Excerpt from The Anti-Trust Law and the Railroad Problem: An Argument in Favor of So Amending the Act as to Bring It Into Conformity With Its Intent, as Expressed in Its Title The suppression of industrial trusts and monopolies was, beyond all question, the fundamental object of the Act of July 2, 1890. The first case under the Act to receive final adjudication was the so-called Sugar Trust Case, U. S. V. E. C. Knight Co. And others (156 U. S., This case originated in a bill. Filed by the United States in the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Circuit Court held that the facts did not show a con tract, combination or conspiracy to restrain or monopolize trade or commerce among the several States or with foreign nations, and dismissed the bill (60 Fed. Rep, The cause was then taken to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where the decree was affirmed. An appeal was subsequently prosecuted in the Supreme Court of the United States, Mr. Chief Justice Fuller delivering the opinion of the Court, which sustained the decision of the courts below. The. Supreme Court ruled that the Act in question, being based upon the commercial clause of the constitution, has no reference to productive industry. In elucidating this point the Court said: That which be longs to commerce is within the jurisdiction of the United States, but that which does not belong to commerce is within the police power of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.