| Show L I 1 coal lands a cus 0 P store investigated us a help 11 al gains investigation committee C 0 rn other appointed clerks by county heads assure of our lar arl on ai count took the first tep stop ad to in inesti investigating gating the cast finding ii dini in ire to the supreme court between the stale state you of I 1 lih annl tilt the tile federal an eminent to determine nho shall glin aln lion slon f tile ca foil 11 lands in ill carbon chunh as the tile carbon county count mining ci ciripan inpan when an lne investigation c nimit tee aas appointed by the UIT counti count ision at a mee meeting tinz held in the court house Sa night an to make a thorkil tho roiL gl lis of the vase and import to tie ie commie commis sion loners crat at a metting met tins to be held jul 27 the investigation committe fit i eludes the file fol lofting carbon count N roen men walter F knox cha chairmen irmin of if the bunty commission eom mission chairman der williada Will iaia head superintendent of the independent coil coal ind nd coke 40 bilas bowley rowley counts assessor geo if 1 miller carbon representative to the state legislature legli lature and walter 0 GGS gease cease attorney the case pending ie Is to dete irine who shall gain title to these coal I 1 1 lao jac 9 the government isho is seeking to control the lands or the state which controls them at the present time carbon carlon count county is atall in te rested in the tile case Inn as the loss of it by the state mean means a loss of approximately fearls earl to the counts it if the federal government win the case ease and gains title to the lands the state and count will I 1 e their right to tax the coal cost companies while if the state duji the suit the corn coin pan m il ill continue to pay the count atin trally in taxes as well is baik balk taxes froia from to the present if the federal government in the suit the state will le be allowed wed 37 per cent of tho the coal royalties which amount to ten cents tents a ton or about learh Ilo weier the count mill deme derie no to accini be benefit nellit fiam alc UL if ete royalties ro albies a as the they v ii still ill be used b lii thi tho tat ah for oads or schools the ii still ill imke mike a thor ough investigation and report to the count commission |
