The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-12-27
JONES SURE DISGUSTED
idaho CITY EDITOR TAKES FALL OUT OF COM
MISSIONER BALLINGER

curing timber land whether mineral not the Idaho City
World has been crying against the inevitable The timber
and stone act was put books 1873 for the purpose
of gng the ast timber 5enh of the nation to the lumber brons
That was intent of the law any other alleged intent was
Ia deliberate purpose of hoodwnng the people The
for forty years past has been Of for and
b the predatory and the people of Boise county must
suffer with of the hewers OF wood and drawers OF wafer
lit is dirty shame but still the frozen truth The following plant
aet the constant taking long located mineral claims by timber
Ilocators is from the World of the 23d
R A. Balnger commissioner of the General Land Office in
letter addressed editor of the World published on the l9
inst says, conclusion:
81 have f. eoe YOU know of any where fraud being
netrated either by the interest of the Barber Lumber oo
Tor bv or for anybody else your cooperation in arsng ana prose
cutting the fraud will be greatly appreciated Any Houo
such character in your possession should be communicates
m Chief Of Field Division Mr. George Hair OF Salt Lake Oi'
Utah who will make investigation with the view OF protecting
1.-The governments interests.
The commissioner fraud in the manner OF acquiring UNI
b land which usually consists of agreeing before hng 10 sen m
stated figure to the lumber company in which case the %
COMPANY almost invariably furnishes the money to pay fo e %
IT. d NOT so much in of acquiring the land ds
lin acquiring land cannot lawfully be located as ~ az
z,rter the enrvmen get their money from the DalDei
ICo Richard Roe, John Doe, Iom DICK OF nary u Py
d with their own money makes difference to us Inc ~
800 The humber trust gets the mineral land II an entry
man violates the law in the respects named and te oo
cIared fraudulent some else will then take the same ~
that
e agreed TO sell to the trust he will get title to the clam MN
MS - - o the hands of the trust just the same 30 what
- b Gained bv fighting kind Of fraud the connssohel ~
IN mind? 1t would be useless waste OF tune anu money M I
ssoner knows it. If the government Woulu Pi
- e+tiro could be accomplished The fraud consists III a.
I@ ,s on mineral land 1t acquired Just as COM
@ = +be locator pays his money for the lana aS l. ~
oy from the lumber trust If this trust OF us ag
the money for ocators under the law this IS fraud Du' W p
- ch fraud is roaring farce has been amply deno
| moi
t 4 on the ground that produce It would mcrllli"
come one and therefore admissible hat was uie is -
rdoe Gilbert of Portland, after Judge Beatty ueldi I
Jug d rresnondence of the lumber trust be produced
- court Every member of the trust every agent ana y ~
,r canacitv will if necessary, plead that the produC
g f +be evidence might tend to ncrmnate HIM Inc pos
crtion was begun a roaring farce greatly eroyeG
- Lher trust which applauded vocterously' ana WIN ~
m roaring farce until the curtain drops lhe govenne p
~ are nowerless The federal courts stand like OcN wan
- t o7,t and the law and its penalties lhere Is al"@y'
. av TO reach the individual who IS not member q
, ,ne, road with the obstruction OF leathe IL ~ 1
R,+ trust in the eyes of federal judges (Wlu
49, be, one is noted people paralyzed with Won m
- 4 IN dazed way struggle with robust douDS) ls uis
most sacred To make subject to the laws OF the country
10 like INTO verdict against the Almighty for running
some imperfect man-made law. VI, ;4 he ,yor
polnoer whenever editor of the World quits ms "o
1 IN the roaring farce aforesaid he will let you know
I m REGULARLY report progress to the chief OF eia uisisC
Salt AXE and can assure you that II we get on the uCN
such as YOU refer it will be run down ana m
- federal tree for safety II ever outrunS Us Il ~ -.
t4,s breadth But before ensting for the chase Wou IN
oore instructions and especially desire to know Wnet
90 on the hunt of frauds alone or be permitted 70 'a
them with hounds If they climb the federal Tree
- - contrary TO the rules and regulations OF the land once " Uin
I with gun? That would to be the only sure W"
Attorney Heney having failed to conVlct I"Y =
# bribery for lack OF the testimony OF Abe Naei nas
70 that dirty little e1boss to get his testimony
other cases against and also against Patrick 0ahou Wn
= trial IS now on in the bay city 1t is important OF course -
: the rich brigegvers but it high price to pay 70 ~
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