The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-28
AGAINST p. v. COMPANY.
Allegations on Agricultural Lands
Give Iona List.


The allegations in the bill against the
Pleasant Valley Coal company in the ag
ricultural land selections made by the
state land board are the same as in the
bin against the Utah Fuel company. The
officials of the company are accused OF
conspiracy 20 obtain fraudulently pos
session of coal lands as agricultural lands
through the state land board.
The state land board is charged with
having selected mineral lands which they
had no right to incorporate in the land
grant to maintain public Institutions IL
is further charged that the state land
board knew from the government sur
veys that the lands which they apprO-
priated contained minerals. The charts
where this land is situated are marked
mineral lands" When the applicants
filed on the lands. it is alleged, the board
did not examine the tracts, but took the
representations OF the applicants and
their attorneys, who were agents of the
Pleasant Valley Coal company as being
true.
The members of the land board are fur
ther charged with having bargained
lands i'm advance TO the Pleasant Valley
Coal company's agent, Robert Forester
Land Entries Made.
The bill contains the following entries
which were MADE on coal lands as agsi-
cultural lands by selection made by the
state land board:
Robert Forester made applications for
the east half of the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter, the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter Of sec
ton 20; northwest quarter and east half
Of the southeast quarter Of section =,
township IS south, range Z east, which
contains 40 acres of land On AprH a
1899 the state agreed to sell the land.
and received s110 as the first payment
The application was approved by the
state land board May 3, 1893. 1t was ac-
cepted and approved by the register and
receiver of the United States land office
Dec. %. 1901. April Il, 1902, the state land
board issued a patent to Robert Forester
for $40. Forester transferred the land
to the coal company June Y, 1902, for 81
Forester made another application for
the southwest quarter OF section "a, town
ship Is south, range Z east; lots and T.
and the south half of the northwest quar-
ter of section 3; lots ! and and the south
half Of the northeast quarter OF section A.
the southeast quarter of section A. the
east half of the southwest quarter of sec
ton f. township IA south, range east, on
August 81, 1899. This tract of 12O.49 acres
of land the state land board agreed TO sell
to Forester on Sept. 3, 1899 1T was APP
proved Jan. 8, 1901, by the state land
board and incorporated in the state land
selections. The register and receiver OF
the United States land office accepted
and approved of the selection Jan. q.
1901 The state land board issued 4 pat
Forester transferred 1t 70 the coal COM
pany Oct Z. 1901, for $225.
Nav Kimball applied 10 the state land
board March q, 1901, for lots 2. and 4,
and the south half of the northwest quar-
ter. the southwest quarter of section ].
the north half of the northwest quarter.
the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter: the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section II township
Is south. range east. containing ~
lon
March 2S 1901. when they agreed TO sell
the land The application was approved
by the state land board April 3 1901, and
was approved July "a, 1902 by the register
aid receiver of the United States land Of
flee Oct 8. 1902, the state issued pat
ent Cor $3.50. and Oct is. 1902. II was trans
ferred to the coal company for II.
Miss Kimball filed on the northwest
quarter Of the northeast quarter of see
ton IS: north half of northwest quarter
of section 20 township IS south, range
7 east containing 100 acres of land on
Jan. "a, 1902 The state agreed to sell
the land Feb. 5. 1902 and received S36 ~
as the first payment. 1t was incorporated
| i'm the land gratis on Feb. 10, 1902. The
register and Iecefyer approved the seiec-
ton Jan 10 1901 may 2, 1904, a patent 10
| the land was issued for $50 and July 81.
| 1904. the land passed into the hands OF
| the coal company.
other Sales Made.
| William o. Williams made application
! for the purchase of lots 2, 3 and 4 OF sec
/ ton 49, township IL south, range Z east
containing 11SH acres, on Oct & 1892,
] The state agreed to sell il Oct. 9, 1902, and
/ Incorporated it in the land grant The
| state board received $3.50 on the same
/ date as the first payment. 1t was ap-
/ proved by the register and receiver Oct.
! TO- 1902. Jan II, 1905, a patent on the land
/ was issued by the state land beard for
| Sl77.62 The land passed into the hands
of the coal company Jan, 1905 for g.
! Edwin L. Carpenter filed application
| for the purchase of the west half Of the
northeast quarter and the northwest quar-
tier of the southeast quarter or section -
/ township 13 south, range east. contain
/ ING 100 acres. OH Feb. a, 1000. It was
| iucOrporated Feb %, 1900 and the state
| land hoard received 1878 as the first
| payment IL was approved by the register
| and received March 1900, and Sept. q,
! 1901. was patented for $50. The land was
transferred TO the coal company Oct. l.
1902. for $3.50. 80.
| William H. Meyers filed on the south
half of the southeast quarter of section
I18. township Is south. range z east, con
| tanning eighty acres. on June II, 1901 The
| state agreed to sell the land June IL,
19O1 and received 21.25 as the first pay
ment June H. 1901. it was approved by
the register and receiver of the United
/ Stste land office The state issued "A
natent for $120 on Dec. 2, 1902, and on
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