Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-24

from time to time as investigation pro-
cctds-
Whether any common carriers
! BY railroad subject 10 the Interstate
commerce act. or either OF them. own or
have any interest IN, by means OF stock
ownership Ia other corporations or 9th
crwlse, any Of The coal or oil which
they. or either OF them. directly or
through other companies which they
control or IN which they have an inter-
est, carry over their OF any OF their
lines as common carriers, or IN any
manner own, control. or have any inte-
rest IN coal lands or properties or oil
lands or properties.
Second-Whether the officers OF any
Of the carrier companies aforesaid. or
any OF them. or any person or persons
charged with the duty Of distributing
ears or furnishing facilities 20 shippers
are Interested, either directly or indi-
reetly. by means % stock ownership or
otherwise IN corporations or companies
owning. operating. leasing or other
Wise Interested In any coal mines, coal
properties, or coal traffic, oil. oil prop
critics or oil traffic over the railroads
with which they or any OF them are
connected or BY which they or any OF
them are employed
Thlrd--Whether there IS any contract
combination In the form OF trust. Oh
otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint OF
trade or cOmmece among the several
states. I'm which any common carrier
engaged In the transportau ton OF coal or
oil Is interested. or 10 which Il is A
party: and whether any such common
carrier monopollzes or attempts 10
m0nopollze. or combines or conspires
with any other carrier. company or
companies, person or persons 10 mono
police any part OF the trade or com.
merce IN coal or oil. or traffic therein
among the several states or with for
eign nations. and whether or not and
II so, 10 what extent, such carriers, or
any OF them. limit or control directly or
Indirectly, the output OF coal mines or
the price OF coal and oil fields or the
price OF oil.
Fourth-If the interstate commerce.
commission shall find that the facts or
any OF them set form in the three
paragraphs above do exist. then that II
Dc further required 10 report as 10 the
effect OF such relationship uership.
or interest In coal or coal ,noperties
and coal traffic. or oil, oil properties,
or oil traffic aforesaid. or such con.
tracts or combinations In form OF trust
or otherwise. or conspiracy or such
monopoly OF attempt to nlonopllze or
combine or conspire as afo 'esald, upon
such person or persons as may be en-.
gagged independently Of any other per-
sons IN mining coal or producing oil
and shipping the same. or other pro-
ducts, who may desire 10 so engage, or
upon the general public as consumers
Of such oil or coal.
Fifth-That said commission be also
required TO investigate and report the
system Of car supply and distribution
In effect upon the several railway lines
engaged IN the transportation OF coal
or oil az aforesaid. and whether said
systems are fair and equitab BILE and
whether the same are carried out fair.
~ and properly: and whether said car
rlers, or any OF them. discriminate
against shippers or parties wishing 10
become shippers over their several
lines, either IN the matter OF distribu-
tlon OF cars or IN furnishing facilities
or instrumentalities connected with re-
oelving, forwarding or carrying coal or
OIL
sixth-That said commission he also
required TO report as 10 what remedies
II can suggest 20 cure the evils above
set forth. II they exist
Seventh-That said commission be al
so required TO report any facts or con-
cluslons which It may think pertinent 10
the general inquiry above set forth.
Eighth-That said commission be re-
quired to make This investigation al It's
earliest possible convenience and 10
furnish the information above required
from time 10 time and as soon as II
can be done consistent with the per-
Torrance Of its public duty.
Approved. March !. 1906.