The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-03
675 OO
IL, 1874, due
Brown 4 Brockway. dated July

The interest accrued on the old notes was
paid " to Jan. II, 1874, when these notes
were gwen with strong pledges to meet them
when due, but failing SO to do, they were
given to the Attorney General for collection,
April II, 1874.
Munich Bros. & Co., dated Dec. /,
1872, s3,s97 90
Turned over to Attorney General
for collection, April H., 1874.
Emil Munich, dated June /, 1873, 1872 A
On this note 5000 were paid March 10,
before the close of the fiscal year.
The account of F. P. Clark for 81 1863. 40
for stumpage on permanent school has also
been turned over to the Attorney General.
ST. PAUL, August 18th 1874.
E. w. DIXIE,
State Treasurer.
The following communication from
the Attorney General in reply to letter
of inquiry will explain what steps have
been taken by him to enforce collection
of the unpaid notes.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, ;
ST.. PAUL, August Doth, 1874.
Hon. J. L. Macdonald, Chairman of the Sem
ate Investigating Committee:
Dear Sir: have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your favor of the 18th
ton has been taken by me with referenc. to
the collection of the stumpage notes, hand
ed to me by the State Treasurer, and what
the prospects are Of the same being paid
and also as to what is the situation OF the
claim against the ex-Treasurer of Kandiyohi
county, and the prospect of recovering
upon the same.
April 18th, 1874, l received from the State
Treasurer for collection the following notes
and accounts:
Note of the Anoka Lumber Company for
six hundred and twenty three 80 100 dol
lars, dated November 30th, 1872, due in one
year. Note of Munich Brothers & Co. for
50, 1862, dated December LIST, 1872, due in
six months Three notes of Croker Bros.
4 Lamoureaux for $500 each, all dated No
vember 18th, 1878, and due in four, tive and
six months respectively; and Croker Bros
4 Lamoureaux's note for IS, $50, made Octo-
Der LIST, 1872, and due in four months from
date. Two notes of Brown Il Brockway for
1915 each, both dated January 18th, 1874,
and due in sixty and nirety days; and an
account against F. P. Clark for logs cut in the
winter Of 1871 and 1879, on Section Sc,
Town 40, Range %, viz: 1890 feet at
50. 80 per thousand.
On July LIST, 1874, entered up Judgment
in the District Court for Ramsey county
against Messrs. Brown & Brockway, and on
July 9th sent execution to the sheriff of
Hennepin county, (Messrs. Brown and
Brockwav residing in Minneapolis), but the
same has not been returned by the sheriff at
his date.
May 2lst, 1874 began suit in the District
Court for Ramsey county against the Anoka
Lumber Company, upon their note, but
have not entered up the Judgment, having
given the Company until Monday of next
week in which to raise the amount
Messrs Croker Bros. & Lamoureaux have
agreed to pay 81 co.. of theirA Indebtedness
this month, and at that rate until the same
is fully paid.
Messrs. Munich Bros & Co. have been Civ
en- until October Ist in which to pay their
Indebtedness, and have stipulated in writ
ing to pay in the meantime - instead of Z
per cent. interest.
Extensions have been granted in cases
where considered the State secure, in view
of the general depression of business, and in
view of the fact that the claims came on my
hands too late for the spring term of court,
and if resisted could not be brought on for
trial until the December term of the District
Court for Ramsey county do not intend
that any of the claims shall 60 over that term
of court.
No permit can be found in the Auditors
Office running to Mr.. Clark covering the logg-
ing season Of 1871 and 1872, allowing him to
cut on sec. IS, township 40, range %; but
permit to cut on this land during the winter
Of 1901 was given to Mr.. Clark by the
then Auditor, but whether he settled and
II under his said permit, does not appear
from the records, nor does it appear that
the logs cut in the winter of l87i-72 have
not been paid for, except the evidence that
the possession of the account furnishes
Sometime ago addressed a letter to Mr..
Clark, requesting him to name time when
he would be in st. Paul, as desired to see
him about the account, but have not receiv-
ed an answer to my letter, and have not yet
seen him.
In this connection, 1 would suggest that
MIR. Clark. under permits granted last year
cut during the winter of 1914 several mil
lion feet Of logs, and whatever may be due
upon the account in my hands can doubtless
be secured when the settlement is made with
him for logs cut last winter.
am of the opinion that all the said notes
and accounts win be paid, except it be the
Clark matter, by the first of November next.
Nothing whatever has been done with the
claim against ex-Treasurer H. Abbott, of
Kandiyohi county.
Dec. IS, 1871, Auditor McIlrath in his ca
pacity as Commissioner of the State Land
Office, issued permits to sundry persons in
Kandiyohi county to cut all the timber then
growing upon certain land in that county, in
consideration of the payment of the certain
amounts named in said permits, amounting
to the total $6l6,04. It seems that the
Treasurer Of that county, Mr. Abbott, COL
lected the money and delivered the permits.
that at the next sale of public lands in that
county, the several parties holding permits
came forward and purchased the lands COW
cred by the permits, and that said permits
were taken up and counted as so much paid
upon the purchase of said lands. On the
36th of November the State Auditor drew
his draft for 1868. IS on the Treasurer of
Kandiyohi county in accordance with the
record of land sales in 1872, in favor of the
State Treasurer. The following month let
ter was received from ]. A. Jacobson, the
successor of Abbott, enclosing currency and
drafts to the amount of S2l2l.52, and the cer-
tain permits hereinbefore mentioned. ia
cobson was at once notified that the permits
could not be accepted as funds, but not hav-
ing received from his predecessor the money
they Represented, he declined to remit the
amount remaining due the State Auditor
McIlrath then took the matter in hand and
through the County Attorney .Saml. Durham
obtained q note from NJ Abbott for the
amount, viz: 1918, with mortgage security
upon a lot In Willmar The note and mort
gage, through the inadvertence of the County
Attorney, were made to run to Charles Nc