Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-09

which when discovered ought not to
be hidden or suppressed. but the De-
vclopmcnt Of which may tend TO Gre
ate an erroneous impression that the
agents In question we're being used for
purposes not within the line Of their
lawful duty.
A SYNDICATE CIRCULAR.
"On the 10Th Of February. 1905 Cseo
oxhihit a.. Senator Tniman called the
attention OF the senate 90 a. circular
OF n syndicate Arm for the sale ui
lands On oregon. particularly IN Coos
and Douglas counties. which had been
granted 90 corporations by the gof-
eminent. the circular stating That the
company I'M possession on the lands was
bound to sell them for $3.50 an acre,
or upon their refusal would be- prose
cuted by the government. aud that
among those who have spoken Tor
"a part of this land is senator lilim1n
OF South Carolina the leader OF tna
Democratic party in the senate.
man Who usually gets what he goes
after"
senator Tilimau denied the state
monts or this circular and expressed
wish FOR an investigation. and upon
his request tho uostodice department
through its inspectors made such an
investigation lie stated IN reference
TO this circular.
~ have not bought any land any
where Ga the west. nor undertaken 70
buy any ! have made some inquiries,
as one naturally would in roaming
through the west I simply want the
people of the country 20 be put on mo-
tico that this swindler at Portland has
no warrant whatever for endeavoring
% lnvcigle others into his game,
TILLMAN EXHIBITS
Il inciose the circular referred 20. as
exhibit q the report Of the p0stoffice
inspectors under date Of July %, 1901
as exhibit C. This is a confidential re-
port OF type usually not furnished.
hut IN this case the matter is so serious
that / feel that 1 should put il before
you
IN inclose you also. as exhibits. pho
tographic facsimlles Of letters and en-
velopes and kilograms from Senator
Tilman and his agent, William T.. Lee.
1t appears that on oct. 10, 1907 Senator
Tlllman wrote n letter exhibit DID 20
Messrs Reeder and Watkins az Marsh
field or, who were attorneys repre-
senting people who were applicants
for the purpose Of obtaining certain
wagon road land grant land Dorr was
a land agent making his filings through
Recder and watkins. Senator Till
mans letter runs. Ia part. as follows:
u wired you from Wausau Wis, as
follows. and write 20 confirm 20.
William A. Lee, my agent, VIII see
you about the land. ] want nine quar-
ters reserved. win forward signed ap-
plicatious and money at once. Mem
bers Of my family are entrymen. Let
ter follows.
(slgned) 'B. X. t.
ct write now TO say ] wired Mr..
Lee, who resides at Moscow, Ida, to 80
at once TO Marshheld and see you about
the land 20 locate quarters for the
seven members OF my family who are
OF age. and one for my private secre-
tary j. y. Knight, whom ] desire 10
let into the deal, and, OF course, he
wants quarter for himself
The letter continued stating I'm de-
tail what was 70 be done in order TO
enable the senator TO get the land. The
Mr.. Lee to whom Senator TNlman thus
referred a. his agent, wrote to Reeder
and watkins, under date OF Dec. z.
letter. a photograph OF which Is here
with submitted. marked exhibit d.
"In this letter Mr. Lee explains thar
he had written Senator Tnlman fully
as 10 the status Of the land matter. adj
wishing him that II was "A good gamble
but that the senator was lecturing 30
that he did not get Lees letter until
week and a half later. The letter
continues.
"Jn case Senator Tillman goes ia on
this deal with some good land i'm the
eight quarters we want, I am satisfied
that he can be Of great help I'm getting
matters started from Washington and
cause the government TO get busy and
do something along the line you desire.
He win set up such a howl that It Will
be impossible 10 do otherwise This
viii be very important for your whole
scheme to have man or his influence
here 10 aid you az this end of the line.
by an means save a lot Of good land
Tor us as we intend 10 be OF more value
than any one of the others in this mat
ter