The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
PETITION IN EQUITY
GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO DISSOLVE
 HARnIMAN sKsUEM.
United States Attorney Hiram F. Bss<h, -frffed Tlse Bni, UhUSf Tke
 Direction of Attcrsey

United states Attorney Hiram ". n1stN,
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 Direction of Afsorney
 General Bonapafte.
 Washington, Feb. Limited SfaEea Attorney Hiram E. Booth. acting und@r the dfrection of the Attorney General. filed in the United States Court f9f the District of Utah, sfttfng at S1It Lake City, a petition, or bill in equftf in which the United States Is mn4e complainant, and the Union Pacific. the oregon Short Line. the oregon RatiroAt and Navigation Company, theE san Pedro. the Los Angeles. and salt Lske Railroad Company the Athichson. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com ipany, the Southern Pacific. the North 'ern Pacific, the Great Northern Com pahy, Farmers Loan and Trust Com pahy. Edward fi. Hartman, Jacob H- Schiff. Otto H. Kahn. James Stillman. Henry H. Rogers, Henry c. Prick ana William A. Clark, defendants.
 The bill sets out in detail the ses eral agreements. cohtfacts and opera tons by. which the several defendatffs. Hartman. Schiff, Kahn. Stillmass. Rogers, Prick and Clark, at various times since January 1, 1901, are allegeu to have secured for themselves ana others the management and control ul the varioas defendant roads. the5f
 
 have ever since operated them fn re straint of trade and commerce. fn violation of the act Of Congress ap- proved July Q, 1890"
 The bill alleges combination and cons spiracy among the defendants in der0- tation of the eommoh ri8hts of all the people of the United states, and that the individual defendants named. and their associate stOekholdefs, and n0Nh nd aaxrar Sff.sw conspiring with them and their trus- tees. agents and assigns. present Or future, be permanently enJoined from doing any and every act for farther anee of the combination or conspiracy described In this bill of compiaift. Or tending to complete control. or par tial control of said conpetink lines of railway by the Union Pacific Railway Company, the oregon Short hne Com. pany. or the oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. or their officers. directors and executive committees. or in the control, legal Or practical. of any person or persons, associations or cor porations. actiuK fer or fn Aeu of said Union Pacific Railway Company. or the Oregon Short Line Raiif0Ad CofnpAny. or the Oregon RAiIroad and N8vfga- unlawful commission. of cohepiraey herein before alleged.
 That each and all of the acts aud doings of said defendants in pursuance of said conspiracy be dAef6ed to 66 fn violation of the act of Congress afS- proved July 2. 1890: entitled, an act to protect trade and commerce akAinst unlawful restraint and monopolies, and the acts amendatory thereof, and that writ ot injunction. naandAtofy Or othervise, as may be necessary, issu& out Of this court eujoining the said de- fendants and commanding the said dc. fendants. thelf Oiflecrs difeetefa. serz vaEits and agents. to desist in said uns lawful acts. and that they ana each 6k tive directors, officers, agents, sefv&htS, employees, and all persons acting under or through them. or either of them. 6F in behalf or claimink 30 Co aokgNba efiE joined. from entering into. talximg 9afe In, or performing any contract, corsie mission. or conspiracy, the purpose of effect of which will be ast0 BAid trade and commerce among the several states and territories and with foreieh na-l tiois. to restrain trade of t6 hsonopo. lize and attempt to monopelise said trade and commerce in violatlon in che provisions of the said acts of Congresk.
 And the eomplalnants. the Jnitee States of America, prays for suah otn. or and further felieR as the nature of the case may require and the court Ehas deem proper In the premises, to tht end, therefore, that the TynIfsd EfatAs of America may obtain the relief which 1t Is justly entitled in the prem ises; may 1t please your honor to gran. unto 1t writs of subpoena, directed t.. the said defendants. commanding then, and each of them, to appear herein and answer, under oath, the ailekatious contained in the foregoing petition and A4t. decree as the court may make tn tfis premises; and that pending the hnal hearing or the case q tempUFafv re- strainlng order and temporary writ af injunction may Issue enj0inihR ths de- fendants and their associates, ana each or them, and their stoclxh olders. dfrees tors, officers, agents and servants as herein before prayed"
 Th@ prayer to the court reapd6AinG the Union Pacific Railway CcnnanF the Oregon Short Line. Che paclne Railroad and NaviRatlon Conpanv la repeated In all of it's important 5aftics hAars as to all Of the other defen6ant railroads named in the title of the caak ana ln each lnstaRee the defend6nta servants. directors. agents. are asked 70 pc perpetuaIly enjoined from V0gfnf such stocks. whether by proxy or Sth- erwise. and from paying any dfvidehda on such stock to such parties ,iyfn.s auIn orized by the court, and from fce1 ognizlng as valid any transfer. Inorfs gage pledge or assignment of the mfnrzs of the defendant roads, unless autbofs iEed by court.
 Ihe Dill IS signed by Hiram E. Booth. attorney for the United States for tl,x district of Utahj Charles Bonanarte attorney General for the United States. Milton p PuruS. assistant to the Al toIhey Generai; Frank B. Kallara ~ A. Severanee. assistants to fba 1stoS ney General. NeVl
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