The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-01
war ON WESTERN RAILROADS
GOVEBNRBNF MOVES TO SFOP
GENERAL RATE INCREASE.


HANNIBAL. No. May n.--JudEc David
j Dyer Of the United SoAass ciro1lt
Court for The Eastern District Of Missouri.
sitting In chambers At ESQ o'clock Tonight,
issued temporary lninOsioR restraining
twenty-five Western railroads irom en-
forcing. OGocting or making the advances
in Interstate Commerce Commission
tariff AIS on the ground that the advances
have been arrived At by the defendant.
therein by agreement With each other
and without composition and in violation
Of the act Of July .. 1890. called thu
Sherman antitrust aot.
II Is further stated In the restraining
order that unless such Restraining order
be issued Aald advances will be.oms
effective June 1. 1910. 70 the grave harm
and injury Of the people Of the United
States
The petition upon which the injunction
was issued was presented 10 Judge Dyer
by Edwin p Grcsvenor Of Washington.
assistant 20 the Attorney. General Of ths
United States. and Frederick y Judson
of 81 Louis acting N a like capacity.
The petition was signed by George ".
Wickersham. Attorney General; William
= Kenyon, assistant TO the ATTORNEY.
General. Frederick y Judson and Edwin
P. GrOsvenor. special assistants 10 the
Attorney General. and Charles A. Houta
United States Attorney
These railroads. are restrained from
putting into eject the proposed advance
in freight rates:
Atchison. Topeka and santa ". Chicago
and Alton, ChicaRO and Northwestern.
Chicago, BuTlinsion aud Quincy. CHICAGO
Great Western, ChicaGo. Indiana and
southern. Chicago. Milwaukee and Gary,
Chicago, Milwaukee aud st. Paul. Chicago,
Peoria and S. Louis: Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific. Chicago. ~. Paul. Minneapolis
and Omaha. Elgin. Joliet and Eastern,
Fort Dodge. Dss Molnos and Southern Illinois
Central. Iowa Central. Kansas City Southern,
Minneapolis and ST. Louis. Minneapolis,
~. Paul and sault ste. Marie Chicago
division', Missouri. Kansas ana Texas.
Missouri Pacific. Quincy. omahnand Kansas
city; Iowa and ~. Louis, st. Louis and san
Francisco, p Aul and Des MOlnes ana
the Wabash.
The Governments petition vas hled as
noon In the Federal court, United states
Circuit Clerk James n Gray fling the
style % the document. with proper nota-
tons. Tho news Of the Ming 81 the docu-
mont was withhsld ir0m reporters In 81
Louis. on tho ground that District judge
D. ]. Dyer ought n aot on the petition
before the newspapers g0t hold oG its
important news
Immediately after fling the document
hudson took up the petition and BOARDED
: train for Hannibal in company with Mr.
Grosvenor Mr. Gnosvenor telegraphe8
Nv. Judson last Saturday that he was on
HE way 20 81 Louis with the petition.
A. Monday was . legal holiday the peti-
ton had to wait over until to-day. Not a
single copy q the petition could he OBJ
tanned in this city after Mr.. Judaon and
Mr. GrosveLor left.
Practically all II the so-called oommod-
NV rates we're increased By TARIFF hlei
by the Western Trunk Line COMMITTEES
with the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion on April - and q None Of the clasa
rates was increased and Few oG the com.
modify rates escaped Among the com-
modify rates which were not increased
we're those on oil and petroleum Tha
increases affect between 100 and $50 II the
principal commodities Of commerce.
II may be explained that a commodity
rate Is made by taking a commodity out
Of the so-callei class 70 which il bslonEs
and giving Il a special rate that "a lower
than the class rate from which II was taken
originally The added burden which
would he placed upon the shipper m tho
event Of increased rates would amount 10
many millions Of dollars annually. Il
stated that fully ~ per cent. OF the frame
carried by the railroads between Chicaro
and the Missouri River places and be-
tween al the places affected ard the
Missouri River places IL carried on
commodity rates
WASHINGTON. May 81 Instructinr "a.
ward p Grosvenor. one Of HE assistants
who was in ~. Louis, % apply a. once
10 Judge David j. Dyer Of the FedsrL
district for an Injunction restraining
twenty-five railroads in tho middle West
from putting into effect increases in fright
rates ranging from 10 10 ~ nor cent. At
torney General Wickersham held that the
railroads IN making thess increases
through the Western Tr,InkLi COMMITTEES
acted in concert and IN violation Of thu
sherman antitrust law. The rates we're
TO 60 into effect Al midnight tonight and
the Department of JuStics put forth every
effort TO obtain the injunction.
Tho activity Of the Attorney Generals
OGhos IL partly thu result of the appeal
which was made 10 him yesterday hy a
delegation Of shippers from the middle
West supported by twenty or more lnfu.
ential members q Congress from that part
Of The country. BsfoFs the shippers had
appearsd before him the Attorney General
had basn looking up tho casa and had sent
his assistant 10 81. LOUIS To be ready Tor
action.
The Department Of Justice also has o.
tanned a. special counsel In the cas-
Frederick n. JudsOn q 81. Louis. Mr.
Judaon served In on OF two important
railroad Gases under tho Roosevelt Admin
istration. ThS Department. Of Justice
had sxpsctsd 10 obtain IL injunction this
afternoon, but thu Assistant Attorney
GensrAl found that Judge Dyer was sitting
Ia Hannibal, No. and Il h understood
thas both Mr. GTnggenoF end Lawyer
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