The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-16
TIMBER LAND SOLD.
Thirteen Thousand Acres At Public
Auction for $1O5, 442.26.

Auction for O5,442.2e.
BY Associated Press:
Moscow, Idaho, July 13.-The white
pine timber on $4,000 acres of land be-
longing to the state, all contained in
township Al, in ranges east and west
of the Boise meridian, was sold this
morning at public auction to Henry
Turkish of West Superior, Wis, the
price paid being $1O5,442.26. This was
the appraisement put on the timber
by the state, and it is on the basis
of 81 a thousand for white pine, Is
cents for red fir and yellow pine.
The sale is for cash, paid at the
time of sale. Mr.. Turish, the pur-
chaser, states that the timber will be
worked up in the immediate future,
but has declined to state in just
whose interest he is acting. He was
the only bidder, although there were
a number of timber men in attend
ance, and it was expected that more
than one bid would be made.
Among the lumber men present and
who did not bid were R. D. Musser of
Muscatine, w. Deary and F. w. Kehl
of Duluth, w. E. McCord of Spokane,
John Pearson, who has been working
in this belt estimating during the past
two months; F. S. Bell from Minneso-
ia and William Codd of Colfax. It is
supposed that Messrs. furnish, Pear
son and McCord have been working
together, and that they have been rep
resenting the Weyerhauser syndicate.
| Considerable surprise was evinceo
when none of the others present made
bid for the timber, and it is rumor-
ed that each of the others will ne
given a portion of the timber at the
appraised value. Those who are ia
miliar with the white pine belt state
that the price paid was low, and that
undoubtedly twice as much would
gladly have been paid for the timber
if necessary. At least, a considerably
better price is being offered for small
private holdings in the same belt, and
in several cases sales have been made
at much better figures.
The proceeds from this sale of the
states school lands will be used in
paying off part of the funded debt Of
the state, the recent session of the
legislature having authorized the
state land board to use money in the
school funds for that purpose.
Henry Thrush, the purchaser, says
the timber was bought for himself and
associates, and that neither the Wey-
erhauser nor any other lumber syndi-
cate had anything to do with the pur-
chase. Mr.. Thrush said:
myself and associates intend to
build an Independent railroad line
from Moscow to the white pine belt,
a distance of about so miles. We will
then erect large mills and work the
timber up. Under the state law all
the timber must be cleared off within
| 20 years, and we figure it will take
all of that time to work this body
containing in the vicinity of 100000,
900 feet. Representatives of other
timber buyers present endeavored tc
persuade me not to buy, arguing that
the clause in the contract compelling
the working up of all timber within &c
Years made it impossible to profitably
handle the timber.
II return to West Superior tonight
but leave John Pearson as persona
Representative. He will remain II
charge of affairs here, and will also
purchase tracts from settlers CONT
guous to the timber. tract JUS
bought. We expect to secure about
5000 acres more of white pine lands
in this way before building the rail
road and MILL