Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-31
FACTS OF CAL EDON.
IAN MINES SALE
The Famous Rebate and DAM
age Suit viii Now Gene
10 an End.
PROCEEDINGS HELD At GALLUP
From the Gallup Republican

From the Gallup Republican.
The famous Calcdonian- Santa Pc
rebate case has been brought 90 an
end as Gar as amy further extended
litigation goes Thursday morning
INC American Fuel company became
che owner OF the coal mines OF the
Cnlcndonlan Coal company and of the
great suit thai has attracted world.
Wide attention
Wednesday morning the air was full
of mmurs President Bowen. OF the
American Fuel company Attorney
Nou ~ Field of the CALIFORNIAN com
pany. presIdon, Bowie OF the Gale
Iunian company. and several other
men were seen to go out ln a RIG tD.I
wards the Thatcher and OtCro mines.
Something was d0lng just what, no
one know. although many reports
we're instantly put INTO circulation.
The principal rumOr was that the
American Fuel company was buying
the Calodouian compnnys mines, aud
everything that went with the mines.
including the store in Gallup by
night. the original report WAS added
10 aud speculation az 90 just what had
happened was rife. AZ that time %
was impossible 20 get the exact truth
Tor the reason OF the conference Of
the Fuel company's men and Mr..
Bowie. as none of the parties inter
osted would say anything about their
AFFAIRS
Thursday morning the Fuel com.
pany people we're still here and In
conference with President Bowie In
the once OF the Caltdoninn company.
/ hut up 10 noon nothing definite could
/ De learned As soon as Mr. Bowie
was at liberty a reporter for this
paper met him and asked for a state
mont of the sale, 10 any had been
made Mr. Bowie stated that the Cal
odonian Coal company had sold TO the
/ American Fuel company the mines Of
/ the company and the rights of the Cal.
/ odonian In the suit against the Santa
/ Re railroad nothing more. Mr.. Bowie
I stated that the store was not sold. and
| would Boz continued under the same
I management as now. The iainCs g0la
were the Thatcher and the OtorO both
producers Of coal.
/ Before time for train No S 10 leave
All the papers making the sale valid
had been drawn up, signed, acknowl.
edged. and made ready 20 put on rec
ord Ia the book % records OF McKin.
ley county and now the American
Fuel company, which operates the big
mines at Gibson ls the owner OF the
Thatcher and the Otcro
As to tho future operation OF these
mines by the Fuel company, nothing
substantial could be- learned. How.
ever, the prevailing sentiment seems
10 be- that the producing Of coal will
be- continued
Mr.. Bowie was askcd as 10 hts per.
sona intention. now that bis mines arc
y I'D, nc stated that no will remain
in Gallup and continue 10 engage i1
business. 10 o. understood that Mt
Bowen has other pfopcrtioa that are
not developed, and % Us hoped that Do
viii begin active development wOrh
ON these properties which are In thl.
county and are said 90 bee very prom
islng.
The people of this vicinity are H
ready thoroughly familiar with On,
history of the CalcdouiaE's suit against
the Santa Fo Tho Calodonian com
pany prayed for damages through an,
United States courts for rebates
charged 90 have been given a riya
coal company The case was Ions
drawn Out and Involved the head mer
90 the Santa be, including Paul Nor
ton, who was 10 high favor with IN,
national administration. The Gale
DOMAIN company won no every step 70
: the legal proceedings. although th,
Santa BE employed the best legal Gal
ent In the country as did the Gale
DOMAIN company The case was .,
, nave come 90 rial Monday, March "a
, and the court had ordered that ih'
Santa Re produce in court the con
tracts made with the American Fue
/ company 70 is understood that thoai
contracts would prove that a discrim
mating rate had been given VIVA
, the outcome would have been is con
! lecture. o. now the case will nove
I be- brought 10 trial aud carrlou
through 10 a decision. The sale OF thI
q mines and tho suit TO the Fuel CON
, pany ends the case as Tar as the Gale
donlou company goes, and also END
p one OF the most sensational rebate
: eases ever brought TO the attention o
the people OF this country. Taken a
ii whole, IL is probably a happy ondlnl
as The Caledonian company through
bee sale. 90 compensated for any dam
ages that were sustained through a.
charged rate discrimination.