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

lie was then taken in hand by As
ISOLATE Counsel Elmer + Thomas
After some sparring he admitted be
did not know VINO had the fixing OF
The price on coal in Salt LAKE. lie adj
mitted that somebody liked The prices.
he was a dealer and secretary of the
Citizens Coal company. bat he could
not say how Il was done he denied
tina, he had part In the raising NJ the
prices IN Salt Lake. He was notinei
three years ago that TIE price would
be raised from 40 TO sj.gj That was
all he knew about IL beyond the fact
that the price OF coal was raised
In answer 10 Mr.. Prouty De detailed
the various classes and brands o. coal
sold IN salt Lake. The Union Pacific
Coal company he said handled IN SAT-
lake none other than the RocH Springs
output He parted the question - 10
which was the best coal sold In sat
LAKE. Lump coal sells AZ the mine at
g ton. nut al the same price, ana
slack at 81 ton Every dealer IN salt
Lake. he said handles Castle Gate coal
on the storage of coal during the
summer months witness stated that
The '0as by dis'ntegra,.on was from "a
10 n per cent Coming down 10 the
difficulty ~ getting ears 90 transport
coal nom his company mine TO Salt
Lsko he asserted that IL generally crop
ped Up about Sept !. and continued un.
III Web. /.
Had there been plenty o; cars moro
coal would have been shipped
BANCROFT on THE STAND
". H. Bancroft, vice president and
general manager Of the oregon Shor;
Line was then sworn. After tho pre-
hminary questions he was asked
whether he was ever connected with
the Diamondyille Coal q Coke COM
pany This the witness denied: ne also
denied that he had ever entered into
IN agreement with a man named Rem.
ington 20 hold some Of the company
stock IN trust.
He stated that there was an arrange
rent made regarding the transporta-
ton Of coal from Diamondyiile. Just
want this arrangement was he was
not prepared to state as that matter
was In the hands Of the traffic depart
ment.
In response 10 question regarding
an alleged freight arrangement with
John Lynn. Seward Field and other
owners Of the mine 20 ship coal 10 Ana
conda and the smelters at Butte under
reduced rate Mr. Bancroft stated that
he had forgotten the details. s. w.
Eccies, n. ~ Schumacher. former
traffic manager, and John A. Reeves,
now general freight agent. ne said
would know about this alleged agree
ment.
On Mr.. Prout- taking a hand In the
proceedings Mr.. Bancroft stated that
the mines located on the oregon Short
Line were those ut Cumberland, KEN
merer and Diamondville. Wyo. He
owned no stock In these mines. The
branch line 20 Cumberland while in
under the name OF Wyoming
Western. he said. was operated by the
Oregon Snort Line.
The Oregon Short Line. said witness.
from 10 20 rs cars day |
10 Butte.
Diamondville was responsible for /
500 tons a day and Kemmerer the |
same amount in output.
When there Is a shortage OF cars on |
he oregon Short Line Mr.. Bancroft |
stated that the railroad company had /
lrst call on the coal and then the |
mines Cars were divided Up as equal |
" as possible among the three mines |
After going into the beet situation and !
ne consequent shortage occasioned /
hereby Mr.. Prouty said that's all"
WILLIAMS ASKS QUESTIONS.
Atty Farley L. Williams then asked
tome questions In response Mr. Ban
'r0ft stated that the biz rush for cars
started In the fall and there was the
iuge shipments u livestock. beets. coal
md merchandise to be taken care or
j. r. Marchand then asked whether
" not the oregon Short Line had de-
lied the Adavile Coal COMPANY the
privilege Of railroad transportation.
rhis Mr.. Bancroft denied.
REEVES on STAND.
The next witness called and sworn
vas John A. Reeves. general freight
gent Of the Oregon Short Line He said
hat the rate on coal from Wyoming
mines to Anaconda was s225 a ton.
his rate which applied on all classes
( coal had been IN effect ever since
% had been general freight agent Of
no system. He said the Diamondville
oal a Coke company paid the same
ate an an commodities as dld the
eneral public. Just who paid the
rclght he ana not know. lie denied that
ny rebates were given Whether the
ates were paid IN cash or By check
e did not know. neither did he know
neither the freight bills were paid IN
hicags
DENIES SECRET RATE.
Elmer + Thomas. then took the Wit
ess Mr. Reeves denied that there
I'd been and ssccret rate Of I mills
er ton mile for the Diamondville
,mpany during the regime u Gov.
ynr N such a rate was I'm exist
nee he knew nothing about IL. He
lii Il there had been such a rate the
'e'iic manager would be the official TO
now about A. He knew absolutely
oihlng about any contract between the
Meter men % lutte and Anaconda
'd The oregon Short Line.
RoRERT 5. SPENCE.
Robert :. Spence. land lawyer Of
ransion Wye, was the next witness
worn. He stated that he had per-
,nally gone over the coal and oil nelds
Cintah county The coal veins IN
70 county, he said varied from a few
70 or ~ feet There was q lArre body
coal Ding unoperatei at Adaville.
Farley L. Williams objected 20 hear
~ evidence when witness went on 10
~ that the Adaville company devel-
,ed mine and built 4 road 10 connect
I'm the Oregon Short Line. Com
issioner Prouty, however. told witness
proceed with his story that w.
earns % New York hsd ,old him that
- oregon Short Line had declined 10
rnish the company transportaticn 10
arfe;
Witness stated Mr.. stearns carp 10
I'M ana offered him a lease on the
-oPerty for B,ooo a year n he would
Ike 7 over. Mr.. s,sarns tolf hin, hat
couli Do nothing with the OroEon
lost Line. There Wis m sa.foo. vein
I'd the coal was inferior 10 Rock
prinss or Dismondyiiie fue. NJ
pence said tina, the coal could be
Tipped and probably soid al 50 a ton.
=. sieafns. said witness, told him that