Show 1 MR HILLS HILL'S IRON MINES Minnesota Railroad Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion Is Curious About I Them Minneapolis Sept S. S. S S. J n. n James Jom ts J. J J Hill Jm appears cars on 01 the tho witness wInes stand at the tho Hastings coal rate rato rte hearIng hearing hear hear- ing lug which begins September I 11 I at nt the thc offices of or the railroad commission In Inthe Inthe the capital capital it H Is Ik likely l lie he wll 1 be called caled upon to tell more more about himself himself him him- self and his Great Oleat Northern road that pertains to the price of or carrying coal from rota the hea head of the lil lakes es 10 lo points point I Ion on the thc Milwaukee road rond I Iha Edward T. T Young Youns general attorney general ha had an executive consultation with members of oC the tue th state railroad commission com corn mission on the subject of oC 11 Mr Hill ll his hi Great Northern roa road and ant his northern north north- ern eln Minnesota iron fon mines mutes und and their relation to the new nest federal fc cral law governing gov gov- railroads On One of oC the Important sections of oC thelie the new lie law Is that in which common ownership of or mines mimics and railroads carrying car car- eying ore from Crom rain such elicit mines is pro pro- In recent years eUIS the rumors had hac gotten goton about that James J J. J Jm is only second to the thC steel trust trust- In iii ownership of Minnesota Iron ore tIl de- de Said On Saturday Railroad Commissioner C C. F F. Staples and anc 1 Mr Mi Young review review- reviewed rc lew e ed the tue testimony given gl in the thc re recent recent recent re- re cent rate rata hearIngs healings by b R. R I. I I Farrington I second Ice vice president tnt of or the Great Grent Northern Mr Ir ha had freely I testified that In acquiring H Us its northern north north- ern orn roads the Great Gleat Northern had ha to purchase therewith large Iron ore properties an and that to make malte such uch extensive ex cx- ex- ex purchases Mr lr Hill Hi used his personal credit cre lt In the Eastern money mono market At another point In the evidence evi l e deuce dence Mr h r Farrington lon plainly testified un under et oath that the lt Great Northern Othern does doe not own any an Iron mines He Ho ad admitted ati- ati al- al however r that for development tle of oC Iron properties In he Vie state stale Mr Mi MI Hill Hi huts has u advanced ance money ul also o that when whon the Hill Hi Iron holdings have havo o ha been heen sold It has haN always been part o of the tho contract that thai all al the ore should be carried over o Great Northern Jnes lines hines The question Uon to ho bo decided t by h tho the authorities seems to bu whether IheI thin the now new federal federl law inn is 18 11 violated 1 by the Personal holdings of oC Mr Ir Hill Hi In iii Iron fon I properties rUe and at tho the game Bam time a n controlling Interest In the tue Great Northern kj |