Show BEGINS DIG SUIT SUI S t AGAINST HARRIMAN COMBINE I.- I. C. C S Action Filed Fied in Federal District Court Cour Yesterday is is- is One S Most Important Railroad Cases Brought in inthe the United States I II I THE TilE NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE ASE DUPLICATED c S Deny Right of Short Shor Line or Union Pacific to Vote Stock in it 4 Competing Lines Lines Lines-H H I E E. E Booth Acts Under Attorney General Bonaparte S t S The Union Pacific Railroad company company the Oregon Short Line Railroad S company compan The Oregon Railroad and Navigation company the tho San Pedro Los s Se Angeles and 1 Salt Sal Lake the tho Santa Fe Fc Ul the S Southern Pacific company Ls the e Northern n Pacific Railway company compan tim the Great Northern Railway Hallway Srm f company the tho tle Farmers Farmers' r Loan and ant Trust com company any of ot New ew York INDIVIDUALS IV IN I LIST LISP S E Edward word H. H n railroad ad president I fa and chairman of ot the board of ot directors Hr of several railroad companies Jacob H. H of 01 Kuhn Loeb and and Co S bankers member or of the executive committee or of f th the Union n Pacific and allied aled lh s Otto H. H H. H Ka Kahn of or tho same firm and of or the same sarno committee James T m Stilman president of the National City bank of New ew York and on the the exe Live committee above mentioned Henry H. H Ro Rogers ers of Standard OU Oil al fame tame also on the executive committee Henry C. C Frick Frik chairman of ot the board of ot inn man man- S of the h Carnegie Steel company president of tho the largest coke caIro producing company In the world and on the tho same executive board William Wliam A. A Clark Route formerly formerly Ro ute United States senator from Montana and builder of th the Salt Sal Lake Lalee S S WHAT HAT IS D. D S Conspiracy between competing lines with wih tho the object of ot destroying com petition in restraint of ot Interstate trade and In violation violation of ot the Sherman S Serman trust ant trust anti law WILt WHAT IS SI ED That the lines and ond dK of officers cers r ot of f tho he th Union Pacific the e Oregon Short Line and md the tho O. O o 77 R. R and X N. be bo prevented from voting any of 01 the stock in tho the Hill lines Ines the Salt Sal Lake Lako Route the Santa Santa Fe Fo or tho the Southern Pacific Hi That the Farmers' Farmers Loan Lan Trust company be prevented from voting tho the stock tock in tho the Salt Sal Lake route held by It In trust for rot tho the Oregon Short Line Subpoenas to all 01 the thc corporations and ond Individuals concerned to appear in inthe the tho United States District court in Salt SnIt Lako next March Temporary Injunction until tho permanent injunctions asked for tor may S be granted ranted or refused ref sed S By a suit filed le in equity in tho the United States District District court court for tor Utah Utah S yc yesterday tho the United States department of Justice 8 socks Ck to break up the t conspiracy in restraint of ot state Inter that It It ha has yet yot et uncalled assailed In a tho courts Defendants In th tho action filed practically every railroad railroad rai rail rail- road from the tho tho Middle U to Wot Wont to the tho Pacific count coast conat Tho property properly in involved n mounts mount up into nto tho the billions of or dollar doHan on And l tho h onno will U volve to Hit Halt Lako LaK t ut itt I. I so om torn ot a t h tas 5 zao t I ost 1 u Havon that tho Ih com cers or 01 0 o oot r 0 of h. h m Vho h u i suo uc n In utro h cor tn 4 4 1 n ot n h cU ol tho co I J i t tK ln nn tf nc are iti mado mt l iUt inthe action acton au and l 1 i A j Ai l At u. y Y been boen asked to appear in Salt Sal Lake Lako for tor the tho trial Salt Lake is Js made the tho battle batto ground for tor one of ot the tho biggest as 03 well wel as us one of or the tho most Important law low suits ever entered into in tho the United States States- l J perhaps in tho world S I The names iiames name signed to the thu bill bil a athose ar are those of ot Hiram E 12 Booth attorney r fo tor tho the United States for tor tho the District o at Utah Charles J. J Bonaparte general of ot the thc United States MiRe iton D. D Purdy assistant to the tho general Frank B. B Kellogg Kelogg and C. C A A. A Severance special assistants assistant to at al I at-I I torn general Mr r. r Severance arrive In Salt Lake Lako Friday night from Vach Ington bringing the tho printed bill bil wit wih him Ho filed le It yesterday morning I The bill bil contains 61 pages 34 of ot which are art taken up with the proper proper the remainder containing various cx X- X hibits of tho tim agreements between the rh to defendants complained of or In Detail The Tho first paragraph of ot the bill bi al alleges 1 leges egos that tho the defendant railroad com companies om- om I panics were and now are arc common carriers carriers car engaged in trade trado and among the several states ard and with wih foreign for eign eln nations In the tho second the tl allega allegations are made matle that the tao individual defendants de de- lons with wih the tho exception of ot W. W A. A Clark wore were in I 1901 directors tors of tho the Union Pacific company compan h had by b Its ts laws by-laws by placed d the authority of ot the board In the tue hands of ot a a committee of ot this