Show SUE TO ENJOIN COAL MERGER MERCER I Stock and Bond Holders Begin Proceedings in Federal Court Here CLAIM CLAIM RIGHTS ENDANGERED Pl Plaintiffs Are W. W S. S Lamoreaux Lamor- Lamor saux eaux ux of Salt Lake and Two Boston Men Mell i tle Cas-tle Suit to prevent a mer merger el of or thc the CastIe Cas- Cas tlc tIe Valle Valley y Coal company compan a corporation I existing under the laws of Wyoming with the thc Consolidated Fuel company o of or Utah and the Black mack Hawk Hawl and Panther Coal ConI companies of or Nevada e was wag filed In Inthe tho the United States district court yesterday yesterday yes yes- es b by W. W S. S Lamoreaux of or Salt SaltI I Ll l Lake e and William Cobb and Thomas J J. J Reid of or Boston Mass stock and bond hond bondholders bondholders holders ot or the thc Castle Valley Coal company com- com company PaT pany The c plaintiffs seek to en enjoin join the tho I I merger merger on on on the thc alle allegation that t the con- con will deprive them of or their their rl rights as aas stockholders and as ns bondholders bond bond- holders causing them financial loss A J file Perpetual Injunction Perpetual 1 Injunction is 18 asked asle of or tho tran transfer to the United States Fuel coman company com com- n- n pany an which Is the proposed corporation under which the Castle Valley Consolidated Consoli- Consoli Consolidated Consoli dated Fuel FuM Black Hawk and Pant Panther e Coal Cal companies agreed to mer merge e. e of or the t A I 1 ti eI n SM m I Y 11 or of the MIA Castle itsU Valley ey Coal o i company o mp n I Injunction Injunction jun tion Is 13 al aJ o sought a against In an any mannor manner man man- nor ner n In Into to effect or endeavoring orl n or contriving to carry Into effect t tho resolution o of the board of oC directors of of or oror of or the thc Castle Valley Coal company compan of ot March 13 11 1915 1911 In which directors c sod and stockholders of or tho company approved and directed the transfer of or Castle Valley Valley Val Yal- ley Coal company stock to the United States company compan Injunction summarily Is asked against In any manner mer merging or combining the thc property assets or business bus bus- Incas iness of tho defendant with that of or any un the other corporation and that pending the thc final hearing of or the cause and the tho a en entry entry en- en try of or a final decree the defendants and anda their a agents and employees bo be enjoined from doing or per lle permitting to be done an any of or tho the matters which the suit Is brought II I to enjoin Tho suit was filed for the plaintiffs by E. E B. B Critchlow of Pierce Critchlow Barrette I of of Plaintiffs W. W S. S Lamoreaux Is given Iven as tho the owner and holder of or shares of or stock of the corporation and tho the holder of or two of or the corporations corporation's bonds each eachor of or tho par value of or William Cobb Is given as the owner of or 2000 shares of or the tho stock of or tho defendant corpOration corporation corporation corpora corpOra- tion and also tho the owner of or bonds a ag ag- 2000 par value Thomas I J. J Reid Is given Ivon as owner of oC 2000 shares of or the corporations corporation's stock I Plaintiffs allege that the Castle Valley Coal company has Issued and has now outstanding about 9 shares of ot stock at the thc nominal value alue of 5 C Ii a a. share that of or this stock there Is owned by tho the United States Mining company a a. corporation In Boston Doston a largo majority p of ot the stock comprising more than Gl lit per cent of ot the total capitalization and that man many other shares of or the tho stock are aro hold held b by James H. H Mays Mn's and antI M. M I. I Heiner of or Salt SnIt Lake their aggregate holdings representing In tho the neighborhood of ot shares It Jt Is also alleged ed tho the United States Stales Mining company compan Is In control of or a great reAt majority of ot the shares of or stock of or the Consolidated Fuel Black Dlack Hawk and Panther Coal companies all operating oper coal mines In Carbon count county Utah on lands contiguous to tho those e of or ortho the tho Castle Valle Valley Coal company and that the United States Mining company compan by bp virtue of ot ownership o and control of or ofa ofa a a. majority of ot the stock In all of or the thc corporations has hns operated the four companies to prevent competition between be between between be- be tween any anyone one or all of ot them and to t I prevent reve the coal companies to market their product upon Its Us merits I j I It Is also held that an arrangement nt hail had been made between the tho officials o ot of I tho United States Mining 1 company and anel tho stockholders James II II H. Mays IlLS and I II 11 by which the thc plaintiffs am and other stockholders of tho the corporation shall be compelled to liquidate their holdings of or stock and to accept In lieu I thereof tho the shares of or tho United States Fuel company flan of or Merger I IThe The merging of or the Castle Valley I Consolidated Fuel Black Hawk and Panther Coal companies Into tho the United I States Fuel company compan was perfected last month The new company was organized organ with a capital stock of or of which was designated n 11 1 I common stock and preferred I stock In exchange c for common stock issued to tho the four former companies the new corporation was to acquire the theland theland theland land and properties of tho the consolidated comp companies companies' mines s UP Upon n the acquisition of or the properties tho the United States Fue Fu company compan was to Issue bonds to the tho I amount of dated April 1 Hit 1915 1913 payable twenty five years yearN from fromn date and drawing drawing- Interest G C per cent a year 1 J |