The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01


night Judge D. P. Dyer granted a
temporary restraining order against
the western Trunk line committee
and the twenty-four railroads of the
association from putting into effect or
from adopting or enforcing in any
manner the advances in interstate
freight rates specified and scheduled in
the new freight rates which were adj
yertsed to take effect today. The
Injunction is one of the most import
ant cases ever before the court.
The order was issued upon the ap-
plication of F. N. Judson, of st. Louis;
Edwin P, Grosvenor, of Washington,
D. C. assistant attorney general of
the United States, and Charles A.
Houts, United states attorney. The ap-
plication was made after court adj
journed for the day and was heard by
Judge Dyer in his room at the Marx
Twain hotel.
The petition upon which the in
junction was granted states that the
Western Trunk line committee adyer-
tised that on the first of June they
would increase the freight rates upon
< number of commodities. The peti-
ion sets out the fact that the West
ern Trunk line committee is COM
bination of western roads formed for
the purpose of establishing unfair
freight rates and that under the agree
ment no rate can be established or
changed without the unanimous con-
sent Of all the roads which are mem
oers Of the committee and that the
committee is combination in re-
slrant OF trade and commerce, which
Is prohibited by the Sherman anti
trust act and that the agreement to
increase the freight rates on June
! IS violation of the antitrust act.
ne petition further charges that this
Increase in freight rates is Illegal and
sould result in loss to the shippers
me territory reached by these
roads of millions of dollars. The pc
uuon alleges that the rates, would be
put into effect unless the court re
suains these railroads and prays fol
sl Injunction preventing the putting
'a'o effect of the new rates, and also
pays for an order dissolying the
western Trunk line committee ant
eiso Tor an Injunction prohibiting the
ialifoads from entering into an,
ssfeement concerning freight rates
which they will charge over their re
spectiye lines.
!. Immediately after hearing the peti
''on Judge DYER issued the following
restraining order:
u the Circuit Court of the Unite
states for the Eastern District 0
Missouri.
1 oni'ed States of America, complain
an' VS.. the Missouri Pacific Raj
way Company. ct al, defendants.
4 temporary Restraining Order.
4 ,he United States, by Frederick
suusoh and Edwin P. Grosvenor, spet
- assistants to the attorney genera
aasihg applied for a temporary n
faa,ilhg order, restraining the d,
,snuants from enforcing, effecting {
-aAihg the advances in interstat
'es as set out in Supplement No
~ interstate Commerce Commissio
arm No A-115 on the ground thu
s'a advances have been arrived ;
she defendants herein by agre
aa sA' with each other and witho,
."petltlon end in violation of tt
4. VI July 2, 1890, called the Sherma
mas ', rust Act, and that the enforc
,ns., snt OF said advances will be
uer violation of said statute, al
~ appearing that unless such +
v.sg a'ning order be issued said a
to,0 nees VIII become effective June
VI ~ 20 the grave harm and injury
~, people Of the said United Stat,
b,s' 'u counsel for the United Stat
,ig stated that they would imme
,.s Wy upon the filing of this temp
4 d restraining order, by directi,
N Dad,s attorney general. file an {
Il pas png certificate under the act
,stas \ 1903, providing for spec
NJ ,n'nation of the issues herein.
a,,,s On reading and filing the
"A sb,a,. NM oi said Edwin P. Grosvenor al
q Is'o'.s Ias thereto and the affidavit
- y. Jones and exhibits there