Show MORGAN MoRAN TO FIGHT NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE TO THE END Syndicate Not Rot Alarmed by Action of Gen Attorney eral era Knox Predicts a aLong aLong Long Legal Battle Battle in in inthe intile the tile Courts NEW YORK Feb 20 Bankers Bankers of this city identified with the formation of the I Northern Securities company were greatly surprised to learn and at first refused to believe that Gen Attorney eral Knox Is preparing a case against the company They pointed out that a decision on a cognate case from the Supreme Supreme Su Su- preme court of the United States Is ex- ex 4 f 4 f t 4 4 54 V MORGAN MORAN COMBINE READY FOR FIGHT f ff f Charles Steel of J J. J P P. Morgan Co after a conference with with Mr f ff f Morgan said Mr Knox's opinion came as a great surprise to all of us No such f 4 action was expected expected and nd there there has been an absolute quiet since the f ff f argument of the case se of th the State of or Minnesota before the Supreme court f ff f of the United States After this bill in equity as suggested 1 DY y Attorney Attorney Attorney- f ff f 9 General Knox has has' been filed we we will be prepared to speak of our lin line of off f defence At present present we are wholly in the dark but I will say that a along af f ff f long legal battle will Ill I'll ensue I II I on Monday next next They were un unable unable unable able to understand w why why- p notice potice of another another another an- an other action should b be given pending this decision It is stated to be the intention of both the Morgan Hill and Kuhn Loeb Loeb-Harri- man syndicates to fight tight the case out to the end All AU of the bankers who were seen expressed themselves as confident of t the e ultimate result A long legal battle Is promised but it itIs itis itis is understood that no matter what the decision may be the dominating idea which brought the Northern Securities company into life will be substantially maintained A contingency such as has arisen authorities said was foreseen by bythe bythe the legal talent when the last details w were re arr arranged some months ago and alid provision is made for the carrying out of or the community of or ownership idea |