Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-11
j. S. GOVERNMENT
FILES SUIT AGAINST
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Sherman Law Action to Break
Up Its Control of Al
lied Lines.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. H.
Attorney General McReynolds filed q
Sherman lawsuit here today to break
the Southern Pacifics control over
The Central Pacific Railway and its
subsidiary Pacific Coast State lines.
Cancellation of the Southern Paci-
flcs ninety nine-year lease and a
Perpetual injunction was asked.
Many Defendants Named.
In addition 10 the two railroads.
other defendants named are the
Union Trust Company of New York.
William Sproule, julius Kruttschnitt.
Robert Goelet, Cornelius N. Bliss,
Walter p. Bliss, Henry w. DeForest.
]. Horace Harding, Charles w. Hark-
ness. Henry r. Huntington, James
N. Jarvie, Ogden Mills and L. F..
Loree.
The petition. which bears the names
OF Attorney General McReynolde and
]. w. Orr, the special assistant in
the case. alleges that the two roads
are operated under the same man
agement, there is discrimination by
them in favor of each other and
against competitive roads, and that
those conditions are in restraint OF
trade
1t charges also that the alleged
combination exists in violation of the
ho-called Pacific Railroad laws. which.
1t sets forth, were designed by con-
gress to secure a continuous, connect
ed line from the Missouri river to
the Pacific, with equal advantages to
AL other roads 1t was declared fur
tter that the Southern Pacific and
the Central Pacific are competitive
Ines 1t was pointed out that the
lines of the Central Pacific form
natural through connection at Ogden
for the Union Pacific, and that a res
foration of competitive conditions
would give the Union Pacific
through route for transcontinental
traffic and for traffic to the Orient
by steamship connections at San
Francisco. The decree sought, the
petition AYERS. would restore compe-
titiou< to California. Arizona, New
Mexico and Louisiana.
Charge discrimination.
Through the control of the Gen.
trail Pacific Railway Company" says
the petition, 1.-THE Southern Pacific
Company prevents Joint traffic or
pro-rating arrangements between the
former and the Union Pacific, natu-
rally its most important trans
continental and interstate con-
nection. The Southern Pacific
Company adjusts its freight
rates and passenger fares on
traffic originating in the Central Pa
oiiic territory north of San Fran
cisco 50 as to discriminate against
transportation eastward over the
Joint transcontinental route of the
Central and Union Pacific railroads
and other eastern connections, there
isy preventing competition and deny
ing equal advantages and facilitates
as to rates time and transporta-
zion
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE gov
ernmenfs case against the Southern
Pacific has been under consideration
tor several months Attorney
cral McReynolds Is understood to
have brought the suit not only TO
break w combination which he
contends is in restraint Of trade. but
also in the hope that It's successful
prosecution will be followed by ac-
uustion of the Central Pacific road
by the Union Pacific. giving the lat
ter a through line Of its own from
The Missouri river TO San Francisco.