The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-04
LIGHT Con,pany's War
Goes to Court Again


relate that ''defendaut corporation has
caused to be printed large advertise
ments showing its discrimination to put
orator out OF business and to obtain .
monopoly Of the electric light business.
That defendant corporation has
made the statements hereinbefore set
forth for the purpose OF tnjuring the
out OF business. That defendant cor.
poration has made TO others the same
statsments made to orators customers.
That defendant corporation has q large
corpe Of solicitors who are industrious
1y and persistently making such state
ments as aforesaid to orators said Gus
toners. or some Of them. That during
the past week efforts have become
more vigorous and malicious"
Prayer Set Forth.
> Following upon these charger the
prayer Of the plaintiff was attached. In
which relief was sought. II u as fol-
lows:
"And orator prsys that the said
Montgomery Light and Water Power
Company may be maze party defend
snt to this bill OF complaint by sub.
poena requiring II to plead. answer or
demur a. required by law.
And orator prays. az that said
Montgomery Light and Water Power
Co.. Its of1cers. agents, solicitors. ser
wants and employees. may be enjoined
and restrained from making any ef-
fort. directly or indirectly, to induce or
persuade any OF the customers OF ora
tor to violate any subsisting contract
BY which said customer. or customers.
have agreed and bound themselves to
take and pay for electric current to be
furnished by orator to them, or to
either Of them, under contracts for q
definite term: and, ca that said Mont
gomery Light and Water Power CO., its
officers, agents. solicitors, servants and
employees may be enjoined and restrain
ed from making any effort directly or
indirectly, to induce or persuade any
Of the customers Of complainant to
violate any - subsisting contract by
which such customer or customers have
agreed and bound themselves to take
and pay for electric current to be fur
nished by orator to them or any Of
them. though said contracts may not be
In writing and for a definite term; and.
CD that said Montgomery Light and
Water Power Co., its officers, agents.
solicitors, servants and employees may
be enjoined and restrained from max
ing. either directly or indirectly, for the
purpose OF injuring or destroying the
credit and financial standing or bust
ness of orator, any statements. either
tor Is insolvent. or IN great financial
straits. or on the verge OF bankruptcy,
or that IL will very soon be out Of bus
mess, or In the hands Of a receiver, or
that there are dissensions among its
managing officers. or that 1t will not
be able long to furnish electricity to
said customers.
And orator further prays that on
the final hearing of this cause, said re-
spective injunctions may be made per-
petuaL."
Mr.. Chambers. when interviewed.
said:
1T seems that the other company is
paying its respects to US every Satur-
day. but we are mot losing any sleep
or worrying over the matter.
ut is true former Citizens Company
customers are coming to us in large
numbers and we are glad to have them
come back.
ut Is a strange thing that the Citi-
zens Company tries to en1oin us from
getting back our old customers, blu,
they would have thought 1t strange II
we had tried to entoin them from ia
king them from us originally.
These customers are simply coming
back home where they ought to have
remained all the time. and they will
receive just and fair treatment at our
hands.
1--WE expect that this influx of Gus
toners will continue as we are now in
much better position to give first class
service than we have ever been, for we
are always ready to give them their
moneys worth Of their money back"