Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-16 | Page 5 | After Coal Exchange

AFTER COAL EXCHANGE. Butte Dealer Charges Tint Conspiracy Conspir-acy Exists, Asks Injunction, Detnnncls Damages. Ilutte, Mont. Sept 1". -More of the small coal owners ore nrter lhe Unite Coal exchange Complaints were tiled In Iho District marl todnj agilnst that In lllutlon bj i: n Prje doing business as the Host Ride Coal compani and the other hi Dai Id T lvellj who w Hits IT7IU' from the members of the exchange Ihe amount of ctainni,e he alleges due to him Fries claim Is for $2eo..l in general the complaints nllege that lhe Ilutte- Cosl exchange has a 'conspirator who styles himself the president thereof, and that such president Is l harles II Ijine" and thai It has n ronsplritnr who stvles himself him-self tho secrelarj thereof, one rd Skln-nei Skln-nei llrslden riling reasons whj the business of plalntllt Is damiged the coniplilnt nl leges tint tho exchange sets prices for coil nt arbltrnrj sums not rounded on anj lnwsofsupplj anl demand and thit the members are nneel for selling eonl to nnj denier outside of the exchange nnd Ihit the defendant his deposited a eerll lied cheek In the sum of Hon to pnj such unlawful lines Prlcea llxed on Montana W'jomlng Itoekj Fork nnl Colorido coal bi lhe ex change are quoted and plnlntllf alleges that thej nre restraining and preientlng competition the members hiving nilsed tho prl. e or coal M cents per ton 1'lalnlirr nsks lint the dften lints be nrdrml to show ciuiso on a rerlnln dis whs they slimld not be enjolnid and restrained lending the determination of the suit from tnrrjlng on the Coal exc hinge