The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-09-28
State Auditor Iyerson Certifies Under His
Hand and Official Seal as to the Actual
Records of the Office Johnson's
Statements Proved ID Be
Preposterous CaIumnies

ment includes every item mentioned in
the report OF Public Examiner johnson
relating to state timber and takes
them up seriatin1- in the order in which
report. This statement has been made
under the direct and personal supervision
or the state auditor. 8. G.. Iverson. who
has checked every item and statement
and is absolutely correct, as shown by
the books and records of the state au-
ultorS Office. It shows that the state
ments made by the public examiner are
raise and untrue and that his assump-
tons and conclusions are unWar-
ranted and misleading in every
particular. Tt also shows that the
the timber business in general and the
states timber business in particular as
Is shown by the false construction he
places upon terms in common use in the
lumber industry. For instance he pre-
tends to believe, and would have the
public understand that the term new
cutting, commonly used by timber
cruisers to designate timber which has
never Been cut, means that such timber
has ben cut or partially cut. He also
pretends to believe and attempts to con-
Vey the impression, that when q state
cruiser, afer making an examination of
state timber Land, reports cutting on
south and east that this means that the
timber ON the state land has been cut
On the east and south, when as fact,
such report means what it says name
ny, that timber on the lands adjoining the
state lands on the east and south, had
been cut. lit is stated by employees in the
state auditors Office that the meanings
or these terms were explained to the pub
lie examiners assistants but that they
disregarded all information and explana-
ton.
Comparison Is Invited.
Any citizen possessed Of ordinary in
tell1gence is invited to take the certified
statement of State Auditor S. q. Iverson
printed below and compare it, item by
item. with the published report Of the
"a Inv 4c411 any
satisfy himself of the utter falsity- Of the
liner.
not the time to make Il complete COM
parlson as suggested attention is drawn
70 few cases Illustrative of the false
MOOD and misrepresentation of the public
examiners report The items can be
ldentlned in the state auditors certified
stateInent and in the public. examiners
which precedeS~ each item
seventeen Thousand Dollar False
hood shown.
Take the first item in the public ex-
amlners report which says that SIT 225
Tor pine cut on section 16-55-22 was not
PAID, State Auditor IverSon certifies that
this money was paid into the state treas
ury on August 10. 1894 and that the pine
land investigating committee reported
the collection of this money to the state
legislature. filing its report with the gov
eTnOr on Dec. 81 1894
Sections 33-5S-19 and 36-59-19 the Sec
ond item in the public examiners report
and the second and third items in state
AUDITORS statement, is also cited to show
the falsity of the public examiners state
ments. He alleges that no effort was
made to collect the balance of the money
due the state for timber cut from this
land. The state auditor certifies that
the cutting was done before state auditor
Dunn assumed office for the most part
and that the timber had been shipped out
OF the state State Auditor Iverson also
certifies that Mr.. Dunn placed the col
lection of the money for this trespass
in the hands OF the proper state officials,
namely, the state treasurer and the at
torney-general and that they followed
the timber to Cleveland, Ohio, and that
the attorney general collected So. 500
which was turned into the treasury but
was unable to collect any more as the
trespasser was bankrupt and his bonds
men We're financially irresponsible.
Another Sample of Misrepresentn-
ton.
1868. The public examiner among
other misleading and false statements
the section had been cut south and west
and that no payment had been made be-
cause of this cutting. State Auditor
Iverson certifes that Cruiser Mckenzie
reported that the timber was being cut
on the lands adjoining this section of
state land and that there had not been
any cutting on the state land
16-52-12. Public examiner reports that
Cruiser Mckenzie made an estimate of
the timber on this land and reported that
there had been cutting done on this land
did this alleged cutting or how much was
cut. State Auditor 1verson certifies
that the exact language of Cruiser Nc
ting" which means that the timber had
never been cut info and that no cutting
had been done. The cruiser does not
say that anything was ever cut on this
section. ane the public examiners state
ment is an absolute falsehoOd.
36-52-12. The public examiner makes
q similar false statement regarding this
section He says the cruiser reported
that there were new cuttings and that
he estimated the amount of timber still
standing at 100000, and ne turther
tempt to collect for these new cuttings
and although the cruiser reported 1000
600 feet of timber, all the timber
sum of Of 500 500, and with either the
densest stupidity or malice the public
examiner asks: The query u.s. what
auditor Iverson certifies that Cruiser Nc
Kenzie never made an estimate or report
that there was 100000 feet Of timber on
this land but that there is an estimate
of 1000 600 feet on section is in the same
town. He also certifies as to what TIM
Der was sold cut and paid for on this
land
The foregoing are a few Of the first
cases in the public examiner 8 report and
it ifs not necessary to weary the public
with CtIlNE any QkuGES4 d. lAACy art all
alike throughout the entire list. The
above samples are not exceptional cases
but every item Of Public Examiner john
sons report is shown BY the certified
statement OF State Auditor Iverson TO
be lust as false and full of gross mis-
representation, q fact winch can pc
proved by comparison
State Auditor s. O. VERSIONS certified
statement is printed in full below
state Auditor Ivcrson CertiMes 20
This.
The following Is a certified abstract Of
the stumpage and other records i'm the
state auditors Office by State Auditor
Samuel G. IverSOn.
Sec. 16-55-22 The public examiner says
that there III mo evidence that $1T, 225. be-
longing to the school fund or pine cut
from this section was paid.
On page TS pine land investigation
committees report to the Legislature. filed
with the governor Dec. a. 1884, the com-
gnittee report having collected $4,000.
Gov. Nelson on Aug. 19. 1894, paid into
the state treasury $17s3A204 on account
m COLLECTIONS made from ItaSca Lumber