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Show CflTIOLLER Taft's Brother Said to Have Aided the Guggenheims Washington, July 10 Commission er Fred S Dennett, of the general land office, and Miss M A. Abbott, a writer, writ-er, both subpoenaed as witnesses, were present today when the house committee on expenditures in the interior in-terior department began an inquiry into in-to the charges of an alleged "grab" on valuable water front lands on Controller Control-ler Bay, Alaska, by the Guggenheim interests Published charges have been made that Richard S. Ryan of New York, claiming to be n secret agent of the Guggenheim syndicate, wrote a letter to former Secretary of the Interior Balllnger declaring that he (Ryan), had asked Charles P Taft to speak to his brother, President Taft. about the Conti oiler Bay claims and that, following this, the President made, "no further objection to my claim." The land is said to have been wanted want-ed as a terminus for railroads from the Guggenheim mine properties. Washington, July 10 Secretary Fisher todav told President Taft that a caieful search of the interior department de-partment records failed to show the "Dick to Dick" letter, in which it was alleged C P. Taft used his Influence in behalf of navigation interests in Alaska to secure control of Controller Bay. Secretary Fisher also toldthe President Pres-ident that he saw the article written by M.ss Abbott before it was printed and remembered no such letter in the ;irl ?nlo I Cincinnati. July 10. At the request of President Ta'ft, the letter files of j his brother, C. 1'.' Taft. Wore searchodr' here today for trace of possible' cor- 1 respondence with the President? Rich-j Rich-j ard S. Rvan or other parsons, regarding regard-ing Controller Bay Btfairs, or Alaskan lands No letter bearing on the subject sub-ject was fcund and, so far as the files In Mr Taft's ofPre show, he has no acquaintance vlth Mr, Rynn or any interest In AlacUan investments. C. P Taft, is now In Europe. nn 1 route selected and surveyed is over private ground except a part of the way through Utah) county. From Pro-vo" Pro-vo" north the survey runs along the county road across Provo bench, but after leaving LeMjt it will bear off to the west and traverse Salt Lake county coun-ty on the west side of Jordan rlyer, entering Salt Lalce City from the south and west. -Several branch lines have been surveyed one from Provo to the mouth of Provo canyon and one branch from Provo to Utah lake. There will be a meeting of the men interested in the building of the road in this city within the next week, when a detailed statement of all that has been done and the plans of the company is to be given out. The men behind the proposed road and who are enthusiastic over its construction con-struction are Simon ' Bamberger of Salt Lake City, James S. McBeth of Payson, W. L. Hayes of Pleasant Grove, George C. "jVhltmore of Nephi, A. J. Evans of L5hl, John D. Dixon of Provo and many other prominent, capitalists of Utah and Salt Lake counties. . do |
