Deseret Evening News | 1907-07-11 | Page 7 | Crow's Nest Coal Co.

CROWS NEST COAL CO 3 J JP P Graves and Rul 3 J J 1 Hill Unite Inter Interests eats ests c ts nail anil Secure Control Spokane July 9 It is la reported here that Jay Jav P Graves president of the tha Inland Empire System and ami of ot the tho Granby company Qt nt Grand Orana Form Forks B D C has hns bought heavily of ot tho the Crows Nest Ne t Pass Coal company com pan stock Iud and lies has allied his holdings with those of J J Hill securing control rol ot of the tha company lUll Hill owned 45 46 per ver cent ot or orthe the stock and It was wn necessary s ry to buy hl worth ot of additional nd stock to secure control The Tho effect of at the new ownership will be to deprive the tho Can Canadian Canadian adian Pacific of ot about tots tons ot of coal cow a month which It was WB getting from the colliers collier Mr aIr declined to tf confirm or deny the report