The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-22

1 have. HrEuFtea tAaNA Paif
hear sroAt deal said these DAYS
about irgslsr and muuopoiies." Dat
lam corporations 90 not come within
Tho scope or either term. What Is o
truss or monopoly The civil stat
mites or Texas says that trust Is a
jcembinatlon OF capital, skin OF acts
bg two or more persons. firms. cor
p6Taiions or associations Of persons
Ia create. or which may tend 70 ere
ale. or carry out restrictions in
trade or commerce or aids TO CONF
mcrce or in the preparation Of any
product for market or transporta-
ton. or TO create or carry out re-
stricuons IN the free pursuit of any
business authorized or permitted by
the laws OF the state; TO fix. main
cain. increase or reduce the price
OF merchandise. produce or eommod-
tiles. or the cost OF insurance. or Of
the preparation OF any product FOR
market or transportation, to prevent
or lessen competition IN the manu-
feetnFe. making, transportation. sale
or purchase OF merchandise. produce
or commodities or the business OF
insurance. or to prevent or lessen
competition In aids To commerce, or
in the preparation of any product
Ter market or transportation: to fix
or maintain any standard or figueo
whereby the price Of any article or
commodity of merchandise, produce
or commerce, or the cost Of transpor-
tatlon. or insurance. or the prepare
ton OF any product for market or
transportation shall be in any man
ner effected. controlled or estab-
lished. to make. enter into, main
tain, execute or carry out any cor
tract, obligation or agreement by
which parties thereto bind. or have
bound, themselves not te sell, DIS
pose of transport or to prepare for
market or transportation any arti-
Gle Of commodity. etc.
We have given the greater part
OF the definition of trust as found
in the civil statutes of Texas to show
that the antitrust law Of Texas vas
enacted primarily to prevent the IL
legal control Of the prices and out
Put If the necessities OF life. No
utere in that definition of a trust do
We nnd the telephone mentioned.
he entire enactment is devoted q
safeguarding the marketing aud
transportation OF produce. con mod
tiles and articles of merchandise.
In order to constitute a trust
there must be combination shat
Is union or association 20. capital
skin or acts by two or more. -
Gates Y. Hooper 80 T. $50, 50 ;.
". 1879
ut Is not unlawful for a railroad
company r. issue excursion tickets
al reduced rates. for speaAl oecas-
ions, In pursuance Of an agreement
with associations or citizens interest
cd III promoting such gatherings
Lyle v. G, Il. & s. A. Ryo loo
4. 29s; 90 5. w,
ii il is not unlawful for rail
road company 10 sell excursion tick
cts at reduced rates in pursuance
with an agreement with Interested
sscciations or citizens, why should
lit be unlawful for telephone conn
pauy TO reduce its rates in compH-
enco with request from telephone
raers? A large number OF the users
i OF two telephones have asked that
/ the merger be effected so that The
rentals they are now paying may be
reduced from $6.o0 q month to
1880 month
/ Mr.. Groce gave portion of the
definition OF q monopoly in his COM
( munieation Here il is in full
| "a monopoly Is a combination or
consolidation Of two or more corpo-
rations when effected in either OF
| the following ways
! Where the direction Of affairs of
two or more corporations is in any
manner brought about under the
same management or control Tor the
/ purpose OF producing. or where such
management or control tends 10 ere
ate trust.
Where any corporation acquires
che shares or certificates OF stock
or bonds, franchise, or rights. or
The physical properties, OF amy part
I thereof, OF amy corporation or corpo-
ratious, for the purpose of prevent
ing. lessening. or whore The effect OF
such acquisition tends TO affect or
lessen competition. whether such ac-
QUESTION is accomplished or other
WISE
Here is the courts definition OF o