
Two Men Guilty of the Same
DEMONSTRATING by the
House Committee.

Washington. Jan sc. J. Faulkner.
former United States senator from
West Virginia. appeared today before
the house committee on ways and
means to refute charges made by Pro
fessor Henry w. Elliott of Cleveland
against the North American CONNER
clal company in connection with the
lease of sealing privileges in Alaska
which this company holds
Last week Professor Elliott stated IN
the committee that he was for wears
employed by Secretary of State Hav
as a confidential agent to INVESTIGATES
the seal question. Mr.. Faulkner stated
today that $4,000 for maps and charts
is the only record of any payment made
by the government to Professor Elliott.
Mr.. Faulkner also said that Secretary
Root refused to recognize a verbal
agreement which Professor Elliott AL
legged he had with Mr.. Roots predeces-
scr as secretary of state.
Defense of PIERCE.
Mr.. Faulkner denied the charge that
the North American Commercial COM
pany had been suborning the United
States officials. and stated that great
injustice was done Herbert II. D.
Pierce. United States minister to Nor
way, i'm the accusation that he should
not have been paid by the owners of the
sealing vessel, j. Hamilton Lewis, for
representing their interests before The
Hague tribunal when their claims
against Russia for the seizure of the
vessel were heard.
Representative Clark Of Missouri and
Representative Williams interposed
that the principle of allowing United
States government employe to repre-
sent All American corporation before
The Hague was wrong, and Mr.. Clark
remarked that Senator Burton was put
in Jail for practicing before a govern
ment department, which, Mr.. Clark
said was. to his mind, no worse than
what Mr.. Peirce did.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Many QUESTIONS InvoIved.

"This suit will involve also the ques-
ton of the company's right to create
lot of subsidiary companies. COM
posed of its own stockholders, to build
all extensions and then issue stocks
and bonds at will without any public
supervision. and the right of the Great
Northern company TO divert the pro-
cceds of the sale of it's capital stock
to the purchase OF the stocks and
bonds of such subsidiary companies. -
Chief Justice Stuart ordered the
writ to be issued, and directed that a
return thereon be made April @
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Not Entitled to Existence.

We are convinced that the Mantle
ba company is no longer entitled to
exist as a railway company. and that
the speediest way TO dispose of its
claim TO exemption from the rate of
taxes paid by other railway companies
is to have it's charter wiped out, in
which event the Great Northern would
be obliged to pay taxes at 4 per cent
the same as other companies.
I'VE are also of the opinion that the
Great Northern should not be allowed
to pay dividends on watered stock
heretofore issued, and that it should
be required 10 show whether the large
amount OF stock which. according to
the records. has any right TO further
recognition as a part of it's capitaliza-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims of appendicitis are
those who are habitually constipated
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
chronic constipation by stimulating the
liver and bowels and restores the nat
ural action Of the bowels. Orino I.axa
tive Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or
gripe and is mild and pleasant to take.
Refuse substitutes F. j. Hill Drug Co
..1rhe never substitutors."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
All HANDS PERIsHEp.

:: Constantinople. Jan. ga coal e
- laden ship, name unknown, has =
:: foundercd in storm I'm the Black e
:. sea. Sixty workmen who were go %
3 ing to Eregli, and the ships entire :
e crew were drowned -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Gossard Corsets.

They represent the finest workman
ship i'm the world the highest art. the
deepest science and the best materials.
"THEY LACE IN 'FRONT.'
An oi,oe-t a. t,o f~,,a,ls,,, s1,-,,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26

To match our furs in quality for 9
third more than our prices.
Mebesy, the Furrier, Knutsford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Why Forfeiture Is Asked.

