Arizona republican., 1909-08-26
APPRAISAL
 IF PARKER HOthinghOW to Do But Throw
 the TOWRsite Open THE WORK QUICKLY DONE
Parker Thronged With Rep resentatives of Prospect i've Bidders for Work of Completing Arizona & California to Bengal.

Parker. Aug. 24.-CSpecial Corres- pOndence of The Republican)-If the great and mighty land office at Wash ington could get the ''wiggIe" on itself that has just been exhibited by the appraisement committee, in all probability this townsite would be opened before the Colorado river takes a notion to dry up." E. H. Colgrove Richard Gilliland and John Roberts, the official board of appraisers, began their labor in Parker on the sixth of this month and, to the surprise of all, they have completed their cOlumous report, and the same was forwarded yesterday to the commissioner of the genera land office. The board has appraised every lot in the townsite Those lots wherein there is any con tention, plain statement of facts have been handed in without com ment, as the board of appraisers have determined that it is no part of its duty to adjudicate claims. To your correspondent, Mir Colgrove, speaking for the board, said: Every person here has been treated equally and fair by this board is our honest opinion, and further we believe the residents will be well satisfied with our appraisement when they are made acquainted with the same"
 As to the requirement of lots in Parker at the present time, the fol- lowing instructions to the land com missioners by the secretary of the
 T therefore recommend the modifi- cation of the order of June 10, 1908, so as to permit a preference right of entry. at the purchase price to be hereafter determined by appraisement, to the persons to whom such permits have been or may hereafter be granted prior to the date fixed for the public sale, provided they furnish to the local officers satisfactory proof, after due publication of notice thereof, that they are in actual oc- cupation of the lot or lots claimed by them respectively, and have in good faith placed or purchased permanent and valuable improvements thereon, and hold such permits, or are the grantees of those to whom such per mits were granted, and upon failure to make such proof prior to the date of public sale, all such preference right shall be forfeited and lots be offered. at such sale"
 Heretofore holders of permits have been uncertain as to the validity of transfer, but now, as the property has been appraised by the government. the transfer of said permit gives the persons who held them the right to prove up and obtain title, the same as the original permit
 The next step. unless some unfore- seen obstacle arises will certainly be the fixing by the department the date of sale and the advertisement of the same. How long it will take the de- partment to get. around. to- that point can only be surmised. It may ap- pear within the next thirty days. and again it may be three months or even longer
 But to the board of appraisers. each and every member is entitled to the heartiest thanks of every citi zen in Parker. How much work the appraisers have done. or how well. IS no business of ours at this time. but the fact that they have appraised over 5000 lots and turned in their re- port within the remarkable short space of fourteen days is something wonderful to expect of a set of new government officials.
 Bearing Fruit.
 The advertisement for bids for the completion of the. A. X c. railroad Is bearing fruit Yesterday there ar rived in town w. w. Brier of Los Angeles, representing the Occidental Construction company; S w. Bur chard, representing the J. A. Ware Construction company of St. Louis. Mo; Scott brothers. representing John Scott 6 Sons of St. Louis. Mo. and M. P. Cone, representing the Flick Construction company of Chicago Ihe parties have made arrangements with William Tremain to be taken over the line in his automobile from here to Danby. for the purpose of viewing the existing conditions neces- sary in the preparation of their bids There will quite likely be others along for similar purpose within the a