The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-05
Amassing of Evidence Against
the Combine Goes Merrily
On, With Definite Results
Rapidly Getting Nearer.
ULTIMATUM TO COAL
BARONS BEING PREPARED
Entire State Aroused Over the
High Price of Fuel and Long
Suffering Public Is Ready
to Demand Concessions,
AFTER MEN HIGHER UP

"ITm ,he H@aS.iaE of evidence
Wv against the illegal coal com
hinc going steadily forward
throughout the state. the peoples fight
Tor cheaper fuel ~ rapIsIIy nearing =
point of definite results. should the
trust refuse 10 heed the warning of the
secretary Of state 10 dissolve the roni-
binc under penalty OF having their
charters revoked. sufficient evidence
hnS already been gathered 10 secure
convictions IN the court whore IN.
light viii he taken ~ necessary
TITS ultima tum to disband or prepare
20 show cause why their charters should
not be revoked will be ISSUED in the
form or notices to the various factors
u the combine by Secretary of state
- =. ilnEey either tOlav or tomorrow.
Upon the evidence submitted Score
tary TingeN has discovered sufficient
testimony to warrant decisive action by
tire state officials and unless the ulti-
matum ls observed within 80 DAYS the
attorney general viii be the next uer-
son 20 take "a hand. Should this DE nee
es>ary .here viii be brought into the
courts an overwhelming weight of e,-f-
oence from every section Of the state
Where the heavy hand of the combine
has been felt.
ogden through its Weber club is
ready TO act. 4 special committee ap-
pointed pN President a. r. Haywood Of
mat organization. completed its report
last week by which the retailers or the
junction city were cleared of compile
llN ~ the coal de1.. The men HIGHER
wv, ,the, operators. we're The gHiitva ones.
aiIu tnat committee.
Encouraged by the strong Initiative
or the salt Lake organizations and the
Tg9nsequent action or state officials the
Weber club is ready now to join i'm
the ilght and bring tho issue TO a crisis
Logan l. Aroused.
LOGAN is aroused officially and COM
HieIcialll The city council viii hold
special session "Wednesday might To
consider what plan OF action will best
carry out the Intentions of that tov,-r,
~ rs likely that official resolutions in
structtng the city attorney to confer
WIN the secretary Of state and the at
torney general. will be passed
The Commercial Boosters club. which
represents the commercial interest OF
an cache county. has a committee now
az work. HersChel Bullen. chairman OF
that committee. has been delegated to
immediate action.
Throughout the state similar proceed
ure expressing the determination OF a
lonE suffering people. is in progress.
The power Of the people at large head
ed by state. city and county officials
and backed by strong commercial or
ganizations. is preparing to assert it,
There can be no alternative for the
coal barous. Cheaper fuel must come.
realizing that the continued progress
or Itah depends 20 "a great extent on
coal facilities there viii be no lessen b.
I ing OF the forces now at work until that
prime necessity OF an industries is re-
duCed to normal cost.
One or the latest reinforcements to
the peoples cause comes in the shane
Of resolution passed by the city coun-
cil az Murray. Not only do the peonIe
OF Murray want the coal combine dis
solved and the price reduced. but they
have instructed their city attorney 10
confer with Attorney General A r.
Barnes to the end that the members
OF the combine be punished by the law.