Morris tribune., 1907-06-22

ant railroads control all the means of
transportation between the mines and
tide water, with the exception Of those
omitted, which reach only a limited
number Of mines, and that said defend
ants transport II per cent Of the an
thracite tonnage; that in their own
name or through subsidiary companies
controlled by them they control about
80 per cent of all the anthracite de-
annual supply; that the independent
operators, who produce about 20 per
cent or the -iJiuy. cannot enter into
competition because of the restraints
imposed ~ the railroads. Further,
the petition charges that these defend
ants have conspired to silence compe-
tition among themselves and to pre-
vent the sale Of independent coal,
thereby establishing a monopoly, speci-
flying in detail the contract entered
into by these companies and between
them and the independent operators;
that the Erie exchanged it's shares for
a majority of those Of the New York,
Susquehanna and Western, a compel
ing line, thereby putting an end to all
competition between them, and that
the Reading company pursued SIM
ilar course. It is also charged that
twice in recent years the defendants
have defeated the construction of indie
pendent railroads which would have
permitted the output of independent
Do o4I oASo
Of the accused roads were summoned.
Brewers Ousted From Kansas.
The Kansas supreme court has grant
ed a judgment ousting from the state
the AnheuserBusch Brewing associa-
ton permanently. The receivers are
continued in Office and in possession of
the property to execute the judgment
of the court. The order does not con-
template the confscation Of the COM
pany's property except enough to pay
the cost of the proceedings. AS this
was test case, the judgment is ex-
pected to apply to all the brewing COM
panies having agencies and warehouses
in the state, and against these proceed
ings have been begun.
Receiver For Waters Pierce.
Judge Brooks. at Austin, Tex, an
nounced that he would appoint re-
ceiver to take charge of the affairs Of
the Waters Pierce Oil company in
Texas pending an appeal from theI
verdict busting it from the state. He'll
justified this action on the ground that
4t,o u 3,,+o
ton Of continuing to violate the laws
Of the state pending an appeal of the
suit
Mayor schn1itz Convicted.
After Mayor Schmitz of San Francis
co had taken the stand in his own de
Tense and had fatty contradicted the
testimony Of former Commissioner
Reagan as to protecting the French /
restaurants the climax Of the trial |
came when the state called Abraham
Ruef, former boss Of the corrupt city |
machine and confessed accepter Of lille
gal fees, who had been on terms of in
timacy with Schmitz. Ruef swore that |
he had divided equally with the mayor
the $1,000 fee received from the French
restaurants for protection from moles-
tation and for the granting Of licenses
after the old licenses had been revoked.
Ruef also testified to other divisions
with Mayor Schmitz. On cross exam
ination Ruef admitted that in return
for his telling all he knew the states
attorney had promised to be lenfent
with him. The jury after being out |
two hours found the mayor guilty.
Pullman Company Denies 1t.
The Pullman Sleeping Car company
has served notice on the interstate COM
MERGE commission that the validity Of
the railroad rate act in so far as it has
been applied to the sleeping car COM
panies will be tested in the courts. !
This was in the company's reply to the !
charges made by George S. LOTUS. a
travelling salesman of st. Louis, the |
company denying that it is common
carrier or that it's rates for berths are
or unreasonable. In any
event, the company holds that the COM
has no Jurisdiction
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