Show 11 FIRST STEP TAKEN TO BUILD BU LD UINTAH RAILROAD RAILROAD All A C CONDUCT CI CIA A ASSAILED Plumb Tells House Committee Commit Commit- tee Roads Paid Million 1 in Bonuses Es Esch h Says Accusations Accusations Accusations Ac Ac- Are Not Ne NeDr New B Dr nr Press Frets TO W V ASHI Aug l 12 The Thc Th railroad brotherhoods through their counsel Glenn E E. Plumb toda today lai laid before the House louse interstate commerce com corn merce committee their charges chaI cs of cor cor- in the management of or Tail rail roads under private ate control The charges charge were that many of the tho great railroad systems had been plundered systematically lly b by the fi financial financial Li- Li interests and that the railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads illegally alJy held heM millions of acres neres of ot public lauds lands lau s. s Eighteen representative c railroads of oC the thc country the tho brotherhood attorney asserted assorted issued stock aggregating between 1 1900 00 and 1910 as bonuses and paid millions ns of oC dollars In n dividends dl on these theao bonuses iaru ames Three hr e tl Th These so same railroads he further charged were controlled in whole or orIn orIn orIn In part by the Morgan orban Interests tho hi- hi Rockefeller interests and the thc Gould in int In- In t C r e is is Coupled with the tho charges which came Just before tho the House committee closet closed its hearings on organized labors labor's bill billor for lor or elimination of ot private capital from trum runt railroad ownership was tho thu demand b by Mr lr Plumb that Congress make mako a thorough Investigation In o of the matter maller so o othe the American people may know kno to what extent It is sought to subject them to exploitation under tho the other plans proposed for fr future disposition of oC the tho railroads There was no intimation as to what course the committee might take In re regard regard regard re- re gard to the request for on nn In a- a lion Ion Chairman Esch Elch indicated that to toJo togo togo go Jo into tho ho charges would bo like traveling traveling- over the old ground as the they I had been threshed out lon long ag ago Plumb told the committee that he either cither had tho the evidence e to support every ev cv- cry ery charge chargo or knew where it could be i obtained Presentation of or the charges apparently failed Called to much Interest interest inter Inter- i est cst among members member I A. 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B Garretson former head O of or the I Order of ot Railway Conduct rs declared with utmost frankness that th If IC a lI vote were taken toda today the tho country probably would reject organized labors labor's plan plait Admission Ho He explained however that this would be due to t general suspicion against as new things and ho predicted that hat it would bo be endorsed endors d and adopted In the not nut distant future I IThe The Thc opinion was expressed by Mr Garretson that thero hero had hall been no fair air I test of or government g operation of or railroads railroads rail rall- roads road because tho the railroads s inco since be beIn being be- be In ing taken O over Or r had been operated by officials who were to government govern govern- i ment ownership and wanted ante to demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demon demon- strate that It H was not best for tor or the cou country n ti- ti I With thc the CIllo filing o of Plumbs Plumb's char charges es I tho the committee concluded hearings s on I hi his plan piau for Cor public ownership and tim orn- I operation of ot the railroads and I will take tako up ui later the plans to be of ur- ered b by security holders and railway executives executive both of ot which labor of ot- testified are more radical than that framed b by Mr SIr Plumb and Indor in indorsed indorsed In- In dor ed by the brotherhoods It probably will silI be a month before the committee can make a final fin I re re- p port 0 rt J I I I I I I INITIAL STEP TAKEN TO BUIlD UINTAH RAilROAD II Continued from page o 1 1 lecher J J. J AV Collin John T orn AV W J J. J Halloran 11 na C C. C Gemmell S. S It Inch Inh G George T. T Odell Dr nr G G. G G. G M. M H. H So IC John Ci Cs Cutler Culler 11 W. W It H. Wallace I 1 K A. A t. t Cul- Cul Culb b I I. I II JI W. W R W. W W W. I. I s ntH It IU It K E. Frank T. T AY W r oral C. C h S. S AVe r agree to 1000 to toward to- to ward the 1 preliminary expense XI of at forming th the above corporation and for conducting Much examination a as 1 mil max b be necessary Incident to the forming of the thc corporation sr with ith the that f e receive stocks Mock or bond bonda In Inthe the corporation In lit