Attorney General Young says:
We have commenced an action III
the name of the state against the st.
Paul, Minneapolis x Manitoba Railway
company to compel forfeiture Of its
charter for the reason that ever since
it transferred it's railroad with all its
equipment and appurtenanCes to the
Great Northern railway on Feb. /, 1890
it has ceased TO perform the functions
Tor which ii was created and has
therefore forfeited its right to exist
under our laws as railway company.
We have Joined the Great Northern
Railway company as a party to this
action because it is the owner Of all
the stock of the Manitoba company
and for the further reason that in the
alleged purchase of the property and
assets Of the Manitoba company by
the Great Northern company a very
large amount of watered stock was is
sued by the latter company, which we
claim is void under the law of this
state. upon which the public are now,
and ever since it's issuance have been
paying large dividends We ask that
this stock be declared void and the
payment of further dividends be pro-
hibited
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26

commission reaches the conclusion
aside from the question whether the
Pennsylvania railroad had a majority
Of the stock of the other railroad com
paEies mentioned, except the New
York Central. that as a matter OF fact
the Baltimore & Ohio, Chesa peake &
Ohio. Norfolk & Western and Phila-
delphia and Reading railroads were
praC tiCally controlled by the Penusyl-
vania and New York Central & Hud-
son River railroads, and that the result
was to practically eliminate substan-
tial competition between The carriers.
The report says the ownership or
interest in coal properties or coal traf-
&c BY carriers or their officers or en-
ployes has, in the opinion Of the com
mission brought about Determinations.
iLjrstice and inequalities to independ-
ent operators. and has prevented many
persons who desired 10 engage in min
ing cCai from doing so. and that the
ordinations or contracts Of the sew
eral carrier members OF the associa-
tons mentioned has had the effect OF
increasing freight rates and also the
price of coal TO tho consumers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Competition Eliminated.

The associations having failed to
accomplish the desired purposes. the
Pennsylvania Railroad company deter
mined TO buy sufficient OF the stocks of
the Chesapeake & Ohio. Baltimore &
Ohio and Norfolk g. Western railroads
81 that, acting with others, it might
control the policy OF these roads. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
REPORT ON The
COAL CARRIERS
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Sends Result of Its
Inquiry to Congress.
TAKES IN EASTERN ROADS
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ON
FACTS PRESENTED.

Washington, Jan 25.-The interstate
commerce commission today transmit
ted to congress its first report on it's
Investigation or determinations and
mOnOpOlies under the joint resolution
Of congress of March Z, 1906 known as
the Tfllman-Ginespie resolution. The
report deals with bituminous ooaI-eom-
panies east OF the Ohio and I'm TERRITORY
bounded on the south by the Norfolk
& Western Railway, on the north by
Canada and on the east by the Allan
tic seaboard. The roads involved are
the Norfolk & Western, Chesapeake K
Ohio, Baltimore 81 Ohio, Pennsylvania
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg, Beech
Creek division OF the New York Cen
trail e. Hudson River, Pittsburg, Shaw
NUT & Northern; Buffalo & Susque-
hanna. and West Virginia Central &
Pittsburg (nOw the Western Mary
land).
The report says all the above com
panies own. directly or by stock own
ership in other companies, large inter-
ests in coal lands.
The report is practically a summary
OF the information cleaned from the in
vestigatiOn thus far made. together
with the presentation OF facts peril
y
recommendations for legislative action
as follows:
recommendations Made.
That every common carried engaged
in interstate transportation Of coal be
required 20 make public the system of
car distribution in effect upon its rail-
way and the several divisions thereof.
showing how the equipment for coal
service Is divided between the several
divisions Ct its road, and that the car
rier be required 70 publish at stated
periods the system OF car distribution
81 effect and the actual distribution
made TO each mining operator. That
where Tie capacity Of tho mines Is the
basis for the distribution Of equipment
n fair. just and equable rating of the
mines be required.
That after reasonable time carriers
engaged i'm interstate commerce lie
prohibited from using Individual or
private" cars for the handling Of coal
traffic.
Where Graft Comes In.
That carriers engaged i'm interstate
commerce be forbidden after reason
uble time 10 own or have interest, d.
Tectly or indirectly, in any operated
coal property, except such as are OK
clusively for their own fuel supply,
and that ownership by officers or en-
plOyes Of common carriers Of any coal
properties or stock be forbidden.
A summary is given showing the in
terest OF railroad officials i'm corpora
ti0ns or companies operating CONNER
cial mines or engaged in coal traffic
Ownership Of stock in coal compa-
nies by officers and employees Of the
Pennsylvania railroad. the report says
has created a serious and dangerous
condition on the line Of this company.
The policy of permitting officials and
employees Of railroad companies to mold
Investments in coal companies furnish
ing traffic to the railroad is. in the
opinion OF the commission, a mistaken
policy and responsible for favoritism.
I'm any event il subjects such officials
and employees TO criticism and suspi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
State Brought Suit.

