The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-01
Western Railroads Re-
strained from Enforc-
ing Advance.
ORDER ISSUED
BY JUDGE DYER
Proceedings Instituted by Cows
ernrnent-violation of Anti
trust Laws Is Charged.
Combination in Restraint
of Trade in Present
Agreement Alleged.

Agreement Alleged.
Hannibal, Mo. May 31.--Twenty.iva
Western railroads We're temporarily re-
strained tonight. by United States Dig
trict Judge David p. Dyer. from en-
forcing or making a general advance
In interstate freight rates, scheduled
for June 1. The injunction was grant-
ed on n petition filed BY the govern
ment on the allegations that tho ad-
vances in rates were agreed on blythe
without competition. and in (
violation of the Sherman act,
The petition was flied In the United
States Circuit Court at st Louis this
afternoon, and was brought hn!.e by
Attorneys Judson and Grosverlor. Ia.
present to Judge Dyer, who is holding
a session of the United States Circuit
Court. 1t states that unless such a
restraining order be issued, the proc
posed advances will become effectiya
at midnight tonight, to the grave
harm and injury of the people of tho
United States.
Want speedy settlement.
The restraining order was issued on
the statement of the counsel for the
government that they would immedl-
ately, by the direction of the Attor-
| ney- General, file an expediting certiti-
cate, under the act OF February III.
1908, providing for a speedy determin-
alton of the issues in contentious.
Free of legal verbage, the petition tis
to this effect:
THAT the defendants at all times
are common, carriers OF all kinds of
interstate freight, that the defendants
are ,the owners and controllers of the
respective lines OF railroad, that each
defendant Is in descent of the lines OF.
the railroads, operated by the other de-
PENDANTS. Generally speaking. the
lines are the only ones for the tr;lnst
portatiop of freight and passenger
traffic for the States 81, ~ ltssenfl.ss
3ovs, sadtnnss tassi
t.soutt Dakota, North Dakota Wyoming 81
! and parts of Montana. and Michigari,
| Wisconsin Illinois, Indiana and Tep-s
| nessee They furnish the only means
+ of communication by railroad between
1 the inhabitants of the States.
The petition on which the injunction
was issued was presented to Judge
Dyer by Edwin p. Grosvener, OF WASH
ington, spccia! assistant TO the Attor-
ney- General and Frederick N. Judson,
Of st. Louis. acting as special counsel.
1t was signed by George w. Wicker
sham Attorney General: William s..
Kenyon, assistant to the Attorney
General, and Charles A. Houls. United
States District Attorney
Among the twenty-flv roads re-
strained from increasing their freight
rates tomorrow. the following are tho
leading roads: the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company, Chicago and North
western Railway Company. Chicago,
Rock island and Pacific Railway Com-
many, Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railway Company, Wabash Railroad
Company, Chicago, Milwaukee and q.
paul Railway; Illinois Central kailroan
Company. Chicago and Alton Railroad
Corn pany. Atchison, Topeka and santa
Fe railroad Company, Chicago Great
Western Railroad Company, Mlssouri'
Kansas and Texas Railway COMPANY,
| Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis ana
Omaha Railroad Company, Shtcassoa e,.s,.
| Milwaukee and Georgia Railway com, 8
many Minneapolis. St. Paul and Sauit
Ste Marie Railroad Company.
! "But for the unlawful coMbinations
| consniracy agreements and UNDER
| standings between the defendant raii
| roads" the petition says, the oeieIu
I ants would have continued In the SAW
\ interstate transportation trade aha
I commerce in competition Wltn es.sis
\ other, as to the rates and charses ~
be collected for the Interstate trans
portatlon of freight and passengers.
/ and as to the facilities and adpan-s
| tapes TO be offered to the travelling
i public, and to shippers of commoditles
! in Interstate commerce.. and wouiu
| now be competing in said lntefstato
/ TRANSPORTATION, trade and comm erce. s
The second part OF the petition
| states that on December q, 1905, ninerl
! teen of the defendants 1coatrived 20
suppress all competition between them
| in respect to fares and charges, any
Eunjustly and oppressiNely 10 increase incras'
rates and charges, and to estapusi.
4 and maintain unreasonable and ares-
tra,v rates which were to be greatly
4 in excess of the rates and charges
! which would have prevailed, but Tor
the unlawful combination and con-
\ spiracy of the Defendants
II Monopols is Alleged.
j The petition alleges that the rail-
/ roads, Intending to monopolize the
transportation. traffic. trade and COM
merce, between the different states.
"did combine, conspire, confederate
1 and unlawfully agree 70 orgahiae anu
/ become members in the Western trnnle
/ line COMMITTEES. with the purpose aud
| object OF using said Western trufl3s
i line committee. as a means for SUD-
I ifptessing all competition between sntu
aefendnnts In the sai6 Interstate
4 Transportation, trade and commerce.
Ibeing carried on by The defendants ~
I aforesaid"
The petition then cites the 81 Fapl
and Des Moinfs Railroad, the Eo,t
!, Dodge, pes Mornes and Southern Rail-&
! road, aud the Elsin and southweat
J, Railroad Company and the Chicago.
4 Milwaukee and Gary Railroad Gohp,
many and the Mtnneapolis, 81. Panl
4 ana sau.t ste. Marie Railroad Com
! pany asi later becoming members OF
!, the Western trunk line committee and
/ parties to the s'unlawful combination
i the petition ayers that since ms
I formation the Western Trunk Line
!, Committee, Incorporated, with head
unartersasn Chicago, ~ the instr'imell