Show WOULD DISSOLVE COMPANY Petition Filed Flied by Citizen of New ew York Asks for Investigation of Alleged Telephone Monopoly New York A A petition to dissolve the American Telephone and Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph company on the ground that it itis itis itis is a monopoly in violation of the provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the Sherman law was made public here Tuesday a few hours in advance of Its presentation to United States Attorney General Wickersham in Washington According to the petition the American American Amer Amer- ican Telephone and Telegraph company company com corn pany which controls the Western Vestern Union Telegraph company company and eight subsidiary telephone companies in various parts of the United States is isone isone isone one of the largest financial concerns in the world having a capital of f nearly nearly nearly near near- ly nd it dominates the telephone business of the country The petitioner points out that by reason of the company's control ol of subsidiary concerns in all parts of tie tae country the independents are practically cally caily barred from competition I I |