The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
DENIES THAT It
IS IN Combine
Independent Coal and Coke
Company Replies to Secre-
tary Tingey's Notice.
CAN'T WITHDRAW, SINCE
1T ISN'T IN MONOPOLY
Suggests That State Secretary
Give Ii Chance to Inspect
Alleged Evidence.

The Independent Coal Coke com
pany has acknowledged the receipt OF
Secretary of State Tiugey's commune
cation regarding The existence OF au
alleged coal trust in the state of Utah
and has replied i'll the following happy
vein.
December IS. 1910.
&. :. Tingey, Secretary of State OF the
State or Utah. Salt Lake CITY, Utah.
Dear Sir-Wc acknowledge receipt Of
your letter Of December y. 1910. and re-
sponsivc To tho same we have 10 say that
so fav as the Independent Coal and Coke
COMPANY is concerned. IL absolutely and
unquaificdly denies that IL is in any Gem
otnation or association of any nature OF
description with any other coal producing
company or with any retailer OF coal by
which the price ri such product To the
retailer or consumer is In ans way regu-
price of the product nj the Independent
Coal and Coke company is fixed by It's
duly authorized officers withou, consul
tation on conference with any other cor
poration. association or person.
Quotes Part of Notice.
our attention is particularly called 10
those portions of your letter reading as
follows:
Written and verbal evidence has re-
Gently been submitted 10 me which. upon
cXamlra lion. satisfied me that there now
exists an unlawful combination between
certain coal producing companies, rail
road companies and corporations organ
ICED for the purpose of retailing or dis
trinutins coal. having for its purpose the
regUia Ion Of the retail price OF coal in
the state Of Utah,
And YOU are notified that unless
your company withdrawS from and sewers
all business connections with said trust.
combination o. association. and submits
satisfactory evidence 10 me OF tnat fact
within thirty days from the date of this
notice. ! shall cause u certified copy of
such statement of all of such facts as
now have that may hereafter be sub
United TO me. tending TO show the exist
ence OF such unlawful trust, ombination
or association TO be filed with the attor-
ney general of this state for the purpose
of having tie corporate rights and fran
ch!ses of your company revoked as pro-
vlded by law
The foregoing paragr6 phs in your let
ter are to the effect that evidence has
been submitted 10 YOU which satisfies
you that an unlawful combination oAis:s
between certain coal producing compa :
MES, OF which We arc one. and that un-
less we furnish YOU Satisfactory evidence
that we have withdrawn from and sew
cred business connections with said trust
ihst YOU will submit the matter to the
attorney general OF the state of Utah.
Not in Combine.
Tnasmuch as we are not In any such
combination as Indicated by you In your
letter, IL is of course impossible for us
10 Withdraw from something we ure not
in. and likewise impossible for us TO fur
nish ION proof Of such withdrawal in the
premises.
III all sincerity We say. however. that
If any evidence has been submitted ic
YOU from which YOU draw the conclusion
that We are in any way associated Wit,
combination such as you mention. YOU
owe II as fair treatment 10 citizen ol
the state oil Utah that you furnish us tho
evidence from which YOU draw such con
clusion, to the end that we may be able
10 meet the same and furnish proof that
either the statements made arc untrue
or that your conclusion Is erroneous bS
reason oI other facts OF which you arc
not possessed
We do not believe That the officials o
The state OF Utah should pursue course
calculated to cast reflections upon the
business integrity and standing of quas
public corporations within the state upor
any proceedings without giving the part,
charged With wrougdoing an opportunit,
10 be heard, and. feeling as we do. VIZ
hereby respectfully request that you fur.
n!sh this corporation an opportunity tc
inspect the written evidence YOU mention
IN your letter and that We be informed
AS TO the substance of The verbal evidenc,
which YOU refer to- Very respectfully.
lNDEPENDENT COAL AND COKE
COMPANY.
c. n. STREvELL. President.