New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-09
TIE ADIRONDACK PARK.
7oFksT COMMISSIONS FIRST ATTEMPT TO
KFyCHANGE LAND FOR IT A FAILURE

TUE COMMISSION HAD EXPECTED TO TRADE
1900 ACRES OF STATE LAND FOR 10000
ACRES BELONGING TO LUM'
Der COMPANY-BOTH PARTIES
BACKING OUT"
,vpox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The rRiBuNEI
Albany, Jan. 5.-The first attempt Of the focs'
Commissioners to exchange state land OH INC ouV
skirts of the Adirondacks for timbered lahus hIus
near the centre of that region seems TO DC i'u'e
Several months ago the EverOn' LUMBER No'hpS
nroposed TO exchange some lands 1t owncu he"'
Pseco Lake. in Hamilton County. for lana pe'oIse
10 the state in Franklin County. inc lo"s' ,V-
missoners understood from the omciaiS Oh .o u''
her company that the latter would give -o'"o0 a.
of land in Hamilton County for l2ooo acres o"",N
nv the state in Franklin County and passco reso'"
tions acceptinc the prefer Under the law pdSSou
In 1887 regarding the exchanging OF such la"uS
Controller Wcmple and Auorney"enera i"oo' ~,
at once informed Of the inhnded eA'h"ns'' ,a
Tabor At the request of Controller Wempic -
the county Judges Of Hamilton and Franklin 'ouuos
10 appoint appraisers 10 learn the value Vi VO
:, u,. Tins nroposed TO exchange. The apprdis0'
anpointed were eX-Asscmblyman HadIeS' W..
Franklin County. and Peter Harris ol Iii'"' 'o.
County: and these two appointed thlrd apP'"'''''
Horace b. King. ,,,od n
Tho renort Of these appraisers was suhill'''o"
ron,roller Wemple and Attorney General Iaoer '"'
,rcor Oddly enough, both the Forest Commissioners
rd the Everton Lumber Company are ds'a'is"eu
The commissioners are of the opinion appdron' ,
that the bargain offered them Is not AN cSP'' ''i'
good one and they claim the right 10 r' o"'
their agreement on the other manu. INC H'''O''
,,Aor Cnmnanv through J. NJ. Lawson, It's counseI
hare declares that il never offered to eA'Hdneo ~,
.cros for L. 900 acres of the states lahu' ~ ~
os n the transaction are anxious that 1t shouu ho
he enforced il would seem that 1t pTohaoy VIII "0
he enforced. Controller Wempc, VINO mas '"'' ~ W
the report Of the appraisers OF the land says JIG
10 examine it with great care before CONNIE u any
opinion about il. ,u.
What is especially interesting TO the puohc
&c whether or not This first attempt to exchange
Adirondack lands IN any way tainVd Wild
fraud or whether any fraud was attempted ana was
prevented only by close scrutiny OF the report oy
The states officials. Mr. Iadley. when member OF
the legislature had the reputation Of being man OF
the highest integrity \ state officer. commenting upon
tho anpraisaL today said 1t seems 10 me that INC
snpraisers when they looked at the states LANDS IN
Franklin County. looked upon them with the eyes OF
,umhermen and when they looked upon the IdhuS
which The Everton Lumber Company proposed 10 EVo
~ the state with the eyes of who were thinking
only of establishing park ] do not MINK lhd' any
one rbo has never been the Adirondack woods coud
foil AT a glance whether not the soft lumber hah OF
had not been taken out and only the hau "oous iol'
Thus piece of property might be Vauabie 10 inc '"'o
ne a park but not of the least value 10 iumDermch'
n seems that the Eyeron Lumber Company would Ike
70 possess the states 1000 acres in Franklin County,
and willing 10 get rld OF us -o'ooo "'i0' " ~
lltOn County" 49,
The question of accessibility may have something
TO do with the value of lands in the eyes OF lumber
men, l observe that the appraisers make no mention
in their report concerning the property onereo o 'o
Everton Lumber COMPANY whether or not it is swampy
or marsh land. They also dwell somewhat upon '"o
difficulty of reaching by roads the state ianu'
Rut that statement also might apply 10 ue
land Of the Evert0n Lumber Company IN Hahi-
ton County They value 437 j. acres on IlSo'o
Lake belonging 10 the Evert0n LUMBER 'onp"'S -
al 81 an acre This seems rather hicn prize u''
the appraisers explain that the land can ue ueu .,
,anners and they may be right II Is very dAncull
rnrt m nrononnce a decisive opinion upon. and !
,,rafer IN examine it with care before 90 So
The appraisers in the report, declare tha' so'ho
N the states 10000 acres in trdnhIh 'ou' or
located within tolerabiy convenient distance no' CIV
east branch of the 1T. Regis River, down "h'oh 'o
timber from this township will naturally 60 IL 80
49, Int commercial value largely in excess OF lhe
,oas in townships II and 15" Tie appraisers lu'noi
aIots @ 10 and Il were long since cut over by
umbermen These lots G9n'ai" oo5 acres which We
valued at 81 per acre Inc ne ots Mere completely
S %"id - ther trees II so. the lots we're not
worth n an acre but If there are trees large chons
19r lG nrser Also sy In this township arc Cos
acres Of state land, OF which b39 acre are nS
Numbered 800 numbered. 200 aCrce nchuucu on"
~ M value and 3,Oo4 acres Of forest dme Ids'
NJ which thew value al - - per acre. Hc az
,aisors state that the great NadaWaSca mar 'oNeIs
tteyeral parcels and render, them valuelcsN &c.,
The appraisers give A ro,eae description Of the ialu,
~ Inc Everton Lumber Company al P'cco Lahe
while acknow edeinc that the lumber men mars
ctt ont the timber about the lake. Lake l1se'o'
thev saw is beautiful sheet of water, niiie Vi
more i'm width and >iX miles long IL, wafer are
clear cool and abound in front, ~ Is cT "oo
from the low price put upon inc -o '5,
acres Of the Eycrton Lumber , ,ohhlpanN,
usually only ~ acre, that the iuInpernc.
have been through these woods. But the lranc
seems 10 be OFF, between the contracting par,.cN.
II is useful only a. an example o the dlihcnuc'
surrounding the forming Of park IN the AdlrohdacR9