OCR Text |
Show ACAINST STREET R. R. COMPANIES. A Company That Claims tli. Kl.rtrlo Pat.nL. St. Lorn, March 5. The Adams Electric company, incorporated under tho laws of Illinois, with a capital of fS.OOO.OOU, has perfected in organization organiza-tion by the election of W. Slaughter as president. The company proposes to i enter suit against nil the street ! railroad companies infringing Adams' patents. Tho first suit will probably bo brought in lioston against the Spraguo company. Eminent counsel has been retained and an attempt will bo made to wrest tho patents from such I powerful corporatidns as the Thomson-Houston. Thomson-Houston. Vendcrpool, Rcntlov-Kniglit. W'estinirhouse, Short, and Westrhm. Should the lioston suit be decided in their favor the Adams company will then obtain writs of injunction retraining retrain-ing all other companies from the use of tho patents. |