The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
temporary Injunction Issued Restraining Western
Roads From Making an Increase in Freight
Rates, Scheduled to Take Effect Today.
Most IMPORTANT CASE FOR MANY YEARS
The Government Charges That the Railroads
Have Formed an Unlawful Combination in
Restraint Of Trad.-Rates Not Raised.

and pursuant to the provisions of sec
ton 4 of said act of July 2, 1890,
1t is ordered that the defendants,
The Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany, Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company, Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railway company, the Chicago,
Rock Island & st. Paul Railway COM
pany, the Wabash Railroad company, I
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way company, Illinois Central Rail
road company, the Chicago & Alton
Railroad company. the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe Railway company, /
Chicago Great Western Railway COM
pany, Missouri. Kansas & Texas Rail-
way company, ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railway company, Quincy,
Omaha & Kansas City Railroad com
pany, ST. Paul & Des Moines Railroad
company, the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
Railroad company, Iowa Central Rail-
| way company. Fort Dodge, Des Moines
| & Southern Railroad compsny, Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railway company, Elgin, Joliet &
Eastern Railway company, Chicago,
| Peoria & ST I.ouis Railway company
! OF Illinois, Chicago, Milwaukee &
Gary Railway company, Minneapolis.
st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
company. the Kansas City Southern
Railway company, Chicago. Indiana q
Southern Railroad company, and the
! Western Trunk Line committee, be
/ enjoined and restrained until the
| further order of the court from adopt
i ing or enforcing in any manner the
i advances in interstate freight rates
4 specified and scheduled in Supplement
i No. 2 to Interstate Commerce Com
mission Tariff A-115 and from making
q any Of the changes of rates set forth
therein.
DAVID P. DYER.
& Judge
Sitting in u. S. Circuit Court.
ST. LOUIS. June There was nc
advance in freight rates put into eff
} feet today.
Following the action OF Judge
T Dyer in granting a temporary injunc
) ton restraining the roads from en-
, forcing, effecting or making a genera
) advance, u. S. District Attorney
/ Houts and Special Attorney Grosven
: or will file here today an expeditine
! certificate under the act of Feb IL
s 1909. asking for speedy issue
! WASHINGTON, June 1.-Attorne,
General WickersrNn is sanguine O.
/ winning his suit against the roads
g In a statement today he said he wa
convinced that the proposed increases
d were detrimental to the pubic. ~
/ sent Assistant Attorney Grosveno
west Sunday night after starting OF
l. the case Friday night. He said toda.
l. the first intimation he received on TN
subject was telegram last Thursda,
evening to which he paid little atten
ton. On Friday he received numpe
g. of kilograms and Congressman Huf
II bard of Sioux City called on him an
e. gave him a comprehensive view OF u
e. situation He at once took steps I
,r bring an injunction suit. He engage
te Judscn of st. Louis as special coui
z sci by wire.
IN
1t Market in Panic.
at NEW YORK, June 1.-The action
e. court to compel the railroads to sto
~ manipulation and raising of freigt
lie rates. threw Wall street into a pan
IN today.
e. The stock market opened wea
a Prices sold off during the first hou
I'd from to 8 points. with no eviden'
e OF support from the big bull leader
a. One Of the features of the demoral
4 80 +ba exchange was the tran