Show I WITH TM THE RAILROADERS l jOV NT SUES SUS N. N V. V N. N H. H c H. H RI WASHINGTON May a 22 With ith With the object of preventing the tho No Now York New Nerr ew Haven Hartford Railroad corn corn- any pany from any control over the tho ho Boston Doston Maine Maino railroad antI and to tho the Now Havon on road rond from tho the extensive c trolley system which it has th the government today through h States District Attorney Attorn French Frendl filed led in the United States circuit court courtat nt at t Bo Boston ton n a petition against tho ho Now York j c New Haven n Hartford Railroad company and othier charging the GK- GK of a combination in rc restraint restrain tr int of ot trade rado and monopoly within tho meaning of f sections 1 and 2 of tho the Sherman trust trust act Tho The p petition alleged that the NewHaven Now New Haven company has acquired control over ver approximately 00 out of miles s of electric railway in Connecticut out of ot in Rhode Rhodo Island about in n Massachusetts which roads prior to touch such uch control worn wern enga engaged ed in in n active o competition with the New Haven Havon com com- pany Also that in acquiring about 3 35 per er cent of the capital stock of tho Boson Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton on Maino Maine railroad it has hns secured practical control over that railroad and that hat by the acquisition of the electric line ine lines and this control of tho the Boston Doston Maine it has e established a a. virtual monopoly monopoly mo mo- of all aJ of the transportation facility fa fa- b bv by land laud in the New cw En England lant states Boston Albany railroad bong bo ho- log ng practically ally the only line lint of any consequence con- con sequence Quence in the Now New England states with the exception of tho state of Vermont VCr Ter- mout mont not now under tho control in somo some form orm of the New Haven company compan The rhe petition prays that tho combi comb combination combination nation and monopoly bo declared a violation of tho Sherman trust anti-trust act ct |