Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-10

S,epp.ng into the C.ciks ofh,c. one
/ Isy Ia, wssk. ~c iosnd Ho-afd ID.
saith. 80 Cashier o. Nofsay Ns,i'nAl
Bank. IN be capacity % Notary fablic,
bu,ily susasd b. taking The tePosi,.on
of 4 ; Aas.in. s,q.. under The df,ciioa
~ Col A " Scxion % Eastman, ueof-
ga. J n Dummond, j., 60 Of Port
/ lad an1 3 y ChAss. e,q Of Portland.
/ Ths Array u ca .ial and .cgal tsleat led
W % think hat something % coasiaef-
I abe importance was ''ia the Wind, ani
investigation de,sll psd AuTy Interesting
case. ~hlch has no, hefsioiofe been made
pubic
IN 1888. stephen Chass. thea veil
knosn ciiifca q Fysblfs. MAins. from
Information derived from the Hla. Mr..
I C.a,ion. Member Of Congfc,. from 0eor.
ga. was ltd % examine large tracts u
timb.r lanl ia iAa' state. With = s,e~ 10
sptcslai.oa ia land. and The manufacture
o., lambef After eNAminalion, be was
vel pleased With the p'OsPcci. bat not
having capital himself. suihcirni ioi TIE
business. be- interested several ~ell knosn
Portland gcaiismen 10 his enterprise
Ihfough he efforts company wAs o.
gained. knosn a. the Georgia Land
/ Company. Mr.. Chase. AID Mes'r,. Colby
and Croker. large lumber OPERATOR.
~ere appointed by the company 20 visit
Georgia. examine tracts and pafchase A
amour, Of .and no, % exceed 1900
acre. They wsnt 10 Georgia. and after
considerable time .pen, IN examinaiion,
Of ,Ari0as tracts IN d.asreni localities.
they selected one which they though,
could b. purchased 20 advantage A.
this lAld was held by many owners, End
the purchase Ahl conveyance u the same
would iasol,e much trouble and delay. a
eon,rac, was made with one Williams,
thea a. Miiiiigey,lle. Ca. BY which be
va. TO purchase And thea oonvey, by
lod and sufhc.en, deed 10 the Company,
/ zoo, 600 acres. a. the price Of seven cents
PER acre The land contracted for Was
/ between the Ocoaee and Ockmalgee
Rivers Chase. Colby and Croker also,
on their own behalf. beaded q oae Flour
noy a tract said 10 contain $4,000 acres,
comprising timber lands. saw mill. and
plantation. with building. thereon. Upon
their return 70 Maine. they reported all
their doing. in behalf Of the Company,
and also gave an soooan, Of the fioarnoy
purchase. On solicitation. they finally
relinQaished al their righ, 10 the Flour.
nov property. and transferred Il TO the
Company by deed. The Company after
wards sent men from Portland. bull,
new mill. and expended large sums Of
moaey 10 improve the property; bat the
great distance from any shipping Pori;
lo~ state Of the rivers during quite Por-
ton q the year and various other causes,
combined 10 reader the venture unProhi-
able. Meanwhile Chase. who claimed 10
bod oae-fOarth Of the stock Of the Com
pany, sold large portion Of bis stock a,
a price greatly above par Shares Of the
Georsi. Land Co sold in Maine. at that
time for n high as $500 90. The
property Of this company has been trans
fsusd through many eonysyanees. and IS
nov owned by Dodge. Msggs q Go. Of
New York City. Within the pas, few
wears. some Of the heir. Of Chase. Colby
and Croker have put In . claim 10 the
land purchased by them. and now si,emP,
70 hoid the same under the claim Of IN
forms.i,y and invalidi'y Of the deed to
the Company. The present owners Of
the land, desiring to establish their title
which they believe 10 be unimPeaehaoie'
have examined al the books and papers
Of the Company. which are accessible,
and have interviewed many Of the older
citizens Of Portland. through their agent
Allen w. sexton, esq, OF Eastman,
Georgia. 10 whom they have eonhaed
their business This examination has m
yolsed extensive travel In NOS, OF the
Northern States. and the examination Of