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Show SAYS BURLINGTON OWNS f EW NINES Its Only Coalfield Interests) Are in Illinois and Iowa, Asserts Vice - President Willard. CHICAGO. Fr.. 5 ReraMinjr the Investigation In-vestigation belnft mad by a Federal rrand jury In Nw York to determine whether the Burlington road, directly or Ind1re-t!y has been Improperly nerurlng from the Oovernmenf coal-bearing lands In the Rocky mountain States, Vice-Frel-den' Willard said yesrrdy: "The Burlington company owns some undeveloped coal lands in southern Illinois and hat owned them for many years, as la generally known. It also owns a coal mine ar Huemen. Ia.. and takes the entire output out-put of that mine, from 3vi.rti0 to n.ri'Vi tons annually. All this coal we burn In our engines, except the slack or fine screenings, which we dispose of as best we mav. Outside of what I have named, the Burlington does not own a single coal mine, an Inreresf in any mine or any coal lands, directly or Indirectly." Other officials of th Burlington deny anv knowledge of the matter being investigated in-vestigated by the grand jury In New York. |