Show HARRIMAN INTERESTS ARE AE MADE DEFEATS One of the Most Important Suits Ever Filed Fied in the thc West WestI Is I a Feature in U S District Court Today U S Attorney H E Booth Under the Direction of Attorney General C J Bonaparte Starts Action A tion AnIOUS Poor Poors of or Statistics StatIstIc for iPu RO hint this to nunny of tine the tie Union Interest In hit II oilier nuttier railroad Union Pacific II n U II Co a owns nuns OWIS 2111 out mitt of 7 1101 00 cap nIl Stock Mock of time llio tl Ort ou Short Mm line Lilt ll It It ii Co ho Smart Short 1 11 It It H Co Ct ettliS OWIS being bell ir iii J r per let cent of inC o file Hie CIl II I of the tho Southern arid and 1111 SHI t of tine tho llo n of r tho Northern securities whIch holds lar large Inc c In iii II tire tle stocks Mocks of tho time lly Ity H Co arid tile tho tw merit Hy fly H Co Tine Tho Short LImo Lino Lilo It hi I It n Co albo owns a n In limo tie Salt ul Route One Ono of ot tIme tho biggest suits lull over ever Inti tinted ity jy i tine the United States govern goer mont and ninth the tho most Important ono to tho tire entire entre vest wesl was wan filed fileti In tim tile the circuit court of or time the United States In this city ct this tints It I Is tire the expected suit stilt what It I Is Ii commonly termed tine the monopoly of railroads and anti steamships and ie IB Is II intended to lurIng bring about a n this dis dissolution ls solution of ot numerous ex cx existing between various vanous railroad steam steamship ship antI and holding molding corporations INVOLVED United States Stales Ally Atty Aty Hiram il Booth acting under unde tho tine direction of Charles Chatles CharleI J 1 of LImb I United States med filed tho the petition petton or bill billIn i In lit equity Tho nrc United States StateR Is com oom and tine the following Individuals Union and annd corporations aro defendants Pacific company tine tho Short Litre company tile the ore Oro 01 gon and amid Navigation NI company tho time Sin Sam Pedro ledro Pe ro Ios 11 Angeles Silt halt haltI I company the Iho Topeka t Santa Salla Fo Fe 1 0 n company cOlpany the tho Southern Suther Pacific Railroad company tire tho Northern Norther HI company Great Northern company Tanners I oan and nun Trust company K g KH gH j H II al Jacob Otto alt Kahn Jennies James Henry II H Rogers Henry lon C Frick rind and nd William A it SIXTY SIXTh PAGES Tine The bill 1111 hi IH ts published her In Inn pamphlet torn form and renti contains 60 pages of pi matter It 1 nets oets forth orth In mm II minute do d unit tail tho tine various s contracts and Ild operations by which the tine defendants have havo managed to 10 acquire an art alleged monopoly of ot tine tIle transportation bUsness of time tho In itt of tine tho law how nn an net act of ot Congress Contess s approved July 2 1890 known no an tho thu antitrust law Intended to to protect trade anti and corn com melce a n gal i una ul restraint und and INJUNCTION phA lm FOR KOI FORThe Tho The but bill bi that this has his beon effected tine the spring of 1901 1301 and at ann ex explaining explaining thai timal such strum a monopoly ly as lS IH is It alleged Is II directly against tine tho common corman rights of ot nil all ni the tho people of o the tine United States Stales arid and ald asks That Thai time tho Individual defendants named their associates stockholders ers era and arid each ench and amid c every ery ry person combining combInIng ing or conspIrIng with wih them anti and their trustees agents and assigns present or future be perpetually enjoined from Crone doing army any Iny antI and ant every ovey act or thing in n of tho th lh combination or con Coil conspiracy COI or tending to carry out tine the con conspiracy conspiracy described In Itt this timis bill bi of com complaint complaint plaint or Intended or tending to com coma completo completo pleto control or partial control of said competing lines of ot railway by tine thu Union Pacific Hallway Halway company tho time Oregon Ogon Smart Short Lint Litre LInE Railroad company or tine the Oregon unthread Navigation or their directors and amid executive committees