com corn of ot men The he power In turn was exorcised exercised when the committee was not In session lol by E. E H. H Harriman as chairman cf the board of ot directors directors The Tho closing allegation allega allega- allegation alega- alega Is Is- Is tion of ot the paragraph ton That pursuant to such h by laws by-laws laws ls too tIle said defendant Harriman has ha ha with wih tho the concurrence and assistance of Fald Faid In Individual Individual In- In defendants ot other otner er than thon Defendant Do- Do Clark who were members of ot tho executive e committee or nr directors of said company compan dominated the firs Affairs and controlled the management lent f C said Union Pacific Railroad comP com com- defendant defendant P pany The third paragraph den describes the of ot the tho various defendant le railroad railroad rail rail- ral- ral systems road rond companies the country In hl h they operated their lonn connections and ando extent where the thc stock of certain to o a a was owned The Thc n Ismae Is I each eacil made mae that up to 1901 tho the various lines hues liles were competing lines or would ha hav V been but for tor tho the suppression s of ot tom tom- petton petition to be thereafter set out out Chur Charges Charge e of Conspiracy of ot Conspiracy are The allegations contained In th the fourth paragraph of ot 1 lol 1 which that in the t spring says the defendants 58 E E. H. H I Harriman lacob Jacob H. H Otto H. H Kahn James Sti- Sti Still Still- and ond the defendant Union Pacific man defendant intending In Intending In- In contriving and Railroad company tending unlawfully to restrain the trade several states and commerce among tho as carried on by th the tho Union te Pacific Hal Hal- Hall Hall- road company compan the Southern Pacific com corn company and ond the other competing panics antI and to restrain an and prevent competition ane among the several lines entered Into amon a combination or to effect a virtual consolidation acy ocy of 01 the Union Pacific and tho the other lines ends to attain the thc desired ends transactions To accomplish are this set up tho whereby various s arlo stock it is charged the tho Pacific obtained the and control of ot tho the Southern Pacific the two stilled the competition between lines It Is alleged that shares lines of the I Southern Pacific were ere thus ac acquired acquired acquired ac- ac and Were tOre re held hel In the tho treasury voted vOled Pacific and were Union of ot the meet meet-I Harriman officials at the Ole meetings meetings meet meet- to elect Pacific stock- stock ings of ot the tile Southern holders rh The control of or tho Southern Pacific the complaint further secured cured says was stock of 01 preferred b by the purchase with the common stock was which Line turned turn cd over to the Oregon Short In for tor convenience Railroad financing company and other reasons thou though h still controlled by the Union Pacific company which owns the control of the tho Oregon Short Line Same Sonic In 10 Control The bill continues In substance that the thc stock bi so 60 held hold was used by the de defendant do- do Harriman and his hla associates of or choosing boards the purpose for who will act in of ot directors I director wil ment of ot the Union to the na once nc tE to te th the tho cn end n i that co competition b bd be and the monopoly be bo mt made ar I more perfect t That tho board d bot-d of ot directors di directors dl- dl Sou Southern thorn Pacific r rectors of ot tho the gay gave to a a. to the tho came mC powers as ac 3 did Id I I I I r the te Union Pacific and and that the same j mon vero elected to the committee byI byboth by both companies and as 18 chair chair- chair by r I man The paragraph h closes with tho thoI I I statement that the two have havel been I run for tor or several several years with wih tho the same sameI saie I policy by the thc same officials and arid allI all aU I competition between thorn thom has haa been stopped In accordance with tho the plan IS of at the tho conspiracy so 80 formed V VI Pacific Implicated 5 5 The obtaining obtaining- of ot tho the control of ot the I Northern Pacific Railway company by bythe the Union Pacific through h stock purchased purchased pur pur- S chased b by the thc Oregon Short hort Line Lino Is la set act forth In tho next paragraph This was done through the thc same means and old S for tor the thc purpose so 80 it I Is la alleged of ot de destroying do- do th the com corn that theretofore theretofore thereto thereto- S fore tore existed between the thc Union Pacific und and tho the Northern Pacific and also bo- bo S tween the thc Union Pacific and the Chicago Chi S cago Burlington Quincy Railway company compan Tho The bill then refers to the tho S forming of ot the Northern Securities company com corn pany with tho the consent of ot tho the defendants defendants defendants defend defend- S ants and tho the Issue Isue to the thc Oregon Short Line of ot millions of ot shares of oC the thc company company com corn pany In exchange for tor the tho stoc stock of tho the Northern Pacific Then came camo the dis dissolution t I Securities company company com corn solution of ot the Northern I pany by the decision of ot the Supreme t and the tho distribution distribution dis dis- court of ot tho the United States of ot the shares of or