Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-01


tuted by the United states govern
mant and the most important one to
the entire west was filed in the circuit
court of the United States in this city
this morning.
1t Is the expected suit against what
it is commonly termed the Hartman
monopoly of railroads and steamships
and is intended TO bring about dis
solution of numerous agreements eN-
listing between various railroad, steam
ship and holding corporations
RAILROADS INVOLVED.
United States Atty. Hiram Il. Booth,
acting under the direction of Charles
j. Bonaparte, Encouragement OF the
United States, filed the petition or Dill
in equity. The United states is COM
plainant and the following individuals
and corporations are defendants; Union
Pacific Railroad company, the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company, the ore
gon Railroad and Navigation company
the San Pedro, Los Angeles d SAT-
Lake Railroad company, the Atchlson'
Topeka t& Santa Fe Railroad company,
the Northern Pacific Railway company,
Great Northern Railroad company,
Farmers Loan and Trust company, h.
II. Hartman, Jacob Schin, QUO hann,
James Stllman, Henry H. Rogers,
Henry c. Frick and William A. Clark
COVERS SIXTY PAGES.
The bill is published in pamphlet
form and contains 50 pages of printed
matter. 1t sets forth I'm minute de-
tail the various agreements; contracts
and operations by which the defendants
have managed to acquire an alleged
monopoly of the transportation business
of the west, in violation of the Sherman
law, an net of Congress, approved July
.. 1890, known as the antitrust law
Intended To protect trade and com
merce against unlawful restraint and
monopoly"
INJUNCTION PRAYED FOR.
The bill alegese that this has been
effected since the spring of 1901 and eX-
planning that such n monopoly as is
alleged is directly against the common
rights of all the people of the United
States and asks:
'"rhat the individual defendants
named. and their associates. stockhold-
ers and each and every person combin-
ing or conspiring with them and their
or future. be perpetually en1oined from
doing any and every act or thing in
furtherance of the combination or con-
spiracy or tending to carry out the con-
spiracy described in this bill of come
plant or intended or tending to COM
plete control or partial control of said
competing lines of railway by the Union
Pacific Railway company, the oregon
Short Line Railroad company or the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company
or their officers. directors and executive
committees or In the control, legal or
practical, of any person or persons, as
sociatlon or corporations. acting for,
or In lieu OF said Union Pacific Rail-
road company or the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company, or the oregon Rail-
road & Navigation company. in carry
ing out of the unlawful combination or
conspiracy hereinbefore alleged.
That each and all of the acts and
doings OF said defendants in pursuance
of said conspiracy be decreed to be In
violation of the act OF Congress as APP
proved July, 1880. entitled AN act TO
protect trade and commerce against
unlawful restraint and monopolles and
the acts amendatory thereof and that
a writ OF injunction, mandatory or
otherwise, as may be necessary. issue
out OF this court enjOinlng the said
defendants and commanding the said
defendants, their officers. directors. SER
wants and agents. 10 desist In said I'M
lawful acts, and that they and each OF
them, ana all and each of their respec-
tive directors, officers, agents. servants
employees, and all persons acting under
or through them, or either OF them or
In their behalf. or claiming so 10 act.
be enjoined. restrained and prohibited
from entering into, taking part In. or
performing any contract, combining or
conspiracy. the purpose Of effect OF
which viii be as tn said trade and
commerce among the several states
and territories and with foreign ma
tiOns. to restrain trade or 10 monopo-
He and attempt 10 monopollze said
trade and commerce I'm violation OF tho
provisions of said acts of Congress-
COMPETITION SWEPT AWAY.
The bill FIRST describes the various
lines and interpretations named as
defendants priod 10 1901 when they |
were All competitors for trafflo in the |
various sections which they plercad, |
II points out that the Southern Paoi- |
hc Cold Central Pacific was a compe-
titor OF the Union Pacific as were the |
oregon Railway & Navigation COM |
pany; the steamship line between |
Portland and san Francisco and other |
transportation lines affecting not only |
the seaboard. but the entire western |
empire from the coast to Colorado.
RECIPROCITY TREATIES. ,