The Washington times., 1906-11-23
ALLEGED BIG FUND
Of COLORADO FUEL
IN THE LINELIGHT
Interior DEPARTMENT. Off
cialS investigating Ugly
RumorS Now AflOat.

And now Il is a yellow dog fund. al
legged TO be maintained by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. that is de-
manding attention al the Department OF
the Interior.
The yellow dog" In this case Is al
legged 10 provide favors for officials who.
by a proper attitude of complaisance and
amity. prove themselves worthy OF the
consideration OF the great Western cor
poratlon. Il is not essentially different
from the yellow dog" funds of the
great insurance companies, used for the
payment of shady expenses relating 10
the devious business OF securing favor
from public officials.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Is one Of the biggest concerns IN the
West II Is 70 the West what United
States Steel is to the East. It's board OF
directors includes +. II. Hartman, John
ID. Rockefeller, jr.. George J. Gould. Ed
win HaWley. and other auanciers Of
hardly less note. II has about s25.00o.-
90 capital and controls immense areas
II coal and iron lands throughout the
mid-mountain section OF the West, to
gether with steel mills. etc. IL Is one
of the powers OF Colorado politics, and
is alleged likewise 10 be one Of the pow
cTs in certain bureaus a the Depart
ment Of the Interior
None Care TO Make Admissions.
The yellow dog fund OF the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company has been
the subject Of gossip about the Interior
Department for a year or more. accord
ing 10 officials there. II is hard TO
find anybody who cares to admit that
he knows much about II. for the obvious
reason that too familiar acquaintance
would suggest relations 10 it,
There IS all sorts of gossip. some
OF II urcorhfortably specific, connecting
people who have relations to the admin
lstratiou Of the public domain with the
favors that this company is able to
give. Specific information is hard TO
get. People who claim 10 have 1t write
anonymous letters 10 the newspapers
making startling allegations which. on
investigation, are found 10 have been
the theme OF department gossip for n
long time, but which probably VIII never
be sifted unless there shall be a Con-
gressiOnal investigation or something
equally effective.
But what is this yellow dog fund
used for?" was asked OF a prominent
Interior Department official.
He smiled. broadly and suggestiVely.
oh. it's something that everybody here
knows about. DuI nobody knows very
specifically about 1t. There Is a gen
eTal understanding that people who are
in position TO befriend the Colorado
Fuel Company III connection Win us
relations 30 the GoYernment-and these
are mighty extensiYe-are able TO take
trips and enjoy themselves through the
cOurtesies OF the company and the
yellow dog There may he no fire:
there certainly has been q good deal OF
smoke"
Former Official in Control.
Tho yellow dog fund is said TO be
under the control OF a former official
of the Interior Department, who is
alleged 10 be extremely useful because
OF his familiarity with people and af-
fairs that are concerned with the man
agement Of the public domain
If there. have been improper relations
between any Of the Interior Department
bureaus and the Colorado Fuel or Utah
Fuel Companies. those facts arc not
going to be left in the dark much longer
Secretary Hitchcock is after them. and
so are the Interstate Commerce Com
mission inENsfiRaf0vS