Show GRANDE I IfOR i SUE RIO fOR COAL LANDS 1 Government Will Jl Test Efficacy of Recent Law by Action in the East East I The Denver Damer Rio Grande Granite railroad through Us its Is' Is failure allure to dispose of ot Its of co coal 1 lan lands s In iii Colora Colorado o and Utah Uth previous pre to the first of the time present month In accordance with wih the time clause of provisions pro of or the time commodity the Hepburn act Is liable lable to penalties prescribed by the law Jaw The fhe government hits has brought an acton action ac ac- ac- ac tion ton In the time East to test tub the law an and if the time courts court uphold It U. suit tuf it i Is expected ex e- will wi at once be Instituted against the time Color Colorado o company The law provided that the time railroads should dispose of oC their coal properties previous pm to May Ia 1 hut but In many cases this was not done 1 The Denver Rio Gran Grande e said sall It cO could not fn timid find the market market market mar mar- ket for its is properties during the lie existIng existIng exist exist- Ing financial conditions and amid that thai even cven I if that could coul have c been done time the bonds which of ot the Utah l Fuel company owns the time coal lands arc are deposited as 38 Trust company company com com- collateral with the time Morton lorton pany paTtY of New York for securities issued Is- Is railroad and therefore sued b by the an could suel not nol have havo been transferred h Te Tel Tei e l t Ca-c. Ca lIC Congress refused to postpone the theato date dato ato for tor the going Into effect of or the law and there was waz Wn apparently no way to enforce it i. i suit was instituted at the The te test request of or sui President wa ent Roosevelt Roosevel who ho hohas has imas asked aslie that It I be heard as soon as ns hearing has been s set possible and a the for Juno June 15 at Philadelphia elphia In United States State circuit S Should the courts uphold the law millions of ot dollars dollars' worth of oC coal land Jand landIn milons the In this state will wi be Lc thrown on market |