Show FUEL UEL CASES REACH 1 I 1 SEN SENATE TF AL washington april 28 interstate commerce commission today forwarded to the senate reports of investigations made by b its agents regarding discriminations of railroads in transporting col coal in the states of colorado utah and nebraska the conclusion condu bion is drawn that the utah fuel company and und the pleasant valley coal company of utah both controlled by the denver and rio ri grande of the gould system I 1 have secured large tracts of land by securing the relinquishments relinquish menta of persona persons who have ha entered centered the lands for small sums generally ganging franf fro dollars to many blany of these ani en tymen amen are sau to be young women who do not appreciate the they arp art committing in allowing thease themselves ives to be thus used it is charged that the pleasant V alley coal mcany has acquired thirty thousand acres of land and it is asserted that the acquisition of much c f it has been attended by fraud and perjury it i i z arted bened that the rio grande system has hadj granted special rat is io these companies the colorado fuel and iron com company rany has received special rates from a railroad company which is controlled by it this company the report states has declared no dividends in recent years but it is suggested that a different method metho dof of bookkeeping would show substantial earnings speaking of the coal mined along the union pacific in nebraska nebrask I 1 and wyoming I 1 ng it is found that while the officials of that road are not direct ly interested in ane mines that corn com pany does absolutely dominate the mining transports transportation alon and sale of coal along its line it also charged that the company resorts to various methods to prevent ohp opening oi of new mines almonr its route and the conclusion is drawn that if the public coal lands should be withdrawn the effect would be to intensify and perpetuate t lie comp anyta monopoly |