Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-04-07
publicly condemned.

publicly condemned.
By one who was an eye witness at
one OF the public sales Of state lands,
held in Moscow by a democratic state
administration, we are informed that
the timber in question was put up and
sold in forty acre tracts. That prior to
the sale the state had appraised each
forty, and advertised and sold only GER
tain kinds Of saw timber then standing
upon the land. For example, only
the white pine was sold on some forties,
on others the white pine, tamarack, or
perhaps fr,etc, but never was ALL tim
Der standing or growing upon the land
sold or offered for sale. But what do
the records show? What do the deeds
call for2 Certainly not more than the
state soldl II so why and by what
right? Yet that is exactly the thing
done. That is the charge against the
democratic state land board and the
timber syndicates, based upon state
records, for every deed executed by
the democratic board to the companies
calls for and covers ALL TIMBER
BEING, STANDING and GROWING
UPON THE LAND" A plain and
palpable fraudulent transaction, far
reaching premeditated scheme; a col
lossal swindle between the democratic
state Land Board and the syndicate
purchasing the timber.
Nor is this alone the extent Of the
plan by which the people Of Idaho
were openly robbed. The deal dates
from the time the state put its first
democratic land solicitors and apprais-
ers in the field, who, in conjunction
with the private estimators Of the tim
Der syndicates, purposely appraised the
timber at about twenty-five per cent Of
the actual amount standing upon the
lands at that time, making the amount
received by the state for these vast and
valuable holdings not to exceed 25
CENTS PER THOUSAND FEET.
If any there are who doubt this let
them write to Hon. c. ]. Munson, at
Boise, Idaho, and get the official
records giving the corrected estimates.
From these it will be seen that for
some tracts the estimates were so re-
reduced that not even ten cents per
thousand feet was paid by the timber
syndicates. And those paragons Of
virtue and business honesty whose
word, we were assured during the re-
cent timber extension controversy, was
as good as gold bonds;" these hon
orable gentlemen, whose promises were
so thoroughly reliable that even hint
caused Moscow business men to see
visions Of railroads, saw mills, factories
and pay-rolls, represent the purchasing
end of the deal, with the democratic
State Land Board Of Idaho as their too
willing conspirators. Remember, too,
that the estimates called for saw timber
only, not one word ever being even in
timated regarding young trees then too
small to saw, nor of the millions OF feet
r Of tie and post timber, cord wood, OF
telephone poles. Yet these are worth
hundreds of thousands OF dollars, and
will probably bring more when market
ed than the entire sum so far paid into
the state treasury by those who now
claim this timber under democratic
contract of sale. Not satisfied with all
this, Messrs Weyerhauser, furnish,
Deary, ct. al, are insisting on one fifth
, Of a century of additional time, thai
r not only they, but their descendent;
may, for years to come, harvest the las
' twig and branch, and realize million:
/ Of dollars that in all justice belong a;
a heritage for educational purposes tC
S the children Of the state.