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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Willing to Take Blame.

to the rapid concentration of ore prop
erty In the hands OF comparatively few
interests. especially the. steel corpora tion
Itself"
Mr. Littleton said II was IAN outrage
that the bureau of corporations Ia TODAY
responsible that all this information we
seek Is impounded and kept away from
other branches of the government"
THE department is not responsible for
the. Interpretation OF the law" Mr.. Smith
said
me committee, upon assurances that
the bureau OF corporations would submit
the full report OF the first part OF It's in :
9niry possibly within six weeks. conclud :
ed to proceed with the inquiry on other
lines, and 10 await the data that can be
submitted only OF the presidents au.
thority ,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Would Not Commit Himself.

Commissioner Smith said he did not
want to commit himself and that all the
facts In the bureaus possession would
he subuitted In due time
III the steel corporation was able to
control IS per cent OF the ore in this
country and to float the corpora tiou at
sIo0.000,000, and earn dividends ON IT,
Mr. Littleton asked, isn't II a fact that
THIS result was produced and grew out
,ion ItEAlf?"
Mr. Smith replied by reading from his
published report that "a considerable
part OF whatever actual appreciation has
occurred in ore values undoubtedly is due
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Mergers Effected.

A few days ago the Colorado COM
pany merged with It's associate COM
pany to the south-the Tri-State Tel
ephone & Telegraph company, which
has heretofore operated In southern
New Mexico and eastern Arizona. The
merged companies were rechrlstened
the Mountain States Telephone g. Tel
egraph company and the capital stock
Increased 10 500. .000. 600: and the first
act Of the new corporation is the ac-
quiring OF the Rocky Mountain Bell
properties by purchase,
The official announcement OF the
reasons for the combination. as fur
nished at the headquarters Of the
Mountain States company at Denver.
is as follows:
ITO those who are familiar with the
financial and operating methods OF the
American Telephone & Telegraph
COMPANY the combining OF the prop
critics OF the Colorado Telephone COM
pany the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company and the Tri-State Tel
ephone & Telegraph company will be
no surprise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Spectacular Hay Fire.

Three old hay stacks at Fifth East, lust
below Twelfth South street belonSinS m
The kearns ST. AIMS orphanage, were
destroyed by fire last midnight The con-
Migration 1T up the sky for conside ra BILE
distance and attracted large crowds The
triple combination engine. hose and
chemical apparatus responded to the
alarm and made a record run to the
trolled. and the damage, which is APP
proXimated at 500, was confined 10 the
nay stacks 1t has not been ascertained
what caused the fire
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Giant Corporation, However,
Has No Monopoly of
Coking Coal in the
United States.
INVESTIGATION OF
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Commissioner of Corpora
tions Refuses to Allow Use
to Be Made Of Facts in
His POSSESSION.

TATAsHINGTON, July 2O.-The
NM United States Steel corpora
Wv ton. in obtaining the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company
and ITS southern ore lands. "cinchcd
its monopoly Of the ores of the Ameri-
can continent and tied up available
fields for independent concerns. accord
ing to Chairman Stanley OF the house
committee on steel Ftrust' Investigate
ing committee at today 8 hearing.
Mr.. Stanley made the surprising ad'
mission that he had discovered that the
United States Steel corporation has no
monopoly OF coking coal, but address.
ing his remarks particularly 10 Richard
Lindabnry, counsel Tor the steel
corporatio he said if he could say the
same of the ore and transportation ia
cilities controlled by the trust he
would frankly do so.
The committee Intellectually sought
light from Herbert Knox Smith, com
missioner of corporations, whose bureau
has been Investigating the steel
corporation since 1906, and has made
public only part OF its report.
The commissioner, standing on the
attorney generals 5 Interpretation of the
law that no information could be made
public without the president s authori-
zation, refused 10 give the commit.
tee facts contained in a report not
vet completed. relating particularly to
cost sheets furnished by the steel
corporation. He said that when the re-
port was ready he would urge the presi-
dent 10 make it public as soon as pos
sihlc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Immense System.

