New-York tribune., 1906-09-21
WANTED ALL COAL LANDS
Union Pacific Company Tried to
Corral Horse Thief Canyon.

Omaha Sept 2O-D. o. Clarke general man
ager of the Union Pacific Coal Company. who is
also vice-president of the Superior Coal Com
pany to-day again took the stand at the Inter-
state Commerce hearing. The methods Of OBJ
tanning the mining lands now owned by the
Superior Coal Company were under considera-
ton. Mr.. Clarke said II was the intention TO get
all the valuable coal lands in the Horse Thief
Canyon district. and also such other lands
would prevent any one else getting outlet to
the Union Pacific Railroad from that district.
Mr. Clarke named other districts in territory
tributary TO the Union Pacific Railroad in which
coal had been found but not developed He said
that practically the only independent coal COM
pany operating on the line of the Union Pacific
Railroad was the Central Coal and Coke Com
pany.
II. T. Lemist, an Omaha coal dealer testified
regarding a meeting between President Saund-
ers OF the Sioux City and Rock Springs Coal
Company and General Manager Clarke of the
Union Pacific Coal Company in connection with
the formers application for permission TO cross
the land Of the latter company with a spur
track He said Mr. Clarke made conditions TO
his consent that w. F. Abbott be turned out OF
the Sioux City company and that the Union Pa
cifc Coal Company be allowed 10 fix the selling
price OF coal Mr. Lemist gave testimony re-
garding the prices OF different kinds OF coal he
said that less than per cent of the coal sold In
Omaha is from Rock Springs
William L. Ritter. OF Cheyenne. Wyor an en-
ploye Of the Union Pacific Coal Company, testi-
fed regarding a quarter section Of coal land
transferred by him TO D. O. Clarke. He said he
knew nothing Of the entry until informed that 1t
had been made. and he was asked to transfer IT,
Arthur H Doane. OF Cheyenne. general sales
agent for the Union Pacific Coal Company, said
he received $3.50 for filing on a quarter section
of coal land and transferring the title 10 d. o.
Clark He never saw the land
w r. Brooks. a Fremont coal dealer. said the
Union Pacific Railroad Company had for the last
two years granted ten car rate OF IS 30 ton
on coal from Wyoming points 10 Fremont but,
owing 10 the shortage Of cars. he had only been
able 10 get the benefit OF II once. The single
rate is 81 30.
A F. Abbott OF Davenport, Iowa. told OF the
sale of some land in Horse Thief Canon. which
was so low that the Union Pacific Coal Com
pany could not construct a spur track from II
TO the line of the Union Pacific Railroad. He
said that a consideration of the sale. which was
TO D. o. Clark. was that the Sioux City and
Rock Springs Coal Company should be more
friendly relations with the Union Pacific Com
pany. He said he was 10 receive S13.2oO and
one-fourth interest in the Sioux City and Rock
Springs Coal Company. On crOss-eXamination
by Judge Baldwin. witness said that the money
he paid the government for the land loaned
to him by w. H. kanif. at that time secre-
tary OF the Sioux City and Rock Springs Coal
Company. He paid this back out OF the proceeds
of the sale
F. T. Brown, local treasurer of both the Union
Pacific Railroad Company and the Union Pa
cific Coal Company. submitted a statement
showing that the railroad company had paid TO
the land Office at Evanston I'm entry fees within
the last four years S14.1SS. and at Cheyenne So
O36- He was asked to obtain from the Land De
partment descriptions of the land filed on and
submit IL later.
The hearing was then adjourned by Commits
sioner Prouty until Monday, when II will be
continued In Salt Lake. Probably two DAYS will
be consumed there after which the commission
viii go to Denver for a two days hearing