The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
Bill TO WITHDRAW
TAX HOMESTEAD
]. LANDS READY
STATE MAY HOLD CERTAIN AREA
FOR FOREST REsERvEs-com-
PANY BUYING TAX LANDS is
FOREIGN CORPORATION.
(From a star correspondent

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!, LANSING. March 9.-The bill with
drawing from the market state tax
homestead lands, introduced by Rep.
Msrrice. OF Emmett. is ready for action
In the house. IL provides that the
state may hold these lands for forest
reserves, but not 10 exceed 20 per cent
OF The urea In any one county Inc
control Is placed with Forestry commits
.sion after the forest reserve dlst1cts
are defined, then state tax lands out
side these districts may be sold, Out
alt mineral rights are reserved 10 the
state with the right 10 work and re-
move the products.
Some more startling facts developed
yesterday In relation to the Grimmer
Land Co, which has been an extensive
buyer OF Michigan state tax lands. Al
the hearing last Friday before the
legislative Investigating committee IL
WAS supposed this company was
Michigan corporation, but by request
OF Chairman Maxey To the secretary
OF state. the real facts are learned
through letter from that depart
meut TO the committee which is as
follows:
March ;. 1909.
Committee on State Tax Lands,
House OF Representatives.
Gentlemen-In compliance with
your request, | submit the Hollow
ing:
The Grimmer Land Co. Is
foreign corporation organized
under chapter sc OF the revised
statutes OF Wisconsin.
Ii was admitted 10 do business
I'm Michigan on Nov Z, 1906, and
on that date fled and recorded IN
this ONCE a certified copy OF It's
articles OF association, showing
that its authorized capital stock
Is $4,000.
The purpose for which the cor
poration is admitted to do busl-
ness In Michigan are: Buying
and selling OF lands. timber lands
and the timber thereof
The original organizers are Ell
mer Grimmer, Arthur b. Toan
and Fred C. Burke. all Of Mar
inette. Wis, which is their prln-
cipal business Office. Their office
for the transaction OF business In
Michigan is located at Menomi-
nee, and w. II. Kern, OF that city,
is agent for service OF process.
The annual report for 1908 has
been received for filing at this
date. The report for 1907 gives
Warren ]. Davis. Racine, Wis;
John l.. Miller, Menominee. Mich:
Elmer Grimmer Marinette, Wis,
and Perley Lowe. Chicago, Ill, as
the directors OF the company.
These names also constitute the
latest list OF stockholders on file
in this Office.
Very respectfully,
FRED'K c. MARTINDALE,
Secretary OF State.
Auditor General Fuller is red hot
over the figures given out by the
house investigating committee of state
tax lands and says that the acreage
sold will not exceed $1,000 all togeth-
er, but the committee feels sure OF
their ground, as the figures were TAX
en- from applications and the books
and things are likely 10 sizzle today
when these land matters will be- fur
Their probed.
The house will probably take up
this week the primary fight which has
ragged through the senate for three
weeks. The Dickinson bill will be
supported by the administration
which agrees with the views of the
Farmers club Oh the measure. There
is already manifest in the house
strong opposition to certain provisions
of the bill. The delegation from Wayne
wants the provision for the selection
OF United States senators out OF the
primary bill. They expect TO cut out
the amendment which has been al
tached TO the bill by Senator Wetmore
making the candidate who gets the
largest number of votes the choice OK
the party for the senate.
The following bills, passed the house
On the third reading yesterday: Pro
hibiting all officers or employees la
banks or other corporations from act
ing as notary public 10 administer
oaths 70 any other officer or employe
IN the same institution The prohibit