Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-05
COLORADO COAL
INVESTIGATION

Denver Dee. .. --lntcrstate Commerce
Commissioner L. Il. clark continued to-
day in this city in accordance with he
Gillespie congressional resou-
ton the Investigation OF the relations
between coal companies ana common
carriers and alleged conspiraces IN re-
straint Of trade.
Vice President j. II. Nelborn of the
Colorado Fuel 4 Iron company, who
was witness at the hearing yesterday
was recalled today. In answer 10 ques-
lions he said he was president and
traffic manager of the Colorado and
Wyoming railroad bur was unable to
give Il list OF the stockholders of the
latter company and for this information
he referred the commission to ID. G.
beaman, secretary of the railroad COM
pany.
Judge Beamon on being called stated
that the Colorado q Wyoming railroad
had already filed statement with the
i6erstate commerce commission. IN re-
sronse TO the circular of June r. 1906.
He testified that u majority Of the
company's stock was held by a trust
company as trustee. He did not believe
he could obtain the names of the actual
owners Of the stock. He was asked
20 secure the names and produce them
before the commission.
Mr.. Beaman was examined further In
regard TO the earnings OF the Colorado
Fuel a. Iron company during the past
few years 1t was SHOWN that during
the ~ years of the life OF the company
the earnings were SlS,OO000O, Further
inquiry brought out a mass OF figures
showing profits and losses OF various
years.
A. NJ. Pryor. stockman. WAS the
next witness. He owns lease on
100 acres Of coal land In Huerfano
county. Colo, and for years had tried
TO open up mine. He could not get
permission from the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company 10 run "A spur
across its land He. finally got the
state legislature TO pass n bill To- al
low the spur TO bc built but when he
interested mer with money to open
UP his mine he was Informed that
they did not care 10 buy into q law
suit
Martha G. Brown. receiver ~ the
United states land office ut Gunnison,
was examined In regard to the coal
land taken up through her office In
1902 by representatives OF the Utah
Fuel company.
She did not remember how muoh
land was taken up by Robert For
roster. geologist of the Utah Fuel
company, who acted as attorney for a
number OF people The total amount
he paid for land was in excess Of $780,
600. Smaller tracts were taken by
other individuals acting as attorneys
for the fuel company.
James G. Craig, secretary OF the
Rocky Mountain Coal Mems associa-
tion, testified that the organization
had received complaints from all over
the state In regard 10 the shortage
of coal He believed the mines could
produce 80 per cent more than they
mad if cars ware provided 90 shin the
coal He knew of no discrimination
in the distribution VI cars but after
a series of questions he said that near
~ all OF the operators aad expressed
the opinion that they were not being
treated right.
Mr.. Craig declared that tho assocla-
ton had nothing to do with fixing
prices for the local consumption OF
coal
J. NJ. Underwood farmer living
near Gunnison, was examined az length
in regard TO the coal entries made IN
that district for the l'tah Fuel COM
pany. He raised laugh by the state
ment that Robert Forester OF the Utah
Fuel company came Into the district
disguised as a Mormon elder
T. A. Cannon OF Huertano county
testified he was unable TO get the per-
mission OF the ColQ.ado Fuel & Iron
company TO run spur line Of railroad
across the compsny's property 10 his
mine.
In explanation OF the testimony given
yesterday by Charles H. Schacks, vice
president OF the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad company. that the company
material rate" of nne-half cent per ton,
per milo had been given the Utah Fuel
company an adjunct Of the railroad,
Atty. Joel II. yallo filed the tariff