The railroads sought to enjoin the
order, alleging .t would cost $100,000 a
year .?nd g:Vt their competitor, the
Tennessee Central, benefit ol terminal
facilities costing t-.f>0u,000. The City
of Nashville and r'ity Traffic liureau,
whii-ii siibs?-ribed $1,000,400 to secure
entrancf ?>f the Tennessee Central to
Nashville, ?mil pin i nod that charging
of pronibitor.v sw itching rates 1>\ thiC
terminal liio-s against the Tf-nnes.-ee
Cential was discriminatory. These
contention." wer* sustained h> th-- in
ter.-t.ite Comiuerc*' Coiiimissiini .?nil
Tt-nuisfee court;-, it It hough the terinl
na! riijids i 'ii'l'iidt-d tin- Tennessee
I'critral brr.ught much freigin into com
petition against tliein hy connection.!
xx.th tiie Southern and Illinois Centra!
roads
Iiepartin nt of Justice fo-^lay asked
th" Supit-me Court to dismiss antitrust
pi ?.?-? .it ions instituted liefore the xvai
ae;.;nn loitisli and Oerman steamshio
li'ii; fo' alleged combinations in
tran.fa t la n i .? anil Soiilii American shio
p'np. no. dissolved bx- tiie war. Ni w
Vorl'. !-"ei|I Courts held tlifit '.he
?' i s 1 I'n.jght tigaint the A ?????? ri can
Asiati-' yi'-anisnip Com;.,'! o;.. tii< I'rinoei
1,'ne. I.iniled, J'anl P. Cerltard. Kra'i
? i? J '/im.'.ieiman and others had been
l! an ? f ? rinod hy the wa" "in!o an . .i
t ? i Im'-k ml of a !??!ermiir*.' ion of
'.!'.<? .-mi? '- Tiie gox.' nnicin as ie.1
t h- i itht to renexx* prose'-uiIons should
he ai' *. e<i eonibinat ion resnici vx Ii' ii
?M ,.??? 'J.?!.;%.
HEARING IS POSTPONED
Judge \\ iidilill \ (trees (<> Walt <m Su
preme ( ourt*<? lleeinliin on
tilniiiKiin l.oxx.
