Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-09
IS FIGHTING GOULD HARD.
70 be Battle Royal for the Possession
Of Lands of Immense Prospec-
tive Value.
ANOTHER SUBPOENA FOR EVANS.
Gil He be There With the Books in
The Morning. - That Is the
Question Being Asked.

aTSe coal land cases which have
seen attracting SO much attention In
NE contest room OF the United States
and office are simply a battle royal
,etween the Gould and the Clark inter-
,sts for the possession OF these val
cable Utah properties. | know that il
,as been decided to erect the long
protected iron and steel plant In Iron
county and to build from the main line
II the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
lake. Everything now rests on the
,oal proposition. That Is why the Col
,rado Fuel & Iron company became so
Interested all of a sudden and the
Utah Fuel company went out after ev-
rythlng II could lay its hands on.
glark wants the coal fields and so does
Gould the former to develop them
md get right down to work, and the
after to hold them in reserve so that
he other fellow will not get them and
iso so that the Utah Fuel company
an develop them just when 1t gets
good and ready to do So"
WHERE THE FIGHT COMES.
This statement was made to the
News this morning by gentleman
Who is IN a position to know and who
aobably does know, Back OF the cases
row pending is the big struggle. The
bona fde locators who are contestlng
NOV that there is something In the
Mr., but just what II is they are in
icubt They know that they have been
Ipproachcd by number Of persons and
hey realize that the coal lands are
!ood thing to hold on to right now.
They ATE going to hold right on, II they
IAN.
COMES UP TOMORROW.
The case Of Dair VS. Davis, the man
Who runs the cigar stand in the Ken
ioh' comes up tomorrow morning at 10
Icock. 1t is expected that the ses-
non Will be am interesting one.
From all Appearances the Utah Fuel
company had put up scheme to get
! continuance once more. but an at
empt was made TO nip 1t in the bud
~ ATTY Gray securing new sub
NeOa for the appearance OF Auditor
lom T. Evans with the much wanted
looks tomorrow morning.
"sTooL-PlGEoN" ENTRIES.
Is the intention OF the contestants
% show by the books and vouchers kent
'he Offices of the fuel company thar
large number Of illegal entries have
yen made on coal lands by means of
1na' are known technically In the
BUSINESS as stool Pigeons or men
VINO are paid specified sums to make
mega entries. This endeavor on the
p@l OF the contestants to get the books
Introduced In evidence will be fought
o the finish.
AFTER EVANS AGAIN
II VIII be recalled that the case was
Vn''nued until tomorrow In order to
Wy Auditor Evans into court with the
OOAs' When an attempt was made to
s''e the subpoena II was learned that
W. Evans had gone to Denver" Met
VIVA 'h's setback a subpoena was is
''u couple Of days ago for the at.
'"uahce of w. o. Williams. the head |
.,OASeeper In the absence of his chief
'"' alleged scheme was for Williams TO |
' and say that he had no jurls- |
''uon over the books and thus gain |
'"O'her continuance.
NOW CLARK MEETS GOULD. !,
p" me II cases which are included
~e coal lands TO be tapped by the
'''na cutoff and a prospective branch
we san Pedro main line four of
"" nave been brought by the Fuel
,pony INTO contest, circumstance
a n'a would indicate that the other
~ Is also playing the stool pigeon
. 'ae Just who the parties are is not
y !, ''u'omlng, but those who have been
'Snihs the contests aver that way
AZ, !" the lar background viii be
10y george j, Gould and w. A.
's A ana the eastern syndicate which
l"p'ates putting up the big steel
say near Cedar City This means
wy competition for the Colorado Fuel
4, HOh company which heretofore has
!, undlsputed sway in the west. In
w 10 operate this new plant IL will
"'" necessary to have coal. II II
yet coal OF its own over the Clark
~. y, u VIII be on easy street. II the
WV interests. however, gobble up all
A, s'allable coal In Utah the plant
a nave TO buy coal from Gould. bring
,D"n irom Kemmerer, or else 20 out
business. ~ wv
contests now being brought