Deseret Evening News | 1908-11-23 | Page 7 | Bell Telephone Company Enjoined

BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY ENJOINED Cleveland Ceveland Nov No 22 2 United State Judge Taylor Tl granted an Injunction against the Telephone and an Dell Bell long distance lance system and the C Union Un Iou role Tele Telephone phone company Bell compan ing in Ohio Indiana and Illinois 10 straining them from with the tho business s of the Independent com companies p operating in those and adjoin adjoining ing states The Tho Injunction was at al Cleve Cleveland land upon the thc application of Clarence Drown counsel und James S f Bi alley of the tho United States Telephone company comp ny the tho Independent Long Distance Telephone company operating in Ohio and In a 11 suit brought by b that thal company It is 15 charged bv by tho Bell system Is pursuing pl the policy of buying b l Inde Independent pendent nl exchanges of ot selling Dell Bell ex exchanges exchanges changes whore are competing companies anti and in III some instances ab nt companies by mel mei melger ger and n 01 ai division dl lon of RO ils to eliminate competition tion and establish a L complete Bell con cou contlo This Is said to bo be In violation not nol only of ot the tho Sherman antitrust law aw but also of tha laws I ws of Ohio Indiana Illinois and other states This policy Is said s to lo bo shown hown by b the official re 10 reports ports of the th officers and directors of ot the tho Del Bell company to their stockholders