Show MINE O ENTERS ENTER'S RIGID I Denying ing that tho companies with which b he is Is- officially connected arc are allied in inan any uny an manner with any other companies engaged in the sale ale of coal for the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of regulating the tile prices at which the coal is sold old to the consumer P. P J. J Quealy vice president pre and manager of or the Kern Kem- merel Coal company and president of the Quealy Gunn Coal com company pan and the Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Coal company has given givena a formal reply at the letter recently sent lent out by Secretary of or State Charles S. S TInge notifying coal companies to dissolve o an alleged trust The reply concludes Affidavit made in answer to and in defense of charges made by Charles S. S Tinge secretary of state Salt Lake Jake City against the Federal Coal company I I. I P P. J. J Quealy vice president and m manager manager man man- nager n- n ager of f the Kemmerer Coal company a corporation of th state of Wyoming and operating coal mines in the vicinity of Kemmerer Wyo president of Gunn- Gunn Quealy Coal company a corporation of the state of Maine ot operating rating coal mines at Gunn Wyo yo i president of the Federal Coal company engaged in retailing coal In Salt Lake City Utah being being- duly uly sworn do hereby state and affirm That Tha t none nona of ot the companies above named and of which he is the ranking ranking- officer In the management thereof is a member of an any combination or association association tion having for its object the maintenance maintenance maintenance nance or regulation of price of ot coal either in Utah Salt Lake City or anywhere else I A And d positively states and that none of said companies is now a member of an any such organization or combination as is described in the honorable secretary's secretary's secre secre- tary's tans letter Jetter addressed to the president and board of directors of the Federal Coal company compan And further states and affirms that none of said companies has in the past been a member of oC or in any manner Interested in interested interested In- In in the regulation of prices In combination with any of or the other companies companies com corn or concerns mentioned In the honorable honorable hon hon- secretary's letter r. r either in the past or at the present time And affiant further states and affirms that none of the officers employed in tho the management of the affairs of said companIes companies com corn In the sale of coal has any authority authority authority au au- to engage or join such companies companies com corn or associations of Arsons And said P. P J. J Quealy further affirms that this affidavit has been transmitted to the Salt Lake office of or the Federal Coal company of which he is president with Instructions that P. P J. J Moran l vice president and general manager of the Federal Coal company read over this affidavit and if found correct that t he will certify to and sign this statement as vice president and general manager which will be a denial that he is in any manner interested In the combination or association referred to in the honorable secretary's letter And that T. T J. J OBrien O'Brien who is general sales agent of the said Federal Coal company coni- coni corn com pany pan is required to read over this affidavit affidavit affi affi- davit and statement and if found correct correct cor cor- that he is expected to subscribe the same and either deliver It In person or by man mall by registered letter leUer to the honorable secretary of state of Utah for his Information and with the above purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of assuring said secretary by by- our sworn statement of the facts as set forth Further affiant saith not P. P J. J QUEALY President t Federal Federal Coal Coal Company Vice President and Manager the Kemmerer Coal Company President Quealy Gunn-Quealy Coal Company |