Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-28

GRAVE CHARGES
HAVE Been MADE
,,,ipst Railroad, Coal Com
"'r o,nies and United States
officials.
FRAUDS INVOLVING MANY
49,, Proceedings in the inyesti'
n'' VIZ Productive of Decidedly
interesting Testimony

.a,v afternoons proceedings In
',,'sation Of the alleged whoie-
he 'nse NE involving the Union Pacine
sac and coal companies; the otan
, Sa,I company the Rio erande a ,nS,0 0,a-
fusl sV and well known individ-
e. 'Vpy ra nroduetiye OF some INTEREST
uas , win Grave allegations were
Hs .a,ardlng diatoriousness Oh sno
a n,t' Of former Land Commissioner on WV W..
p''t pIcsards, former governor Oh wy :,
A. N'' ana senator Warren, who' II
r ~s. inferred, used his influence ~
a, the coal company
'T " domination OF Capt. Hare spe-
iHs Ian, for the general land once,
elal sss,doned. lie TESTIFIED that w
was .ol l,inHs he mad made showed thdt
inVes.l ssS Euel company ana the fiehse
The V. un coal company held 5l,soo
ant va, coal lands In Carbon county,
acres VI 5rho law says that a corporatlo'
Utal - INF sac acres and an lual-
snall h9 "a acres. He affirmed that ~,
y .ie as,es Of this land mad been se,ecsse
wv assnts OF the company. AilVne o l',I
90 which are now held ny lho SoI,
eauis s,v we're those filed by that aIch
ecnp ps~er Of public morals Gn ,ti.I.''
eohse. owen {. b. Sprague, Within
l0sgn s,o and Mrs. Clara u. SpraSue
B. sprSs' ,rsnsferred their holdings 70
llso had trahsl''''
he company ,.o. 20 questions on
N sart of Commissioner clark anu
l,y Thomas, said tnat the sipuit or
s,,,sd useless as agricultural OF Bra1
IsS Iands, but 1t showed coal ou'e'op-
,llgs,
MR.. ALLISON OBJECTED
n, Thomas explained that the state
"a, entitled 10 take UP coal JANUS
tSe nurpose of the Investigation
wy shew that some 10000 acres were
s nv Inc Utah Fuel, company 5
s,,sls and the Pleasant Valiey Voa t
Ssmranys agents under afiidaVlts ln ,.a,.
Nov Mere agricultural and sra~i,,s
~, INA they we're selected from inc
.,,srrmsnt under that representation,
si Asv are now held by those Goa.
' a,~ as coal lands and some OF
hen are being operated .,oa
WHAT is the average Of state seleo-
lions Of government land, the tue OIL
sscb is now in the Utah Fuel conf
ang as shown By this eXhinit' was
sksd. a. ia ,hoy
wp not known 10 be coal lands at
M lime they were selected.
N answer 10 a question, witness saiu
At the Utah Fuel company mas lZ,l4z
sn.s.
Q-What Is the acreage In state se-
'sbus. the title to which Is now held
Nae Pleasant Valley Coal company!
A-The Pleasant Valley Coal com
z,y as $3.50 acres. I VIII state that
isas lands are not protected by the
salute Of limitations, title Is still open
. attack.
o-You mean to say that they we're
HhA within the six years?
AYES, SIR
he witness then gave a list of those
- have made entries, among them
klg Hyrum Tidewell, eight In his
hrly having made entries; Joseph
Sssy Orange Seeley,
Q-Who Is Jane FORESTER?
A-The mother of Robert Forester
Q-Who is Robert Forester
Alone OF the expert biologists and
ttgneers Of the Pleasant Valley Coal
Smpany.
Q-Are there other members Of the
Forester family who have made en-
ties?
A-John Forester. the father, has
made state selections.
Q-Do you know who Clarence
s9rague Is?
A-He is a resident Of Salt Lake
uiy a chemist, a brother of w. d..
slfague, former employee Of the Pleas
hl valley Coal company.
Q-Row many Of the Sprague family
I'VE taken W entries OF these coal
inds,
C. MoSTYN OWEN.
A-Clarence D., William D.. and Mrs.
aisnee D. Sprague, May Kimball. a
sHelt o. salt Lake, and afterwards
Mol Robert Forester, had made en-
also a sister Of Mrs. Forester;
slalies Mostyn Owen, s. j. Judson,
@ MADE entry upon $500 acres Ed
M M Carpenter general secretary Of the
Ons Fuel company.
"Nless had seen lands and they
wv 10 good for agriculture or for
$3.50. They all showed well-defined
%S,stppings Of coal
W. ! Murray an attorney of Salt
~ had also made entry; w. O. Will
rs auditor Of the Utah Fuel COM