The Grange advance., 1874-09-09
6B %

The Interest accrued on the old notes was |
paid up to Jan: II, 1874, when these notes /
were given with strong p edges to meet them
when due, but falling so to do, they were
lyen to the Attorney general for collection,
Aanch BROS: 4 Co., lated Dec. !,
Turned over to Att or,,ey General
for collection, Al 6il II, 1874.
Emil MUNICH, date June l. l673 1882 "A
- on tins note 900 were paid March l3,
1874, and the pr mise given to settle it up
before the close II the fiscal year.
The account Of f.. F. Clark for 81 ,963. 40
Tor stumpage a permanent school has also
'esn s t1ineo 9seF to the Attorney General.
ST. PAUL, = ns,ast 18th 1874.
State Treasurer.
The foil owing communication from
the Attor' sey General in reply to aletter
OF inquiry will explain what steps have
been tax ea by him to force,collcction
OF the ap&id notes.
T. STATE OF MIyxEsorA.2
ArroRSs:Y GENERALS OFFICE,
Sr. PAUL, August Goth, 1874.
Hon. ; C.. Macdonald Chairman of the Sen
aye nfv'stigating Committee:
Oe' ~ SIR: l have the honor to acknowl-
-
inst requesting a statement as to what ac-
tloll has been taken by me with referenc' to
the collection Of the stumpage notes, hand
sd tonne by the State Treasurer, and what
Tn prospects are of the same being paid
an 4 also as to what is the situation Of the
ci sln against the ex-Treasurcr of Kandiyohi
@ &1lEy, and the prospect of recovering
u pom the came.
: April 18th, 1874, received from the State
Fncns, xor %Io
Ead accounts:
Note OF the Anoka Lumber Company for
Biz hundred and twenty-three 3O-lOU dol
lars, dated Nov ember 3Oth, 1872, due in one
Year. Note Of Munich Brothers Il Co. for
IS, $685., ate December lst, 1872, due in
six months Three notes of Crooker Bros.
Il IamOure aux for $500 each, all dated No.
vembrr llth, 1878, and due in four, five and
1>s'x months respectively; and Crooker Bros.
q LamoureasSs note for s3,75o, made Octo-
Der lst, 1872, and due in four months from
date. Two notes of Brown Il Brockway for
S675 each, both dated January 18th, 1874,
and due in &:xty and nirety days; and an
account against F. P C!arh for logs cut in the
winter OF 1871 and 1872, on Section Sc,
Town 40, Range %, viz: 775,s00 feet at
50. 81 per Thousand.
On July lst, Is "a, entered up judgment
in the District Court for Ramsey county
against Messrs. ;rown & Brockway, and On
July 9Th sent xecution to the sheriff of
Hennepin coun ty, (Messrs. Brown aud
Brockwav residi ng in Minneapolis), but the
same has not bet N returned by the sheriff at
his date
May 2lst, 1874 began suit in the District
Court for Ramse y county against the Anoka
a.umber COmpa ny, upon their note, bit
have not entere up the judgment, having
given the Com, ,any. until Monday of next
week in which % raise the amount.
Messrs Crook er Bros. & I.amoureaux have
this month, am at that rate until the same
is fully paid. 4:
Messrs Munc h Bros.>& Co. have been CIV
en- until Octobe LIST in which to nav their
Indebtedness, and have stipulated in writ
ing to pay i'll the meantime IL instead Of z
per. cent intere st.
Extensions have been gra, ,ted in cases
where -consid cred the State SECURE, in riew
of the general depression of bu ineSs, and in
view OF the fact that the claims came on my
hands too late for the spf;ng te rm of court,
and ifresisted could not be bro, lght ON for
trial until the December term of the District
Court for Ramsey county. do not intend
that any of the claims shsal go ov er that term
of court
No permit can be found in tn, Auditors
Office running to Mr.. Clark GOVERN 1g the loge-
ing season Of 1871 and 1872, allow ing him to
cut on sec. Sc, township ~, range %; but q
permit to cut on this land during the winter
Of 1907! was given to Sir. G. ark by the
then Auditor, but whether he sttled and
paid for logs cut during the winte.t of 1870
II under his said permit, does OF appear
from the records, nor does it ar pear that
the logs cut in the winter. of 1871, ~ have
not been paid for, except the evid ience that
the possession Of the account furnishes.
Sometime ago addressed "a ,lette1' to Mr..
Clark, requesting him to name til ne when
he would be in St. Paul, as Il desire d to see
him about the account, but have no receiv-
edaan answer to my letter, anda,ave not yet
seen him. -
In this connection, would >sugg est that
Mr.. Clark, under permits granted 1e ut year
cut during the winter Of 1854 sever al mil
lion feet Of logs, and whatever may be due
upon the account in my hands osn do ubtless
be secured when the settlement ismade with
him for logs cut last winter
/ am of the opinion that all the said notes
and accounts will be paid, except it ,e the
CLARK matter, by the first Of November next
Nothing whatever has been done wit h the
claim against ex-Treasurer M. Abbott, Of
Kandiyohi county,, ~.
Dec: Is, 1871, Auditor Mc1lrath in his ca
paeity as Commissioner Of fthe St&e Land
Office, issued permits to sundry persons in
kandlyohl county to cut all ele timber then
growing upon certain land in that county in
Consideration of the payment of >theecertin
amounts named in said permits, amounting
to the total S5l8,04. It seems 'th4. the
Treasurer of that county, Mr.. Abbott, COL
lected the money and delivered the permits,
that at the next sale Of public lands lin that
county, the several parties holding permits
came forward and purchased the lands Gov
cred by the permits, and that said permits
upon the purchase of said lands. On the
30th of November the State Auditor drew
his draft for 9263a. 56 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 a let
ter was received from J. A.. Jaosbson, the
drafts to theamount Of e2l2l .62, and the cer-
tain permits hereinbefore mentioned ia
cObSOn was at once notified that the pefmits