The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-08
Seat Of Operations Is to be
Moved from Colorado Town
to Salt Lake as Result of the
Present Investigation.
THOROUGH EXAMINATION
IS NOW UNDER WAY
Federal Grand Jury at Pueblo
BuSily Engaged Day and
Night and Large Number of
Witnesses Is Being Heard
UTAH MEN IN ATTENDANCE

" UEBLO, Colo, April TIT developed
p today during the probing by the
United states grand jury of the al
ieged sugar combine, and its FaMifica-
tfonS IN the states of Utah and COIOrAdO
that the examination Will be taken Up
Ia salt Lake after II has been finished
here.
During the examination of the Wit
nesses from this state matters were
dropped which the examiners believe
ought 10 be taken up in Utah before the
federal grand Jury there.
Many of the witnesses from Utah,
who are on their way here to testify,
viii also be used in the inyestig alton
in salt Lake.
That the government is TO make a thor
ough examination OF the sugar combine
through the federal grand Jury now sit
ting in the city is beyond question from
the evidence of activity on the part Of the
jury and on account Of the large num-
Der Of witnesses subpOenaed. The jury
IS working day and night. The examina-
ton up TO date has been of the official
Of the Colorado sugar companies sup
posed to be subsidiary companies of the
sugar combine
As yet none OF the heads OF companies
whose businesses are located IN states
outside of Colorado have arrived IN the
city II is thought from the date set
Ia the suDpoenaes issued upon these men
that they Will be called upon 10 testify
beginning Saturday morning.
Special Counsel Employed.
James r. Knapp special agent from
the office of Attorney General Wicker
sham, is conducting the examination of
witnesses United States District AttOr-
ney Ward. who, it WAS thought, would
present the evidence, is busy prosecuting
other cases before United States District
Judge Robert Z. Lewis and has as yet
taken no hand in the work OF the grand
jury. The witnesses entering and leav-
ing the grand jury room have carried
with them ledgers and other official look
ing books, and 1t is thought that this is
in accordance with the order of the gov
eminent that an investigation be made
OF the price lists, transfers of stock and
even the contracts of the companies.
The heads Of the companies outside OF
Colorado, and especially those from Utah,
are expected In town today. Thomas r.
Cutler of Salt Lake and Hiram H. Spen-
Ger of Ogden were summoned IN the first
place TO appear here on April Z, and JO-
Idaho Sugar company; Horace G.. WhlL-
ney, the secretary Of the Utah-Idaho
company; David Eccles, president of the
Amalgamated Sugar company; Charles
". Nibley, secretary Of the Lewiston
Sugar company, and II. II. Rolapp, sec
rotary of the Amalgamated company, on
April g. These men. 1t is reported. were
given word that their visits TO Pueblo
would be deferred for a day or two.
A Court Ruling.
The cause, it is said. is on account OF
the ruling OF Judge Lacombe IN Washing
ton that when the books Of companies
were TO be examined that it was not suf-
ficient 10 say ia the subpoena that the
witness should bring all the books which
would be wanted, but that they must be
specified. As the Washington decision
was also on the American Sugar g. Re
filming company the officials conductins
the present PROBE are thought 10 haze
deemed it advisa bic to proceed In ful
accord with the new ruling.