Show ASKS AN INJUNCTION iN UNCTION Western Union Telegraph Com Corn Company ComI I pany Tangled Up in n Legal L gal Bat Battie BatI 1 J I tie With Railroad i j Pittsburg Nov 26 The application applIcation of the Western Vestern Union Telegraph com corn pany for an induction n to restrain the Pennsylvania from compelling the plaintiff company to remove its poles and wires from the right of way of the Pennsylvania Railroad company by reason r ason of the alleged expiration of the contract between the compani compania s 3 came up for argument ar ment before Judge BUffington today An additional bill accompanied by a petition was filed to day The bill recites that the lines of cf f the plaintiff company comprise over miles of poles and cables and andover over vcr miles mlles of or or wire that mat it vcr or it has lias over offices and transmits about messages annually exclusive e of railroad business office Business of the company and o of parties patties having pr private vate yate wires The plaintiff company denies the tIle right of the defendant to compel the re rt removal removal moval mOal of the poles and wires of tile the plaintiff and alleges that the purpose of o the attempt to oust the th Western Union Telegraph company from the liness Uness of the Pennsylvania railroad tem tern Is to give the Postal Post l company all the privileges now nOy enjoyed by the plain tiff company It Is claimed that there is ample room for the lines of both tel telegraph telegraph telegraph companies on the right of way of the defendant company and that the object of the defendant company s 5 to destroy the business of the plaintiff company for the benefit of the Postal Telegraph Cable company which it is alleged is Js contrary to the laws la vs of the United Stat States s and Pennsylvania In addition to the bill there was filed fileda ar a a bond for tor which the court waS vas asked to approve to indemnify the railroad company pending proceedings to determine the compensation to be paid to the railroad company in return for privileges the telegraph t company asks as its right under the toe law This Is in addition to the Injunction prayed for restraining the comp company ny from re removing removIng removing moving the telegraph line linda from its property for which the usual bond Is filed III |