Show I IC I I C COL EOL L. L WEIR DENIES I COMPANY ANY DIVIDED S 7 Declares Decres III Health Only Reason I for Resigning His I I V t Position S S Upon Information volunteered tl by a S t who whose e means of or knowing IlI II no 10 khan han his truthfulness s. s could coul J S be he questioned The Re Republican recent- recent f S I ly 3 printed a n story upon uon the affairs 5 I of or the Utah Nevada 1 a Mines lInes and Smelters S. S tea tel'S corporation cua In which h It was 1 strongly ly Intimated that the time retirement c of Colonel John Juhn Weir was at least partially due to differences of or ol ni n- n I i ion within th the tho family and anil S S among an stockholders as lo to the policy polley 1 of or taking up the option on en the thc prop prop- S S crUel of or time the Pio Pioche he Consolidated coinS com coin S pan pany It aJ was us said that lint Colonel l lad opposed ll rh he taking laking up of the tho op- op thou lion it should expire about three threeS i S S s ClIS hence while th the opposing faction fac tac- tion tilon which finally had gained conS control con con- S 1 titles tillos to tn all of Its holdS hold hold- S 5 at lit once S Colonel Velt Veis t yesterday addressed aS a S telegram to 1 J. E. E of this cil city denying that hat any such uch contention ha had hadd d I- I taken place and awl In indicating that his 5 retIrement from rein presidency ene of Utah olla was wn lee due entirely to tu his his' ill HI h health alth As s evidence e of or this he saul sail S C S that at ut thc tho last meeting of nC the the- hoar ci I of directors resolutions had hall beer been pas passed deep regret in acS ac- ac S hl his rl resignation on and t la t a alo l lo of Ir appreciation of hl his services services ser ser- er- er vices Ic been n In inscribed upon thet the t u I Mr 11 Coincides N S 1 Ir dr U tl hI who last week 1 acted acte 1 1 5 aa as a corn of the ll trustee ti le on behalf o of fr tS Uw tue Consolidated In fn turning V 7 0 r the hul of that thal company S to the tue Utah Nevada o and amid in receiving S the tho half million dollars consideration I S gained the impression Inipi lon that Colonel 5 clr had all al along dun favored IO rt tl the closing dos clos- C- C C ing of th the deal at the tho earliest l timo tinie and the belief belIef be- be lief Her that his administration of oC the h C company's mIU S affairs lana had hai given thi the tho best het bestS L' L S of satisfaction I He Ito is 11 strongly of ut If the thc rl opinion at aL an any rate that a great r S has s b been done don under that lra- lra V tOI In opening mig II the thit- company's any ii i properties ties and nel aad In influencing ln the building ht tf the railroad o to Phoebe I S t I |