The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-09

hidden and secret from public knowl-
edge. The report of the inspectors
seems to indicate that this young man,
Mr., Dorr. acted in good faith, but that
he used Senator Tillman's application
! for land as an advertisement
Yours very truly,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ITO Hon. Eugene Hale. acting Chair
man Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
The first exhibit in the commuuiCl-
ton is Senator Tillmans personal cX
planation, made on the floor OF ihe
senate, February 10, 1908, in which be
complained OF an alleged unauthorized
Use of his name in a circular issued
By Bryan r. Dorr president oil The
st, Paul and Pacific Timber syndicate
or Portland. This circular says that
Senator Tillman was interested in an
action to compel the Southern Oregon
company to sell the applicants about
, 100000 acres of timber lands which
had been granted TO the Coos Bay
Wagon Road company on condition
that it be sold In quarter sections for
price not exceeding $3.50 per acre
In that statement Senator Tulman
denied that he had bought any Iand
any where in the west and he de-
cared further that he had not under.
taken 10 buy any.
All the request of Senator Tilman
The postoffice department had lnall
addressed TO Bryan r. Dorr and 10
the timber syndicate. pending an III
yesiigation III their business by post
Office Inspectors o, c. Riches and T.
g, Clement The inspectors report TO
G.. ID. Lynn, Inspector In charge at
Spokane, is given by the President.
II shows that very thorough inquiry
wGs made of the operations of porr
and a number OF other Oregon real
estate agents who were receiving I'D.
plications for the lands held b. me
Coos Bay Wagon Road company
Among the persons and uims mea-
toned In the report as Interested Ill
the lands were James NJ Gonro. of
Marshlield. and George j. Schaeler,
of Portland, and Reed and WatRius,
Marshfield. The Tillman letters were
addressed chiefly to Reeder and Wat-
kins.
charge at Spokane, Riches and Gle
ilent found that there was no cvi-
dence that Reeder and Watkins were
not acting In good faith In receiving
applications for the land AS TO the
action OF Dorr, against whom the
case was more specifically directed.
1t was found that he was unwa~r;mt.
ably cXtravagant In his statement ot
conditions in his letters This was
attributed TO his ineXperience in bust.
ness, his eagerness and enthusiasm
and desire TO make good iii the ,yest.
The inspector however. vas con
N.nced that Dorr had no crrmina, mo-
tive in his actions and sincerely Ee.
ileved that he would be able to make
good his promises AS TO the use of
senator Tlllmans name by Dorr as
ehe inspectors find that the facts con.
cerning the applications oil Senator
lillman and family to purchase nine
quarter sections of the land iustlned
the real estate agent in using scua.
Tor names as an advertisement rho
action OF the postofflce departmea. In
Withholding from delivery mail al.
dressed TO Dorr was recommended =,
be resclnded- Exhibits that follow |
!he report of the inspectors arc comics
ot the envelope in the letters from
senator Tillman and his agent Lee. !
were sent 10 Reedes and Watkins II |
is SHOWN that the letters were writ
ten by MIR. Tillman we're franl,ed
and that a letter written by Mr.. ..ee
vas on senate stationery and en-
closed in Il senate enyelope, although |