The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-05
Three Railroads and Three Mi:ang
Companies Are Made Defend
ants in suit.
pittsburg, West Virginia and Kan
awha Valley Mining Fields
Are Affected.
Defendant Companies Form Com
bination in Restraint of Trade,
II Is Alleged.

OLUNBUS. August 4-Suit was
fled by the United States government
~ the federal circuit court today
sainst six railroad companies and
three coal mining concerns charging
combination in restrain of trade and
asking that the combination be en-
.oined from continuing business.
The government charges that the
hooking Valley railroad amalgama-
on.s ownership Of the capital stock
.; the Toledo and Ohio Central. the
Nanawha and Michigan and the Zanes-
ille and Western roads and its con
lection with the mining concerns
aamed has crushed competition.
The defendant companies are:
Lake Shore ana Michigan Southern.
yailrOad
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
Hooking Valley railroad.
Toledo and Ohio Central railroad.
Kanavha and Michigan railroad
GAINESVILLE and Western railroad
sunday Creek Coal company.
Continental Coal COMPANY
KanaWha and Hooking Coal and
Coke company.
Affects West Virginia.
The governments petition alleges
hat the combination thus formed al
.ects four OF The grrat coal mining
eids. namely. the Pi-tsburE. me WSst
Virginia. the KanaWha Valley and the
locking Valley.
II IS alleged that the TWO railroa fe
-rs affiliated and tha, the three coal
'ompanies are also. NOT only among
themselves. but with the companies.
The Hooking Valley. the Toledo u
ohio Central. the KauaVha x Mich.-
-an. and the GAINESVILLE * Western
,ere until recently under control ~
;he Trunk Line Syndicate"
The Sunday Creek Coal Company -
holding company. controlling the
continental Coal Company and other
companies owning properties IN Nir-
,.nia, West Virginia and Ohio.
The government S. uurpr-" , 20 pre-
Trnt the change %. ownership agreed
81 last year when th- trunk limo SYN
c.Cate turned over The four railroads
'~! their affiliated Goa. cem3sn.e- 20
nc Lake shore Z % 'cftEan Southern
and -. Chesapeake a. Ohio. tre la--
-er taking charge of 'h- rock.rc Val.
ley, which is fhe principal one of the
four roads.
The su.t seeks further fo l-o7k up
entirely the alleged ,p-lrl-a'ou i.-
t'veen the four roads and tha sunday
'reek Company and JOS -ul-.iiar.
.pal companies. which lad been COM
r.ained of ly tnn ONO coal operators
or two or three year. and which has
.een the basis Cor inu.w.rti.r SUITS
brought in county and United states
courts in Ohio.
Coal Operators Back Fight.
Back OF The rEht has been the Ohio
Howard Warrington. OF Columbus. is
secretary he laid the case before
The Department Of Justice and Presi.
lent Taft more than year ago. and
Urged that action be brought and the
government has been investigating
conditions since that time
The whole suit hinges on the Hook.
ng Valley Railroad The officials OF
MS company. % is alleged. were
laced IN Offices corresponding 90
rose held in the parent company soon
AFTER the Hooking Valley road gained
ontrol OF the capital stock Of ms sub.
salaries. and. according 20 tho petl.
Non. were instructed 20 operate the
roads along the same lines as the IA.
rent company had been maanged
Inc companr then Eef about con.
rolling The larger coal companics and
7lcceeded In placing fhe Continental
oai COMPANY. which owns ,. 1000
-cres ~ coal lands n 'he ff.rr...
valley district. on Ife f7f ..ur- -...
.1e kana~ha and Hooking Valley Coal
ompanF The SUNDAY Urfr. Ia..
company was formed as blind fr.
sDFernmenf charges f0 permit fte
Lake shore arI Michigan southern
railroad and fho Cheslpet and ono.