Last March, when the taxes for
1905 became due on this road. the Great
Northern. which operates the road un-
der an alleged lease from the Manito-
ba company, paid only per cent. and
soon afterwards the state commenced
an action against it for $4,000, being
the unpaji l per cent Of its taxes un-
der the new law. In that suit the
claim to immunity Of the increase
above 8 per cent in its taxes is
claimed under the charter of the Ma
nitoba company by virtue of the rights
IL claims to have acquired at the pur-
chase of the road The suit is not vet
disposed Of. and il will probably take
many years TO get IL through all the
courts. The railroad taxes for the yeai
1906 will be due in a few days, and
there will be an additional amount
greater than that above mentioned in
dispute for that year
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Publicity Advocated.

The report says it appears that one
OF the most fruitful sources Of COM
paint BY shippers against the carriers.
as far as car distribution and the fur
nishing OF facilities is concerned. has
grown out Of the want OF publicity on
the part Of the carriers in their deal
ings with shippers If the carriers mad
conducted their business with shippers
openly and had furnished information
as 10 car distribution. to which ship
pers were entitled. much Of the favor
itism. according TO the report, would
have been averted, and wherever I'M
just rates were made the fact that
they were made would have been made
public. The Baltimore & Ohio roads
have made IL almost impossible for the
shipper to ascertain actually what was
the system of car distribution. and
whether il was faithfully carried out
The commission announces that the
method of rating mines on those roads
where the capacity of the mine TO pro-
duce coal is an element considered in
the distribution Of cars to the several
divisions or districts and each mine
therein, has not teen carried out with
the care which should characterize
such responsible and important duties.
IL is declared that many Inequalities
and unjust methods are used in arriv-
irg at the capacity Of each mine. IT is
stfcnuously claimed on the part Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company the
report says. that the acquisition Of the
stocks Of the Baltimore & Ohio. the
Chesareake & Ohio and the Norfolk &
Western by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company was the real cause for the
cessation in rebates, and this claim in
part seems TO be justified.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Brides for Officials.

Stock IN coal companies was given
outright, says the report, to certain
officers and employees Of the Pennsyl-
Vania railroad. Those getting the
sock says the report usually were Sc
l. cted from among the officers and en-
ployes of the railroad whose influence
r. was thought desirable to secure
This practices has grown to be n scare
cal on the Pennsylvania railroad. and
TO one appearing before the commits
sion attempted to justify It. The COM
mission cannot too strongly express its
diSapproval Of these practices.
The report says ten officials OF the
Baltimore & Ohio own an aggregate Of
7f7S shares Of stock OF coal companies
par value 500 and these companies
have their plants on and are doing
business along the lines OF the Balti-
more & Ohio. This stock was acquired
in some cases by purchase, and i'm a
few instances by gift.
Regarding the New York Central &
Hudson River railroad. IL is said that
no ownership by any officer or en-
ploye OF the stock or bonds OF coal
companies is disclosed. except that
certain shares OF the Beech Greek Coal
4 Coke company and of the Clearfield
Eituminous Coal corporation. in which
the New York Central has stock, were
issued IN tho names of certain officers
Of the railroad company TO qualify
them as directors of those coal COM
Tanies. that they might represent the
railroads holdings.
Freight Rate Agreements.
The report says it was apparent 10
the commission that the various rail-
way and freight associations were
used for the purpose OF agreeing upon
and maintaining freight rates, aud
that the distribution of tonnage to
these several roads was only main
tanned In so far as the same was ac-
ccmplished by fixing agreed freight
T. tes-
The commission finds in the AssOci-
ated Railroad Of Virginia and the Ca
Tclinas an agreement among the sew
eral railroads parties thereto not TO
reduce coal rates without consultation
In the Eastern New York & New
England All-Bituminous Coal Traffic
association the purpose OF the associa-
ton was to see that the prices Of coal
and freight rates were maintained.
I'm the bureau OF bituminous coal
statistics, Buffalo district, originally
called the Buffalo Coal association, the
the maintenance of rates between the
parties.
'In the Ohio Coal Traffic association,
located at Columbus. O.. an agreement
appears as To rates on all the roads
although in many instances rates are
fixed thereby which should be COM
Detitiye."
Conpetitjon Eliminated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26

save n dollar. Walk-Over Shoes at
cost. Clearance sale. Come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
Sole Purpose Was Imitation.

