Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-08

desired.
In addition to the foregoing amend
ment OF the interstate commerce law,
the Interstate Commerce Commission
should be given the power. arter
hearing. to determine upon the uni
form construction OF those appliances
such as sill steps, ladders. roof,
hand holds. running boards. and hand
brakes on freight cars engaged In
interstate commerce-used by the
train men in the operation OF trains,
the defects and lack OF uniformity IN
which are apt to produce accidents
and injuries to railway train men.
The question has arisen in the OPP
eration of the interstate commerce
employers liability act as to whether
suit can be brought against the EN-
plOyer company in any place other
than that OF its home office The
right TO bring the suit under this act
should he as easy OF enforcement as
the right Of a private person not IN
the companys' employ to sue on an
ordinary claim, and process in such
suit should be sufficiently served II
upon the station agent of the com
nany upon whom services IL author
lied to be made to bind the company
In ordinary actions arising under the
state laws. Bills for botn the fore
going purposes have been considered
by the House of Representatives, and
have passed and are now before the
interstate Commerce Committee OF the
Senate. | earnestly urge that they be
enacted into law.
Antitrust Law and Federal incorpors-
ton.
There has been marked tendency
in business in tnis country for forty
wears last past toward combination
of capital and plant in manufacture,
sale. anu transportation. The NOV
ing causes have been several: Flrss,
il has rendered possible great econ
omy: second. by union OF FORMER
competitors 1t has reduced the prob
ability OF excess competition; and
third. If the combination has been ex'
tensiye enough. and certain methods
In the treatment of competitors and
customers have been adopted, the
combiners have secured monopoly
and control of prices or rates.
A combination successful in ach eV'
ing complete control over particu'
lar line OF manufacture has ire
ouently been called trust. | pre-
sumo thai the derivation of the WORD
is to be explained by the fact that
n usual method of carrying out the
plan Of the combination has been &c
put the capital and plants or various
individuals. firms, or corporations en-
gagged in the same business under the
control of trustees.
The increase in the capital OF q
business for the purpose or reducing
the cost of production and erect
ing economy in the management mas
become as essential In mooem pro-
press as the change from the hand
tool TO the machine. When. there,
fore. we come to construe the cpJec'
of congress in adopting the so-ca,ieu
sherman Antitrust Act In 1890
whereby in the first section every cen
tract. combination in the form CT /
trust or otherwise, or conspiracy III
restrain of interstate or foreign TRACE
or commerce., is condemned as un'
lawful and made subject to indict,
ment and restraint by injNncsion; and
whereby in the second section every
monopoly or attempt to monoponze
and every combination CT conspiracy
with other persons to monopoiize any
mart of interstate trade or commerce
denounced as illegal ana made SUD-
iect to similar punishment or re-
straint we must infer that the evil
aimed at was not the mere bigness
oY the enterprise, but 1t was the ag-
pregation of capital and plants with
The express or implied intent 10 re-
strain interstate or foreign commerce.
or 10 monopolize it in whole or in
mart. g
"lncidentsl Restraint
~ 10 possible fer the owners OF
business of manufacturing and selling
neeful articles of merchandise so 10
conduct their business as not to yio-
lote the inhibitionS OF the ahti1ius .
law ard yes to secure TO themselves
the benefit of the economies OF man
agement and Of prOducs-on due 10 tne
concentration under one controi VI
large capital and many piahts- y
,hav use no other inducemens man
.he constant low price Of their prsauct
and IFS coed quality to attract GUS
tom. and their business is prol',.
abie one. they violate no law II
their actual competitors are small 10
COMPARISON with the total capital IN
vested. the prospect OF new invest
ments Of capital by others IN sacn a
,rofi.able business is suff1c-entiy hes'
and notential to restrain them IN the
,.rices n, which they sell the'r pro-
Tuct But il they attempt by use
of their preponderasing capital ana
bv a sale Of their goods Temporarily
Al unduly low prices to drive out OF
business their competitors. or II tney
sttempt by exclusive CONTRACTS WIN
:heir patrons and threats OF sondesl-
ing except Upon such contracts, OF
nv other methods OF a similar eharse
ter. to use the largeness OF ther re
sources and the extent OF the ous
r,,t compored with he total outpu,
-. 81 ro-,,noliing custom ana