Show r BILLIN EQUITY IS fiLED Ill THE COURTS California Fruit Seek to Keep Railroads from RI Freight Rate A bill in equity was forwarded for Cor filing iu In th the United States court In Salt SaIr Lako Wednesday In which the tho Frt U Growers associatIon of oC Coli fornia seeks to a bi bitho the tho estern increaSing the aHa n citrus fruits lemons anti oranges J The Tho complaint says In ef cr ct that tIn tho railroads ha done this or are ar threatening to do so o The Tho bill has bean filed mell In the court In CalifornIa and will bo bc filed In all the SUIteS thron through h which the tho roads com plumed of oC pass The Tho defendants named In the corn com are uro the Southern Pacific the Atchison Topeka Santa Fo Fe the tho San Pedro Loa Angeles Salt Lake Lako Railroad company and the thc Freight bureau The Flie bill was tiled In the tho court here bere by Senator Bonner Benner X Smith Wednesday after afternoon noon The complaInt contains s about fort forty pages it II appears that tho tariff law passe passed by congress at Its last session the duty ditty on lemons and aud oranges ins ported from Crom Sicily and I tal some Romo thins like 35 u a box It Is alleged In the tho complaint of the tho fruit growers that the th railroads threaten to increase e their freight rates to an extent near I equal to tIme tho protection afforded lie tho fruit Crull growers this ment mant and the hue fruit grower Is as bad badoff off orr as ho was before The court is asked to enjoin the tho railroad lines named from putting Into effect the proposed new schedule on oil the classes of fruit mentioned It ItIs Itis Is said that the action Is one or of the tho most that has ever been In instituted In any court In the land hand affecting as It does thousands or of fruit growers and millIons or of dollars worth or of products |