Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-01
Temporary Injunction Against
twenty-five Western Rail
roads Granted by Judge Dyer
at Hannibal.
VIOLATION OF SHERMAN
TRUST LAW ALLEGED
Freight Tariff Which Was to
Have TAKEN Effect Today
Declared the Result Of Un-
lawful Conspiracy,
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nv Morning Journnl Special Icased wirel
hannibal Mo. May St.-Twenty-
fiee western railroads were temporar-
lily restrained tonight By United tSates
District Judge Dyer from enforcing OF
making a general advance in inter-
state freight rates.
The injunction was granted on a
petition filed bV the government on
the allegation that the adNances in
rates We're arrived az nv ;he delcIal-
ants by agreement in Violation # Tie
sherman antitrust act.
The petition says that unless such
restraining order were issued the
rate advances would become effective
At midnight tonight to the grave in
Jury OF the people Of the United
States
The petition upon which the iniunc-
ton was issued was presented to
Judge Dyer by Edward r. Grosvenor.
OF Washington. special assistant to
the attorney general ana hy Frederick
\. Judson Of St Louis. acting as spe-
cial counsel It was by George w
Wlekersham attorney saneril, NIL
liam S Kenyon, assistant rp the attor-
ney general ana Charles A. llouts
United states district attofnty
rhr roads restealGgd frnni in@eas-
,lie'i ISM rates to'iolpoW are
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!, ine li'iis ofuer utclaTeu tndl
y was issued upn the statement "i
~ .re euul'SSl i"r tne soNeriliileht thd'
Hi,E E "'ulu iiii''eu 't'S'E ne an eNPe-
D''tns I.1s w .iVate uuu'i ',ie acV "a
ua' ~ i7ue prov iuihg i"I !"
aps.ua uF'ei III ''''''''h - lile ISSUES ~
'm,e"'ioH ~,
~ pe'ilioll saNs that tle laii'VauS
SO"Vi"ily spe'Nln : are me ohiN ones
pnsseuser tIa aii'c LOT the states ol
rel39Vu' t. Ndhsds' Neprdsha' HoutIi
IN '''>'eo, 10 Nor'n pahola' WYOMING "nu
~ va p"i'S ol Montana ana MiCiiIsdh'
,,'"''-"' o''s'"' lhlhols' lhaiaila ana icn-
1see'
referring to unlawful comhrati"1s
@nd conspiracy alleged the pctitloh
w.,
ne construction aud matWe'al''c
y .'e i,'eS pi ialirpad nave heeh en-
~. So "seu ana assisted pN inc ll'e''
1 oi America. and pN ''l' slu"s
NV tlll'oiles ana bN the people "l
~ s'ates ana tsri.'pltos l'N lfAh-
u'ses ana by grants ahd '"urii"ns ni
amounts OF land OF great value
NV NV " money and securlues lof the
pu'pose Of securing to the public and
me people engaged in trade ana
t,''i'leree sta,ree throughout the Nhhcd
,',''s ,,e competitive llres ~ lranSl'olia-
"nu oolnmunlcati'n
conspiracy. agreements ana under
mss between the defendant rail
.."u'. TIE defendants would have con-
'i'uou IN the said interstate transpor~
s-t'oln trade and commerce. in com
,N.'oh with each other as 10 the
~ ana charees to be collected for
s, Interstate transportation of freight
ts passengers, and as to the facill-
~ ana advantages to be offered to
-y travelling public and to shippers Of
''inmodities in Interstate commerce.
i,u would now be competing i'm said
hteistHie Transportation. trade and
''.Iltnerce.
ne second part OF the petition
49, inat on December E, 1906 the