The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

mortgage, the sum that Major Bird was
TO pay for the coal land 1 had entered.
] did not count the money, but Major
Bird said there was $1,000.
Makes Final Settlement.
''Aprn 4. three or four days after my
last visit to Major Birds Office, l met
my friend again and he asked NE to go
To Birds Office and make final settle
ment for my land. When ] arrived there
Major Bird informed me that he had
purchased ny coal land on the follow
ing terms: ! was to receive $50 bonus
and SO for the time spent in making
the location. He then gave me a check
for S115. drawn by F. A. Calkins on the
Deseret National bank. He explained
thai L was TO pay $50 of this to my
friend the amount he had handed me
as Birds fee.
II protested against this. I offered TO
accept a check for $50 for my equity in
the property, and out Of this sum repay
the $50 advanced by my friend. Major
Bird said he would submit my PROPOSE
ton to the purchaser of the land. My
friend took me into the hall and insisted
that j stand by the original agreement.
but / declined. My friend then went to
the Utah Fuel company, and when he
returned he said il was all right, that
7 was to keep the check for S115 and
that he would lei me off from the pay
ment of the $3.50 that I was expected
~ itAuIh from my expense money i MS
was the balance of the S25 after 1 had
paid $3.50 for my ticket TO Salina and
return. My time was figured at 50 a
day for the ten days / was out.
We then returned to Major Bird $
Office and ] told the major that I ac-
cepted the $115 ia full settlement of all
my claims. 1 then signed another quit
claim deed and Bird gave me the check
for S115. The Quit-claim deed signed
by myself and wife did not contain the
name of any one as grantee. and Foster
acknowledged II in that blank form
When I called at Major Birds office
the last time I was informed that it
would be necessary TO sign another
qUit-claim deed, as there was something
wrong with the first one. In this sec
ond deed the name of F.. A. Calkins ap-
peared as grantee. To this second deed
at the time I signed it Major Bird took
my acknowledgment. Foster took this
second deed to my home and secured
my Wife's signature and acknowledge
n-ent- The first deed was then de-
stToyed."
Bird Denies Knowing CaIkins.
Major William II. Bird. attorney for
the Utah Fuel company. denied en-
phaticaIly that he represented the
company in any way in making these
transfers to the Utah Fuel company
from the men who made the filings.
No, sir Major Bird said; the Utah
Fuel company Is in no way associate ted
with or interested in the taking up Of
these lands in Salina canyon. A num-
Der Of filings were made there They
were made on lands that had been in
controversy before the land office, but
which had been lying open and I'M
claimed for sixteen or eighteen months
They were not transferred to the
Utah Fuel company. nor TO anyone con-
nected with or associated with the
Utah Fuel company in any way. The
deeds have been filed for record. and
anybody can see them by taking the
trouble TO go to the recorders office.
] don't know who the grantee is I
understand he is a foreigner in the
state, but I don't know as to that [
don't know such a person as F. A
Calkins. I never heard of him. and did
not know there was such a person"
Ridges Declines to Explain.
Milton Ridges Of the contracting firm
Of DavissOn & Ridges admitted having
filed on a quarter section March 20
1905. Asked as to whether he himself
had paid over the 81 500 and the sum
represented his money alone, Ridges
Sa id.
Well, maybe I borrowed the money
and maybe I didn't. If you think or