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Show V BBaaaBaWBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBaWBBaVBBJBSBB COMMISSION CLOSEsItT WORK IN SALT LAKE CITY Utah Coal Companies on the Grill and Sematlonal Evidence Secured Against These Corporations. Salt Lako City. Tho conclusion oi tho Intcrstato commerce commission on Friday was no less sensational tlinu tho entire proceedings havo been. Tho Utah Fuel nnd allied coal companies com-panies were on tho grill, nnd the evidence evi-dence secured ngnlnst theso corpora lions was uglier, If possible, than thnt secured against tho Union Paclflc railroad and coal companies at the September hearings. It wns asserted by witnesses on Friday Fri-day that tho Utah Fuol mid allied compnulcs with tho Klo Grande railroad rail-road system, not only secured control of the coal deposits of Utijli by Winchester Win-chester persuasion, but for yenrs hold full sway over tho wires of tho Western West-ern Union, thus holding nil possible means of getting relief which might bo sought by tho would-ho Independent Independ-ent producor. Testimony wns submitted which showed that tho comblnd of Ilia Ornndo and Hlo Ornndo Western nnd their nllled coal companies secured the largest portion of tho vast coal deposits de-posits In Routhorn Utah; owned tin only means of transportation, thus controlling tho supply on Utnh markets, mar-kets, and wob dictator supremo of tha Utah coal situation. Armed thugs, It wns naMd, were hired by tho conl compitB B) n Cap bon Mid other counties .), n any would-be IndepcndoiBerB, and theso thugs plnycd thBBBl Shooting was common -BBB),'!! rights nnd feuds over AwAwAwjr J coal lnnds nnd tho courtRaBajBaaBCncd at by tho men placed In charge of the deposits. I Secret rntcs were describe. Chnrlc. Livingston, n former omph -o of the Utnh Fuel company, nssertli A thnt liK company onJoed n one-hn' cent per 100 pounds per mllo rnto n freight This rnte, which wns fnr lelow the regular tariff rate, was en yed until August of tho present yenr |