The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-12
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
TO BREAK } /. K MONOPOLY \
Claims Roads Iii, Anthracite Re
gion Control All
Shipping.
SUIT 10 Be FILED lied TO-DAY
Department Of Justice Explains
SUIT 10 Be FILED TO-DAY
Department Of Justice Explains
Reasons for Beginning
Action.

WASHINGTON, Juno 1.-THE fol-
lowing statement was made public at
the Department OF Justice to-day:
"The petition, which will be filed
to- morrow by tho government In the
United States Court Mt Philadelphia,
IL aimed at tho anthracite coal mo-
nopoly. The Reading Company, n hold
Ing corporation the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company. the Lchighi
Valley Railroad Company, the Della
ware. Lacknwanna and Western Rail-.
road Company. the Central Railroad, of
New Jersey: The Eric Railroad Com
pany. and the New York, Susquchnnna
and Western Railroad Company, COM
prising all the railroads that tap the
anthracite regions save the Pennsyl-
vania, the New York, Ontario and
Western and the Delaware and Hud-
son (Which last does not extend to
tidcwater), are made defendants, to-
4gether with thoir subsidiary coal
mining companies. AS yet no evidence
OF sufficient probntive force to connect
the three last named railroads with
the alleged unlawful combination and
monopoly have been found. Should
such evidence be Forthcoming in the
progress OF the trial they may. and. OF
course. will be Joined with the other
defendants.
silence Competition.
THE petition charges that tho de-
PENDANTS have consptred to silence COM
petition among Themselves in the
transportation and sale OF COAL and to
prevent the sale OF the independent
output In competition with their own
thereby establishing monopoly and
in support OF this general allegation
IT specifies that the defendant railroads
agreed among themselves upon uni
f.np trar IN N mi
them or their coal companies with
the Independent operators along their
respective lines under which the rail.
roads would be able to control the
gale OF the independent output. an6
that by virtue OF their control Of al
the means Of transportation from the
anthracite mines to Tidewater save
the lines OF the Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company and the New York. On
tario g. Western Railway Company. the
defendant railroads were able to force
and practically did force the indie
pendent operators along their lines int
making these contracts. And further
that twice In recent years the defend
ants have defeated the construction o.
projected independent railroads from
the mines to Underwater, which would
not only have introduced competition
into the transportation OF anthracite
coal. but would have permitted the out
pnt OF the independent operators to b.
sold in the markets in competition Will
tlsat Of the defendants.
THE petition prays generally tina
the defendants be enjoined from furthe
CARRYING out their combination. AM
specifically that the above described
contracts be cancelled. and that the mer
gers between the Erie Railroad Com
pany and tile New York, Susquehanna 4
Western Railroad Company and thei
coal companies and between the Phila
delphia RendinE Railway Compan,
and the Central Railroad Company, o
New Jersey, and their coal companie
be dissolvcd."