All licensee Bell Telephone COM
pan!es are free from stock -jobbing
methods and all additions 10 plant are
made with funds realized from the
sale OF their securities, and not from
their earnings. More than this, Sc
curities are not sold In excess OF the
actual amount invested in the busi-
ness. so no element OF water is per-
mitted TO enter Into such financing.
Recently the Colorado Telephone COM
pany reached the limit OF its capital
ization so that a recapitaliza ton be-
came necessary to II. The Tri-State
Telephone Telegraph company
was similarly situated. and the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany has for several years felt the
need OF an entire reorganization.
What. then. more natural than that
the reorganization take the form OF
a merger OF the properties. 10 be
capitalized on a conservative basis
and AZ figures which will insure rea-
sonable returns 10 investors and
equitable rates to the public
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
What Field Says.

In an interview given today to the
Associated Press. President Field sald
In part ,s. the
formation Of a trust or monopoly, as
no competing properties are included:
II is merely the natural outcome oil
our experience OF the past two years
with The Tri-State Telephone q
Telegraph company. For many years
there was a distinct line Of demarca-
ton in the conduct Of all lines OF
business between Colorado and New
Mexico and Arlzons,-a frontier OF
bortierland. II you please. across
which hut little trade flowed. Our
own affairs seemed particularly sus,
ceptible 10 this. but we finally solved
our difficulty by giving the COLORADO
Telephone company and the Tri-
State company a Joint management
whereby the needs OF the two COM
nlunl,ies were viewed In common
The results were remarkaole; the
frontier disappeared almost by magic.
So that IL was felt that joint own
ershlp was equally logical.
Business men Of all these noun
tain states are daily making Invest
ments In Denver. Salt Lake, Butte,
Helena, Boise, Albuquerque, Las We
gas. Roswell, BIsbee. Douglas and
other cities, thus making universal
telephone system connecting them
together, a commercial necessity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Offer to Give Facts.

The commission seeking particularly
the figures and facts relating To cost
sheets OF the steel corporation. Attorney
Lindabury for the steel corporation said
he ready 10 enter into an agree
ment with the committee to furnish the
cost sheets Ii II was guaranteed that in
formation OF value TO the steel corpora
ton oe kept from the trusts competi-
tors.
Chairman Stanley read speech OF
Judge e. a. Gary. chairman OF the board
of directors of the steel corporation. made
10 the board al meeting In 1906, rclat-
ing 10 the governments Investigation. In
this Mr. Gary said:
Our finance committee has been in
close touch with this matter all the time.
We have been In frequent and almost
constant communication with Commits
sioner Garfield and more or less with the
president himself concerning these mat
tors.
''Up to date they have made no com
plaint Of Us whatever. but we do not
know any better than you do what may
be the future. We are trying to be frank
and accommodating TO the department.
and VIC suppose We have an understand :
ing that we will not be unnecessarily in
jured and that we will not wrongfully be
charged without having an opportunity to
show the facts
Mr. Smith said he knew nothing about
this matter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Has Pocket Picked.

Thomas Needham, Sag South West
temple street reported to tho police last
night that while returning 10 Salt Lake
from Lagoon his pocket was picked and
ne was robbed of SIS in cash and OF A
check for S3oS5. The check was pay
aole 10 himself and was signed by Doran
O. weed company. Mr., Needhann could
pockets were picked and did not discover
thal he had been robbed until his arrival
at the depot in Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21

Never leave home ON n journey with
out bottle of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t is
almost certain to be needed and can.
not be obtained when on board the
cars or steamships. For sale by all
1ealers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
MACCABEES REFLECT
SUPREME COMMANDER

CLEVELAND O.. July 2o.-The
knights OF the Maccabees OF the World,
In session here today. e-elccted ID. F.
MaIkey OF Detroit supreme commander;
l., S. Sisler OF Detroit. supreme recorder,
and the entire board of supreme trustees
Among other officers elected was Su-
preme Master alarms j. w Sherwood OF
Portland. Ore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Boy Drowned at Butte.

