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

tuted by the United states govern
ment 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 eX-
listing between various railroad, steam
ship and holding corporations.
RAILROADS INVOLVED.
United States Atty. Hiram e. Booth,
acting under the direction of Charles
j. Bonaparte encouragement of the
United States, filed the petition or bill
I'm 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 y SAT-
Lake Railroad company, the Atchison,
Topeka d Santa Fe Railroad company,
the Northern Pacific Railway company.
Great Northern Railroad company.
Farmers Loan and Trust company u.
II. Hartman. Jacob Schiif, otto kahn'
James Stillman, Henry II. Rogers,
Henry c. Frick and William a. Clark.
COVERS SIXTY PAGES.
The bill is published in pamphlet
form and contains SO pages of printed
matter. 1t sets forth in 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 act of Congress. approved July
2, 1890, known as the antitrust law
intended To protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restraint and
monopoly"
INJUNCTION PRAYED FOR.
The bill allegese that this has been
effected since the spring OF 1901 and ex-
planning that such monopoly as Is
alleged is directly against the common
rights OF all the people of the United
States and asks:
"That the individual defendants
named, and their associates stockhold-
ers and each and every person combine
ing or conspiring with them and their
trustees. agents and assigns. present
or future, be perpetually enjoined 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 com.
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
~ NM "
or their officers. directors and executive
committees or in the control, legal or
practical, of any person or persons. as
sociation 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 e. Navigation company. in carry
ing out of the unlawful combination or
conspiracy hereinbefore alleged.
THAT each and all of the acts and
dongs OF said defendants In pursuance
of said conspiracy be decreed TO be In
violation of the act Of Congress as APP
proved July, 1890, entitled an act 10
protect trade and commerce against
unlawful restraint and monopolies.' and
the acts amendhtory 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, tnelr OlnCerS, directors, SER
wants and agents, 10 desist in said I'M
lawful acts, and that they and each OF
them, and 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 80 20 act.
be enjoned restrained and prohibited
from entering into, taking part In. or
performing any contract. combining or
conspiracy. the purpose OF effect OF
which will be as IN said trade and
commerce among the several states
and territories and with foreign ma
tons, 10 restrain trade or TO monopo-
lie and attempt 10 monopolize said
trade and commerce I'm violation OF tho
provisions OF said acts OF Congress-
COMPETITION SWEPT AWAY.
The bin hrst describes the various
lines and interpretations named a.
defendants priod TO l00l when they
were all competitors for trafilo In tho
various sections which they piercad.
u points out that the Southern Pnoi-
hc (old 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. |
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