Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-06-03
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AGAINST
ROADS FILED IN COURT IN
ST. LOUIS.
ATTACK UNIQUE IN ONE WAY.
Commercial Bodies in Chief Western
Cites Are Not Proceeding in
Full Harmony.
ONE SIDES WITH THE CARRIERS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 1.-The tenn
porary restraining order which Federal
Judge Dyer issued Tuesday night at
Hannibal, No., prohibiting twenty-five
railroads from advancing freight rates
was certified to the United States circuit
court here this morning.
Processes against the defendants were
prepared and will be served by United
States marshals in the districts where
the different railroads have their general
Offices.
Under orders of Attorney General
WlckerSham, an eXpedlung certlhcate
providing for q speedy determination Of
the issues was filed. A copy of the
expediting order was mailed this morn
ing to Circuit Judges Hook, Sanborn,
Handkerchief and Adams.
Attack Is Unique.
It was pointed out that the attack on
the railroads is unique in one respect.
1t is the first time in which the COM
mercial interests of the chief western
cities are not proceeding in full har-
mony: in fact, several of the strong or
CARNATIONS are siding with the carriers
The St. Louis League of Businessmen
is not antagonizing the proposed increase
in freight rates but in other cities, OPP
position has developed.
The most important active forces in
opposing the increase in rates are said
to be the Missouri Manufacturers asso-
citation of st. Louis and the Illinois
Manufacturers association.
Roads Offer Explanation.
1t was stated that it was not the pur-
pose Of the railroads to increase all
rates in this territory today. Only COM
modify rates were to have been adj
vanced, which apply almost solely to
freight the general public is not direct
ly interested in.
Under the expedition certificate the in
junction suit will have precedence over
all other cases docketed in the court
Twice only in the history of the United
States circuit court have such certificates
been filed here. The railroads can file
each motion to dissolve the restraining
order at any time If they do not do
this they can file their answer on the
first Monday in July on the equity side
of the circuit court.
Wickersham Discusses Case
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June l.
Attorney General Wickersham talked
somewhat freely today regarding the
steps which led up to the administration
move against the railroads. The first
intimation he had of the conditions al
legged, he said was in the shape of a
dispatch from somewhere in the west
last Thursday, but this being wholly I'M
supported by details, it did not impress
him very seriously
Friday more dispatches came, and
Representative Hubbard Of Iowa gave
him a most comprehensive statement of
the situation. He spent the next two
days preparing the bill in equity. The
Interstate commerce commission fur
nished him with affidavits showing that
the tariffs complained of had been filed
with that body. Sunday night Mr..
Grosvenor was sent to st. Louis with
the bill IN equity and the affidayits in his
possession.
Proceedings against the railroads were
brought in the Eighth judicial circuit
court, said Mr.. Wickersham because
the antitrust law had received its fullest
Interpretation in that circuit, a notable
case being that of the government
against the Standard Oil company.