or In tim control logal I gal or practical of any amy person or persons as ins association lB or corporations con acting for or 01 in inn lieu leu of said Union tinier Pacific Rail Itch Railroad ral road company or 0 the time Oregon Short Lino Urie Railroad company compan or tho timo Oregon Rail Railroad Hal road Navigation company In carry carrying Ing out of tho tire unlawful combination or conspiracy hereinbefore alleged That Thai each and all ni of tho tIne acts at find and doings of ot said defendants In in pursuance of ot suld conspiracy bo inc decreed to bo Ire in violation of or tho tine act of ot Congress as 1 ap al approved IP proved July 1880 IIVO entitled an nn net act to 10 protect trade and commerce unlawful restraint and ana monopolies ninth nud tine tha acts amendatory thereof and arid that thata a writ of or Injunction mandatory or otherwise as ann al may bo be necessary Issue out our of ot this court enjoining tine tho said cald al defendants anti and commanding time Iho said ald defendants directors ser son servants vitaLs and anti gents to desist In said un unlawful unlawful lawful acts and that they and each bach of ot thorn and ann nil all 11 and 1 each of or their respective tive directors officers agents Irenta and anc 11 all 11 persons portraits seLling ln under or through hire or either Ither of ot them or orIn orIn orinn In inn their behalf or ot claiming so to lo not act bo be restrained and am prohibited from Into Inlo lab part parl In inn or performing any uny 11 contract combining or conspiracy tire the of ot effect of mt It which winch will wIl bo as na to said trade and among tins the th several states and territories ninth and with foreign reign to na nit nations nl to restrain trade or to itzo Izo antI and to 10 monopolies sid aM trade timid In violation of ot the of ot said Mia of Congress Canorous COSI PETITION SWEPT AWAY Tho yin hilt bill first frt describe the tins various tines annd incorporations tons manned 11 d 1 ut ts t to 10 1901 when they nil competition for Cor In inn were verun 11 tho tino various motions which they thuy It 1 points out omit the Southern Pad Paci Pacific fic ile le old Central Pacific wits nn a mm I romps rompe omo titor tor of itt o the tine Union Pacific ton Il wore snore th thOr I Or Oregon Railway Navigation fion com coin company omm penny pany m tha tims hue lino Portland and anal Sari Hun arid and other transportation lon hires lints not only omni the tho seaboard hut but tho thin entire western empire from th tire the const coast cont to Colorado i I acquisition of stock time the liar Har crowd is lit II alleged to have grail grad lar Ully V obtained moro more and arid mote moro power pOwe until this thit loads ninth and steamship lines limes Ine mentioned became ono one hugo huge system oyster f whoso ermine nimi IIII reaching In inn all directions w ie not nol competitors eom With ni ih tion of 01 power Potter find Ind control through stock acquisition canoe c no agreement and amid con colt COl tracts on orn freight and Ind passenger rates ratus contracts to 10 build huld arid and Ild not nol build anti so smi 10 nil nd west until It II Is claimed time was la dependent upon ono one set of mon men for tor its transportation fa tn I ellies ninth and privileges This Tini In rough Is what the tho bill hi 1 sets ts foith Corth and and It hold that nil all ni this Is In direct ct viola tIon tiami n of the lows laws of tho tine nation and asks oski naton that tha till nil agreements contracts and amid stun ni bo be le set eel aside and Ind nullified and arid that thal tho Union tn Ion Pacific Oregon Short Uno 11 le Santa Sauta l Fe 10 o and Ind nil all al other lines mentioned an nB in Jim tho the combine be re ri restored r stored to the tIne position PI they thoy occupied prim to 1901 1801 whom when they were well nil all com corn striving to win when from each Cant other othel the tint unsung arising In Inn their ro lee ROADS MUST EXPLAIN One Onne of ot representative which tho government appears deter determined mined to Lit have hl explained Is time the report epolt reported ed 1 agreement made between tho