The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-02

proceedings will be Instituted In
every case where a wilful trespass
Samuel g. Iverson.
..E State Auditor.
State Auditor Iverson is laying an
iron hand on the timber trespass
"hends.", He served notice on them
hereafter. If they still persist in
using long AK handles. and cutting
from state property, they will face the
sternest penalties Of the law, which
provides fine and imprisonment for
Wilful trespass.
Weight is given to Mr.. Iverson's
statement by the record he has made
since entering the state auditors Of
fee.
One Big Penalty Paid.
The largest timber trespass settle
ment in the history. Of the state was
made to-day, when drafts for $12,-
treasurer for the benefit of the state
school fund. They were in payment
for timber taken by A. G. Bruce of
Floodwood. during the winter of
1923. from section 16. township "a,
range FL, in st. Louis county. The
cruisers scaled the timber unlawfully
| taken at 1,156.560 feet, and it was
sand, just twice the value placed on
it by the state timber board. The
| section was cruised in May, 1900, by
w. s. Dedon. who estimated the tim
Der at 100000 feet, and appraised
it at SO thousand. This was raised
by the timber board to $3.50. and at
the stumpage sale last fall it was
the Ncruisers found he had cut from
the section the winter before the
| amount on which he has now paid
the trespass price. Since the sale he
has cut 100000 feet more from the
section. for. which he will pay the
| sale price Of s6.1o. Bruce explains
that he had expected to buy the sec
| ton at the sale in 1909, and prepared
to log 1t. but It was not offered, and
he went ahead cutting. intending to
pay for 1t all at the sale prices report
Ing the total cut. So he was not as
sessed for wiIful trespass, which isl at
the rate OF treble value, but Is let off
for double value. on the score of In
voluntary trespass. Even then, he Is
paying the highest rate ever charged
| for so large a trespass. He sold the
logs to a. Minneapolis lumber firm,
whose attorney made the settlement.
Record for a. Year.
! Mr.. Iverson gave out a. statement
this morning Of trespass collections
under his administration, which make
a remarkable showing. Since Feb. l..
| 1903, there have been ninety settle
ments made on 100000 feet of tim
Der taken from state lands, and the
total amount actually received to date
Is $50,500. This is at the rate of near
| ly So a thousand for the timber. AS
much of 1t was windfalls and dead and
down timber of low value, 1t is evil
| Hayt th at sotf1o 70 hova hony, n a
for much more than the stumpage
value. Amounts paid have ranged
from $3.50 up, and the timber from
less than 1000 feet up to over mill
lion. Ten settlements involved more
than 100000 feet each. Some poor
, $3.50 to IS g. thousand, but many
tracts realized $40. $12 and sis a
Thousand, and one as high as $24. The
state has really profited by trespass
, receiving much more from the tim
Der than it could have realized al
, sales. -..>f
Beside the cases settled, there are
| payments will aggregate at least
$4,000. i. e.. - '-.- = -
Another Seizure Ordered.
! Instructions were sent to-day to
3 one Of the cruisers to seize 100000
: feet of logs banked near Grand Rap
{ ids. It Is known that $4,000 feet OF
. these logs were taken from state land
: but they are all marked alike, an6
under the law the entire lot will be
seized and sold by the state. In ad.
dition, 1t is likely that criminal pro
|! ceedings will be instituted.
Il Our men have general instruc
9 wherever they find parties actual!
= committing wilful, trespass on stat'
!, lands, to confiscate the logs and ar
"a rest the parties guilty of the trespass.'
g "-@ Deplores the 'Loot.''
k while personally am gratifed a
o the results obtained" Mr.. 4 Iverso1
y continued, land am we'll pleased will
= the work Of the state cruisers In de
Is tecting so much trespass, and an
d pleased with the large amount o
e money obtained from these settle
e ments, yet it Is lamentable that Aciti
. zens of Minnesota should have gon
q on, either wilfully or thru mistake
u and cut over 100000, feet OF tim
Der from state lands without any law
full authority. .- 49,
., 'It is my intention to stop It If
can. At any rate, l. shall use all TIL
+ to stop this wholesale trespassin
n from state lands - /
4 e. Some Previous Records.
The last report of the state auditor
office shows that in the two years enc
ing July 81, 1902, there were ninety
.d four trespass cases settled. bringin
S39,024.26 to the state, besides $1,9s
received from timber cut in trespa:
and sold at public sale.
For the fiscal year ending July 8
t19O1, there were forty-seven settl
ments, aggregating $19,092.67.
For the year ending July 81, 100
al there were forty-seven settlements, il
n GLIDING two payments OF 50 900 fro
"a, C. 3. Buchanan. The total receip
en- for that year were $19,9S1.59.
a.. There Is no separate statement
ne trespass collections, but the items a
We shown under the head of timber sale
US and make the totals as given.
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