| Show i d CHARGES OF PRICE FIXING I BY BIG COAL COMPANIES COME AIRED BEFORE SENATE GROUP CROUP SALT LAKE LAII Fob Feb Several 2 2 1 witnesses gate gale e testimony ly IY last night In the Hotel Utah Ut h before the tho senate committee e on In the tho ho coal minIng y In tho state mate some tonic of ot theta them that the tho larger coal l co 1 of Utah cr were resorting to unfair and I methods to 10 crush out tho rho new and ana nd and there thoro were ere reasons to lu b lIeo that t the tho Lilt lils concerns neo 03 fixing price Attorney t O General II H II Cluff Clua who ho pr proposed the Iho was not present It being r reported that t ho he had hd been called to 10 N A surprise was os a Ull r st Ien ien members of ot the special com committee of the tho house appealed d at of the limo sin set for lor the hearing but were not a 1 to enter r the tho committee loom room anal aud Hol the It t was said sold by S Sent tO to David DO Jonson Jenson of count chair chair- chairman chairman man Inan ot or the Judiciary tollo Ing t the ho meeting Unit that h ids s had not decided er er cr oth other r Itne witnesses ses s woud bo ho ex- ex examIned examined ex examined at a n future futuro mec mee leg Ig Although l C links hicks sec sec- secretary of the state stale c c m- m m mission nas u s present dt r me hear hear- hearing h hear ar- ar arIng Ing no testimony was as to taken en re- re regarding e 1 garding letters li hor ho- ho hoi i alleged alleged to alleged unto m mI I written concerning coat com com- companies companion panion which are aro ro Alto also to be tn- tn In Inquired Into Inlo by the legislature T IT J John A Barcli Barch and Judge George GeorgeS S Barcli Barch d for tOl forthe the black l Diamond Co Coil 1 corn com compan com pani pan they told of ot a u gle of ol thIs l company with a i powerful competitor or They astern 3 that the Black Diamond company co was wn harassed in many nays YI way Cars of lumber shipped hipped to the mines mine It was charged I nelo ell unloaded at al ItI I night the lumber 1 along the Iho railroad tricks tracks and JK ht h cats els I 1110 closed cd ed somo Homo distance away wy CaS Cal loaded with lIth coal coll coul It nas M wa Iso also a- a as were ere unloaded t hl-t ready far shipment bv by person 10 hI c cam me In to the night Another charge was vas liS that thaI part pan lot or the co c cn n s e property was nas surrounded surround l by a 1 u bed wire Ig parte part o e a tl track acl on whish ll were w reloaded cars rs 1 ho road Irto 1110 and out of ot the mining property was wa also nl o closed although It 11 hid had b beenu en enu u cd ed o ae a a a public coal TOJI for or 10 40 0 ars Men tin Ien employed by the lan l'an corn om Pan Ian er not even een ab aba abia lo to gel I n II ir it mall It w was as s salt sail alJ 1 an was made made-l made 10 the 1 I s Ites postal s MJ 0 John I are arr of the I 1 a j r f Coal of ot Ogden Oglon mid mal t i com com- complaint complaint complaint plaint as a t duller saing a hev he hem v u as denied supplies of u o coal oal b nu 1111 ot of the large lareo il When hen t I wis nas making el a fight on tin a n mu- mu mu Om pam which hat ha I offered o Its lir Po PoI I With all olLI al ul 20 10 O per c cent nt 0 00 0 theor theof the ot or h 11 rry rr S a J Joseph os was our of ol the tho a s at the hearing Ho made maae madelong long address s at al the CI Ing of oC nfl n mi tm eon ih h house at s IOn granted the Ir lu- lu luo Ine In-c In o e ot or Ih lah lah se- se e 18 commission 0 aver r to 0 lJ- lJ amine uc mine witnesses under r o lh ando and o require r quire pel sons con com anica antes and corporations 0 o sub sub sub-mi mu mn book booke boo Ilee ani an J pa papers ers fills poser po nIS v is found Cound nl n U y because use of o tho th t I 11 opu ope OJ of o the III Inquiry d by ht f mass of infer malton aid tic- tic Li Loro oro bi-oro i ore oro the committee Others who ho ere vero were here I aces acet Wootten ot or th the Mutual V 1 Dev Dev- ot or tho the Dunyon CO I corn com coni pan and C 1 V Craft Dt of I tr n Great Greal Greatt t stern tern lines Lute Le Letters n r r read and ld I iii the hire hands of J t nw t mail lOll foe to proto o 0 that I fur tu 11 U coal had hod I refused eru d to 10 sell it 11 coal coalo o do dl d ale s chi n h hi also ul o coal oal from irom h hi ll d It nas as ua Ire rl d 1 ill hi h l t lul ibis ti lt lO nas as nan II t l d J out to 10 Soule oho ulio d II be n among amone th tin fir tir pur- pur pur-h pur II h s a of or coal from Crall la lle gC con con- cone conI con i I e rn What I these ll h r se e eon cons conc nt e ns were N e tint thirst tr lt for After Arter the ot of the nato Char Jen- Jen on Oil on said ald that no decision had hado o en n reached 0 i is to the tle l l m mt mr of the n next meeting or l li J future plans of the tho lie committee TL T TI T or Oc The re resolution introduced lest calling for a II on coat 1 price follows s Whereas Charge are being I made that coal operators operator operators controllIng controlling Ing SO 80 per cent of or the out output Ut ot of coal eoal of this slate late aro are dl dl retail prices price by to o sell Rell to 10 dealer deilen who ho seil sed coal to the public for tor less les than the Iho puce pi bH lied all and dictated heren It Is 1 I like liken Is isu charged that these same ranio operator arc t I itt tempting to eliminate petition and maintain high by suppressing de dei of mutual coal cool companies acid nd herl her CN lain epT senta In III tills hia who oho lire are al also o s of West these big soft cOll operator ha have e in 10 nd idi IdL grate kra 0 charges acts als the tho estate stille securities loi and ana Its secretary I In g permitS to mutual eo coil coi l companieS to sell stock In 11 this stale til and It 11 Is 1 char l r that the moth e back o of he tight fight v ow being made by the th coal os In the 1 Is in of o tae to echeme to suppress the tho do of mutual coal cool companies and ond This Thin f h 11 a matter of grave grae public concern dut dUl to 10 tho rho present high price of o coal coni one olio or of rho mot most common ot of e neelS neel'S nece saneR of ot lifo and ana and and- the tarts facts In I connection therewith should ho bo boI I ly determined an and proper e I Soon t- t 0 therefore Ui be bo It Resolved that the lilt jl pr be beI he Is hereby cd ed to I appoInt a II special eo consisting con- con of or four tour 18 it lf the senate Renate to sit sll lt with a SIlar com com- committee committee from Crom the hou of representatives I for COl IhO thO no of forthwith conducting a u thorough In of ot the tho aCores lid con con- conditions con conditions and of all nil n it any manner mannel appertaining lh That the tha said spoilt I 1 corn com committee shall e 1111 ponce 10 to c till calland and ana subpoena compel and take down dorm l dO n and the proceedings of and th the tho testimony before tho rho said salol com eom- committee committee and nd to do all oilier r mat mat- matters lora necessary ary and ind In tal to carrying out the I of oC tills and the po glen ghen That That the tho said committee shall H findings to the th legis legis- legislature legislature lature Mure not nol later lator thin than the th dJ day of at February 19 1333 or on |
