Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-24 | Page 3 | Denies the Railroads Their Injunction

DENIES THE RAILROADS THEIR INJUNCTION Declare Evidence to Support Contention Was Not Introduced St. St Louis Oct 23 The The Injunction asked b by the tile Missouri Kansas Te Texas as and 56 other railroads against the Interstate Commerce commission to 10 prevent that bad body from putting Into effect the schedule of at live 11 stock tock rates s I from rein Texas Oklahoma and ancI practically practically call cally the tho entire West was denied b by b- United States Circuit Judges Vande- Vande I venter Hook and nd Adams today The railroads in their arguments ten tell days dart ago contended that the new rates established established established es es- es- es b by the commission won were not i compensatory compensator and were I and that the thc enforcement of the through rate roto schedule on live Iho stock would give ho to the shippers of or live livestock I stock an unjust t and dl discriminating I ad id vantage The roads road's lawyer lawer a also II a charged that the commission slon had hud failed ailed to Investigate the thoroughly thor thol and that evidence which would have lave established hed tho the railroads railroads' claim I that hat the old schedule should hould stand I had iad been overlooked Tho The judges however declared the had ailed failed to Introduce evidence evi ol dence to establish their contentions I e