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Show ftnitecl States Circuit Court 3s Asked to m Restrain Alleged Monopoly by a I lM Permanent Injunction. j Conspiracy to control traffic " j m IS CHARGED IN BILL OF COMPLAINT j flProniinent Financiers and Railway Magnates Are fm Defendants in an Action Under the iM Sherman Anti-Trust Lawr ft The Union Pacific Hailroad company. ike Oregon Short Line, the Oregon ari Railroad and Navigation company, the j$ San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad company, the Atchison. To-,ir$ To-,ir$ 'reka & Santa Ko Hailroad company, tbc t Southern Pacific company, Northern Pn- nCic ttnilwav company. Great Northern f.l Railway company. Farmers' Loan and Trust compaliv. Kdward Jl. llurnmau, ,"STneob H. SiihJlT. Otto 11. Kahn. .lames Jfetillman. lloniv II. llogors. Henry C. aJflfrick and William H. Clark were made iVlcfeiulants in a suit brought by the -HfttTnited Slates of America Saturday, M when United States District Attorney y: Hiram K. Booth, acting under the direc-'7? direc-'7? Hon of the Attornov-Geuernl, tiled a po-'?3kitiou po-'?3kitiou or bill in equity in the United '"S States Circuit court. Accompanying "t1ic bill in equitv was a petition pray-4Wfiig pray-4Wfiig for the issuance of subpoenas on all 1 uf the defendants. Judge Marshall accordingly ac-cordingly ordered writs of subpoena !?fcunimoniiig the defendants to appear i :rlMnrch I 4!J Being a proceeding in equity, the ''H" presence of the defendants is not re- j rX' Quired, and it is extremely doubtful ! Thethev any of the companies or men ifgainst -whom suit lias been commenced will appear in Salt .Lake Citv. Appear- thee can be effected by depositions i "k? iresented to the court through properly lj fecrcdiied attorneys. Thirty days are jjS! illowcd from lhe date of appearance in ;he subpoenas in which to file a. deinur- )er or answer to the complaint, follow-im follow-im fcjr which ovidenoo will be taken veiy 'Werobably bv deposition before the mas-vtlifc; mas-vtlifc; in chanecrv. All evidence adduced aflFl?Ul be presented to tho conrt in type-ivritteii type-ivritteii form, together with the printed tttjiriefs of the attorneys. The case will j i"itucn bo argued orally. (i VWt Monopoly Is Charged. j jiPTiic petition filed . Saturday marks i JSXtic first step in the suit which for a j 'I'Oar or thereabouts has threatened the : pnlrast Harriman interests which are said iYm0' lme "'d for the purposo of clim- j IEllIn.ating railroad competition and thus THfcbtniuing an absolute control of trat-f trat-f ihr Sherman nnli- STfrust law of July 2, 1S90. For more f.imhan a tweheinonlh the general gov-liniment gov-liniment has been preparing for the pro-fceedings, pro-fceedings, and the bill in equity which JEnSlow appears in a priutcd brbjf of over TiSixty pages represents a vast deal of rtitfeseaveh into flu- ramifications of pn-TQWatc pn-TQWatc railwav channels. iSSyi'riie bill sets out in detail that sev-J)ral sev-J)ral agreements, contracts and opera-f?4;Jons opera-f?4;Jons ftv which the several defendants, i rJfirarrinian, Schiff, Kahn, Stillman, log-aS&'rs. log-aS&'rs. Frick anil Clark, at various tunes Ojlijinco January 1, H'01, arc alleged to rdavc secured for themselves and others piJlie management, and control of the va-vf.?r.ious va-vf.?r.ious defendant roads, their branches J&n steamship lines, and to have ever lSineo operated them in restraint of jtslYndo and commerce among tin: States,. jTnd with foreign nations, in violation )t4"f4f the act of fuiigrcss, ajiproveel July "ffiP,r 1S00, entitled. "'An act to protect 3itr:ide and comincrce againsc unlawful Restraint and monopoly." qjail Injunction Is Asked. 5$ j The bill alleges combination and con--v-.aJspiracy among tho defendants in dcro- f ation of the common rights of all tho eople. of the United States, and asks: if,That the individual defendants arned, and their associates, stockhold-rs, stockhold-rs, and each and every person combin-'"ujlhg combin-'"ujlhg or conspiring with them and their j;J" ;fustoes, ageuls and assigns, present or ftlure, be perpetually enjoined from rlo-, rlo-, hg any and every act or thing in fur-iterance fur-iterance of the combination or con-P"'' con-P"'' spiracy or tending to carry out tho -,J ionspfracy described in this bill of com-plaint, com-plaint, or intended or tending to com-'.'j com-'.'j ilete control or partial control of said 22 iQmpcting lines of railwa' by the ;3j Jliioii Pacific Kaihvay company, the )rcigon Short Lino Kail road company, )V tho