Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1902-03-23 | Page 3 | Montana is to Tackle the Railway Merger

MONTANA IS TO TACKLE THE RAILWAY MERGER I St Paul Mien March General W B Stratton of Seattle attle Wash hu has been for several days in I consultatIon with Attorney General Douglass or of this state regarding a 3 proposed suit against the Northern Sf Sc entities company on behalf of the statS stat of Washington The bar which kept Minnesota out f the federal supreme court will net operate against Washington Montana or North Dakota The supreme cow COU t refu refused d to take jurisdiction on th MInnesota case because one of the par pal parties ties defendant is a of this stat None of the corporations ns InterestEd in inthe iii the merger are citizens dUMns of either or of to the west Both Montana and Washington ma may bring suit but It Is stated the form will act first The Minnesota author autho authorities will soon begin ln an action in thA state courts with a jW iw to the merger