Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-09-14 | Page 11 | Special Examiner for Merger Case

SPECIAL EXAMINER fOR MERGER CASE Tho The first fir t intimation of tho the commencement commencement com corn of the tho now famous merger er suit of the United States against tho the Harriman Hill am and Clark lark roads and several oral other railway companies not to mention such private in individuals as H. H H. H Ro Rogers erB Jacob and E. E II IL liar liar- riman himself which is to bo ho fought in inthe tho the United States courts this fall and winter is contained in the order filed flied this morning mornin in in the federal court appointing ap up- pointing Sylvester G. G Williams of Donor Don Don- Denver Don Den ver vor or special examiner to take evidence c Robert S. S Taylor is is named as chief steno stenographer to tho the special ecial examiner Tho The filing of evidence will begin in tho the Denver Denter circuit court before borore October 1 The order which is considered the opening gnu guu in iu iii perhaps the greatest legal battle ever waged by bv a government govern govern- o mont ment against industrial institutions and individuals was Bi signed by Judge Julge Willis of the thc circuit court of St. St Paul Minn Tho The merger suit Ruit which was as filed in inthe inthe inthe the federal court hero last February is brought ht by the tho government against the following defendants all of whom have filed answers to the tho charges pro pro- forred The Union Pae r railroad tho the Southern Pacific railroad the tho Oregon Orgon Short Line tho the Northe Northern rn Pacific compan company com coot pan pany the Great tho San Pedro Los An Angeles eR Salt Lake company com corn pany the Atchison Topeka Santa SantaFe SantaFe Fe company E. E H. H Harriman H. H H. H Rogers Ro W. W A A. Clark anti and Jacob