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Show 1 I ... ii 1 j I C i C: J. L':Lt ViD Steel Trust i'lij runt ru-nt Tills SCtc. If the Denver f:ry that the Colorado Colo-rado Fuel & Iron coirpany, tacked by the Rockefeller and Could millions, Is to f.jht the steel trust Is true, then there is a strong chance that the Iron j mines in Southern Utah will be opened and this Elate reap some benefit from the fight of the millionaires. , According to reports given out In Denver, the C. F. &. I. Is planning a raid on J. P. Zlorgan and the United States ! corporation that will end In the dowr.rall of one or the other of the corpora tl is. The r . t of the steel rail pool In the East wul probably be held In a short time, and at this meeting rails will be ordered reduced $2 a ton- The meeting has been postponed from time to time, waiting to see what action would be taken with regard to the reorganization re-organization of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company. The fight was really started by the steel trust, as It Invaded the C. F. A I. territory some time ago, selling steel products at a less cost .than the latter could "produce them. One of the moves made by the Goulds and Rockefellers against this is a raise in the freight rates on these products to a point where there will be no profit left for the trust. If the fight is started and carried to a finish It will. In all probability, mean that the iron mines In the southern part of this State will be opened up and developed, and the long-delayed fulfillment of the promises made. |