Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-08

During the last week or two rumors
of damaging character have been
floating around about the Luse Land
company Of st. Paul. These rumors
have become so persistent and speci-
fic in their nature that it is necessary
to take notice of them. For instance,
1t has been told that the company was
unable to place the stipulated num-
Der of settlers on land bought from
the Canadian Pacific railroad company
In Alberta and the forfeiture for fail
ure of contract was ruinous to the
company. 1t is further rumored that
the company had been selling land
in Canada for which it could not give
title. AS consequence of these al.
legged frauds it was rumored that
j. +. Luse had been indicted and was
now out on bale. In another form
the rumor stated that he had been
unable to give bale and was anguish
ing in jail. Naturally this caused
uneasiness among.the many persons
with whom the company had been
dealing the past two or three years,
and those who knew Mr.. Luse and
trusted his honesty and judgment
were amazed at the reported develop.
ment of events.
]. G. Trainer and others who had
been at st. Paul last week aud saw
the usual uneventful progress of af-
fairs at the st. Paul Office, with Mr..
Luse directing things in his ordinary,
thorough way, were startled at the
proportions the malicious rumors had
assumed and were ready to give
denial without hesitation. Later, in
vestigation was prosecuted and no.
body was more surprised than j. F.
Luse himself to know that such ru-
mors were abroad. He reported that
the company had been doing a pro.
titable business since going to st.
Paul, financial and otherwise, were
never in better condition.
]. f. Luse in letterto "a friend in
Carroll spoke definitely ABOUT the AL
berta land deal. He said that the
company had placed nearly as many
settlers in Alberta as it had agreed to-
He thought that before the season
closed the number would be exceeded,
but even now the forfeiture would not
be more than $4,000 if not another
person was placed there by the com.
pany. However, he was sure that
there would be no forfeiture whatever
and the company would largely ex-
coed the number agreed upon before
the contract expired. There is no
reason to believe that the company
will not put in twice as many settlers
as it agreed. So there is no trouble
whatever between the Luse Land
Company and the Canadian Pacific.
On the other hand, their relations are
cordial and their interests considered
mutual.
Now as to the ability of the COM
pany to give title to the land sold,
there is nothing whatever in the ru-
NOR. Any one who has experience
in these matters knows that 1t takes
time to get those Canadian land trans
fers through the required processes.
But, the Luse Land Company has ex
perienced no greater delay in this par.
ticular than other agencies. 1t has
been necessary to wait till the work
can be done at headquarters and
there has not been a single instance
of failure. The Luse Land Company
stands we'll at government head
quarters and the management of the
company has received substantial ev.
idence of the governments good will
and high esteem. There has been no
difficulty of any nature whatever in
the matter of giving title for lands
sold; nor Is there any friction with
the Canadian government.
The report has gained currency
doubtless by the Vaccinations Of
some person or persons who NAV
have been in the same line of bust.
ness and sought to meet competition
by Misrepresentation and SANDER.
1t was circulated fortunately, in a
locality where Mr.. Luse was known
since his early youth, among his old
time friends and neighbors. They
know him to pc man of integrity
and judgment and take no stock in
these malicious rumors. However,
people who do not know him 80 we'll
are entitled to be put in possession OF
the facts, and it is for this reason tina
we have gone into details as above.
The editor of the Herald has been
placed in close contact with ]. F.
Luse in the transaction of q great
deal of business. His methods, his
Judgment and his purposes were
manifest in such manner as to dis.
close his parts as man, and never in
q single instance did he fail to meet
the full measure of a man of principle
and high purposes. We have the ut.
most confidence in his Undertakings
and know that the company has been
maliciously misrepresented and Mr.
Lnse himself cruelty maligned.
The Luse Land Company never
was in better condition. 1t is meet
ing its every contract, doing a pros
porous business and j. F. Luse stands
high with the Canadian government
and the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company as man of rare business
Judgment and character.