Show US U.S. Asks Aid of Dealers Seek Data All AllOver Over Utah on Instructions from the A ACTING attorney general of the United States the local agents of ot the United States department of ot I ju justice dlce havo have called on coal producers and railroads for tor all information relating relating relating I ing to the coal ln Industry and transportation transportation tation in the state of ot Utah In compliance with the orders from Washington Leone Bone special agent t for r tho the department has called upon the coal operators and railroads to furnish furnish fur tur- nish this Information which will be used by the government in what promises promises promises prom prom- to be bo tho most sweeping gatlon of ol the fuel situation over conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted in the West cst Letters were sent out last night to ever every coal producer an and de dealer ler in tho the state of oC Utah asking for tor data bearing on the tho situation The letter that the tho producers not only furnish Information as to its tonna tonnage e output ut I and mine capacity but also as aa to tho the manner In which the tho railroads have I served them in the matter of ot furnishing furnishing furnish furnish- ing cars and transportation to desina- desina lion after the tho cars are loaded Producers also aro are asked to Indicate how much they could increase their output if it the railroads supplied all aU the tho care required INQUIRY UNDER WAY The Tho investigation by br the local agents of ot the tho department of ot justice has been under way for tor some time but under Instructions in instructions instructions In- In from Washington the tho district district district dis dis- dis- dis attorney and others connected with tho the probo probe have been directed to hold in confidence all information gath gath- ered o It is unlikely that tho information information information tion gathered b by tho the government men will be bo available to the public until a later date It Is la not known what I course courso the government go will pursue in Its Investigation to relieve the coal i shortage in Utah und and other Western estern states slates and to if it possible prevent a re recurrence ro- ro j currence of ot tho the condition at a future time In addition to the letters to the coal producers an and dealers it is understood that a letter also has been directed to the 10 operating heads of or the several railroads railroads rail rall- roads in this district having to do with the transportation of ot coal from the tho mines minei calling on them to furnish the tho government with complete data relative relative rela rela- tive to the furnishing of ot cars to the mining i and other details of or transportation Tho The letter lotter sent to tho producers and I dealers follows I H HERES HERE'S LETTER In connection with an Investigation pending in In tho the Intermountain states tho the department of ot justice is desirous of ot knowing what your our experience has been blen In tho mining and sale eale of ot coal It ItIs Itis Itis Is not desired to inconvenience inconvenience lence you ou but hut it is highly hl important that you respond immediately to the inquiries and comply fully tully with tho the following following fol tol- fol- fol lowing 10 requests No 1 1 Give the the the-namo namo of your compan company company com com- I pany pan and tho the approximate amount of ot I money actually Invested therein Whether operating as an individual partnership or corporation Location of ot general office Whether r ever in tho the hands of ot a receiver No 2 If It o other her companies or concerns con con- cerns erns have operated or aro operating your our property under lease please give names of ot lessees the tho dates and periods period of said leases and if It you ou are operating property leased from others please give same samo information No 3 Give names name of mines now operated by you where located and the tho kind or type of ot coal mined No 4 The tonnage mined each y year ar January Januar r 1 to December 31 31 for 1914 1015 1916 and 1916 No 5 Give in detail all Information information information tion concerning contracts made with any person firm or corporation for tor th the i Continued on p page e 8 r 11 J. J S S. S ASKS ASK AID i Continued l from page 7 i 7 t i pale b by you H U of aM oIl grades des of coal from tom i. i April 4 I 1 1 1016 1916 to tn Df December 11 31 1 1916 in- in eluding the contracts In force on on and ond prior to April I 1 1 1016 stating tho the names of or those with whom you oU contracted the tho tonnage kind and price contracted contract for tor together with tho the tonnage delivered b by you ou and percent percent- uc of or fulfillment on such contracts since April lk L 1916 Tho The B same Information pun Jon as to any ati coal purchased by you Oll NI Xo o 6 At what did you rou sell ell 0 our your kinds sizes and nud grades lC's of t-o t o called free coal on the following dates In 1916 April I 1 1 May Ila 1 June Junc 1 July J 3 August 1 1 September 1 I 1 October J I. I October 15 November I 1 November 15 Hi December 1 I 1 December l 1 IS January 1 1 I r 15 5 1917 4 No 7 i. What hat percentage of oC your coal 1 Julias has luns been n delivered to your our customers at at n contract prices between April 1 1 iti r C. C and und January 1 II UH 1 yNo Ni o. o S. S What hat percentage percenta c of your our I A 1 F c al 1 hR have you ou od at the price prevailing at tho the time of delivery be- be tp n April 1 J I. I 1016 and January 1 I 1917 4 NAME NAri OF RAILROAD No 0 0 1 Please state the name of the railroad 0 or railroads f serving you to together to- to I gether with the details of or an any complaint com coin plaint you OU mn may have with respect to I delay dclay or fr of or j J cars cais or other matter affecting tho ho transportation of or your our coal conI No 10 D By Dy how much could you increase your our output if tho the railroads nerving you OU furnished all th the cars re required ro- ro b by you No 11 What hat percentage of your our coal co output hits has h been n told bold to railroads since April 1 I 1916 giving III I the names of or ortho tho the railroads to which you Oll fold 01 1 No I 12 Please state tat with reference to your total 1 output th the j Percentage of r rI I the various arlous kinds sizes and grades rades of coal coat mined d for Cor example Mine line run lun lump Jump nut egg lt screenings etc NC I No o. o 13 What hat hat percentage C of your output Is 13 consumed at tit the mine What hat p percentage c of ot your our output Is sold ol 1 local- local I Jy 1 What percentage shipped to Salt Lake Lako City and immediate t vicinity Where hr do does remainder go o. o stating ap approximately HII- HII h proximately the lie percentage e to the various vari vall ous points No 14 U. Do you OU belong to nn any a nR ao o O- clation elation of ot operators or 01 other othel coal S R-S- q It If so give 1 0 name and loca- loca tion of or such association A a elf 1 les d envelope w winch which no postage is iol hereby ed I for tor your ur reply which will he be treated tf J confidentially Wry Very or trul truly yours u. oun I LI LEON O- O I BO ONI I SIH Special Agent g nt I WILLING TO HELP I All tho ho coal conI dealers allt and have expressed a willingness neRR to furnish furnish fur fur- nish nishi tho tim O I with an any and arni all information healing beating on the situation that may nu b bA desired and hUld to n assist it the federal government go In tho the probo in nn any way wa- within their po power cr The information requested i ted II by the theo government especially that from tile the larger producing companies is rather wide In its Ita scope COPO and will take sometime some somo time to compile In several of or the of offices or- or ices a it corps of ot clerks clerk was aR set to work worl gathering Jl data datil soon as the letter Jetter from Com the department of justice a agents was received It will witt be several e da days R however how how- ever aver before any are ready to be he filed with tho the government go |