Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-19
|I(IION AGAINST
UNION PACIFIC.
,.,,,,nent Of Justice Directed
V'p' - Institute Legal Pro-
ceedlngs.
,e1lIaN OF VALUABLE LAND.
49,, Follows Investigation Made
''' y special Asen's--In Instruct.
~ even by Prest. Roosevelt

v..hlngton correspondent Tor
Tae go tribune is authority ioi
he . cement that President Roosevelt
S ' .,,.c,sd tho department OF justice
hh 'a ,',n,e legal proceedings against
% % a,s,on paclac railroad with a view
h' . .,oylns to public domain hundreds
y ls''Y ,'an5s Of acres OF valuable coal
q .,oulnral lands alleged to have
~ scantred fraudulently by the rail-
Rad. n,ros,i0a,,ons made
ThA s~sscial agents OF the interior ue-
~ ns ~ and the interstate commerSe
| plfimea'', commissioner Proutys
conilDen he recent Investigations ID
| rp9f W ". highly sensational ana I'M
said " number OF prominent people
pissgs fraudulent transacuons IN
% sAese" of the Union Pacific. 1t Is
be IteieJ5' mai as one result the gov
hnoILs'ty chi Institute suit for the re.
Gallsh' 10 900 acres OF undeVelopeu
G,eli V.oal ands, worth $4,000 O0O an
'Ay Ts IN the Union Paelllc on MI
r.ari estimate. -, ,Ao
,,.ian Pacific maintains lnonopo,y on
~ W. roal business in tho states IL trav-
w This will be sent TO tne president
- ~ next few days In the report MT
- avs he found the Union racine
fgvs! ,.1 men to enter claims for lands
~ III ns mining experts pronounced
VIZ rsmable. and later acquired the
70 Y pyrus Beard, a judge of the
cas-. sonrt OF Wyoming, testified he
slg'Te M provided by the railroad
asta IA enter land, subsequently
ivaI.pr,rg,.hlp,n 10 the company for $500.
n.s.. Kan pero not so fortunate, bar
v ,.Se,, and gamblers getting as low as
y VA h FOR use Of their names.
WHAT LAW PROVIDES.
The Law provides that a company or
,.soelatlcn may not secure more than
s9or sections, but methods pursued
Ks he Union Pacific this wise provi-
Kan was nulihod to the grave injury OF
ss psople who depend upon these lands
| .or Their fuel supply
another method pursued by the COM
,sSv d 10 prevent Independent opera
| srs from obtaining valuable claims.
1 i, the terms Of the grant given 10 the
eorpany every alternate section for 20
ns, on either side OF its route belongs
nt
10 quote one OF Mr.. Pronty's as
q ates the country through which the
| is5n Pacific runs may be compared
b checkerboard, the black squares OF
! Uhch are owned by the railroad and
Nd red by the government, or persons
NO have acquired them from the gov
eminent There are no state or terri
| igal roads through this region. and
| L & difficult for private individuals TO
Guam access to lands in which they
"a Interested without consent OF the
a-,any. The latter does not hesitate
D ae the law to prevent trespass on
| Is hnd.
This situation has enabled the Union
hc.do absolutely to control the coal
spRtOn 10 the territory which II
aigses It owns the Union Pacific
Gov 3mpany, capitalized at $4,000, 900,
adj @ Superior Coal company. Tht
aiioat and the two companies, II In
sIssei cooperate to obtain and hold
coal hnds and 70 control their Develop
Hsnt The principal production is OBJ
1lhed through working the Rock
springs coal mines IN Wyoming, from
Naeh $500 tons Of coal are taken
ealy. II Ia estimated that the plant
10 not cost more than 100000. and
as expense Of operation more than was
mel by the sale Of screenings.
BIG PROFITS MADE.
Inc company, II is believed, makes "A
Oht oil al least dollar a ton on this
dl, whereas In West Virginia opera
qfs think they are doing weIl IL they
maze ten cents a ton. The company
las driven Independent coal operators
assy, and thus is in a position 10 nix
'ne wholesale, and, In many cases, the
.sedA price Of the kind OF coal OBJ
'alled from It's mines.
laere Is reason 10 believe the brlgand
ms'hOds charged against the Union Pa
1Alv nave been the subject OF recent
.o'Aerehces at the White House be-
wen PRESIDENT Roosevelt and Secre-
~! hi1cneoek. 1t was suggested that
VIC NlharaWal Of the coal lands from
.ssNy would arrest fraudulent practises.
,hs result has followed, but the presi-
stl Is not satisfied.
Nhat he wants is To haye snnulled
patents TO mineral, including coal
~ alleged TO have been fraudulently
stned by the Union Pacific. and this
f up the question whether other
Nv Haht railroads have not secured
-Went patents. II Is understood
y SUBJECT is being Investigated by
nv OF the department of the in
.e' aud II Is expected other roads
Isn me Union Pacific will be prose-
ssa i similar frauds are shown to
asye occurred
resident Roosevelt issued last sum-
W. an order Withdrawing from entry
eos. ANUS IN a number OF western
As y has been found that some
. ne lands were agricultural, and, to
n.sh' their being withheld from the
p p,spe secretary Hitchcock issued an.
W. order today directing the COM
n.ssiouer Of the general land Office to
N.slssa'e coal lands In North Dakota,
!phlng, which includes the Rock
spnhgs section. Utah, Colorado, Mon
'"A' washington and New Mexico.
TO RESTORE LANDS.
Is estimated in the states named
,asi arc about 100000 square miles of
Wil ands, Montana Icing credited
~ s-,VVO North Dakota with $3.50,
tisS A,ns with 1880. Colorado with
ves 1 Ian with 1900, and New Mexico
M -,eSA The director Of the geolog-
/ ,slIsyey has sent eight parties Of
IN $3.50 INTO western coal regions,
~ instructions to report upon the
h~.S character. value, and ascertain
n"Npn Of the coal fields affected by
NS order OK withdrawal
Vm INVESTIGATIONS OF these parties
Ia s euaole the government to restore
ma~l'. any agricultural lands which
M ~ discovered within the coal area
lsra,F elees will also report upon any
inSir,,W hlch have been taken IN nv
AZ. ,opals as Agricultural. hut whlch
tain T's worked for the coal they con-
thlf atsnag geological survey estimates
81 cosi Ig 10y tWo-thirds OF tho whole area
entsrs, Ahd N the great west has been
fossIbis much OF 1t fraudulently. II
ssled ~ ,r.sudqlent entries win be cam
ernnsn Ia the land restored TO the gov.
luteres, y Roosevelt is taking a deep
wan,s u THIS subject, because ne
10 wcrk wv, tul tae people IN a position
went Ielr own coal mines IN The
Which ca sueh another strike as maj
soysrn, Oecured IN 1868 AS soon az ~