HAMILTON. Mont. July 20.-J Henry
Shay. Jr.. aged l6. son of John SHAY.
formerly secretary OF the Butte Miners
union and well-known citizen of Butte
here. Young Shay, with two other young
companions were In bathing and SHAY
got beyond his depth None OF the bows
were able to swim
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
a substantial promotion for

company as substantial promotion for
Mr.. Mackenzie,
The officers OF the Rocky Mountain IN
Bell Telephone company. which ceased to
exist Yesterday. were II, Vance Lane
president: w. S. Mccormick, vice presl-
dent: r. b, Hardness. secretary; w. .
Mccormick. treasurer, ana r l. fcrEu-
son. auditor
Mr. Lane however. is to remain In
high executive capacity with me Noun :
talns States company. He Will go to
Denver Temporarily 10 consult with the
officers and expects TO return TO Salt
Lake soon In Abatement Issued last
night Mr., Lane said;
The Mountain states Telephone
and Telegraph company has succeed
cd to the business OF the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company.
The new company Will operate In the
states OF Utah. Montana. Idaho. Wy
onlng and Colorado. and In the ter
rtorics OF New Mexico and Arizona,
Few Changes Here.
The business OF the territory for
merly occupied by the Rocky Noun
tain Bell people WIN have heaaquar,
Lake City In much the same way as
heretofore. There Will be no changes
OF any moment In the organization or
personnel from that which has here
tofore prevailed.
will temporarily go TO Denver to
consult with the officers of the Noun
tain states company ana expect 10
return 10 Salt Lake within a short
time.
desire to assure the public
throughout tho entire territory that
the new company Will spare neither
effort nor money in providing all the
best service possible, and in extend
Ing the system TO such an extent
that every center OF population Will be
put in direct communication with eT-
cry other.
Last Monday the Colorado compan!
merged with the Tri-State company 4
the south. At that time the new cor
poration was named the Mountain state!
Telephone & Telegraph company. and tht
The first act OF the company was the &C
quiring Of the Rocky Mountain Bell com
pany.
The Colorado Bell company was capi
tallzed al $500. 0G0 and the Rocky Noun
tain Bell at 81, ,360.500 The assets Of thu
latter company. however. are valued a
s9.Tss, 623. Its last report shows that 1
owes $685. While the authorized
capitalization OF the new company is 500
in stock will be issued. The Issue will b.
wholly common stock, and there VIII b
no bonds or preferred stock
The Mountain states company yeSter
day issued an official News Bulletin,
which rends as follows.
Rumors which have been prevalent
for some time with reference TO the
acquiring OF the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company properties by the
Colorado Telephone company arc con-
frmed by the action OF the board OF
directors OF the former company at
Its meeting held recently.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Iineman Killed.

CARSON CITY, New. July 20-Fred ].
LenDard was killed and four other line
men were seriously injured today when
telephone line on which they were
working came In contact with a power
wire. Lennard met instant death The
others Will recover They were removed
to a hospital. where it was said all would
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
$50, 900, 900 Capital.

The new corporation is capitalized
at $50, 600. 200: but less than half this
amount Will be issued against the
properties and an actual excess OF
physical property will be maintained
over the amount OF stock issued.
There will be no preferred stock and
no bonds, and no attempt Will be
made to pay dividends in excess OF
what the public might consider rea-
sonable and honest This financial
that pursued by President Field Of
the Colorado Telephone company for
So many years. The latter company
has long been known for its con-
servatlye financing and broad policy
OF making extensions. not only as
demanded by the growth of the
country. but In anticipation and ad-
vance OF such growth.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
New Officers.

President Field will continue at
the head OF the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph company,
which will be officered AS follows
President-E. r. Field.
Vice President and Treasurer-Edw.
3. Field. Jr.
Seererary--J, e. Macdonald
General Auditor--Roderick Reid
General ManaGer-E. NJ. Burgess.
Some knowledge OF the Rocky
Mountain Bell company may prove
timely. II has generally been con-
ceded TO have been lacking In flnan-
clal strength for a number OF years,
and therefore was unable to provide
for extensions by the sale OF It's treas
ury stock. An extremely optimistic
management built exchanges and toll
lines considerably In excess OF a divi-
dend earning capacity, and since divi-
dends which would attract sufficient
funds 10 provide additions and bet
terments were not forthcoming. the
company has been forced to borrow
the money needed for its growth and
the only market for stock has been
In the neighborhood OF 60 cents on
the dollar.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Funding of Debt.

