The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-20
most certain detection and treble dam

most certain detection and treble dam.
ages for the timber taken, hesitate
before using the long axes that Min
nesota congressman not so very long
ago told about in explaining how his
employees wandered over on state land
The remedy Of publicity for the
evils of state was never invoked to
better advantage, and whether or not
the state ever RECEIVERS a dollar under
the disclosures by the public examiner
the cost of the examination will be re
paid many times over in the saving to
the state from future operations under
the; laws governing the sale of the
states pine.
The charge by Mr.. Dunn in his letter
to Gov. Van SAINT that the Democratic
state central committee had been fur
nlShed with a copy Of the Johnson re-
ports is denied by L. A. Rosing, chair
man of the executive committee of
the Democratic state central commit.
tee. Mr.. Rosing said yesterday thar
the statement was wholly gratuftous;
that the committee had no copy of the
reports OF the public examiner before
the public had received the reports
through the medium of the Twin. City
newspapers.
Finn Has Not Answered
George A. Finn had not last night
AAAcSaC PSAOiiS LIS oldlOiIiSlli
refutation of the charges contained
In the Johnson reports of nnalfeasanee
in office, and suggesting cancellation
of mineral leases held by him as a
former employe of the state auditors
office. A report was in circulation
that Mr.. Films reply would contain
countercharges against Mr.. johnson
in connection with his administration
OF an insurance corporation in Mime
an0llS soma rTIOr fO int
ment in 1901 as public examiner for
the state.
johnson Is Surprised
Public Examiner Johnson was not AT
his office all day yesterday, being
busted with his canvass for city treas
urer Of Minneapolis. Interviewed at
Minneapolis regarding the points of
difference between his reports and the
position taken by Mr. Dunn, Mr. John
son said:
I am surprised at the shifting of re-
spons1biiity onto the shoulders of the
former deputy auditor, and SO far as
have been able to examine the detailed
statement am greatly surprised at the
superficial manner in which both the prin-
clpal and former deputy handled the sub
ject.
The examination made by the employees
OF my department took the stunlpage rec
ord, which is by law made the all-im-
portant and final record, as a basis. and
went into the cruisers correspondence and
reports for additional information refer
ence to which should have been but was
not made on the stumpage record
Ii any errors were made as to the facts
1t was because of the incompleteness and
deficiency of the record. 1t is true that
the, report treats of permits issued prior
to 1895, but it does not deal with any that
had been issued long enough prior to that
time for the statute of limitations to cut
them out. They were the open accounts in
the states assets, and it was clearly the
auditors business to close up all of those
old accounts and collect for the state all
moneys due Hereunder. Every permit
then as now provided that the purchaser
should take all of the timber of mer-
chantable dimensions. This he agreed to
take and pay for. and gave a bond as
surety for the fulfllment of his contract
If the timber was there when the permit
was given, the responsibility from that