Oregon Kailroad and Navigation k)ninan3 , (lirectors and executive com-i com-i v iiitfeea or in the control, legal or prac- !?Wl, of any person or persons, ubsocia-U'yjb ubsocia-U'yjb .jbn or corporation, acting for, or in fiiSj M s',in Union Pacific Hailroad com-njI com-njI iiauy or the Oregon Short Line Railroad J ibnfpauy, or tho Oregon Railroad and ft br'lv'gation company, in carrying out 'A I?, tao unlawful combination or eon-t eon-t spiracy hereinbefore alleged." r Scope Is Broad, J?.'T"hal. each and all of the acts and WA SjjiflgK of said defendants in pursuance JJZt ?r said conspiracy be decreed to be in fiolation of tho act of Congress as ap-& ap-& iirovcd July, JijOO. entitled 'An act to ,.f If pwtfi't trade and commerce against fvtflji onlawfnl restraint and monopolies,' and il R10 Ida amendatory thereof, and that ;4 .'.w.r,t r injunction, mandatory nv oth-i oth-i ZF'ffi aK 1,1!l.V if? necct-sary, isuo out rfowl ? i co'rt enjoining tho said de- i',n-s SuuS commandiiig tho aaiil le-V?f7l le-V?f7l IP Jula'ts, their oflicers, directors, scrv-l-lntB. nl agents, to desist in said un- iiCi,vt,u I,cts 'n,(l lny autl ca-'1' o1' VtaWUI,J- an1 :in(I oucl1 oC tllc!r r-$YWi r-$YWi Bpcctivo directors, ofiicem. ngents, serv- V i8, c'niIloyccs, ami all persons acting reaiVldw through them, or either of j$V? ,i,e,n'.or m their behalf, or claiming So 't'Jr ri"rl,r.p 'Uoii'od. jestrained and pro-e5Vj pro-e5Vj yw'f'Cd irom entering into, taking part inv t r I"frlyrn,'u llllv contract, combina- f iion or conspiracy, the pnrposo or effect; ef-fect; of which will be as1 to said trade and commerce among the several States 1 and Territories and with foreign 'nations to restrain trade or to monopolize and attempt to monopolize said trade and J commerce in violation of the provisions j oisaid acts of Congress. And the complainant, com-plainant, tho United Slates of America, . pravs for such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require and the court may deem proper in the premises. Subpoon?v of Defendants. "May it please your honors." says the complainant further, " to grant unto it writs of subpoenas directed to the said defendants. Union Pacific Railroad j I company. Oregon Short Lino Railroad company. Oregon Railroad it Navigation Naviga-tion company. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt. Lake Railroad company. Atchi- j ! son, Topcka & Santa Fo Railroad company. com-pany. Southern Pacific, Northern Pa- ( cific Railroad company, Great Northern I company, Farmers' Loan and Trust j company and E. H. ilarriman. Ja-ob Schiir. Otto IT. Kahn. James Stillman. ' Henry H. Rogers, Henry C. Frick and William A.CIark, and tbc co-conspirators whoso names are unknown to the complaiuaut, and such names as may be ; made known to tho complainant, and the court be advised therefore and to I each of them, commanding them andj each of them to appear herein and au-'j I swer (bu'fc not "under oath) the allega- ; tions mentioned in tho foregoing petition peti-tion and. abide by and perforin such order or-der or decree as "the court may make 'in the premises; and that pending the final appearing of l.hiscase a temporary restraining re-straining order and temporary writ of iujunction may issue, enjoining the defendants de-fendants and their associate?-, and each I of them, and their stockholders, direct- I ors. officers, agents and servants, as j hereinbefore prnyed." Applies to All Roads. Thc prayer to the court respecting the Union Pacific Hailroad company, the Oregon Short Line Railroad company I and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation! I CQinpnn' is substantially repeated in all j I its important particulars as to all of I uio uwicr ocLcntiiiur, r;imo;iu.s ji;ij:icu m the titlo of the ease, and in each iu-atance iu-atance the defendant' stockholder, officers, offi-cers, directors and agents arc asked to be perpetually enjoined from voting such stock, whether by proxy or otherwise, other-wise, and from payii'ig any dividends upon such slock to any of the parlies unless authorized by the court, and from recognizing an Valid any transfer, morigapc, pledge or assignment of the slock of the defendant railroads, unless authorized by the court. The bill is signed by .Hi ram E, Booth, attorney for the United Slates for the District of Utah; Charles J. Dona-partc, Dona-partc, Attorney-General of tho United States; Milton D. Purdy. assistant to the Attorney-General, and Frank it. Kellogg and C. A. Severance, special assistants to tho Attorney-General. j |