The Washington times., 1913-09-02

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-Another
, effort to smash the Anthracite Coal
trust was begun here today by the
Government A new rust-busting
civil suit under the Sherman anti
tr1st law suggested last spring by
the Supreme Court of the United
States, was filed in the Federal dis
trict court by the Department of Jus
tice.
The great Reading Syslen"-the
railroad. coal producing and subsi-
diary rail and coal corporations-was
attacked The Reading system is al
legged to be the head of the trust,
the dominant power in production,
ownership, and transportation of an
thracite coal
That the Heading system owns IS
per cent and transports so per cent
of all anthracite coal in PennsyI-
Nania is alleged by the Government
Divorce of the Reading railroad, the
Central Railroad of New Jersey the
heading Coal Company, and subsi-
diary concerns composing the alleg-
ed trust" is deamrded
Will Control All.
At the present rate, with its present
ownership OF s. per cent Of all virgin,
unmined coal fields, the Reading COM
pany will eventually own every ton Of
Unconsumed coal in the country unless
curbed, the Government charges
The defendants named in today's suit
are:
The Reading Holding Company. Phila-
h'H and Reading Railway. Philadel-
Fra ad Reading Coal and Iron Com
fat Central Railroad of New Jersey
Sh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company.
a,igh Coal and Navigation Company
Wilmington and Northern Railroad
Company. Lehigh and Hudson River
F1Wn~a ar1I n HorA
railroad.
Individual defendants are:
President George F. Baer. of the
Reading corporations, and the following
directors Of the parent and SUBJ
sidiary corporations: George F. Baker,
National Bank and power Of Wall
Street: Edward T Stotesbury Of the
Philadelphia branch of ]. p. Mo-g1n &
Co.: Hen-y c. Frick. OF the Steel
trust" Peter a. B. Widener. Henry A.
du Pont, Daniel Willard. Henry p.
Mexican, and Samuel Dickson.
Restraint of Trade.
"A combination in restrint Of inter-
state trade and commerce and a mo-
~ olization of a part thereof" is the
BFeific, principal charge against the
lsfendarts. Other suits against other
roads and coal companies alleged
be parts OF the trust are probable
1sae suit today was practically at the
- ance Of the United States Supreme
IT. which held that separate suits
nst be brought against particular
ups forming the alleged trust in
tally dismissing a former suit The
ged combine has already been
ysrced by the high court 10 dissolve the
nple Iron Company and discontinue
- so-called ''65 per cent contracts
which II stifled competition of the
Independents"
A striking picture Of the alleged grip
OF the Reading system on the anthra-
cite coal industry, independent produc-
ers and consumers WAS painted IN the
Governments bIlI. Attorney General
NcRevnolds, Il. s. District Attorney
SwsrtIey of this district: Assistant At
terney General Todd and Special AS
sistants Frederic r. Coudert and How
ard Thayer Kingsbury filed the suit for
the Government.
Buys Railroads.
Hcw the Reading system has bought
end leased railroads. coal mining COM
panies. and thousands of acres of rich
coal land, hoated millions of dollars OF
stock. and bought canals to stifie water
competition Is recited by the Govern
Hnent.
"The Reading railroad has hagrantIv
and unlawfully Disseminated against