the herewith It h I r. r Lending S Sign pu Tho first signers ners to tho a agreement were Simon W W. J J. J Halleran HI Haller- an nn Schramm-Johnson Schramm Drug company W. W F F. Jensen Sweet Candy Cand company campanY Patrick Decker company compan Salt Lake Lalta Tribune S. S II n. Inch Keith company compan company com com- pan pany 1 0 Of 0 Howard I rank Frank A. A D. D McMullen C. C P P. Castle F F. N. N Pyke Gallgher Galigher Machinery company compan of ot Salt Snit I Lake kc R. R Jones of oC Heber City Jacob 0 O. Kuhn Kahn I C. C A. A Fans Fall N. N M M. M r Hamilton Ham llam- ilton M M. II H. James W W. Collins John Dern W W. W W. Armstrong Salt Lake Lake- T T. N Taylor 1 Provo National Bank BanI Bank of or the tho Republic Terry Brown Woodruff Co Co E E. J J. J Ullrich Harden lien Ben nion Tyng Warehouse company compan of ot Salt Lake The first pl pledged d ce will be ex expended expended ex- ex x- x in a resurvey o of ot the ground round to 10 tobe tobe be covered b by the railroad and anti In n necessary necessary ces c- c es essary ar preliminary work of or ing Ins companies taking up options on lands etc Subsequent capitalization will he be ob obtained obtained ob- ob through tho the Issuing of or stock l t 1 If It lo to nom ita r l n ct 1 I I will be a n move mo and and representative of not only Utah capital but bul eastern Interests as well Tho The Jin line lino of oC the railroad t is as ns follows follows fol rol- lows From Provo the outside terminal to Springville ille through h ean canyon n. n over o the summit and along alone the river to lo Duchesne Du- Du tide Ide df Of the Strawberry chesne Myton ton and other points in the basin n nn B By the end of or two and one half years it is expected the territory would havo have been opened as nl far tar cast east as Craig ral Colo bringing ln the inland coal coat centers to the door of or Salt Lake shippers The local organization has be been on a assured by M M. 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T Streeter of Chicago o owner of one of the lar largest est coal mines in the Inland district Mr Streeter was wasat wasat wasat at the point of oC a road from Cral Craig Colo c to to a n. point in the state called Wamsutter to lo give gi hc outlet to his coal but when hen he hc learned learne of oC the Utah proposition he Immediately communicated communicated with Governor Bamberger and offered of of- I cred his support It is emphasized that thal the Utah line Into the alJ valley would not flot interfere with th the proposed Moffatt line from Crom Denver Dener which h ch purposes purposes' entrance to the basin from the east cast but hut that Utah cant can't wait walt until the Moffatt road is finished fin fin- In- In t 1 It is p pointed painted out it will take t three years cars before the thc MoffAtt line Is JI completed com com- and that Utah mu must t before beCore that time bo In a position to draw the tho basin for supplies of oC coal oU oil timber Umber and other products K KIt It 18 stated at the meeting g that the railroad would be the mean means of or direct direct- I ln r 7 tons tons' of coal through Salt very f Tit The coal of ot the Luke Inith City ds day y district f N f s said said to be of a a. hr high h and ranking for lack c. c of soot Bool and dirt content next to anthracite C Company to 10 Acquire Lands Tho The plan advocated at ni nights night's l ts t's meeting b by Governor Bamberger er Is supported by the tho board of governors go of the Commercial club It Is proposed the Uintah Improvement company acquire uc- uc quire all possible property water etc eta for fot the company compan- the shareholders In Inthe inthe the tho concern to participate In the benefits benefits bene Lene- fits tits accruing from rom tho the operation n of oC the railroad sale of timber coal coal etc eta I The proposition Is up to you ou gentlemen gen gen- said the governor o In closing eRsing I his address I 1 have no no fear that It If we back this up that we can can get g-et all the mone money that I is roc necessary to build the tho road Into the basin b A steam railroad it I is said would woul h be he cheaper to operate than an electric line lino until such a a. time lime as al train became heavy nn and sufficient trains were needed to tt require electrification of the line lino Governor Bamberger said that if It the plan went through h he would retire from public life not again bo be a a. candidate candidate cand cand- for any an political life and dedicate dedicate dedicate dedi cate his efforts to the of the Uintah basin He lie said ald that he could but rh show w his appreciation In this way ay for Cor the honor bestowed upon him by the state when its people made him executive |