Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-28
ACT ADMITTED BY RAILROAD ATTORNEY
Statement Made Before Interstate Com
merCs Commission at Salt Lake City.
DIRECTION TO INVESTIGATION IN PUBLIC
Want Evidence of How Lauds We're
Obtained Taken in Secret.
DYNAMITE FOR OPPOSITION COMPANIES
Attorney from Evanston Tells Of
Neans Used To Keep ProsPectors
from Lands Claimed by
Union Pacific.

Union Pacific.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 27.-Interstate
Commerce Commission 7larke today re-
sumed the investga' 4, conditions af-
fcctine the coal trad> ~ ,teunountatn
country. The legal q 3, of The
Gould and Hartman rai e1S, sc pres
,nt and were permitted q mime
witnesses.
=. NJ. Allison, attorney 70, r., 10
Cirande system, in an arEumei. y:
permitting the investigation to Z, e.
wide scope proposed, admitted that th
"A monopoly OF the coal trade in the IN
mountain country lie insisted. however,
that the Interstate Commerce Commission
had no authority 70 enter upon public in
vestlgs ton of the manner in which the
coal hands were acquired. Testimony in re-
latlon TO such matters. he argued, should
be taken iu secret, and the facts brought
out should be submitted direct 10 the presi-
dent IN a special report, for such subse-
4aent action as the president might di-
rect.
S. spence Of Evanston, Wyo., an attor-
ney, told of the methods Of the Union Pa
vlhc Coal company in acquiring coal lands
in Wyoming and In keeping out opposition
companies. lie testified that agents of
The Union Pacific company used dynamite
IN their efforts 20 keep men with oil we'll
drilling machinery out Of Uintah county
Wyoming. When proEpectors attempted to
take IN their machinery. lie testified a
trench was dug and filed wish dynamite,
ana men were instructed to blow up the
machinery il an attempt should be made to
take it into Untah county over land
caiined by the Union Pacific under grant
Of the government.
Mine Exploded by. sheriG.
Mr. Spence testihed that the sheriff of
the county was called in and the mine
was exploded. but the earth was heaved
up in such manner that approach TO the
oil prospect on the side hill was imposEi-
bic. The witness admitted that he was
one of the incorporators OF the American
Consolidated oil company, which had at
tempted 70 develop oil prospects IN Wyo-
fainR,asss
-. An afadavit. ~ A. ]. Smith OF Denver
in relation to the acquisition OF coal lands
in wyoming BY the luton Pacific Coal
company. ia which charges OF collusion
between the coal company and officers of
the United states land ONCE at Evanston
are made. was introduced as evidence
This is the afldavit that was recently
forwarded TO the secretary OF the interior
Mr. Spence who has represented Mr.
Jones as attorney, testified that protests
flied by him in 1905 against the granting
of patents 10 the Union Pacific Coal com
pany for coal lands which had been en-
tered by men in the employ of the com
pany were considered by the land officers
AZ Evanston in a secret session held in
the ONCE OF attorneys employed by the
UnionsPaoihc company.
Attorney Farley T, Williams, counsel of
the Union Pacific, denounced the smith
afidaVit as "Lurid literature" and pro
tested against what he termed the be-
smirchinR of the names and character of
government ofheisls at Evanston
How Utah Lands Were Obtained.
J. r. Marchand. who Is conducting the
eNamination for the government. shifted
the investigation 10 the coal properties in
Utah controlled In the interest OF the
Denver & Rio Grande system.
state senator George n. Lawrence OF
Utah was called and the fact was brought
out that he had entered Utah coal lands
nea- sunnyside on the advice of mer
ernbloved by the Pleasant Valley Coal
conn any and that for a consideration oi
~ 400 he transferred mis- right TO Mr.
Judson.
George f. Hare, special agent Tor the
general land office. was Questioned i'm re
gard 70 tins investigations which he ha!
made OF entries for certain coal lands nov
held BY tho Utah Fuel company
1t was here that Attorney Allison en-
tered his objection 10 the taking OF testi
mony Of this character and asked wha'
the committee would do after such testi
,nonv if the Utah Fuel company brough
witnesses who would testify quite TO tn
contrary.
Commissiouer Clark. with some heat, re
piled
II have lived ffteen years Ia Utah ans
YOU can't intimidate me with any threats.
after Mr.. Allison had stated that no Of
tense had been intended recess wa
taken.
Coal Lands Are Cheap.
Mr. Hare testified after the recess tina
the Utah Fuel company and the Pieasau
Valley Coal company hold 3i,257 acres q
coal lands IN Carbon county. Utah. Will
The records show that they have paid bu
S45.o5o He named q score Of persons VIII
he said, have assigned coal lands 10 III
conipanies
Charles Kingston, formerly registrar {
the United states land once at Evanston
Wyo.. said he had suspected irregularitis
tn connection with applications for COS
lands and had applied 20 the general Ian
once Tor Instructions a. 20 allowing th
entries,
II was Informed IN SO many words" =
testified. that 81 IS nous OF your bus
ness
AZ the time referred 20 by Mr.. Kingsto
Bnger Herman OF oregon was comIoi
sioner 81 the hand Once
Colonel sowsrs, d special agent of Il
department, was The. last witness OF n
DAY and enumerated Instances where fro
$50 70 $4,000 had been psid 20 persons (,
Rithdrawihs protests against the patentir
Il coal lands IN Utah
FINE TOR THE SUGAR TRUs
CoInhine Assessed Eighteen raOusan
Dollars for Accepting Rebates.
NEW YORK, Nov. IA fne OF SlSl
vas imposed upon the American sugar r
nuing company. by Judge Holt in a
Cnited statss court today FOR accepting Z
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