Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-13
CHICAGO COAL
INVESTIGATION
The Special Grand Jury is
Probing the Coal String
ency in Windy City.
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EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY
How a President Of a Mining
Company Signed Agreements
With Himself--A Secret
Meeting Place.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The most tangible
evidence secured by the special grand
jury in the coal shortage inquiry up te
the present time is that which relates
to an alleged agreement drawn ir
March last year and which is said tt
govern a dozen mine operators in the
Clinton, Ind, district with Walter S
Boyle and the Crescent Coal and Min.
, ing Company as the Chicago factor. II
is charged in the evidence presented
that Boyle appears as president of one
Of the Indiana mining companies, max
ing an agreement with himself as pres
ident of the Crescent Coal and Mining
Company. 1t is said that those mines
be disposed of by the Chicago factor.
In getting at the facts, the jury today
called before it Max Eichberg of the
Wabash Valley Coal Company and re-
called Charles w. Gilmore and Norman
S. Kirkland, officers of the Crescent Co.,
who were before the jury for time
yesterday. A number of railroad men
were also on hand when the jury be-
gan it's work today, representing the
Burlington, Wabash, Illinois Central,
Monon and MichigansC Central, and were
called in as fast as their testimony
could be heard. w. H. Abrahams Of
the Building Managers Association,
was also called and is said to have Civ
en- valuable information concerning the
maintenance of room by the coal
dealers association, where secret con-
ferences were held at regular intervals
prior to the starting of the present In
vestigation. He also declared his asso-
citation found dealers delayed delivery
of coal In good weather and then plead
ed that they We're unable to deliver in
rough weather, thus compelling build
ing managers to consume their entire
stock of coal on hand.
IT'S ALL RIGHT TO STEAL COAL.
\ Toledo, O., Jan. 13-The workhouse
board has issued an order setting at
liberty all prisoners held for stealing
coal from the railway yards and tracks.
The order includes directions to the
superintendent to receive no prisoners
from any court sending them in for
petty coal thefts. 1t is explained that
no precautions for coal thefts will be
recognized by the board during the coal
famine.
NEW YORK SITUATION.
New York, Jan. 13.-Mayor Low and
representatives of the coal carrying
roads held conference today to discuss
the coal situation of Greater New York,
The presidents Of the roads were
George F. Baer Of the Reading; Under
wood of the Eria; Fowler of the Ontario
and Western; and Thomas of the Le-
high Valley. John B. Markle represen-
ted the Independents President Baer
read statement describing the posi-
tion of the coal roads. He maintained
that roads were doing all possible to re-
lieve the situation. The situation was
miners to work during the holidays re-
full of difficulties and the failure of
duced the output and prices had been
unduly advanced by the smaller COM
panies and individual operators.
INTERESTS CONSOLIDATE.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 13-Application
was made today at the state depart
ment for charter for the Eastern
Sureties Company which, it is said, Is
to be the vehicle for the consolidation
Of the anthracite coal interests Of Penn
sylvania. The application is made un-
der law passed by the legislature of
1901. The nominal capital is $1,000.