I'VE have proceeded with delibera-
ton in this matter owing TO the mag
nitude Of the interests involved. and
the great Importance of the questions,
both as TO the state and the companies
affected. IT will assist in understand
ing the transactions betyeen the Mani
toba company and the Great Northern
to know that the Great Northern COM
pany was created by the stockholders
OF the Manitoba company and at the
time of the transfer OF the properties
;he stockholders IN both companies
were identical. 1t seemed that the
Great Northern company was created
solely for the purpose of making it
possible TO initiate the capitalization Of
the system by making a sale of the
properties TO the Great Northern at a
price in excess OF their value. It is
easy 10 see why, under these circurn-
stances, the Great Northern compa-
Ey should pay a premium of 5000, 600
on the purchase Of the stock of the
Manitoba company.
railroads was raised from to 4 per
cent IL 1895 the Great Northern COM
pany refused to paw the increased rate
on that portion OF its road i'm this state
which was originally constructed by
the Minnesota & Pacific company. The
latter company had a charter from
the territory, i'm which il was provided
that the company never should be
called upon TO pay more than per cent
on its gross earnings. The company
became bankrupt, and in 1879 the Man
itoba company has claimed that it ac-
quired, by the purchase, the same i'm
munity from any raise in it's rate of
taxation that the Minnesota s. Pacific
held
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-31
Norge News.

Norge. Va. August 2o.-We un-
derstand that work viii soon be re-
sumed on the depot here which we
hope is the case. as we are very
much in need of depot. both TO-
freight and passenger traffic.
Mr.. Boyd Henry has commenced
work on his barn on the lot recently
purchased from J. b. Jensen. He
will build his residence soon
Mr.. II. ]. Kinde is rushing work
on his residence and addition to his
store.
/ MIR. Niels Olsend's residence is
nearing completion. This will ado
another substantial looking building
TO the village.
\ Mr.. J. B. Mum IS offering a por-
lion of his farm for sale and will
move to Delaware where his father
recently located. We understand
that Mr.. J. B. has already purchas-
ed home there.
Mrs. Mathison. Of Lswrencebuig
, Tenn. hns been visiting at Bergh'i
this week. The Bergh's lived a
Lawrenceburg before moving t.
Virginia.
Mr.. j. B. Jensen and children lef
= Thursday morning TO SPEND the &C,
at the EXPOSITION.
Mr.. o. H. Kinde left here Wed
nesday morning for Southern Pines
Y. c. He has been in bad healt
for some time, and we hope thu
l. the trip will benefit him.
Messrs. II. G. Spencer and L. |
e 8urrit. Of Williamsburg. were visi
{ ors in our illage Wednesday afiet
, loon.
Miss Glars Bergh is sTendirg II
3 week at Providence FoTl e with Nj!
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-31
Toano Items.

Toano. Va. Aug. 28.-Mr. and
Mrs. H. w. Tyler and children ex-
.pect to leave shortly for Louisa
county. where they will visit rela-
tves. Onttheir return Mrs Tyler
will visit her parents in Richmond.
Misses Bessie and Ella May
Marston spent last week al the
Exposition. They returned home
Saturday. declaring a most delight
tul time.
Mr.. Robert Farthing. of Rich
m ond. has returned after a tef
days visit to his mother an,
Others"
Miss Mary Marston was the que:
II Miss Bessie Marston last week.
We are glad to note that c.
Marston. Jr.. who has been sick f
the past two weeks has improve
sufficiently TO take a trip with p
father. leaving for Richmond Tue
day morning. where thew viii 60
? visit relatives at. Shacklefords. I
. the Southern road.
j. Mrs. Cary Wilkinson left Mon6i
d for King and Queen county. whe
she will be the guest Of her broth'
Mr.. John w. Marston.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-31

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