New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
RAILROADS INDICTED.
LAND FRAUDS CHARGED
Hartman and Gould Officials Named
by Federal Grand Jury in Utah.
E.

Salt Lake City. Dec. THE federal grand
jury investigating coal land frauds in Utah
made a partial report this afternoon Indict-
nents we're returned against the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company. the Oregon Short Line
Railroad Company the Union Pacific Coal Com
pany. the Utah Fuel Company and several of the
highest officials representing the Hartman and
Gould corporations in Utah.
The indictment against the Hartman cOHpa-
MES embraces the Union Pacific, oregon Short
Line. the Union Pacific Coal Company, Everett
Buckingham. general superintendent of the Ore
e7u short Line and w. NJ. Moore. general agent
in Salt Lake Of the Union Pacific Coal Company.
The indictment charges violation Of the Inter-
state commerce law. alleging discrimination
against D. J. Sharp. a coal dealer in Salt Lake
CITY. who was forced out of business after he
had cut prices below those charged by other
dealers in coal
The Indictment against the representatives OF
the Could interests embraces the Utah Fuel
Ccrlpanv. H =. Williams. general manager
of this company, Robert Forester Alexan-
der NJ Cowie, general manager of the COM
rarv,r Wasatch store at Su1uyside Utah:
Elroy y Clark. the Utah Fuel Company's attor-
nev nj Denver and George \. Moore. the COM
rany's agent at Denver. They are charged with
lafrauIing and attempting to defraud the United
States government. the charges being based on
The methods pursued in acquiring title TO coal
lands in Utah
After the grand jury had adjourned Assistant
Attorney General Maynard said that when it
reconvened the inquiry would be resumed The
Indictments returned to-day. he said marked
only the beginning of the governments investi-
CATION i'm Utah and Wyoming. and that the vio-
lations of laws alleged in these indictments
we're only incidents of a gigantic system Of
in rfO-, in he -pS
for many years.
The Indictment against the Utah Fuel Com
panv and the six agents of that company is
based ON the methods used i'm acquiring about
400 acres of coal lands in Sewer County. Utah.
The lands were filed On March - 1903
DUMMY" LOCAToRs ONE CHARGE.
Robert Forester. geoIogist and mining expert
Of the Utah Fuel Company is alleged 10 have
been charged with the actual direction of the
men who filed on the lands After Forester had
p~ospected the ground. George A Moore, the
Utah Fuel Company agent i'm Denver. went
over the numerous claims, and ON each caused
to he dug an excavation exposing the coal de
posits Dummy" Iocators We're then obtained
10 make filings on the claims These were
mostly Young men. who were each paid 81. their
expenses To and from the lands and - per diem
while they were employed in catering The claims,
and is alleged Ihdt ,hFfc WAS an tN14iNiL
understanding that The claims We're 20 mo con-
veyed To the Utah Fuel Company or its agents.
The men were taken upon the lands. the coal
deposits were shown To- them. and immediately
they filed on the lands with application papers
made out 10y the compauy's attorney, Major
William n Bird who has since died All the
entries 10 the .foo acres were made ON the
same date.
on each Of the claims payment of $500 to
the government was necessary. Loans fo~ this
amount wero. .Rlada III various persons The gov
ernment prosecutor charge that tdo persons
from whom the loans We're obtained We're agents
of the coal cnmpany on April T. 1909 Jne coal
lands were transferred 70 Frank y. Calkius Mr..
CaIkins is father-tu-lav of r. y CLARK th.
Denver attorney against vrom AN indictment
was returned to-day.
In November following Calkius. in newspapers
OF salt Lake City. advertised his coal lands for
sale. From CaIkins the lands were transferred
10 Frank r. Cook mining man OF Salt Lake
Citv The lands now stand in Cooks marine. The
allegation of the governments attorneys Is that
Cook holds the lands in trust for the tah Fuel
Company
lands we're advertised by Calkius report was
made 10 the Land Department at Washington
nv special Agent Love who charged fraud and
coIlusion in the locating OF the lands Informa-
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