Show ANSWERS fiLED IN HARRIMAN SUITS General Denial of Government Allegations in Monopoly Cases LINES ARE NOT COMPETING Surprise Caused by Lack of Demurrers From Railroad Interests The Time majority of ot tho thio lleen defendants ants in fn inthe the time Harriman conspiracy case se filed their answers ans to tho the governments government's complaint yesterday No o pleas ideas from Otto II H Kahn Kalimi James Stillman Jacob II IT II 11 II and antl tho the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Fc have been received e as a additional time was as given un them thom i b by the time court Also the Northern Pacific and antl the tho Gr Great t Northern North North- ern railroad companies have failed to enter their appearance thc the understanding understanding under under- stan standing ing being that they are arc aiding the tile government co in prosecuting the theca ca care e and therefore are arc willing to have ju judgment by default entered against tim them em Of Or the answers flied filed that of or E E. II H harriman is a a. typical one and is followed followed followed fol fol- lowed in lii all Important points 1 by lW the time theother oth other r C defendants M Mr lr p. p harrIman denies emphatically every allegation of ot time the governments government's bill that ho lie and the tile other Individual defendants ants nn and the tile defendant corporations did at an any anytime time line enter Into conspiracy or combInation combination combi combI- nation to create a monopoly or stifle stine competition in railroad traffic be- be weon sUites states or foreign n countries Merely Connecting Links Replying to the charges s of tho the complaint complaint com corn plaint that the time Union Pacific Railroad I company of oC he lie Is president controls the stock or of competing lines of railway and thus violates the time pro lire vIsions of or the time act under which the time complaint is drawn the time answer says that hat part of or the time called so-called competing lines ines aro are merely connecting connecting- links of oC one through system and antl that th the lines that hat arc are competing lines are arc in no way controlled or run so as to stifle stine competition competition com corn petition or create creato a a. It is admitted that the Union Pacific Pacific Pa- Pa owns the Oregon Short Line Lino and that hat tho time Oregon Short Line Lino owns the Oregon on River Navigation atlon company compan and that tho time are run us as S call ally one ono system but it la is denied that the thc three are or ever er were competing lines hines and antI that the O. O II n N. N company operates a n. regular line of or steamships The Tho Southern Pacific and amid thu the Atchison Atchi- Atchi son on on Topeka Santa Fe Pc are admitted Obe cor thc n Pa Pi Pacific pL but an any control of the time three b by thu ho Union Pacific is denied Clark neal Deal a Bu One Time The contracts between W W. y A. A Clark and amid himself are alleged to tobe be for business busi busl- ness neiss reasons only emily to cover er the deal made for Cor the right of wa way of the tile Salt Lake Lako route and antl entirely free flee from flom objects objects ob- ob o of restraint or monopoly The Tho answer concludes es Your petitioner humbly prays to tobe tobo tobo bo be hence dismissed with his reasonable reasonable reasonable reason reason- able costs ant and charges in ii this behalf most wrongfully sustained Time The other answers bear out the statements ma made o b by Harriman an and show how enough to have been made out b by one attorney II C C. rick Prick says sas in his answer I OIL never no knew or heard beard of such conspiracy unil until until un- un til il tile the filing of or the petition in this care cafe Considerable erable surprise was noticed e eIn In n local legal circles that no demurrers were vere interposed tl and that thiat so far all he time defendants have havo tIled filed answers Palle Parley L L. Williams of ot counsel for several of or the tho defendants expressed ho tho opinion yesterday esterday that If It the case caso came camo to trial the time defendants would woul have lavo little trouble defeating the ac- ac tion ion |