Deseret Evening News | 1904-04-05 | Page 1 | Another Merger is Attacked

ANOTHER T fA Mt MERGER fR fRS IS S ATT i Suit Stilt Sui to Set Aside Consolidation of St Louis Electric Light and Power Companies WAS EFFECTED SEPT 8 1903 1003 Amount Involved An In Injunction Injunction junction Dud and Receiver Are Arc Ac Asked For ForSt Forst ForSt St April to set aside nde time the consolidation of ot the tho Mis Missouri ls Light I and ond Power com commo company company pany tho timo Union Light and amid company and the Citizens Elec Electric trio Light and Power now constituent corporations of at the time North American I company of ot Phila Philadelphia delphia alleging that tho timo merger m was WA effected by b fraud Ind was Instituted Denver In tho the by Morgan MorS I Jones of oC United States circuit ort May Mr cruit tn I el Jones Jonel avers ler that he lie Is tho the owner of more mor than worth of oC stock and ant that other stockholders stand Bland ready to join In the th proceedings Through lila liln attorneys t he lie asks 11 time the th declare delare the tho merger Illegal nn an Injunction bo be forth forthwith forthwith with Issued l to restrain time the officers ot of tho the consolidated le companies comp from fur further ther use uso UI of ot the time funds appointment of ot a n receiver charge of ot Missouri pro property pert perty and purchases pending the tho set settlement of tho time litigation Mr II Jones complAins that the merger was voted without hit imis hi and that as s 0 8 result r lul time the stock of ot tho the Mia Mis noun 1 company has lmae ha greatly grent de tic depreciated In value rie merger was Wa effected on Sept S 1 03