The debt has reached figure some
thing like Six and a half millions OF
dollars. but 1t Is understood that in
assuming this debt the Mountain
States Telephone & Telegraph corr.
pany expects to fund II In stock al
considerably lower hgure, BY doing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Says Woman Robbed Him

a: Miles, SlI South Second East street.
Tfepo.tad f TO the police early this morn
solored woman shortly before IL o'clock
Lasl hisht; The money, he said. was in
a wallet IN his inside coat pocket. He
pocket. fu ms
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BELL
IN $5OO00,000 MERGER
to Mountain States Company
Which Will Operate In Many
Western States
Continued from Page One.

this. and in purchasing the properly
from the stockholders at an e9 -,
hle value, IL would seem that tne
Mountain states Telegraph q Teie.
phone company viii have no difficulty
IN making this portion OF It's properly
earn dividends eounl TO tnose ne oJ
tofore enjoyed by the stockholders OF
The Colorado Telephone company ana
the Tri- state Telephone a. Telegraph
Several promlnent stoekhholders IN
the Rocky Mountain Ben LeIepnr0ns
company have exprassed themselves
f9Torabiy on the terms Of the sale
Said one OF them; Better to nave
SEQ investment paying steady IN
come than n 800 investment wnose
greatest capacity merely allowed II
10 nav interest on It's debts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21

Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000 Indene,d.,t sso
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Did Not Investigate.

Were you ever directed by the presi-
dent of the United States" Chairman
Stanley asked Commissioner Smith. ito
investigate particularly the Tennessee
Coal Iron company at the time the
United States Steel corporation sought 10
get control Of the -Besscmer cres of
the south before they did obtain them?'
No. We did not investigate that matter
al that time"
Did you ever advise the president
about the discovery OF the open hearth
process and the control OF nom Bessemer
ores by the Tennessee company
II don't think ever talked TO the
president about IL
Did the president ever ask the de-
partment OF commerce and labor 10 sd :
vice him as tn the nature OF the proposed
merger between the steel corporation and
The Tennessee Coal & Iron company"
Not 10 my knowledge"
rs 1t not true. In the lifht OF the facts,
That when The United States Steel COR
Poration absorbed the Tennessee company
thc latter controlled the only ores that
could enter into competition with Besse-
ner ores?"
1T controlled the most important of
the southern ores"
IF the steel corporation had a monop-
oily II practically cinched It through the
absorption of the Tennessee company. Is
mol
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
Gardner Asks Question.

Representative Gardner OF Massachu-
setts, Republican. asked II Mr.. Stanley
meant 10 imply that President Roosevelt
and Commissioner Garfield had been In
collusion with steel trust officials Mr.
Stanley replied that he meant to imply
''unseenly activity" OF the steel trust.
Discussing the steel trusts control Of
coking coal. Mr. Stanley said.
u have found on personal investigation
that the firm OF Jones & Loughlin con-
troll nearly much OF the -coking coal
In the ConHelsville district as the steel
trust does. l am also informed that NJ
V, Thompson owns a greater acreage Of
that conl than does the steel corporation
and that he holds II for sale TO inde-
pendents as we'll as to the trust
My investigation does not lead me TO
believe that the United Statos Steel cor
poration has monopoly Of coking coal,
but ] am inclined to agree with the con-
clusion OF the bureau OF corporationf that
the corporation has a practical monopoly
Of the ores. OF the country"
Mr.. Stanley referred to what ht termed
the "act OF God" TO relieve the ibdepend-
ents In the discovery Of self-huSIng ores
In the south, which developed tSe open
hearth system and opened the %2y for
competition with the Bessemer ores OF
the Superior region controlled by the
trust He said so per cent Of the open
hearth ores we're controlled by the Ten
nessee Coal & Iron company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-20

