Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1907 — To Break Telegraph Combination. [ARTICLE]

To Break Telegraph Combination.

Attorney General Jackson of New York has appealed to the Supreme Court Of New York county for the appointment of a referee to take testimony on bis allegation that the Postal and Western Union Telegraph companies have formed a combination to increase ratts of service in that and other States. This is preliminary to his action to restrain the ■aid combination, and requires that Messrs. Gould, Schiff, Jessup, Harriman, Mackay, 1 Clowrey and other officials of the two companies shall testify befors the referee. It is charged that this combination was made last January and that it has resulted in an increase of 5 cents s message of ten words, and also that the companies have agreed to establish st various places common offices, and to divide the profits and business received.