tIne Salt Lake Route Houto anti Int roads road Southern Pacific Il 0 1 e Oregon Short Line Lne Ott NI Under this tins arrangement ment u it blanket agreement was WH reached It i is alleged which would effectually I kill ki mummy nl competition on un Iho tho part of ot the thc Stilt Snit Luke Lake Route for 9 9 years The Tho Salt Houto until unde tire alt ni rAo A ment between Senator Wnm A Clark i rl t tand and amid I l 11 H ii rules ruleR against th tin Salt Sal building north l of ot Salt SaIL Lake and time the Oregon Short Shot Line Ln building south of Stilt Salt Laka Lako Lako Dut tho tIne most allegation mudo mado Is tine the tb point raised that tinder ruttier ulel tho agreement tine the freight officials of the tire make rateS to bo he used by tire thu Salt Lake 11 Route Houle which Intended Sal v WiH wits an by try h Senator Clark oa as 1 an Independent imail ninth a it I competitor of or tine tho Southern Pacific II Iia Ills IB alleged forcell Clark to terms through extensive i 1101 In courts court and arid time the threat to build a n parallel line lne WITNESSES Wr NJ SS S FROM r NEW YORK J Time The Farmers Trust company l ll 3 f named an a a n codefendant acted us lS n a 4 molding holding company in li various mOIS t Marshall When hen the time bill hi was wal filed Judge f signed sIgie papers an nn were cro Issued for all al needed ti witnesses Under a nt I special provision witnesses will wIl bo ln brought from any part parl of ot thin tha country With the tine i Lion ton of ot tho the corporations having head headquarters here quarters and anti some porno n B I majority of theme thoe whose testimony t Is Itt wanted wante will wi como come from tho tine outside principally from New Ne York YorkI REPRESENT I GOVERNMENT The Thu bill bi Is signed by iw Hiram E II I I Booth attorney for or tho tue United States Stute H for th Ih tire district of lIt if Utah Charles J H Bonaparte for tor or tho tim United States Milton Miton D Partly Purdy iu nut u f to 10 the Frank Franl B II eloA antI C A Severance special assistants to tho Time Tho TIl named Is In In this city to work in j unison with Mr lr heath Booth p Forming un mum portion of ot tho the T bill bili hi Is IH a number of exhibits of agree merits innards etc ete In tion ton of ot the thin allegations ald charge made madl In the bill bi proper r WHAT VilAI jt SAID I Stor In April IDOl 1001 en Was us Horn brim HornIn In Jr the tire bill hil or petition etton flied filed ted tints this morning by II tine the government in II which thin the dissolution of a combine represent Ing millions upon millions milons of ot dollars it Is explained tho time first step towards ef ot ceiling tire thc combine was wao taken In iii tho tine sprung ot of 1901 when tha thu Union Pacific acquired control of the tho Southern Pa Pacific cHic cle In Iii Its of ot April 4 1801 1101 the tha Apri tl News printed n a story which In him part hart contained the thu following Tho Timo board of ot directors dIrector of ot the Southern Souther Pacific Is now titular ndel tine tho control of time tho Harrl l irrl syndicate The fhe Southern Routh ern Pacific meeting was waR held In him II New Now York day dl when tho Iho following officers were weN elected ol cI J T j I Coolidge Ji Jr Goo Gee J 1 Gould TO Id J I H If liars lay by Ie Charles M f Hays II hr E F Hunting ton n James JUffS H 11 I H ro Otto Otlo 1 H if 1 T W Mackay lacky D O 0 Mills 1 Pierce PI J H jr er f and Charles H ii Tweed E hi H 11 WIS chair chairman chaIrman man of tho the executive committee Eight 1 directors elected are uro also direr tars tors of at time the Union Pacific namely Coolidge Gould Kalm l all Pierce anti and a in ml 1 julty of ot tho tine fifteenth directors Mr 11 harriman Is 18 now prow chairman of tho committee of ot tho the C Pacific Southern Pacific Oregon Hall Itoh road rod fi Navigation of or tIne tho Short Line and a I director of ot time Ih Illinois Central Kansas city and other roads rd thin was WaR written changes havu neon been rapid anti and Important Tho Fim at lh nl of o time the Santa Fe 10 and other flops tire I Included In Iii later latr at r ant If A I |