kid shoe that has to be "shined" In
order to present a decent appearance.
In most of our larger cities men OF
business and social affairs have prac-
tically abandoned that; they wear tan
shoes until six O'Clock in the evening,
and then put on the patent feathers
IL they are going out; otherwise they
don comfortable slippers or "Juliets."
Laced tan shoes, medium weight for
early fall and heavier weight for later,
stormy days, are now on exhibition.
Shoe dealers tell me that they expect
to sell them all winter long, and have
four or five new lines on hand.
The patent leather shoe for dress
or semi-dress this fall will have five
buttons. fat and black. The shapes
OF all shoes are what the dealers des-
ignate as conservative" and show the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-20
Footwear for Fall and Winter
By oKvnLE @. VICTOR

effect Of the English last. The toes
are narrower and thinner than last
season, while the high military heel
has been replaced with one flatter and
not more than 1 u inch high. For for
NAL evening wear kid or cloth tops,
and plain toes, are demanded by the
fall fashions. Wei kids run from me-
dunn to broad.
Pumps, to accompany full dress, are
in patent leather, with heavier soles
than those in vogue last season. With
dinner clothes, however, dull pumps
are coming into favor. For afternoon
functions dull leather shoes with col
ored tops are both popular ana proper.
This pertains more to black leather
than to the tans.
Great variety is shown in sports
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-20

mems shoes: popular one is made
of horse hide. with double soles and
Goodyear welt. For 'tramping" and
general country wear a shoe that will
undoubtedly meet with high favor this
fail is of heavy Russian calf, with
scafe sole and heel. This shoe has a
layer Of rubber between the insole and
outsole. and is declared to be abso-
lutely waterproof.
A handy novelty in footwear (and
that is not intended for a pun) Is in
travel slippers, made Of kid, so soft
and pliable that they may be slipped
into the hip pocket; small cases are
also furnished for them; they come in
black. tan and oxblood. and are worn
mostly during long automobile jour
neys, but are also in favor for Pull
man car and steamboat travel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-20
Dear Friend:

Whethre you are a custo-
mer at our store or not, we
wish you would read this
short letter which is meant
for you and everybody in
terested in Footwear and
particular about the kind of
shoes you wear.
Even though we are hav-
ing what others consider a
fine business, we are not sat
isfied. We want to do more.
This is only natural. This
store has never yet had a
years business that failed to
show an increase over the
previous one. For this we
are more grateful than we
can tell you. The same stand
ards, methods and policies on
which this stores reputation
has been built will continue
to be scrupulously maintain
ed and developed. To keep
pace with this stores steady |
and continued growth our
plans for the coming season
have been laid on a larger
and broader plan than ever
before. 't.t
We know there are men
and women in and around
Richmond who have not be-
come convinced that this
store is the best store. 1t is
their business we are after.
Just give us a chance to
make a steady customer of
you and we'll do it.
We figure that our best
advertisement is to give ev-
cry one such splendid values
that there will be no doubt
about them coming back to
us when they want the next
pair. You'll never, find this
out until you wear our shoes.
We ask your patronage
strictly on the merit of our
merchandise. We have made
the values so apparent that
you cannot fail to appreciate
them.
We are pleased to say that
we are ready with a very COM
plete display of all that is cor
rect in shoes for the whole
family and would be pleased
to have you call and inspect
any of our lines, even though
you are not ready to buy.
It is impossible for us to de-
scribe or illustrate on this
sheet the prevailing styles
for this fall and winter and
can only suggest a few and
trust you will call and ask to
see the new things in Fall
Footwear.
Yours,
Neff and Nusbaum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-20

Copyrighted. 1911. by l. J. Robinson.
--AE who has pretensions to the
title Of "well-dressed" can
not be too careful about his
footwear; shabby or mis-
shapen shoe on a gentle
mans foot il a. inexcusable as soiled
linen on his body. The shoes pro-
vided BY standard makers for the COM
ing season are the most shapely that
have been seen for a long time. No
extremes are shown In toe or heel, or
other points. The bulldog" effect is
popular throughout the West, but is
seen not at all on the new shoes In
the East which are now on exhibition
for fall and winter custom.
It In gmprising to observe how the
tan shoe has superseded the dull black
meaning the ordinary black calf OF