The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-24
WHITE EARTH'S
TIMBER SALE
interior Department, After Con-
sideration, Postponed This
- Event to October 2.
WHY THE TIMBER rs -
NOT SOLD IN LUMP
Complaints of Lumbermen and
Others Answered by Com
missioner Leupp.
BY w. w. Jermane.

BY w. w. Jermane.
Washington, Aug. 24.-Acting secre-
tary Ryan, of the interior department,
has postponed the White Earth timber
sale to Oct. 2. After consultation
with Commissioner Leupp, of the Indian
bureau, he has also decided to adver-
tlse the sale more widely than has here
tofore been done, so that no complaint
can be made that lumbermen have not
had full notice.
MIR. Stevens Proposals. -,
Secretary Ryan today received a
long letter from Representative Fred
Stevens, in which his attention was
called to the regulations governing sales
and cutting, and which contained sug-
gestion for an amendment of the regu-
1ations so as to give full justice to the
Indians, and to allow full competition
among the lumbermen in that section
of the country.
Commissioner Leupp gave the pro-
posed sale full consideration this morn
Ing, calling on his subordinates for a
objection has been made by the Irdians
and the lumbermen.
Mr.. Leupp Denies "Pull.'
"In the first place, I want to say
that the charge of anybody has a
pull with anybody in this office is
absolutely untrue,'' he said in discuss
ing a statement made about this sale.
"1 want to say further, that if the'per-
sons who are making this hue and cry
would read the advertisements and reg
ulations more carefully, they would
have no cause for complaint.
Complaints Answered in Order. .
Taking up the complaints in order,
the first relates to the. short time al
lowed for making examinations and fl
Ing bids. The early date for opening
bids was fixed after several confer
matter in this office, because it was de-
sirable that the successful bidders
should have time to set up their mills
80 that they could get a full season Of
cutting.
The second charge is that the timber
is to be sold in lump. That is not
true. If the advertisement is studied
carefully. it will be, seen that the sue
.cessful bidders will be required to make
contracts with the individual allottees.
If an allottee should decide that he does
not Want to sell his tim Der, he can re-
fuse to make the contract, and that
will end the matter so far as he is con-
seerned. a..-..{a ~. ,,.ny..4.
Buy From Indians Direct.
The regulations governing this sale
the disposal of timber on the reserva-
tions in upper Wisconsin and it should
be understood that bidders will not buy
this timber from the government, but
from the Indians direct. Contract may
be- made to provide for payment at the
rate mentioned in bid, subject to ap-
prevail by the interior department and
~ oEpo
proved. If any Indian should decide to
cut timber on his allotment himself, he
can do so. In fact, it may be said that
all timber on the allotted lands in case
of White Earth reservation, are strictly
subject to such disposition as allotte
may want to make of it.
GAS to the estimate made by one Of
our agents, that estimate was only for
the guidance of the department and for
bidders, to show the probable amount
of timber of each kind on the Teserva-
ton, subject to disposal at this sale.
It is not absolute and contractors will
not pay for timber on this estimate,
but on actual measurement, after cut
bank scale.
"Obiection is made to the deposit re-
CURED with each bid $4,000. That sum
Is desired only to bring each bidder IN
to the scratch when the time comes to
make contracts with the individual In
dams.
A careful reading of the advertise
ment will show that the successful bid.
bond s'in the sum to be fixed by the
commissioner of Indian affairs, guaran.
teeing faithful compliance with the
terms and condition on such con.
tracts.' Should the successful bidder
fail to give the required bond, the
$4,000 would be forfeited to the gov
eminent to be applied to the use and
benefit Of Of the White Earth Indians.
event of the highest bidder forfeitine
his $1,000, the department. will do as
1t has done in numerous instances in
the past. In some cases all bids have
been re- ected and in one case this sea
son lower bidder was given the CD
ton Of paying the higher bid. The
Indians will be fully protected on that
score.
49,. Saving the Pine.
- "Now as to the requirement. in the
regulation that groups of from two t.
-FOUR mateured pines, situated at inter
walls Of 400 feet, shall be measured h.
marked and saved from cutting.'i Thai
requirement was put in at the sugges
ton OF the forestry service, the trees
Ihus saved TO oe used Tor seeding pur
poses, in the event that it was decided
to create forest reserve out Of the un
allotted lands. This will not proven
any. Indian allottee from farming hi
land, with these trees standing. bu
there is nothing on earth that can. pre-
vent him from cutting these groups O
trees after he gets his allotment patent
~ believe that with the regulation
now adopted, and with the time for re
civing bids extended, full competition
IL assured and the Indians will get
lair price for their timber.
] do not know that it has been de
termined to establish forest reserve i
the White Earth reservation, but tn
saying Of the few trees at intervals o
400 feet was put in to provide for it
in event the forest reserve becomes
raility at some future time''
PASTOR GETS 15-YEAR.oLD BRIDE
Philadelphia, Aug. 24.-Rev. Charlie
Pfetfer of Cairo, N. Y, rector Of tn
Of Of