The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-25

-. heissf that Mr. Fee. OF the Northern
sSse IN his letter TO Chairman CAD &elss
- ,-ranzcoat inentaI Association. spoke
"a millions Of acres Of land necessary
= aIsDosed OF. finds Az ind9rEetneat IN
sra:eFoent printed 81 tae NE% YORK
rs-N from rs Washington correspond
:. wnlrn recItes that during the past
- more than 10000 acres Of pa9ise
-. haze been patented 70 the Northern
$50 $50 railroad and taas the general land
- has practically surrendered itself 20
-. corporation. II Is further charged
-. he Northern Pacific obtained four
ss.ax az All the land patented during tne
- and the Huntington roads nearly the
xEsals Of the other fifth. Eighteen other
80 grant roads received but 1883 acres.
- territory transferred 10 the Northern
szelae wlthia the year. u Is pointed osifs
greater than Massachusetts. New
r,n.psaire and Rhode Island combined.
: he thirty years previous 20 Commis-
.ner Lamorenx's administration sat lit-
: o,rer 5000 acres were patented 10 this
somDany. These facts are sald 10 have -
r.rt;sd Secretary Francis that re has
.otfaed the land Office that ne VII @i'-
.rays no more selections Of land by the
xsrthern Pacific. IL Is reported that the
,.sesrsrs OF the road actually presented
4 me circuit eoart 81 Wisconsin a biii for
a. ss' for expenses incurred In expssaiIsng
.se issuance Of patents. II Is more snan
sroSzbie that a congressional inFeSfiEs-
ssn Will result. although the roses are
ia to have taken every step 20 prevent
JoaFsH knight. OF Wisconsin. - said
!, b. behind the scheme. u Is charged
ia. tao clerks from St. Paul were sent 70
Washington CITY by the Northern Tacifg
!, assist the land office IN expeaitlng mat
:xrx
me Land operations OF the Northern Pa
ksc are not al a. suDshiny as rs dealings
xlh the land Office. az aaylees received
yssterfay from 81. Paul would iaascate.
4 special dispatch 70 the Pioneer Press
rom Mandan. -. d. says that an afiieiai
Il the Northern Pacific made an uussc-
sssssaI attempt to pat on record with fhs
register Of deeds real estate deed or IN
srament conveying to the Northern Pa
sac ali the lands owned by the company.
gse grantor being the master In chaneery
4 the old Northern Pacific. There "
s-rtlon OF the North Dakota code d.S-5)
which reads:
mo deed. mortgage. deed OF trust or
eher incumbrance or transfer Of real
urpparty shall be received. fled or record
4 BY the register Of deeds until all de-
naqaent taxes due upon the real estate
A such instruments described shall have
ssnced by the Endorsement Of the county
treasurer 10 that effect on the instrument
presented for films or record.
When a deed IL handed 20 the register
.. deeds FOR record. ha r. thus prohibited
nom recording II until the treasurer cer-
tiles that all taxes are paid on the prop
srty described In the instrument. The In
s.rument sought 20 be recorded does not
specifically describe any tracts Of land
+ merely mentions All lands IN North
Dakota heratofore belonging 10 the
Northern Pacific. whatever may be tho
technical term that would properly de-
scribe this instrument. II certainly would
earne under the broad term. transfer OF
real property"
The register OF deeds applied 70 the
,reasurer for his certificate. bat the treas
arer eonld not put his certificate thereon.
a. the company owes thousands Of doll
ars on Its lands In this county, and those
lsnds have been duly sold for taxes.
Mates Attorney Voss was appealed 10.
.gt he said he could see no way 80 record
shs instrument. Even n the company wera
d pay its taxes on all the lands In the
eeanty that Il now owns. the treasurer
eeaId not put the required certificate on
~ deed. for there are many pieces q
lsaA on which taxes ara delinquent stand
hx IN the name OF the Northern FacAhc,
hssswned BY other parties. go unless TIE
hsfrument Il more specific. and describes
ise particular pieces Of land that Il trans
krs. Il Is hard 10 see how II Is 90 be re-
corded The fact that In Barnes, SUITS
nan. Kidder. nurlclgh and Stark counties
these deeds have been recorded is moth
Ing TO the point.
In tho same connection Mr. Fec has
called attention 20 the direct tax imposed
BY the Minnesota legislature upon unsoid
land IN that state.