Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-22

road having filed disclaimer. the petit
ton as to It is dismissed, but without
prejudice.
'Except where further orders are con-
templated by It or may be necessary TO
cnrry It into effect, this decree is made
as the final and conclusive determination
~ all the relief against the defendants
not dismissed which shall ever be grant
ed TO the United States upon the ISSUES
presented in this suit
The defendants, the New Haven com
pany. the Navigation company. the Hold
Ing company and tho Providence and
Danielson Railway company. shall pay
the costs of the suit taxable against
them"
Appended to the decree are forms which
must be used In the transfer and sale %
all of the properties covered In the de-
cree and the descriptions OF the wharvas
and wharfage rights OF the New England
Navigation company affected by its ptovi~
sions In addition to those In this city.
they are at Bridgeport, Conn; Fall River,
Mass; New Bedford, Mass; New Haven.
New London. Norwich Stonington,, East
Haddam. Conn. and many other pl1 'es
in Massa chusetts, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut. In this city the affected proc-
erty and rights cover many piers In ti,e
East and Hudson rivers and the same e
true regarding the wharves and whe RIA ge
rights Of the Hartford and New York
TRANSFORMATION company
Officers Of the railroad declined last
night to make any statement rega riding
the contents of the decree. dlsmissng the
subject with the explanation that they
-t~tN tzfs, !
was entered.
All the energy of the department Of
Justice is to he devoted 10 the criminal
| prosecution Of the directors and officials
responsible for the creation Of the trafric
monopoly OF the New York New Haven
e. Hartford Railroad company now
! that the agreed decree for the dissolution
Of the system Is entered In the records
Of the United States district court for
the southern district Of New York
Evidence which the department. Of JUS
/ tice believes will warrant the prosecution
Of these New Haven officers under the
criminal section Of the Sherman anti
trust law is being considered by federal
grand jury Officials here say that action
may be expected ut an early date.
The filing of the decree of dissolution
! is the elimination or months of the
hardest work of the department OF jus
tice. in which Thomas W. Gregory. the
attorney-genral, played a prominent part
Mr.. Gregory. who a few weeks ago sue
ceeded Justice James C. McRevnolds, Of
the Supreme Court, first attracted the
attention of President Wilson while
serving as a special assistant attorney
for the government in the New Haver
case
The dissolution skaters the work OF
the late ]. p. Morgan, who, according 70
the sworn statement of Charles S
Mellen. one-time president OF the sys
TEN, completely dominated the affairs o.
the roads and dictated the purchase o
the lines now ordered sold.
The dissolution of this system Is gen
ferally credited as one of the creates
works of the Wilson administration II
fact It is regarded as the greatest worl
of the department of justice. for NJ
other combination ordered dissolved un
der the sherman antitrust law has ha'
the magnitude, from the standpoint o
power and finance, of the New Haven.
Special significance is given to tn
, filing of the decree at this time in view
, Of Its probable political effect in Nev
England in the fall campaign. The SO
curities of the New Haven are widel,
. held in New England not only by in
dividuals. representing the accumulate,
, of their earnings for years but as In
vostments of savings banks.