Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-12-31 | Page 1 | Coal Conspiracy

COAL conspiracy investigation mow in progress in chicago chicago dec begun by attorney ic and by alie committee to determine lie cause kotlic oal t famine in this city were merced today when alic consisting of aldermen wee and jones into vt lie pral to the mid that they work intelligently and together inquiry has not na yet brought out evidence of a between dealers or on the part of the or of although oine of alie former have alpen on hand thousands of oni of coal they however clabin hat it n for contrails con trails already made mid not ther own alie altur ney general that if it n le shown alic eoal is realy not held for contracts jthn dealers end be prosecuted for it froin the market several railroad men declared gieir kivini coal prefer ento ovar dead freight and produced figures to show that it wa being di poised of as fat ns received