Deseret Evening News | 1904-03-24 | Page 4 | Local News

Tho circular letter of ot James J Hill to the Northern Securities stockholders ore ers says among other things The acquisition of Northern Pa Ia Pacific and amid Great Grent Northern shares 8 was made mollo In the full tull belief bellet that such pta pur purchases chases were In no wise obnoxious to tonn any nn law of ot the United States an opinIon Ion which has hns received the approval ot of tour four justices of ot the supreme court of ot the United States namely Chief Jus Jims Justice tice Fuller uller and amid Associate Justices Ed Cd vard White Rufus Rutus W V Peckham and Oliver Oller Wendell Holmes Homes In the suit ault brought by the United States against the right of the tho company to hold and vote Ole Ote tho the shares This Implies the ma On majority maJority of time the court wore were ronG Hut But the trusts have luWe grown so powerful and amid waxed so ao fat tat that they feet feel that they thoy can tun treat trent with disdain the time law amid the time courts