the Northern Norther Pacific and the Great Northern by b the tie Northern Securities company compan In this t distribution It Is alleged the Oregon Short Line received f many million dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars par value of the shares chares of the Northern Pacific and the tho Great Northern Norh- Norh North North- t ern em which are aro hold held pursuant to tho the conspiracy and not ot otherwise S Get Ge Salt l Lk Route i the forcing Paragraph six takes up into the thc conspiracy of ot William A. A Clark and the thc San Sn Pedro Los Ls Angeles S S Sr Salt Lake Railroad company compan by means Sal of threats on the part port of Harriman Harrl Harri- I competing line with the tho S SSan man to build a lne San Pedro and antI of all al kinds of ot suits suite that were actually started b by tho the Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- Line to harass the work of ot gon Jon Short harS wore Clarks Clark's road As a result a contract was entered Into on July 9 1902 be between between bo- bo L 1 tween Clark and whereby I the original conspiracy was furthered I Continued on 00 Page To Two GOVERNMENT BEGINS BIG SUIT AGAI AGAINST HARRIMAN Continued From PD Page c e One and anti tho San Pedro Pc-dro became a a. part c of tho the monopoly By tho the contract Harriman R and Clan Clar Clark became owners of ot one half of ot the So Sn Son Pedro stock which was onas held In tru trus trusby trust b by the Farmers Farmers' Loan and Trust compan corn con com com- pan pany of or Ne Now York which compan was to vote the stock directed by Clark Clar and Harriman The Tho consideration c o othe on tho the part of the original conspirators t to Clark was the deeding of several railroad rail ral rallA road roid lines owned by the Southern PJ Pa Pacific PacIfic Pa- Pa and tho the Oregon Short Line I I In southern Utah and eastern castern Nevada an another another and other advantages Tho rho two closIng paragraphs read That each and all of ot the acts here her last described wore were done pui pur pur- pur auant to said original conspiracy t t to suppress competition and procure a. a monopoly of the transportation busness bus ness floss throughout the territory hereinbefore herein before described In which CY the said Clark Joined and to which he united himself as oS above set forth That In pursuance to the tho said corn com combination confederation and the said lines of ot railroad so no owned an operated by b said San Pedro Los Angeles Ar An An- An geles Salt Lake L. Railroad compan me c In all respects managed operate operated and controlled by the said conspirators conspirator and ana there Is not and cannot be while such control continues any competition whatsoever between the said San Los Angeles Salt Lake LIke Railroad company com corn compan pan pany and said Southern Pacific company com corn compan party pan or the other lines JInes of ot railway a owned or controlled by said Union Pa Pacific Pa- Pa Railroad company compan and said liar niman and his associates as ns tore lot alleged olle ell Santa Simla Fe Fc Next Paragraph seven seen deals of ot the addi tim tim-i to tho monopoly of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company com corn company pany through the purchase by Harriman Harri- Harri man Kuhn Stillman Rogers Rogen and Prick FrIck In 1904 1 of ot at least of ot stock of ot tho the company compan and th tin the further purchase of of by the Union Pacific With Ith the stock so held It was possible to elect Roger and Prick Frick to the boal d of ot directors o ohe oi ot the he Santa Fe and thus to secure a partial partial par par- control of or the tho policy of ot the com corn party jany nn This was so arranged It Is alleged nl al 11 Jeg-cd Jeg that the competition between the Llio roads In the monopoly and the th Santa Fe Fc was effectually lly stopped topped am that the tho Union Pacific the tho Southern Pacific and the Santa Fo Fe are operated operate Ln In n harmony harmon with each other under unde agreements and un understandings ln s as ti tc to at PS and divisions of ot business Tho The prayer of the thc bill reads as follows fol fol- lows In consideration whereof and inns Inas- nuch much as adequate relief In the premIses prem prem- sea ses can only be obtained in this court the he lie United States of America prays pray your our honors to order adjudge and deree decree de do- de- de ree cree that ree-that that the combination and con con- piracy c hereinbefore foro described Is un- un awful T and that all nIl acts done or to b bone belone bo be lone done one to carry It out are In derogation of f the common rights of ot all the people at If f the United States and In violation ot If f the tho act of congress of July 2 1890 entitled An Act to Protect Trade Tralle am and Commerce Against Unlawful Restraints Restraint and nd Monopolies Monopolies' and that tho the defend- defend defendants ants and each and every everyone one of ot thenn them then bo In n perpetually enjoined from doing any action In pursuance of or for tor the pur- pur purpose pose ose of car carrying caring out the same and In Ir that the several overal defendants defendant be le e respectively enjoined as 3 follows folios Must Slop Conspiring Here follows In detail the prayers prayer lit hat the several defendants ants their of- of |